Danaher Corporation announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., today affirmed the Company's previously given guidance range of $1.01 to $1.06 earnings per share for the 2004 second quarter and $4.15 to $4.30 earnings per share for the 2004 full year at the Merrill Lynch Global Industries Conference in London, England. Mr. Culp also communicated that the company's year over year revenue growth from existing operations for the month of April 2004 was consistent with growth rates experienced in the 2004 first quarter.

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

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