CRO Covance has set a date for a special meeting of its stockholders to consider and vote on the previously announced proposed acquisition of Covance by Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) and certain other related matters. The special meeting will be held Feb. 18, at 8 a.m., in Princeton, N.J.

Covance stockholders of record as of the close of business on Jan. 15, 2015, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the special meeting.

The proposed acquisition is subject to approval by Covance's stockholders and certain other customary closing conditions.