Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LOVETT JAMES W
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COVANCE INC [CVD] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Corporate Sr. Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
COVANCE INC., 210 CARNEGIE CENTER		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/19/2015
(Street)

PRINCETON, NJ 08540-6233		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/19/2015   A   3,292 A $ 0 43,823 D  
Common Stock 02/19/2015   F   7,084 D $ 107.1862 36,739 D  
Common Stock 02/19/2015   D   36,739 D (1) 0 D  
Common Stock - 401(k) Plan 02/19/2015   D   1,316 D (1) 0 I Held By Trustee

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 48.16 02/19/2015   D     6,800   (2) 02/19/2022 Common Stock 6,800 (2) 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 81.4 02/19/2015   D     2,450 02/21/2011 02/20/2018 Common Stock 2,450 (3) 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 56.93 02/19/2015   D     9,344 02/17/2013 02/16/2020 Common Stock 9,344 (3) 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 58.37 02/19/2015   D     16,100 02/17/2014 02/16/2021 Common Stock 16,100 (3) 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 69.01 02/19/2015   D     11,200   (4) 02/18/2023 Common Stock 11,200 (4) 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 101.95 02/19/2015   D     9,100   (5) 02/17/2024 Common Stock 9,100 (5) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LOVETT JAMES W
COVANCE INC.
210 CARNEGIE CENTER
PRINCETON, NJ 08540-6233		       Corporate Sr. Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/ Ross A. Hyams, Power of Attorney   02/23/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On November 2, 2014, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), entered into that certain merger agreement with the issuer and Neon Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which Merger Sub was merged with and into the issuer (the "Merger"), with issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. On February 19, 2015, the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of the issuer's common stock was converted into the right to receive $75.76 in cash and 0.2686 shares of Parent common stock (the "per-share merger consideration"). The Merger is more fully described in the issuer's proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC on January 16, 2015.
(2) These stock options were canceled at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for a cash payment equal to the difference between the value of the merger consideration, which is $75.76 in cash and 0.2686 LabCorp shares for each Covance share, less the exercise price of the stock option. Pursuant to the merger agreement, the price of each LabCorp share for this purpose equaled the average of the volume weighted average trading prices of LabCorp shares on each of the 10 consecutive trading days ending on (and including) the third trading day before the closing date, which was $115.6625. These options originally provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning February 20, 2013.
(3) These stock options were canceled at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for a cash payment equal to the difference between the value of the merger consideration, which is $75.76 in cash and 0.2686 LabCorp shares for each Covance share, less the exercise price of the stock option. Pursuant to the merger agreement, the price of each LabCorp share for this purpose equaled the average of the volume weighted average trading prices of LabCorp shares on each of the 10 consecutive trading days ending on (and including) the third trading day before the closing date, which was $115.6625.
(4) These stock options were canceled at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for a cash payment equal to the difference between the value of the merger consideration, which is $75.76 in cash and 0.2686 LabCorp shares for each Covance share, less the exercise price of the stock option. Pursuant to the merger agreement, the price of each LabCorp share for this purpose equaled the average of the volume weighted average trading prices of LabCorp shares on each of the 10 consecutive trading days ending on (and including) the third trading day before the closing date, which was $115.6625. These options originally provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning February 19, 2014.
(5) These stock options were canceled at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for a cash payment equal to the difference between the value of the merger consideration, which is $75.76 in cash and 0.2686 LabCorp shares for each Covance share, less the exercise price of the stock option. Pursuant to the merger agreement, the price of each LabCorp share for this purpose equaled the average of the volume weighted average trading prices of LabCorp shares on each of the 10 consecutive trading days ending on (and including) the third trading day before the closing date, which was $115.6625. These options originally provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning February 18, 2015.

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