ICON plc Announce Date for Financial Guidance 2007

ICON (NASDAQ: ICLR), will release its fiscal year 2007 financial
guidance on Friday 15th December, before the market opens. The release
will be available on the ICON Web site at www.iconclinical.com .

At 9:00 a.m. EST 14:00 GMT the company will host a conference call
followed by a Q&A session. The call can be heard on live on the
internet via www.iconclinical.com .

ICON is a global provider of outsourced development services to
the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. We
specialize in the strategic development, management and analysis of
programs that support clinical development - from compound selection
to Phase I-IV clinical studies. ICON teams have successfully conducted
over 1,900 development projects and over 2,300 consultancy engagements
across all major therapeutic areas. ICON currently has over 4,000
employees, operating from 48 locations in 30 countries. Further
information is available at http://www.iconclinical.com.

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 SEC reports filed by ICON, 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.