Barry Edward Balfe, an officer of ICON Public Limited Company, filed a Form 144 notice on November 2, 2026, proposing the sale of 5,175 shares of ICON common stock on NASDAQ to cover tax withholding obligations arising from a restricted stock vesting.

Key Highlights

  • Proposed seller: Barry Edward Balfe, identified as an officer of ICON Public Limited Company.
  • Shares proposed for sale: 5,175 shares of ICON common stock, with an aggregate market value of $1,069,434.45.
  • Source of shares: Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan on October 31, 2026, acquired from the issuer in exchange for services rendered.
  • Approximate sale date: November 2, 2026, on NASDAQ.
  • Shares outstanding: 74,916,724 shares of common stock outstanding as of the filing date.
  • Prior sales in last 3 months: 382 shares sold on August 10, 2026, for gross proceeds of $62,676.12.
  • Nature of sale: Described as "sell to cover" transactions mandated by the applicable award agreement to satisfy tax withholding obligations, "not represent discretionary trades by the reporting person," according to the filing.

ICON Officer Files Form 144 for Tax-Withholding Share Sale

According to the Form 144 notice filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Barry Edward Balfe, an officer of ICON Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:ICLR), proposed to sell 5,175 shares of the company's common stock. The filing lists Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services, located at 1 New York Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10004, as the named broker for the transaction. The aggregate market value of the proposed sale is reported as $1,069,434.45.

The filing states that the 5,175 shares were acquired on October 31, 2026, through a restricted stock vesting under a registered plan, with the issuer listed as the person from whom the shares were acquired, and the nature of payment described as services rendered. The approximate date of the proposed sale is noted as November 2, 2026. The remarks section of the filing states that these shares "represent the number of shares required to be sold to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of compensatory equity awards," and characterizes the sales as "sell to cover" transactions "mandated by the applicable award agreement to satisfy the applicable tax withholding obligation."

The filing also discloses that Balfe sold 382 shares of ICON common stock on August 10, 2026, generating gross proceeds of $62,676.12, in the three-month period preceding this notice. ICON Public Limited Company is headquartered at South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. Total shares of common stock outstanding are reported as 74,916,724.

What Was Disclosed

Barry Edward Balfe, an officer at ICON Public Limited Company, filed a Form 144 on November 2, 2026, proposing to sell 5,175 common shares valued at $1,069,434.45, acquired via a restricted stock vesting on October 31, 2026, to meet tax withholding obligations.