Danaher Corporation announced today that Executive Vice President, Pat Allender, and Vice President of Investor Relations, Andy Wilson, 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 Wachovia Securities Nantucket Equity Conference in Nantucket, Massachusetts today. Expected minor non-recurring gains resulting from the sale of assets are not included in the guidance range.

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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