Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. today will comment on the Company's performance at Citigroup's Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference in New York City. Mr. Culp will communicate earnings per share for the 2006 first quarter is likely to be in the range of $0.61 to $0.64 versus the previous range of $0.59 to $0.64.

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

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SOURCE: Danaher Corporation