DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) (ISIN: IE0001827041), a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that its board of directors (the “Board”) has recommended a Bonus Share Issue. This proposal is subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company at the AGM to be held at The Conference Centre, ICON plc Headquarters, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland on July 21, 2008. If ratified by shareholders, the Company will issue one new ordinary share for each ordinary share held by shareholders of record on August 8, 2008 (the “Record Date”).
