Danaher Corporation announced today that its quarterly earnings conference call and webcast for First Quarter 2004 results has been scheduled for Thursday, April 22, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time and lasting approximately 1 hour. There will be a slide presentation to accompany the call that will be simultaneously webcast via Danaher's website and may be accessed on April 22 at www.danaher.com.

The financial and statistical information contained in the conference call will be located in the "Investor Relations" section of Danaher's website.

Those interested in participating on the call should contact Christina Blust at 202-828-0850 or via e-mail at christina.blust@danaher.com.

A replay of the call will be available on Danaher's website later that day. There will also be a replay of the call available by telephone through Monday, April 22 shortly after the conclusion of the live call.

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

SOURCE: Danaher Corporation