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Shareholders of ICON plc.
feedback from some of our shareholders regarding certain provisions in our
proposed share award plans we have agreed to recommend to the Board the
following amendments to the plans in the next twelve months. We will
recommend to our Board that the 2008 Employees Restricted Share Unit Plan be
amended to state that the minimum vesting period for awards will be no less than
3 years, if the award is based on the passage of time, and 1 year if the award
is based on performance. We will also recommend to the Board that the
Employee Share Option Plan 2008 and the Consultants Share Option Plan 2008 be
amended to state that the vesting of awards may only be accelerated in the event
of death, disability, retirement or change of control, or to comply with legal