UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) April 20, 2009
Covance Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware |
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1-12213 |
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22-3265977 |
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Identification No.) |
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210 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New Jersey |
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08540 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code 609-452-8550
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
Covance Inc. (the Company or the Corporation) entered into Indemnification Agreements with each executive officer of the Company dated April 20, 2009. The Indemnification Agreement, the form of which is filed as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, gives the officers the contractual right to the indemnification rights provided for in the Corporations By-Laws.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
10.1 Form of Executive Officer Indemnification Agreement.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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COVANCE INC. |
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Date: April 24, 2009 |
/s/ James W. Lovett |
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James W. Lovett |
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Corporate Senior Vice President, |
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General Counsel and Secretary |
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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Form of Executive Officer Indemnification Agreement |
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