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Form 6-K ICON PLC For: Oct 31

December 11, 2019 3:47 PM EST
 FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the month ended December, 2019


ICON plc
(Registrant's name)


333-08704
(Commission file number)


South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)


Brendan Brennan, CFO
South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland.
+353-1-291-2000
 (Name, telephone number, email and/or facsimile number and address of Company contact person)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form 20-F X___
Form 40-F _____
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
 
Yes______
No___X___
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
 
Yes______
No___X___
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Yes______
No___X___
 
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82 N/A



 
 


 

 

EXHIBIT LIST
 
 
 

 
 







































SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
ICON plc
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Brendan Brennan
Date:  December 11, 2019
 
Brendan Brennan
Chief Financial Officer

























EXHIBIT 99.1






ICON Plc

Unaudited Interim
Financial Statements

For the interim period 1 January 2019 to 31 October 2019

    


Registered number    : 145835




ICON Plc

Unaudited Interim Company financial statements



Contents    Page

Directors and other information     1

Statement of directors’ responsibilities    2

Unaudited interim income statement    3

Unaudited interim statement of comprehensive income    4

Unaudited interim statement of financial position    5

Unaudited interim statement of changes in equity    6 – 7

Unaudited interim statement of cash flows    8

Notes forming part of the non-statutory financial statements    9 – 32




ICON Plc

Directors and other information


Directors    Ciaran Murray
Dr. Steve Cutler (Australian)
Prof. Hugh Brady
Dr. John Climax
Joan Garahy
Prof. William Hall
Prof. Dermot Kelleher (resigned 23 July 2019)
Eugene McCague
Declan McKeon (resigned 23 July 2019)
Ronan Murphy
Mary Pendergast (American)
Julie O’Neill (appointed 23 July 2019)
    
    
Secretary    Diarmaid Cunningham

Registered office    South County Business Park
Leopardstown
Dublin 18

Solicitors    A & L Goodbody
International Financial Services Centre
25-28 North Wall Quay
Dublin 1

Cahill Gordon Reindel LLP
80 Pine Street
NY10005
USA

Registrars     Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited
3100 Lake Drive
Citywest Business Park
Dublin 24

Bankers    Citibank
Canada Square Canary Wharf
London E145LB
United Kingdom

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.
4 New York Plaza    
New York
NY10004
USA    

Auditor    KPMG
Chartered Accountants
1 Stokes Place
St. Stephen’s Green
Dublin 2


1


ICON Plc

Statement of directors’ responsibilities





The directors are responsible for preparing these non-statutory financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as an individual entity and the profit or loss of the company for the period.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The directors are responsible for keeping proper books of account that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company and enable them to ensure that its statutory financial statements, should they be required and which would be prepared separately, comply with the Companies Acts 2014. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.


On behalf of the board




Ronan Murphy    Steve Cutler    10 December 2019
Director    Director
 

2


ICON Plc

Unaudited interim income statement
for the period ended 31 October 2019



 
Note
Period ended
Year ended
 
 
31 October
31 December
 
 
2019
Unaudited
2018
Audited
 
 
$’000
$’000
 
 
 
 
Turnover
2
42,678
44,558
 
 
 
 
Direct costs
3
(29,494)
(31,898)
Other operating expenses
4
(16,732)
(18,906)
 
 
 
 
Operating loss – continuing operations
 
(3,548)
(6,246)
 
 
 
 
Financing income
5
179,552
173,339
Financing expenses
6
-
-
 
 
 
 
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation
 
176,004
167,093
 
 
 
 
Tax on profit on ordinary activities
8
(212)
(1,181)
 
 
 
 
Profit for the financial year - equity
 
175,792
165,912





3

ICON Plc

Unaudited interim statement of comprehensive income
for the period ended 31 October 2019


 
 
Period ended
Year ended
 
 
31 October
31 December
 
Note
2019
Unaudited
2018
Audited
 
 
$’000
$’000
 
 
 
 
Other Comprehensive Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Currency translation differences
16
(117)
(132)
 
 
 
 
Net loss recognised directly within other comprehensive income
 
(117)
(132)
 
 
 
 
Profit for the financial year
 
175,792
165,912
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income for the financial year
 
175,675
165,780
 
 
 
 
Attributable to:
 
 
 
Equity holders of the Company
 
175,675
165,780
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income for the financial year
 
175,675
165,780




4

ICON Plc

Unaudited interim statement of financial position
at 31 October 2019


 
 
Period ended
Year ended
 
Note
31 October
31 December
 
 
2019
Unaudited
2018
Audited
ASSETS
 
$’000
$’000
Non-current assets
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
10
701
691
Right of use asset
18
4,454
-
Intangible assets
11
80
102
Investment in subsidiaries
12
250,595
264,347
Other non current asset
 
36
37
Deferred tax asset
8
453
451
 
 
 
 
Total non-current assets
 
256,319
265,628
 
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
Other current assets
13
2,863
2,138
Amounts due from subsidiary undertakings
 
544,366
430,810
Current taxes receivable
 
769
673
Cash and cash equivalents
 
75,446
100,048
 
 
 
 
Total current assets
 
623,444
533,669
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
879,763
799,297
 
 
 
 
EQUITY
 
 
 
Share capital
15,16
4,637
4,658
Share premium
16
304,653
283,629
Capital redemption reserve
16
1,050
983
Share-based payment reserve
16
125,179
134,208
Other reserves
16
(107,581)
(107,464)
Retained earnings
16
530,051
465,110
 
 
 
 
Attributable to equity holders
 
857,989
781,124
 
 
 
 
Total equity
 
857,989
781,124
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
Non-current liabilities
 
 
 
Non-current other liabilities
 
8,082
2,533
 
 
 
 
Total non-current liabilities
 
8,082
2,533
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
-
56
Amounts due to subsidiary undertakings
 
2,893
2.969
Accrued and other liabilities
14
10,437
11,907
Current taxes payable
 
362
708
 
 
 
 
Total current liabilities
 
13,692
15,640
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
 
21,774
18,173
 
 
 
 
Total equity and liabilities
 
879,763
799,297

On behalf of the Board


Ronan Murphy    Steve Cutler    
Director    Director

5

ICON Plc

Unaudited interim statement of changes in equity
for the period ended 31 October 2019


 
Number
of shares
Share
Capital
Share
Premium
Capital Redemption
Share-Based Payment
Other
Reserves
Currency
Reserve
Retained
Earnings
Total
Equity
 
 
 
 
Reserve
Reserve
 
 
 
 
 
 
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at 1 January 2019
53,971,706
4,658
283,629
983
134,208
6,071
(113,535)
465,110
781,124
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income for the interim period
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Profit for the interim period
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
175,792
175,792
Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation
-
-
-
-
-
-
(117)
-
(117)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total other comprehensive income
-
-
-
-
-
-
(117)
-
(117)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income for the period
-
-
-
-
-
-
(117)
175,792
175,675
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transactions with owners, recorded directly in equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercise of share options
318,463
21
21,024
-
-
-
-
-
21,045
Share-based payment
-
-
-
-
21,805
-
-
-
21,805
Issue of shares arising from issue of restricted share units
351,165
25
-
-
-
-
-
-
25
Share issue costs
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(9)
(9)
Repurchase of ordinary shares
(1,000,000)
(67)
-
67
-
-
-
(141,573)
(141,573)
Share repurchase costs
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(103)
(103)
Transfer of exercised and expired  share–based awards  
-
-
-
-
(30,834)
-
-
30,834
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total contributions by and distributions to owners
(330,372)
(21)
21,024
67
(9,029)
-
-
(110,851)
(98,810)
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total transactions with owners
(330,372)
(21)
21,024
67
(9,029)
-
-
(110,851)
(98,810)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at 31 October 2019
53,641,334
4,637
304,653
1,050
125,179
6,071
(113,652)
530,051
857,989


6

ICON Plc

Non statutory statement of changes in equity
for the year ended 31 December 2018


 
Number
of shares
Share
Capital
Share
Premium
Capital Redemption
Share-Based Payment
Other
Reserves
Currency
Reserve
Retained
Earnings
Total
Equity
 
 
 
 
Reserve
Reserve
 
 
 
 
 
 
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at 1 January 2018
54,081,601
4,664
266,852
912
145,153
6,071
(113,403)
389,286
699,535
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income for the year
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Profit for the year
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
165,912
165,912
Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation
-
-
-
-
-
-
(132)
-
(132)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total other comprehensive income
-
-
-
-
-
-
(132)
-
(132)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
-
-
-
-
(132)
165,912
165,780
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transactions with owners, recorded directly in equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercise of share options
408,699
29
16,777
-
-
-
-
-
16,806
Share-based payment
-
-
-
-
28,009
-
-
-
28,009
Issue of shares arising from issue of restricted share units
489,568
36
-
-
-
-
-
-
36
Share issue costs
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(16)
(16)
Repurchase of ordinary shares
(1,008,162)
(71)
-
71
-
-
-
(128,960)
(128,960)
Share repurchase costs
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(66)
(66)
Transfer of exercised and expired  share–based awards  
-
-
-
-
(38,954)
-
-
38,954
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total contributions by and distributions to owners
(109,895)
(6)
16,777
71
(10,945)
-
-
(90,088)
(84,191)
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total transactions with owners
(109,895)
(6)
16,777
71
(10,945)
-
-
(90,088)
(84,191)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at 31 December 2018
53,971,706
4,658
283,629
983
134,208
6,071
(113,535)
465,110
781,124
 
                 
                 
                 
                
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 


7

ICON Plc

Unaudited interim statement of cash flows
for the period ended 31 October 2019


    
 
 

Period ended


Year ended
 
 
31 October

31 December
 
 
2019
Unaudited

2018
Audited
 
 
$’000

$’000
 
 
 
 
Profit for the financial period
 
175,792

165,912
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash generated from
operating activities
 
 
 
Depreciation
10
149

355
Amortisation of intangible asset
11
25

54
Amortisation of lease asset
 
1,251

-
Share-based payment
 
5,194

7,405
Operating cash inflow before changes in working capital
 
182,411

173,726
 
 
 
 
Increase in other current assets
 
(727)

(141)
Decrease/(Increase) in other non current assets
 
1

(37)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities
 
(1,530)

(1,324)
Increase in other non-current other liabilities
 
5,549

2,533
Increase in income taxes payable
 
230

1,503
Cash provided by operations
 
185,934

176,260
Interest paid
 
-

-
Income taxes paid
 
(674)

(963)
Net cash inflow from operating activities
 
185,260

175,297
Investing activities
 
 
 
Purchase of computer software
11
(3)

(122)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
10
(261)

(832)
Purchase of right of use assets
 
(5,705)

-
(Increase)/decrease in amounts due from subsidiary undertakings
 
(83,278)

(13,954)
Increase in investment in subsidiaries
 
-

330
Net cash used by investing activities
 
(89,247)

(14,578)
Financing activities
 
 
 
Proceeds from exercise of share options
 
21,070

16,842
Share issuance costs
 
(9)

(16)
Repurchase of ordinary shares
 
(141,573)

(128,960)
Share repurchase costs
 
(103)

(66)
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(120,615)

(112,200)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
(24,602)

48,519
Cash and cash equivalents at start of year
 
100,048

51,529
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
 
75,446

100,048










8

ICON Plc

Notes
Forming part of the financial statements


1.
Accounting policies
    
The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to the Company’s financial statements.

Statement of compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU and those parts of the Companies Act 2014 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements are not the statutory financial statements of the Company which company law requires to be prepared and laid before the members at an Annual General Meeting. Statutory financial statements, for the year-ended 31 December 2018, have been prepared separately as consolidated financial statements and present information about the group comprising of this Company and its subsidiaries and associated undertakings.

These non-statutory unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared solely to facilitate the directors to present information about this Company on a stand-alone basis for filing with the Company Registration Office and to record the Company’s profits available for distribution in its relevant financial statements in accordance with Companies Act 2014, as it continues its share repurchase programme. Except that the financial statements are not consolidated financial statements and do not contain all relevant information required under Company law in Ireland, they have been prepared under the historical cost convention, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. The financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its branches (Italy, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland). Inter branch transactions and balances have been eliminated in their preparation.

New and amended standards adopted by the Company

Leases

The new leasing standard (IFRS 16 'Leases') was issued in January 2018. IFRS 16 'Leases' supersedes the requirements in IAS 17 'Leases' and requires that lessees recognise rights and obligations from virtually all leases (other than leases that meet the definition of a short-term lease) on their balance sheets as right-of-use assets with corresponding lease liabilities. The standard also provides additional guidance on how to classify leases and how to determine the lease term for accounting purposes. IFRS 16 became effective for ICON plc with effect from January 1, 2019. ICON adopted the new standard as of January 1, 2019 under the cumulative effect adjustment approach. Under this transition method, the new standard is applied from January 1, 2019 without restatement of comparative period amounts. Results for the 12 months ended 31 December, 2018 are therefore presented under the previous leasing accounting principles, IAS 17 'Leases'. Operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets have been recorded on the Balance Sheet as at 1 January, 2019 of $5.4 million. The net operating cost of leases recorded in the 10 months ended 31 October, 2019 was $1.25 million.

There is no impact of adopting ASC 842 on opening retained earnings at January 1, 2019.

Intangible assets – computer software

Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment losses. Useful lives of intangibles are reviewed and adjusted if appropriate at each reporting date. Residual value is estimated to be zero. Amortisation is charged to the income statement on a straight line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets, currently estimated as follows:
Years
Computer software    4-8

    




9

ICON Plc

Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



1.
Accounting policies (continued)

Foreign currencies

The financial statements are prepared in US Dollars ($). The functional currency of the Company changed from Euro (€) to US dollars ($) on 1 August 2015.  The change in functional currency was accounted for prospectively from the date of change.  All items were translated using the exchange rate at the date of change and the resulting translated amounts for non-monetary items were recorded at their historical cost from 1 August 2015.  The Company financial statements are presented in US dollars. Transactions in currencies other than USD are recorded at the rate ruling at the date of the transaction or at a contracted rate. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than USD are translated at exchange rates prevailing at the statement of financial position date. Adjustments resulting from these transactions are charged or credited to income.

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any provisions for impairment.

Depreciation is calculated to write off the original cost of property, plant and equipment less its estimated residual value over its expected useful lives on a straight line basis. Residual values and useful lives of property, plant and equipment are reviewed and adjusted if appropriate at each reporting date. At present it is estimated that all items of property, plant and equipment have no residual value. The estimated useful lives applied in determining the charge to depreciation are as follows:
Years
Computer equipment    2-8
Office furniture and fixtures    8

Leasehold improvements are amortised using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term, whichever is shorter. Assets acquired under finance leases are depreciated over the shorter of their useful economic life and the lease term.

On disposal of property, plant and equipment the cost and related accumulated depreciation and impairment are removed from the financial statements and the net amount, less any proceeds, is taken to the income statement.

The carrying amounts of property, plant and equipment are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. Where such an indication exists an impairment review is carried out. An impairment loss is recognised whenever the carrying amount of an asset or its cash generation unit exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognised in the income statement unless the asset is recorded at a re-valued amount in which case it is firstly dealt with through the revaluation reserve with any residual amount being transferred to the income statement.

Subsequent costs are included in an asset’s carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the replaced item can be measured reliably. All other repair and maintenance costs are charged to the income statement during the financial period in which they are incurred.




10

ICON Plc

Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



1.
Accounting policies (continued)

IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments replaced IAS 39 Financial instruments: Recognition and Measurement effective from 1 January 2018. The Company assessed the business models and contractual cash flows which apply to its financial assets and classified the assets into the appropriate IFRS 9 categories accordingly. The results and financial position in respect of the year and period ended 31 December 2018 and 31 October 2018 respectively, both, therefore, reflect adoption of IFRS 9 at 1 January 2018.

(a)    Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and are stated at fair value on initial recognition followed by amortised cost, which approximates fair value.

(b)    Trade receivables

The Company’s financial assets measured at amortised cost, the most significant of which are trade receivables and unbilled receivables, are subject to IFRS 9's new expected credit loss model. The Company's impairment methodology has been revised in line with the requirements of IFRS 9.

For trade receivables and unbilled revenue, the Company applies the simplified approach permitted by IFRS 9, which requires expected lifetime losses to be recognised from initial recognition of the receivables As part of the IFRS 9 transition, the Company assessed its existing trade and unbilled receivables for impairment, using reasonable and supportable information that is available without undue cost or effort, to determine the credit risk of the receivables at the date on which they were initially recognised and compared that to the credit risk as at 1 January 2018. This assessment did not resulted in a material adjustment to trade and unbilled receivables.

(c)    Investments in subsidiaries

Investments in subsidiary undertakings are stated at cost less any accumulated impairment and are reviewed for impairment if there are indicators that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Intercompany loans receivable and payable are initially recognised at fair value. These are subsequently measured at amortised cost, less any loss allowance.



11

ICON Plc

Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



1.
Accounting policies (continued)

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.

Where ordinary shares are repurchased by the Company they are cancelled and the nominal value of the shares is transferred to a capital redemption reserve fund within equity.

Employee benefits

(a) Pension and other post-employment benefits
The Company operates a defined contribution pension plan. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. The Company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods. Contributions to defined contribution pension plans are expensed as incurred.

(b) Share-based payments
Share-based payments comprise options to acquire ordinary shares in the Company, restricted share units (RSUs) and performance share units (PSUs) in the form of ordinary share entitlements after a certain period of time. These are awarded to the certain key employees of the Group based on service conditions such as term of employment and individual performance. The fair value of options, RSUs and PSUs granted is recognised as an employee expense with a corresponding increase in equity. The fair value is measured at grant date and spread over the period during which the individual become unconditionally entitled to the options, RSU or PSU. The fair value of options granted is measured using a binomial lattice model, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the options were granted. The fair value of RSUs and PSUs is equal to the market price at date of grant. The total amount to be expensed is determined by reference to the fair value of the options, RSUs or PSUs granted, excluding the impact of any non-market service and performance vesting conditions (for example profitability, sales growth targets). There are no such non-market vesting conditions during the period in relation to options or RSUs that are expected to vest. The amount recognised as an expense is adjusted to reflect the actual number of share options, RSUs or PSUs that vest.

The share-based payment expense associated with the plans is recognised by the entity which receives services in exchange for the share-based payment compensation. Share-based payment expense is recognised over the requisite service period for awards of equity instruments to employees based on the grant date fair value of those awards expected to ultimately vest. Forfeitures are estimated on the date of grant and revised if actual or expected forfeiture activity differs materially from original estimates.

The income statement of the Company is charged with the expense related to the services received by the Company.
The remaining portions of the share-based payments represent a contribution to Company entities and are added to the carrying amount of those investments. Under an agreement, the subsidiaries pay the Company an amount equal to the value of the ordinary shares issued that is in excess of the award exercise price with such amount reducing the Company’s investment in its subsidiaries. The net effect of the grant date fair value of the Company’s share-based compensation to employees of the Company’s subsidiaries and recharges received from those subsidiaries is presented as a movement in financial fixed assets.


12

ICON Plc

Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



1.
Accounting policies (continued)

Revenue recognition

The company earns revenue from contract research services provided in Ireland and recognises revenue as those services are provided. The company’s revenue is a function of the group’s global transfer pricing model. ICON Ireland acts as the group entrepreneur under the group’s global transfer pricing model given its role in the development and management of the group, it’s ownership of key intellectual property and customer relationships, its key role in the mitigation of risks faced by the group and its responsibility for maintaining the group’s global network. ICON Ireland enters into the majority of the group’s customer contracts. ICON Ireland remunerates the company on the basis of a guaranteed cost plus mark up for the services it performs. The cost plus mark up for the company is established to ensure that ICON Ireland and the company are involved in the conduct of services for customers and earn an appropriate arms-length return having regard to the assets owned, risks borne, and functions performed by the company from these transactions.

Direct costs

Direct costs consist of compensation, associated employee benefits and share-based payments for project-related employees and other direct project-related costs.

Other operating expenses

Other operating expenses consist of compensation, associated employee benefits and share-based payments for non-project-related employees and other indirect costs associated with the business. Other operating expenses also includes depreciation expenses and the amortisation of intangible assets.

Financing expense

Financing expense comprises interest payable on borrowings calculated using the effective interest rate method, finance charges on finance leases, foreign exchange gains and losses on bank loans, interest costs on defined benefit obligations, non-cash finance charge on contingent consideration and gains and losses on hedging instruments that are recognised in the income statement.

Financing expense also includes fees paid on the establishment of loan facilities which are recognised as transaction costs of the loan to the extent that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down. These fees are deferred and recognised in the Statement of Financial Position and are then amortised to the Income Statement over the term the facility is available to the Company.

Financing income

Interest income is recognised in the income statement as it accrues, using the effective interest rate method and includes interest receivable on funds invested and actuarial gains on pension plan assets.

Financing income also includes dividends received from group undertakings.



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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



1.
Accounting policies (continued)

Income tax

Income tax expense in the income statement represents the sum of income tax currently payable and deferred income tax.

Income tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in the income statement as it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and further excludes items that are not taxable or deductible. The Company’s liability for income tax is calculated using rates that have been enacted or substantially enacted at the reporting date. Income tax is recognised in the income statement except to the extent that it relates to items recognised directly in equity.

Deferred income tax is provided, using the liability method, on all differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes except those arising from non-deductible goodwill or on initial recognition of an asset or liability which affects neither accounting nor taxable profit. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is expected to be realised or the liability to be settled.

Deferred tax assets are recognised for all deductible differences, carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilised. The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit would be available to allow all or part of the deferred income tax asset to be utilised.


Other operating expenses

Other operating expenses consist of compensation, associated employee benefits and share-based payments for non-project-related employees and other indirect costs associated with the business. Other operating expenses also includes depreciation expenses and the amortisation of intangible assets.

        



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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



2.
Turnover
 
Period ended
Year ended
 
31 October
31 December
 
2019
2018
 
$’000
$’000
The analyses of turnover by activity and geographical
area is as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
Activity
 
 
Clinical research income
34,397
37,574
Management services
8,281
6,984
 
 
 
 
42,678
44,558


Geographical area
 
 
 
Period ended
Year ended
 
31 October
31 December
 
2019
2018
 
$’000
$’000
 
 
 
Ireland
34,397
37,574
Europe
8,281
6,984
 
 
 
 
42,678
44,558


3. Direct costs
 
Period ended
31 October
 2019
   $’000
Year ended
31 December
    2018
   $’000
Payroll and related costs (note 7)
28,682
30,941
Other project related expenses
812
957
 
 
 
 
29,494
31,898
 
 
 















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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements




4. Other operating (income) / expenses, net
 
Period ended
31 October
 2019
   $’000
Year ended
31 December
    2018
   $’000
 
 
 
Payroll and related costs (note 7)
8,929
11,439
Administrative expenses
7,771
8,131
Depreciation expense
149
355
Amortisation of intangible assets – computer software
25
50
Exchange gain
(142)
(1,069)
 
 
 
 
16,732
18,906


5.
Financing income
 
Period ended
31 October
 2019
   $’000
Year ended
31 December
    2018
   $’000
 
 
 
Dividend income (note 17)
177,689
172,274
Interest income
1,863
1,065
 
 
 
 
179,552
173,339

    
During 2019, the Company received dividends of $177.7 million (2018: $172.3 million) from its subsidiary undertakings; ICON Clinical Research Limited ($160.1 million) and ICON Investments Four Unlimited Company ($17.6 million).
    
During 2018, the Company received dividends of $172.3 million from its subsidiary undertakings ICON Clinical Research Limited ($100.9 million), ICON Holdings Unlimited Company ($62.6 million) and ICON Investments Four Unlimited Company ($8.8 million).


6.     Financing expense         

There were no financing expenses incurred during the period ended 31 October 2019 or year-ended 31 December 2018.


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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements


7.     Payroll and related benefits

The aggregate payroll costs of employees of the Company for the period ended 31 October 2019 was as follows:

 
Period ended

Year ended
 
31 October

31 December
 
2019

2018
 

$0

$’000
 
 
 
Wages and salaries
27,914

29,275
Payroll taxes
3,418

4,563
Pension costs for defined contribution pension schemes
1,086

1,137
Share-based payment
5,193

7,405
 
 
 
Total
37,611

42,380
 
Certain employees of the Company are eligible to participate in a defined contribution plan (the "plan"). Participants in the Plan may elect to defer a portion of their pre-tax earnings into a pension plan, which is run by an independent party. The Company matches each participant's contributions up to 8% of the participant's annual compensation. The Company also makes contributions for Directors and Executive officers at rates ranging from 10% to 15% of the individual’s basic salary. Contributions to this plan are recorded as a remuneration expense in the Company Income Statement. Contributions for the period ended 31 October 2019 and the year ended 31 December 2018 were $1,086,000 and $1,137,000 respectively.

The average number of employees, including executive Directors, employed by the Company for the period ending 31 October 2019 was as follows:

 
Period ended
Year ended
 
31 October
31 December
 
2019
2018
 
 
 
Administration
17
14
Clinical Research
522
467
 
 
 
Total
539
481

















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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements


8.     Income tax expense

    
The components of the current and deferred tax expense for the period ended 31 October 2019 and year ended 31 December 2018 were as follows:
 
Period ended
Year ended
 
           31 October
   31 December
 
2019
2018
 
$’000
$’000
Current tax expense
 
 
Current year
827
890
Under provided in prior years
(617)
349
 
 
 
 
210
1,239
Deferred tax charge/(credit)
 
 
Origination and reversal of temporary differences
15
(10)
Over provided in prior years
(13)
(48)
 
 
 
Total income tax expense in the income statement
212
1,181

A reconciliation of the expected tax expense, computed by applying the standard Irish tax rate to income before tax to the actual tax expense, is as follows:

 
Period ended

Year ended

 
  31 October

   31 December

 
2,019

2,018

 
$’000

$’000

 
 
 
Profit before tax
176,004

167,093

 
 
 
Taxes at Irish standard tax rate of 12.5% (2018: 12.5%)                                                                             
22,001

20,887

 
 
 
Effects of:
 
 
Non-taxable income and non-tax deductible expenses
(21,332
)
(20,693
)
Reversal of prior year (over)/under provision
(630
)
301

Foreign and other income taxed at higher rates
555

731

Effect of change in tax rates

(7
)
Group relief claimed
(380
)

Other
(2
)
(38
)
 
 
 
Tax expense on profit for the year
212

1,181

 
 
 







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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



8.     Income tax expense (continued)

The net deferred tax asset at 31 October 2019 and 31 December 2018 was as follows:

 
31 October
31 December
 
2019
2018
 
$’000
$’000
Deferred taxation assets:
 
 
Accrued expenses and payments on account
393
391
Property, plant and equipment
37
39
Loans to subsidiaries
50
50
 
 
 
Total deferred taxation assets
480
481
 
 
 
Deferred taxation liabilities:
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
(10)
(11)
Other
(17)
(19)
 
 
 
Total deferred taxation liabilities
(27)
(30)
 
 
 
Net deferred taxation asset
451


The movement in temporary differences during the period ended 31 October 2019 and year ended 31 December 2018 was as follows:
 
Balance
Recognised in
Balance
 
1 January
Income
31 October
 
2019
2019
2019
 
$’000
$’000
$’000
Deferred taxation assets
 
 
 
Accrued expenses and payments on account
392
1
393
Property plant and equipment
39
(2)
37
Loans to subsidiaries
50
0
50
 
 
 
 
Total deferred taxation assets
481
(1)
480
 
 
 
 
Deferred taxation liabilities
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
(11)
1
(10)
Other
(19)
2
(17)
 
 
 
 
Total deferred taxation liabilities
(30)
3
(27)
 
 
Net deferred taxation asset
451
2
453
 
 
 
 







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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



8.     Income tax expense (continued)

 
Balance
 
Balance 31
 
1 January
Recognised in
December
 
2018
Income
2018
 
$’000
$’000
$’000
Deferred taxation assets
 
 
 
Accrued expenses and payments on account
318
74
392
Property plant and equipment
36
3
39
Loans to subsidiaries
50
0
50
 
 
 
 
Total deferred taxation assets
404
77
481
 
 
 
 
Deferred taxation liabilities
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
(11)
0
(11)
Other
0
(19)
(19)
 
 
 
 
Total deferred taxation liabilities
(11)
(19)
(30)
 
 
Net deferred taxation asset
393
58
451

At 31 October 2019 and 31 December 2018 the Company had no operating loss carry forwards for income tax purposes. At 31 October 2019 the Company had an unrecognized deferred tax asset in respect of unutilized foreign tax credits carried forward of $5.3 million (2018: $5.3 million).


9.     Share-based payments

The Company operates a number of share-based payment plans in which employees of the Group participate, including a number of share options plans and a restricted share unit plan, further details of which are set out in note 10 of the Group’s Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2018, which is available publically and can be obtained at http://investor.iconplc.com/annuals.cfm.

Share options outstanding and exercisable at 31 October 2019 were as follows:

 

Number of Options

Weighted Average Exercise Price

Outstanding at 31 December 2018
920,746

$74.32

Granted
97,112

$140.13

Exercised
(318,463)

$66.09

Cancelled
(31,731)

$88.43

Outstanding at 31 October 2019
667,664

$87.14


Vested and exercisable at 31 October 2019

309,634

$68.02









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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements




9.     Share-based payments (continued)

Restricted Share Units (“RSU’s”) and Performance Share Units (“PSU’s”) outstanding at 31 October 2019 were as follows:

 

PSU Outstanding
Number of Shares

PSU
Weighted Average
Fair Value


RSU Outstanding
Number of Shares

RSU
Weighted Average
Fair Value

Outstanding at 31 December 2018
251,053

$89.95

534,677

$89.50

 
 
 
 
 
Granted
60,182

$140.13

158,341

$138.24

Shares vested
(118,611)

$71.45

(234,395)

$68.97

Forfeit
(16,635)

$91.94

(55,120)

$104.15

 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding at 31 October 2019
175,989

$110.79

403,503

$118.55



The Company accounts for share-based awards in accordance with IFRS 2 Share-based Payments. The grant date fair value of these awards is calculated using a binomial model and expensed to the income statement over the period the related service is received. Operating profit for the period ended 31 October 2019 is stated after charging $5.2 million in respect of share-based payments expense, representing the portion of the overall Group charge which relates to share-based awards granted to employees of the Company. The share-based payment expense is included in the accounts as follows:

 
Period Ended
31 October
2019
Year Ended
31 December 2018
 
$’000
$’000
 
 
 
Other operating expenses
5,194
7,405
Investment in subsidiaries (Note 12)
16,616
20,650
 
 
 
Total
21,810
28,055



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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



10.    Property, plant and equipment
 
Leasehold

Computer
Office
furniture &
 
 
improvements
equipment
fixtures
Total
 
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
Cost
 
 
 
 
At 1 January 2019
990
1,933
1,743
4,666
Additions
9
24
228
261
Foreign currency movement
(31)
(65)
(136)
(232)
 
 
 
 
 
At 31 October 2019
968
1,892
1,835
4,695
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
 
 
 
 
At 1 January 2019
942
1,822
1,211
3,975
Charge for the year
28
50
71
149
Foreign currency movement
(31)
(59)
(40)
(130)
 
 
 
 
 
At 31 October 2019
939
1,813
1,242
3,994
 
 
 
 
 
Net book value
 
 
 
 
At 31 October 2019
29
79
593
701
 
 
 
 
 
At 31 December 2018
48
111
532
691



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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



10.    Property, plant and equipment (continued)


 
Leasehold

Computer
Office
furniture &
 
 
improvements
equipment
fixtures
Total
 
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
Cost
 
 
 
 
At 1 January 2018
855
1,901
1,317
4,073
Additions
189
132
511
832
Foreign currency movement
(54)
(100)
(85)
(239)
 
 
 
 
 
At 31 December 2018
990
1,933
1,743
4,666
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
 
 
 
 
At 1 January 2018
842
1,804
1,176
3,822
Charge for the year
152
116
87
355
Foreign currency movement
(52)
(98)
(52)
(202)
 
 
 
 
 
At 31 December 2018
942
1,822
1,211
3,975
 
 
 
 
 
Net book value
 
 
 
 
At 31 December 2018
48
111
532
691
 
 
 
 
 
At 31 December 2017
13
97
141
251

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Forming part of the financial statements




11.    Intangible assets

 
   Computer Software
$’000
Cost:
 
At 1 January 2019
1,228
Additions
3
Foreign exchange movement
(7)
 
 
At 31 October 2019
1,224
 
 
Accumulated amortisation:
 
At 1 January 2019
1,126
Charge during the year
25
Foreign exchange movement
(7)
 
 
At 31 October 2019
1,144
 
 
Net book value:
 
At 31 October 2019
80
 
 
At 31 December 2018
102

 
   Computer Software
$’000
Cost:
 
At 1 January 2018
1,206
Additions
122
Foreign exchange movement
(100)
 
 
At 31 December 2018
1,228
 
 
Accumulated amortisation:
 
At 1 January 2018
1,180
Charge during the year
54
Foreign exchange movement
(108)
 
 
At 31 December 2018
1,126
 
 
Net book value:
 
At 31 December 2018
102
 
 
At 31 December 2017
26




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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



12.     Investment in subsidiaries
 
 
 

Investment in Subsidiary Undertakings
$’000
Cost:
 
 
 
At 1 January 2018
 
 
293,934
Disposals / repayments
 
 
(329)
Share-based payment
 
 
20,650
Share subscription payment from subsidiary companies
 
 
(49,908)
 
 
 
 
At 31 December 2018
 
 
264,347
Share-based payment
 
 
16,616
Share subscription payment from subsidiary companies
 
 
(30,368)
 
 
 
 
At 31 October 2019
 
 
250,595
 
 
 
 


13.     Other current assets

 
31 October
31 December
 
2019
2018
 
$’000
$’000
 
 
 
Prepayments
1,221
274
Unbilled revenue
985
548
Other receivables
657
1,316
 
 
 
Total
2,863
2,138


14.     Accrued and other liabilities
   
31 October
31 December
 
2019
2018
 
$’000
$’000
 
 
 
Accruals and other liabilities
10,437
11,907





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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



15.     Share capital

 
 
Authorised share capital:
No. of Ordinary Shares
 
 
Ordinary shares of par value €0.06
100,000,000
 
 
 
31 October
31 December
 
2019
2018
 
$’000
$’000
 
 
 
Allotted, called up and fully paid
 
 
53,641,334 (31 December 2018: 53,971,706) ordinary shares of €0.06 each
4,637
4,658
 
 
 
 
 
 
31 October
31 December
 
2019
2018
 
$’000
$’000
 
 
 
Issued, fully paid share capital
 
 
At beginning of year
4,658
4,664
Employee share options exercised
46
65
Repurchase of ordinary shares
(67)
(71)
 
 
 
At end of year
4,637
4,658

Rights of Ordinary Shares

Holders of ordinary shares will be entitled to receive such dividends as may be recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company and approved by the Shareholders and/or such interim dividends as the board of Directors of the Company may decide. On liquidation or a winding up of the Company, the par value of the ordinary shares will be repaid out of the assets available for distribution among the holders of the ordinary shares of the Company. Holders of ordinary shares have no conversion or redemption rights. On a show of hands, every holder of an ordinary share present in person or proxy at a general meeting of shareholders shall have one vote, for each ordinary share held with no individual having more than one vote.

Share issues

During the period ended 31 October 2019, 318,463 options were exercised by employees for total proceeds of $21.0 million. During the period ended 31 October 2019, 351,165 ordinary shares were issued in respect of certain RSU’s previously awarded by the Company.

During the year ended 31 December 2018, 408,699 options were exercised by employees for total proceeds of $16.8 million. During the year ended 31 December 2018, 489,568 ordinary shares were issued in respect of certain RSU’s previously awarded by the Company.




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ICON Plc

Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



15.     Share capital (continued)

Share repurchase programme

A resolution was passed at the Company’s Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) on July 22, 2016, which authorized the Directors to purchase (buyback) up to 10% of the outstanding shares in the Company. This authorization was renewed at the Company's AGM on each of July 25, 2017, July 24, 2018 and July 23, 2019. On October 3, 2016, the Company commenced the share buyback program of up to $400 million. At December 31, 2018, a total of 4,026,576 ordinary shares were redeemed by the Company under this buyback program for a total consideration of $372.1 million. On January 8, 2019, the Company commenced a further share buyback program of up to 1.0 million shares. At September 30, 2019 a total of 1.0 million ordinary shares were redeemed by the Company under this buyback program for a total consideration of $141.6 million. All ordinary shares that were redeemed under the buyback program were canceled in accordance with the Constitution of the Company and the nominal value of these shares transferred to other undenominated capital as required by Irish Company law.

16.     Capital and reserves

Share-based payment reserve
The Share-based payment reserve is used to account for share-based payments. The grant date fair value of share-based awards is calculated using a binomial model and recorded in the Company financial statements over the period the related service is received, as an expense in the income statement in respect of awards to Company employees and as a financial asset in respect of awards to other Group employees, with a corresponding increase in the share-based payments reserve in both cases. On exercise or forfeiture of the award, an amount equal to the grant date fair value is transferred from the share-based payments reserve to retained earnings.

Capital redemption reserve
The Capital redemption reserve comprises the nominal value of shares repurchased and cancelled by the Group and transferred from share capital to the capital redemption reserve fund, as required under Irish Company Law. During the period ended 31 October 2019 1,000,000 (31 December 2018: 1,008,162) ordinary shares were repurchased and cancelled by the Group.

Currency reserve
The Currency reserve comprises all foreign exchange differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign currency denominated operations of the Group since 1 June 2004, the date of transition to IFRS.

Retained earnings
During the period ended 31 October 2019, the Company redeemed a total of 1,000,000 ordinary shares for total consideration of $141.6 million (2018: 1,008,162 ordinary shares were repurchased by the Group for a total consideration of $129.0 million).

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17.    Related parties

The Company entered into the following transactions with subsidiary companies during the period:
(a)
 
Period ended
Year ended
 
31 October
31 December
 
2019
2018
 
$’000
$’000
Income Statement:
 
 
Expenses recharged to subsidiary companies
8,281
6,984
Dividends received from subsidiary undertakings -
177,689
172,274
 
 
 
Total
185,970
179,258

Cash Flow Statement
 
 
(Increase)/decrease in amounts due from subsidiary undertakings
(83,278)
13,954
 
 
 
Total
(83,278)
13,954
 
 
 

During 2019, the Company received dividends of $177.7 million from its subsidiary undertakings; ICON Clinical Research Limited ($160.1 million) and ICON Investments four ($17.6 million).
    
During 2018, the Company received dividends of $172.3 million from its subsidiary undertakings ICON Clinical Research Limited ($100.9 million), ICON Holdings Unlimited Company ($62.6 million) and ICON Investments Four Unlimited Company ($8.8 million).

(b) Directors’ emoluments
The aggregate payroll costs of Directors of the Company for the period ended 31 October 2019 was as follows:
    
 
Period ended

Year ended

 
31 October

31 December

 
2019

2018

 

$0


$0

 
 
 
Emoluments
2,676

3,618

Benefits under long-term incentive schemes
3,678

1,730

Gain on exercise of share options
16,057

20,798

Pension contributions (defined contribution)
151

203

 
 
 
Total
22,562

26,439

 
(c) Subsidiaries of the Company earned revenue of $53,000 (2018: $633,000) from DS Biopharma Limited (formerly Dignity Sciences Limited) during the year. Dr. John Climax is Chief Executive Officer and both Dr. John Climax and Dr. Ronan Lambe are Directors and shareholders of DS Biopharma Limited. Dr Ronan Lambe retired as director of ICON plc on 24 July 2018. The contract terms were agreed on an arm’s length basis.

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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements




17.    Related parties (continued)

Further information in relation to the remuneration of Directors and Executive Officers is set out in the Compensation and Organisation report in the Group’s Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2018, which is available publically and can be obtained at http://investor.iconplc.com/annuals.cfm.

18.    Operating leases

Lease costs recorded under operating leases for the ten months ended 31 October, 2019 were as follows:

 
 
 
$’000
Operating lease costs
1,251
Income from sub-leases
-
 
 
Net operating lease costs
1,251


Of the total cost of $1.25 million incurred in the ten months ended 31 October, 2019, $0.85 million is recorded within other operating expenses and $0.40 million is recorded within direct costs.

During the ten months ended 31 October, 2019, the Company did not incur any costs related to variable lease payments.

The adoption of IFRS 16 resulted in the recognition of operating right-of-use assets and lease liabilities of $5.4 million at 1 January, 2019. Additional right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations during the ten months ended 31 October, 2019 totaled $0.5 million. The weighted average remaining lease term and weighted-average discount rate at 31 October, 2019 were 3.71 years and 0.46%, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of 31 October were as follows:
 
Minimum rental payments
 
$’000
Due within 1 year
1,385
Due between 1 and 5 years
3,245
 
 
Total future minimum lease payments
4,630
Less imputed interest
(37)
Total
4,593

19.     Litigation

The Company is not party to any litigation or other legal proceedings that the Company believes could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial position.
 





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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



20.     Financial instruments

The Company is exposed to various financial risks in the normal course of the business. The Company’s financial instruments typically comprise, cash, bank borrowings and accounts payable. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to provide finance for the Company’s operations. The main risks arising from the Company’s financial instruments are credit risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk, and foreign exchange risk.

Credit risk

Intercompany loans receivable and payable are initially recognised at fair value. These are subsequently measured at amortised cost, less any loss allowance. An expected credit loss assessment was performed in respect of the receivables at 1 January 2018. The identified impairment loss was immaterial.

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. Credit risk in respect of the Company arises on balances due from group companies, and as the group is financially sound and the subsidiary entities that ICON Plc the Company trades with are in a position to make payments as and when they fall due, the Company has assessed the exposure to credit risk as low.

Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Company’s liquidity risk arises from the repayment of short term debt and other obligations as they fall due. The Company minimises liquidity risk by ensuring that sufficient cash balances and committed bank lines of credit are available to meet its obligations as they fall due.

The following table sets out details of the maturity of the Company’s financial liabilities into the relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period from the financial period end date to the contractual maturity date:

At 31 October 2019


Carrying
Amount
Contractual Cashflows

1 year

2-5 years
More than
5 years
 
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
-
-
-
-
-
Lease liability
(4,630)
(4,630)
(1,385)
(3,245)
-
Accruals and other liabilities
(13,889)
(13,889)
(9,052)
(3,111)
(1,726)
 
(18,519)
(18,519)
(10,437)
(6,356)
(1,726)

At 31 December 2018


Carrying
Amount
Contractual Cashflows

1 year

2-5 years
More than
5 years
 
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
(56)
(56)
(56)
-
-
Accruals and other liabilities
(14,440)
(14,440)
(10,658)
(2,272)
(1,510)
 
(14,496)
(14,496)
(10,714)
(2,272)
(1,510)


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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements




20.     Financial instruments (continued)

Foreign currency risk
While the functional currency of the Company is USD, the functional currency of the branches is the Euro. As a consequence, the results, when translated into U.S. dollars, could be affected by fluctuations in exchange rates against the U.S. dollar. At 31 October 2019 the Company had $nil US dollar denominated bank loans (2018: $nil).

Interest rate risk
The Company finances its operations through a mixture of shareholders’ funds, borrowings and working capital. The Company borrows in required currencies at both fixed and floating interest rates. In general the Company borrows at floating rates of interest but may borrow at fixed rates depending on rates available having regard to current market rates and future trends. The Company has no external borrowings.

Fair Values

Financial instruments are measured in the Statement of Financial Position at fair value using a fair value hierarchy of valuation inputs. The hierarchy prioritises the inputs into three levels based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. Each fair value measurement is reported in one of three levels, which is determined by the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. These levels are:


Level 1:

Inputs are based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.
 
 
Level 2:

Inputs are based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
 
 
Level 3:

Inputs are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.


The carrying values of amounts due from subsidiary undertakings, cash and cash equivalents, other current assets, accounts payable and accruals and other liabilities are carried at amortised cost and assumed to be approximate to their fair values due to the short term nature of these balances.

Amounts owed by subsidiary undertakings are non-interest bearing and repayable on demand. All amounts are therefore recorded as due within one year. Fair value is deemed to equal carrying value on this basis.

Each category of asset and liability has remained within the same level of hierarchy as the prior year as there has been no change in the extent to which the inputs used in measuring fair value are or are not observable within the market.



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Notes
Forming part of the financial statements



21.    Group relationships and controlling parties

The Company is a public limited company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland.  The Company’s ordinary shares are traded on the NASDAQ market.  The Company prepares consolidated financial statements for itself and its subsidiary undertakings.  These consolidated financial statements may be obtained from the Company’s website www.iconplc.com.

22.    Subsequent events

There have been no material events since the balance sheet date requiring disclosure in these financial statements.

23.     Approval of financial statements

The financial statements were approved on 10 December 2019.



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