0001157523-12-003238.txt : 20120607 0001157523-12-003238.hdr.sgml : 20120607 20120607095746 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-12-003238 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120607 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120607 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120607 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ICON PLC /ADR/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001060955 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-08704 FILM NUMBER: 12893473 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: BANK OF NEW YORK STREET 2: 48 WALL ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10286 6-K 1 a50303165.htm ICON PLC 6-K

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month ended June, 2012.

ICON plc
(Registrant's name)

0-29714
(Commission file number)

South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)

Brendan Brennan, CFO
South County Business Park Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland.
Brendan.Brennan@iconplc.com
0011-353-1-291-2000
(Name, telephone number, email and/or facsmile number and address of Company contact person)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Yes___X___ No_______

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Yes______ No___X___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

Yes______ No___X___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes_______ No___X___

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82 N/A

EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit		Description

99.1		Icon plc Press Release announcement issued June 7, 2012.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		ICON plc




Date:	June 7, 2012	/s/ Brendan Brennan
		Brendan Brennan
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1 2 a50303165_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

7 June, 2012

ICON plc
Purchase of Own Securities

Further to the announcement on 22 November, 2011 of a share repurchase programme, ICON plc (“the Company”) announces that on 6 June, 2012 it purchased for cancellation 15,000 Ordinary Shares, at an average price of $21.1640.

Following the cancellation of these shares, the Company will have 59,857,141 Ordinary Shares in issue.