ICON (ICLR) Chief Accounting Officer Emer Lyons Receives Award

What Happened Emer Lyons, Chief Accounting Officer of ICON plc (ICLR), received a grant of 5,886 restricted share units (RSUs) on August 10, 2026. The Form 4 lists the acquisition price as $0.00 (derivative award), so the reported immediate cash value is $0. These RSUs represent contingent rights to receive one ordinary share per unit upon vesting.

Key Details

• Transaction type: Award / Grant of Restricted Share Units (code A, derivative).
• Transaction date: August 10, 2026; reported acquisition price: $0.00; aggregate reported value: $0.
• Vesting schedule: RSUs vest in three approximately equal installments on May 22, 2027; May 22, 2028; and May 22, 2029 (per filing footnote).
• Conversion/nominal price: Each RSU converts to one ordinary share upon vesting with a nominal conversion price equal to the par value (EUR 0.06) automatically deducted from the reporting person's pay at vesting.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing data.
• Timeliness/filing notes: Filing notes the issuer is a foreign private issuer and the reporting person's transactions are exempt from Sections 16(b) and 16(c) of the Exchange Act; no late filing is indicated.

Context This is a compensation award (RSUs), a standard form of equity pay for executives; it is not a market purchase or sale and does not by itself signal buying or selling intent. As a derivative grant, shares will only be delivered if and when the RSUs vest according to the schedule above. Because ICON is a foreign private issuer, short-swing profit rules described in Sections 16(b)/(c) do not apply to these transactions.