Danaher Corporation announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will confirm the Company's guidance range at $0.73 to $0.78 earnings per share for the 2006 second quarter and $3.07 to $3.17 earnings per share for the 2006 full year at the Electrical Products Group Conference in Longboat Key, Florida today.

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

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SOURCE: Danaher Corporation