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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-20-000057
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200113
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200113
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200113

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ICON PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001060955
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731]
		IRS NUMBER:				981067160

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-08704
		FILM NUMBER:		20522956

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SOUTH COUNTY BUSINESS PARK
		STREET 2:		LEOPARDSTOWN
		CITY:			DUBLIN 18
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		00 353 1 291 2000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SOUTH COUNTY BUSINESS PARK
		STREET 2:		LEOPARDSTOWN
		CITY:			DUBLIN 18
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			00000

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ICON PLC  /ADR/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010213
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">Washington, D.C. 20549</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">For the month ended January, 2020</div>
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        <h1 style="text-align: center; list-style-position:inside;FONT-SIZE: 14pt;"> <b>ICON plc to Present at 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and Issue Financial Guidance for Full Year 2020</b> </h1>
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            <p>DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 13, 2020--ICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR) a global provider of drug and device development and commercialisation services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health
              organisations, today announced that Dr. Steve Cutler, CEO and Mr. Brendan Brennan, CFO of ICON plc, will present at 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. The presentation will be webcast live from 10.30am
              PST. ICON&#8217;s financial guidance for the year ended December 31, 2020 will be released by press release on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 prior to the presentation and will be discussed during the presentation. </p>
            <p> A link to the live webcast will be available via the Investor section of our website under &#8220;Events&#8221;. </p>
            <p> <b>About ICON plc</b> </p>
            <p> ICON plc is a global provider of outsourced drug and device development and commercialisation services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations. The company specialises in the strategic
              development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development - from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. With headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, ICON operates from 99 locations in 40 countries and had
              approximately 14,600 employees as at September 30, 2019. Further information is available at www.iconplc.com. </p>
            <p> <i>This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current expectations and information currently available, including current economic and industry conditions. These statements are not
                guarantees of future performance or actual results, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ from those stated in this press release. The forward-looking statements are subject to future events, risks,
                uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the statements, including, but not limited to, the ability to enter into new contracts, maintain client relationships, manage the
                opening of new offices and offering of new services, the integration of new business mergers and acquisitions, as well as economic and global market conditions and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in SEC reports
                filed by ICON, all of which are difficult to predict and some of which are beyond our control. For these reasons, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements when making investment decisions. The word "expected"
                and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are only as of the date they are made and we do not undertake any obligation to update publicly any
                forward-looking statement, either as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. More information about the risks and uncertainties relating to these forward-looking statements may be found in SEC reports filed by ICON,
                including its Form 20-F, F-1, S-8 and F-3, which are available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.</i> </p>
            <p> Source: ICON plc </p>
            <p> <b>ICON/ICLR-G</b> </p>
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            <p> Investor Relations <br>
              +1888 381 7923 <br>
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              Jonathan Curtain <br>
              Vice President Corporate Finance and Investor Relations <br>
              +353 1 291 2000 </p>
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