Danaher Corporation announced today that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call for the fourth quarter of 2009 on Thursday, January 28, 2010 beginning at 8:00 a.m. EST and lasting approximately 1 hour.

The call and an accompanying slide presentation will be webcast on Danaher's website at www.danaher.com. You can access a replay of the webcast on the "Investors" section of Danaher's website (under the subheading "Investor Events") shortly after the conclusion of the presentation, and the webcast will remain available until the next quarterly earnings call.

You can also access the conference call by dialing 888-417-2254 within the U.S. or 719-325-2339 outside the U.S. a few minutes before the 8:00 a.m. EST start and telling the operator that you are dialing in for Danaher's earnings conference call (access code 5742258). A replay of the conference call will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call and through Tuesday, February 2, 2010. You can access the replay by dialing 888-203-1112 within the U.S. or 719-457-0820 outside the U.S. with the access code 5742258.

Danaher's earnings press release for the fourth quarter and year-end 2009, the webcast slides and other related materials will be posted to the "Investors" section of Danaher's website under the subheading "Earnings" beginning at 6:00 a.m. EST on the date of the earnings call, and will remain available following the call.

Danaher , based in Washington. D.C., is a diversified technology leader that designs, manufactures, and markets innovative products and services to professional, medical, industrial, and commercial customers. Our portfolio of premier brands is among the most highly recognized in each of the markets we serve. Driven by the Danaher Business System, our 50,000 associates serve customers in more than 125 countries and generated $12.7 billion of revenue in 2008. For more information please visit our website: www.danaher.com .

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FCMN Contact: meghan.britt@danaher.com

SOURCE: Danaher Corporation