Danaher Corporation announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will confirm the Company's guidance range at $0.62 to $0.67 earnings per share for the 2005 second quarter and $2.67 to $2.77 earnings per share for the 2005 full year at the Electrical Products Group Conference in Longboat Key, Florida today. Mr. Culp will also update attendees that the Company has repurchased approximately 800,000 shares of Danaher common stock since the Danaher Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program on April 21.

Danaher Corporation is a leading manufacturer of Professional Instrumentation, Industrial Technologies, and Tools and Components. (http://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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