Exhibit 99.1
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 8 December, 2011 it purchased for cancellation 30,000 Ordinary Shares, at an average price of $16.1418.
Following the cancellation of these shares, the Company will have 60,255,492 Ordinary Shares in issue.