ICON plc Announces Pricing of Its Secondary Equity Offering
01 Août 2006 - 2:45PM
Business Wire
ICON plc (NASDAQ: ICLR) announced today the pricing of a secondary
offering of 1,000,000 of its American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"),
representing ordinary shares, EUR 0.06 per share, at $63.50 per
ADS. The ADSs being offered represent approximately 7% of ICON's
total issued and outstanding share capital. The ADSs are being
offered by Dr. Ronan Lambe, one of ICON's co-founders and a member
of its board of directors, and Poplar Limited, the sole beneficial
owner of which is Dr. John Climax, ICON's other co-founder and its
Chairman. ICON will not receive any proceeds from the offering of
the ADSs. The offering is expected to close on August 4, 2006,
subject to customary conditions. William Blair & Company,
L.L.C. is the sole book-running, lead manager of the offering. In
addition, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Jefferies & Company,
Inc. are serving as co-managers of the offering. A prospectus
relating to these securities may be obtained by writing to or
telephoning William Blair & Company, L.L.C. at 222 West Adams
Street, Chicago, IL 60606, +1-312-236-1600. A registration
statement relating to these securities has been filed with and
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This
release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities
in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such State. ICON plc is a contract research
organization providing clinical research and development services
on a global basis to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical
device industries. As of June 30, 2006, ICON had approximately
3,600 employees and operations in 45 locations in 30 countries,
including the United States and major markets in Europe and the
rest of the world. The statements made in this Press Release may
contain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks
and uncertainties. In addition to the matters described in this
Press Release, the ability to maintain large client contracts or
enter into new contracts, maintain client relationships and the
ability to manage the opening of new offices, the integration of
new business mergers and acquisitions, as well as other risks and
uncertainties detailed from time to time in reports filed by ICON
with the Securities Exchange Commission, including its Form 20-F,
F-1, S-8 and F-3, may affect the actual results achieved by ICON.
ICON disclaims any intent or obligation to update these
forward-looking statements. http://www.iconclinical.com
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