PAREXEL International Announces Stock Repurchase Program

BOSTON, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to $200 million of the Company's common stock, subject to the consent of the Company's lenders.  There is no set expiration date for the program. 

The Company intends to use cash on hand, cash generated from operations, existing credit facilities, or other financing to fund the share repurchase program.  As of June 30, 2012, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $214 million, and availability under its existing lines of credit of $175 million. 

The program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and it could be modified, extended, suspended or discontinued at any time. 

The timing and amount of repurchases will be determined by PAREXEL's management based on a variety of factors such as trading price, corporate requirements, and overall market conditions, and will be subject to applicable legal requirements including federal and state securities laws.  Purchases will be made in open market transactions effected through a broker dealer at prevailing market prices, in block trades, or in privately negotiated transactions.  Shares may also be purchased pursuant to a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which would permit shares to be repurchased when the Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws. 

The Company had approximately $6 million remaining under a previous stock repurchase program, which has now been canceled.  As of June 30, 2012, PAREXEL had approximately 60.1 million common shares outstanding.

Mr. Josef von Rickenbach, Chairman and CEO of PAREXEL stated, "We are committed to optimizing the capital structure of the Company and to creating and enhancing shareholder value.  We're pleased that the strength of our business fundamentals allows us to demonstrate our confidence through this stock repurchase program.  We remain positive about the long-term growth and profitability opportunities that lie ahead of us, and look forward to keeping shareholders apprised of our progress."

About the Company

PAREXEL International Corporation is a leading global bio/pharmaceutical services organization, providing a broad range of knowledge-based contract research, consulting, and medical communications services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Committed to providing solutions that expedite time-to-market and peak-market penetration, PAREXEL has developed significant expertise across the development and commercialization continuum, from drug development and regulatory consulting to clinical pharmacology, clinical trials management, medical education and reimbursement. Perceptive Informatics, Inc., a subsidiary of PAREXEL, provides advanced technology solutions, including medical imaging, to facilitate the clinical development process. Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts, PAREXEL operates in 70 locations throughout 51 countries around the world, and has approximately 12,695 employees. For more information about PAREXEL International visit www.PAREXEL.com.

PAREXEL is a registered trademark of PAREXEL International Corporation, and Perceptive Informatics is a trademark of Perceptive Informatics, Inc. All other names or marks may be registered trademarks or trademarks of PAREXEL International Corporation, Perceptive Informatics, Inc. or their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged.

This release contains "forward-looking" statements regarding future results and events, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's intention to repurchase shares of its common stock from time to time under the stock repurchase program, the intended use of any repurchased shares, the source of funding for the stock repurchase program, and the Company's expected financial results, future growth and customer demand.   For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements.  Without limiting the foregoing, the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends," "appears," "estimates," "projects," "will," "would," "could," "should,"  "targets," and similar expressions are also intended to identify forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements in this release involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  The Company's actual future results and actual events may differ significantly from those suggested or indicated in the forward-looking statements contained in this release.  Important factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the market price of the Company's stock prevailing from time to time, the nature of other investment opportunities presented to the Company from time to time, the Company's cash flow from operations, general economic conditions and other factors discussed more fully in the section entitled "Risk Factors" of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 as filed with the SEC on May 10, 2012, which "Risk Factors" discussion is incorporated by reference in this press release.  The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the future.  These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's estimates or views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

SOURCE PAREXEL International Corporation

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