EX-32.1 4 a09-18765_1ex32d1.htm EX-32.1
Exhibit 32.1
 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Covance Inc. (“Covance”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Joseph L. Herring, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Covance, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1)          The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)          The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Covance.

 

 

Date:

August 4, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Joseph L. Herring

 

 

 

Joseph L. Herring

 

 

Chairman of the Board and

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

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