Danaher Corporation announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will confirm the Company's guidance range at $.82 to $.87 earnings per share for the 2003 third quarter and $3.18 to $3.28 earnings per share for the 2003 full year at the Morgan Stanley Industrials conference in Phoenix, AZ today. This confirmation includes $.01 per share for the 2003 third quarter and $.03 per share for the 2003 full year due to a change in the company's effective tax rate for the balance of 2003.

Danaher Corporation is a leading manufacturer of Process / Environmental Controls and Tools and Components. (www.danaher.com)

Statements in this release that are not strictly historical may be "forward-looking" statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. These include risks and uncertainties relating to customer and supplier relationships and prices, competition, market demand, litigation and other contingent liabilities, the integration and operation of acquired businesses, and economic, political, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, products, services and prices, among others, as set forth in the Company's SEC filings.

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