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WASHINGTON, D.C., December 15, 2011 -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.025 per share payable on January...

Ahead of an institutional investor and analyst meeting to be held in New York, Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) reaffirmed the Company's fourth quarter 2011 adjusted diluted earnings per share...

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 12, 2011 -Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Kollmorgen Electro-Optical (KEO) business to L-3...

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 07, 2011 -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) will host a live video webcast of its Annual Investor and Analyst Meeting on December 14, 2011 beginning at 1:00 p.m. EST and...

Washington, D.C., November 4, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the RW Baird Industrial...

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that net earnings from continuing operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 were $523.4 million, or $0.74 per share on a diluted basis, a...

Washington, D.C., September 23, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call for the third quarter of 2011 on Thursday, October...

Washington, D.C., September 13, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Teri List-Stoll to Danaher's Board of Directors. The Board also...

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 13, 2011 -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.025 per share payable on October...

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 1, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) will host a live video webcast of its Investor and Analyst Meeting on the topic of Danaher in the Emerging Markets on September...

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that net earnings from continuing operations for the quarter ended July 1, 2011 were $449.6 million, or $0.65 per share on a diluted basis, a 23%...

Washington, D.C., June 30, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today the completion of its acquisition of Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC) following the June 29, 2011 expiration, as...

Washington, D.C., June 28, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call for the second quarter of 2011 on Thursday, July 21,...

Washington, D.C., June 24, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that Djanet Acquisition Corp., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Danaher Corporation, has successfully...

Washington, D.C., June 20, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that it has priced a public offering of: $300 million principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2013 at an...

Washington, D.C. June 17, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced that approval from the European Commission has been received for Danaher's proposed acquisition of Beckman Coulter, Inc....

Washington, D.C., June 14, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that it has set the price for its public offering of 17,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share,...

Washington, D.C., June 13, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) today announced a proposed public offering of 17,500,000 shares of its common stock. The public offering is being made pursuant to...

Washington, D.C., June 7, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced that Executive Vice President, James Lico will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank Global Industrial and Basic Materials...

Washington, D.C., May 31, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the Jefferies Global Healthcare...

Washington, D.C. May 31, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that its previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE:...

Washington, D.C., May 24, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 11, 2011 -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share payable on July 29, 2011...

Washington, D.C., May 9, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the Electrical Products Group...

Washington, D.C., April 28, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will present at the UBS Industrials Leadership...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 26, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Pacific Scientific Aerospace business to Meggitt PLC...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 26, 2011 -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) will host a live audio webcast of its Investor and Analyst Meeting on May 3, 2011 beginning at approximately 8:00 a.m. EDT and...

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that net earnings from continuing operations for the quarter ended April 1, 2011 were $420.2 million, or $0.61 per share on a diluted basis, a 42%...

Washington, D.C. April 20, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that its previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE:...

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that Henk van Duijnhoven has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Amir Aghdaei and Henrik Roos have each been appointed Vice President and...

Washington, D.C. March 22, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that its previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE:...

Washington, D.C., March 15, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call for the first quarter of 2011 on Thursday, April 21,...

Washington, D.C. and Orange County, Calif., March 9, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) and Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC) announced today that they have received notification of early...

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 23, 2011 -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share payable on April 29,...

Washington, D.C., February 7, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC) pursuant to which...

Washington, D.C., February 1, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Daniel L. Comas will present at the Barclays Capital...

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that GAAP net earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 were $473.9 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, a 72.5% increase over GAAP diluted...

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 20, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire EskoArtwork, a leading full service solutions provider for...

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Pacific Scientific Aerospace business (other than the Artus business) to Meggitt PLC (LSE:...

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Pacific Scientific Aerospace business (other than the Artus business) to Meggitt PLC (LSE:...

Washington, D.C., January 5, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call for the fourth quarter of 2010 on Thursday, January...

Washington, D.C., January 4, 2011 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare...

At an institutional investor and analyst meeting held in New York today, Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) commented on the performance outlook of the company for the balance of 2010 and 2011....

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 08, 2010 -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) will host a live video webcast of its Annual Investor and Analyst Meeting on December 15, 2010 beginning at 12:15 p.m. EST and...

Washington, D.C., December 8, 2010 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of Keithley Instruments, Inc. Danaher is a diversified...

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 7, 2010 -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share payable on January 28,...

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Daniel L. Comas will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs Global Industrials Conference in New...

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that GAAP net earnings for the quarter ended October 1, 2010 were $646.4 million, or $0.95 per diluted share, which includes a $0.34 gain related to...

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) and Keithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE: KEI) announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Danaher will acquire all of...

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call for the third quarter of 2010 on Thursday, October 21, 2010 beginning at 8:00 a.m. EDT...

Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference in New York, NY on Wednesday,...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share payable on October 29, 2010 to holders of record on September 24, 2010....

Danaher Corporation will host a live video webcast of its Investor and Analyst Meeting on September 8, 2010 beginning at approximately 10:15 a.m. ET and concluding at 12:30 p.m. The link to the...

Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the Morgan Stanley Industrials Conference in New York, NY on Tuesday, August...

Danaher Corporation announced today that GAAP net earnings for the quarter ended July 2, 2010 were $372.5 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, a 25% increase as compared to GAAP net earnings per...

Danaher Corporation and Cooper Industries have completed the previously announced joint venture of their respective tools businesses. The partners will deconsolidate the financial results of their...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call for the second quarter of 2010 on Thursday, July 22, 2010 beginning at 8:00 a.m. EDT and lasting...

Danaher Corporation announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Daniel L. Comas will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank Industrials Conference in Chicago, Illinois on...

Danaher Corporation announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Daniel L. Comas will be presenting at the J.P. Morgan 2010 Diversified Industrial Conference in New York,...

Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference in New York, New York...

Danaher Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a two-for-one split of its common stock. The split will be effected in the form of a stock dividend payable on June 11,...

Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the Electrical Products Group Conference in Longboat Key, Florida on Monday,...

Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Health Care Conference in New York, NY on...

Danaher Corporation announced today that GAAP net earnings for the quarter ended April 2, 2010 were $300.2 million, or $0.89 per diluted share, a 24% increase as compared to GAAP net earnings per...

Danaher Corporation announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will comment today on the Company's first quarter 2010 outlook at a meeting with investors in...

Danaher Corporation and Cooper Industries announced today that they have signed an agreement to combine certain operations of their respective tools manufacturing businesses in a joint venture to...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call for the first quarter of 2010 on Thursday, April 22, 2010 beginning at 8:00 a.m. EDT and lasting...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share payable on April 30, 2010 to holders of record on March 26, 2010....

Danaher Corporation announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will comment tomorrow on the Company's first quarter outlook at the Barclays Capital Industrial...

Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the Barclays Capital Industrial Select Conference in Miami, FL on Wednesday,...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of AB SCIEX and Molecular Devices. AB SCIEX is a leading designer and manufacturer of mass...

Danaher Corporation announced today that GAAP net earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 were $267 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, a 13% decrease as compared to the Company's 2008...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has acquired and received acceptances in respect of approximately 97% of the currently issued shares of Genetix Group plc (GTX: AIM) in relation to its...

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 7:30 a.m. EST and lasting...

Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, CA on Wednesday,...

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...

Danaher Corporation announced today its intention to make a recommended cash takeover offer, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, to acquire all of the issued and to be issued shares of...

At an institutional investor and analyst meeting held in New York today, Danaher Corporation commented on the performance outlook of the company for the balance of 2009 and 2010. President and...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. to Danaher's Board of Directors. Dr. Zerhouni's initial term expires at Danaher's 2011 annual...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share payable on January 29, 2010 to holders of record on December 31, 2009....

Danaher Corporation will host a live video webcast of its Annual Investor and Analyst Meeting on December 16, 2009 beginning at approximately 12:00 p.m. EST and concluding at 4:30 p.m. The link to...

Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the Citi Industrial Manufacturing & Transportation Conference in New York, NY...

Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the RW Baird 2009 Industrial Conference in Chicago, IL on Wednesday, November...

Danaher Corporation announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Daniel L. Comas will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs Global Industrials Conference in New York, NY on...

Danaher Corporation announced today that GAAP net earnings for the quarter ended October 2, 2009 were $351 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, a 5.5% decrease as compared to the Company's 2008...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call for the third quarter of 2009 on Thursday, October 22, 2009 beginning at 8:00 a.m. EDT and lasting...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share payable on October 30, 2009 to holders of record on September 25, 2009....

Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference in New York, NY on Monday, September...

Danaher Corporation today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with MDS Inc. (TSX: MDS; NYSE: MDZ) to acquire the Analytical Technologies division of MDS, which includes a 50%...

Danaher Corporation today announced plans to accelerate its 2009 restructuring activities, which are now anticipated to total $225 to $250 million. In total, these initiatives are expected to...

Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the Morgan Stanley Global Industrials Conference in New York, NY on Wednesday,...

Ormco Corporation, a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation today announced that Ormco and Align Technology, Inc. have agreed to enter into an exclusive collaboration arrangement to jointly develop and...

Danaher Corporation announced today that Philip W. Knisely, Executive Vice President, has decided to retire from Danaher effective as of the end of 2009. Mr. Knisely has served as an Executive...

Danaher Corporation announced today that net earnings for the quarter ended July 3, 2009 were $296 million, or $0.89 per diluted share, an 18.5% decrease as compared to the Company's 2008 second...

Ormco Corporation, a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation , announced today that it received a favorable jury verdict in its patent infringement case against Align Technology, Inc., the maker of...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call for the second quarter of 2009 on Thursday, July 23, 2009 beginning at 8:00 a.m. EDT and lasting...

Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the Electrical Products Group Conference in Longboat Key, Florida on Monday,...

Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. will be presenting at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Health Care Conference in New York, NY...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share payable on July 31, 2009 to holders of record on June 26, 2009. Danaher...

Danaher Corporation announced results for the quarter ended April 3, 2009. Net earnings for the first quarter of 2009 were $237.7 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, down 13% versus net earnings...