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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold;" size="2">3.  Treasury Stock</font></b></p>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">The Board of Directors has, from time to time, approved stock repurchase programs enabling Covance to repurchase shares of its common stock.  In January 2012, the Covance Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $300 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “2012 Repurchase Program”).  At June 30, 2013, there was $2.0 million remaining for purchase of the Company’s outstanding common stock under the 2012 Repurchase Program.  In addition to the Board approved share repurchase programs, Covance also reacquires shares of its common stock when employees tender shares to satisfy income tax withholdings associated with the vesting of stock awards.</font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">The following table sets forth the treasury stock activity during the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:</font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold;" size="1">Six Months Ended June 30</font></b></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold;" size="1"># shares</font></b></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 10pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">Shares repurchased in connection with:</font></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 20pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">Board approved buyback programs</font></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">302,099</font></p></td>
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