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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for suchshorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter)during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).Yes☒No☐Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non- accelerated filer or an emerging growth company. Large accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☐Emerging growth company☐ If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period forcomplying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17☐Item 18☐If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes☐No☒ General InformationCautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and AdvisorsItem 2. Offer Statistics and Expected TimetableItem 3. Key InformationItem 4. Information on the CompanyItem 4A. Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 5. Operating and Financial Review and ProspectsItem 6. Directors, Senior Management and EmployeesItem 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party TransactionsItem 8. Financial InformationItem 9. The Offer and ListingItem 10. Additional InformationItem 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market RiskItem 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities PART II Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and DelinquenciesItem 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of ProceedsItem 15. Controls and ProceduresItem 16. ReservedItem 16A. Audit Committee Financial ExpertItem 16B. Code of Ethical ConductItem 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and ServicesItem 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit CommitteesItem 16E. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated PurchasersItem 16F. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying AccountantItem 16G. Corporate GovernanceItem 16H. Mine Safety DisclosureItem 16I. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent InspectionsItem 16J. Insider Trading PoliciesItem 16K. Cybersecurity PART III Item 17. Financial StatementsItem 18. Financial StatementsItem 19. ExhibitsSignatures General Information As used herein, “ICON plc”, “ICON”, "ICON Group", the “Company” and “we”, "our" or “us” refer to ICON public limited company and its consolidated subsidiaries,unless the context requires otherwise. Unless otherwise indicated, ICON plc’s financial statements and other financial data contained in this Form 20-F are presented in United States dollars (“$”) and areprepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). In this Form 20-F, references to "U.S. dollars", "U.S.$" or "$" are to the lawful currency of the United States, references to “euro” or “€” are to the European singlecurrency adopted by twenty members of the European Union, references to "pound sterling", "sterling", "£", "pence" or "p" are to the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.ICON publishes its consolidated financial statements in U.S. dollars. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements Statements included herein which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harborprovisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”).Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of future tense or otherforward looking words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “should”, “may”, “strategy”, or other variations or comparable terminology. The forward looking statementsinvolve a number of risks and unc