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Danaher Corporation announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will revise the Company's guidance for 2004 first quarter earnings per share to $.81 to...

Danaher Corporation announced that its President and CEO, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will be presenting at the Smith Barney Citigroup Industrial Manufacturing Conference on Wednesday, March 10 at...

Danaher Corporation today announced its intent to purchase, to the extent tendered by holders, Danaher's Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2021 (Zero Coupon-Senior) (the "LYONs") with cash. Holders of...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the regular quarterly dividend of $.025 per share payable on January 30, 2004, to holders of record on December 26,...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all the assets and certain liabilities of the Gendex division of DENTSPLY International,...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has, through its subsidiary DH Denmark Holding ApS, submitted a cash tender offer to acquire all of the shares of Radiometer A/S (RADIB.CO) for DKK 460...

Danaher Corporation commented today on the performance outlook for the company for the balance of 2003 and 2004. The comments were made after the close of the stock market today, at its investor...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its annual investor meeting being held in New York City on Wednesday, December 10 will be simultaneously webcast. The webcast can be accessed via the...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Accu-Sort Systems, Inc. for approximately $63 million plus an earn out based upon certain...

Danaher Corporation announced that its President and CEO, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will be presenting at the Baird Industrial Conference in Chicago, IL on Tuesday, November 11 at 11:50 a.m. Central...

Danaher Corporation announced that its President and CEO, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs Global Capital Goods Conference in New York City on Tuesday, November 4 at...

Danaher Corporation announced that the investor meeting is it hosting on its Product Identification platform on Wednesday, October 29 will be webcast and may be accessed via the company's website...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it will host its annual investor and analyst meeting on Wednesday, December 10, 2003 in New York City, beginning at approximately 1:00 p.m. and ending at...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Accu-Sort Systems, Inc. for approximately $63 million in cash on a debt free basis, plus an earn-out based...

Danaher Corporation announced today that net earnings for its third quarter ended September 26, 2003 were $138.6 million, 19% above the corresponding 2002 period earnings of $116.0 million....

Danaher Corporation announced today that its quarterly earnings conference call for Third Quarter 2003 results has been scheduled for Thursday, October 16, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time and...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the regular quarterly dividend of $.025 per share payable on October 31, 2003, to holders of record on September 26, 2003.

Danaher Corporation announced today that Rick L. Bentzinger, 52 years old, has been appointed Corporate Vice President, Human Resources. Mr. Bentzinger will have full responsibility for all Human...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will confirm the Company's guidance range at $.82 to $.87 earnings per share for the 2003...

Danaher Corporation announced that its President and CEO, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will be presenting at the Morgan Stanley "CEOs Unplugged" Industrials Conference in Phoenix, AZ on Wednesday,...

Danaher Corporation announced that its President and CEO, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will be presenting at the Bank of America Electrical Equipment and Multi-Industry conference in Southampton, NY on...

Danaher Corporation announced today the election of John T. Schwieters, Vice Chairman of Perseus, LLC, to its Board of Directors. Mr. Schwieters will chair Danaher's Audit Committee. Mr....

Danaher Corporation announced today that net earnings for its second quarter ended June 27, 2003 were $125.1 million, 21% above the corresponding 2002 period earnings of $103.7 million. Diluted...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its quarterly earnings conference call for Second Quarter 2003 results has been scheduled for July 17, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time and lasting...

Danaher Corporation announced today that Dennis A. Longo, 46 years old, is resigning as Vice President, Human Resources to pursue another opportunity. Robert R. Piazza, currently Corporate...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will confirm the Company's guidance range at $.76 to $.79 earnings per share for the 2003...

Danaher Corporation announced that its President and CEO, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will be presenting at the Wachovia Securities conference in Nantucket, MA on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at 10:15 a.m....

Danaher Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the regular quarterly dividend of $.025 per share payable on July 31, 2003, to holders of record on June 27, 2003....

Danaher Corporation announced four corporate officer appointments today. Gary A. Masse, 41 years old, has been appointed Vice President and Group Executive, Gilbarco/Veeder-Root. John S. Stroup,...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., affirmed the Company's previously given guidance range of $.75 to $.80 earnings per share...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., affirmed the Company's previously given guidance range of $.75 to $.80 earnings per share...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will affirm the Company's previously given guidance range of $.75 to $.80 earnings per...

Danaher Corporation announced that its President and CEO, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will be presenting at the Electrical Products Group conference in Longboat Key, Florida on Monday, May 5, 2003 at...

Danaher Corporation announced today that net earnings for its first quarter ended March 28, 2003 were $103.1 million, 25% higher than its 2002 first quarter net earnings, before the effect of a...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its quarterly earnings conference call for First Quarter 2003 results has been scheduled for April 17, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time and lasting...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will affirm the Company's previously given guidance range of $.61 to $.66 earnings per...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it will present at the Deutsche Bank Basic Industries Conference at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 31, 2003 in New York City. The presentation will be webcast...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the regular quarterly dividend of $.025 per share payable on April 30, 2003, to holders of record on March 28, 2003....

Danaher Corporation announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., affirmed the Company's previously given guidance range of $.61 to $.66 earnings per share...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the assets of Gasboy International, Inc. ("Gasboy"), a unit of Tokheim Corporation for $38.3...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it will present at the Salomon Smith Barney Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 in New York City. The...

Danaher Corporation announced today that Frank Anders ("Andy") Wilson, 44 years old, has been appointed Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Vice President. Mr. Wilson joined Danaher...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it was the successful bidder for the assets of Gasboy International, Inc. ("Gasboy"), a unit of Tokheim Corporation, in an auction conducted pursuant to a...

Danaher Corporation announced that its President and CEO, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will be presenting at the Lehman Brothers Industrial Select Conference in Miami Beach, Florida on Tuesday, February...

Jacobs Vehicle Systems™ (http://www.jakebrake.com/ -- a wholly-owned subsidiary of Danaher Corporation) known for its famous Jake Brake® engine retarders and valve actuation systems today...

Danaher Corporation announced today results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002. Net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2002, excluding the effect of unusual items, were $124.4...

Danaher Corporation will reconfirm today the performance outlook for the company for 2002 and 2003. The company will reconfirm its 2002 full-year earnings per share estimate of approximately $2.73...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its quarterly earnings conference call for Fourth Quarter and year-end 2002 results has been scheduled for January 30, 2003, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Willett International Ltd. for approximately $110 million, which includes the assumption of...

Danaher Corporation announced today that Thomas P. Joyce, 42 years old, President of Hach / Lange, and James A. Lico, 37 years old, President of Fluke, have been appointed Group Executive and...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the regular quarterly dividend of $.025 per share payable on January 31, 2003, to holders of record on December 27,...

Danaher Corporation commented today on the performance outlook for the company for the balance of 2002 and 2003. The comments were made after the close of the stock market today, at its investor...

Danaher Corporation announced that its annual investor meeting, scheduled for Thursday, December 12, will be available via webcast at its site at www.danaher.com. This year's meeting is being...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Willett International Limited for approximately $110 million which includes the assumption of...

Danaher Corporation announced that its President and CEO, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs Capital Goods Conference in New York City on Wednesday, October 30 at 2:20...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Thomson Industries, Inc. Thomson Industries is the leading U.S. producer of linear motion control...

Danaher Corporation announced today that net earnings for its third quarter ended September 27, 2002 were $116.0 million, 32% above the corresponding 2001 period earnings of $87.7 million. Diluted...

In response to investor inquiries, Danaher Corporation today issued the following statement: "Contrary to certain rumors circulating in the market, Danaher does not spring-load its earnings and...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its quarterly earnings conference call for Third Quarter 2002 results has been scheduled for October 17, 2002, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time and...

Danaher Corporation announced that it will be presenting tomorrow at an investor conference sponsored by Merrill Lynch in New York City at 8:30 a.m. A live audio webcast of the presentation will...

Danaher Corporation announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., affirmed his comfort with analysts' earnings per share consensus estimates of $.73 for the...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the regular quarterly dividend of $.025 per share payable on October 31, 2002, to holders of record on September 27,...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Thomson Industries, Inc. for $165 million and an additional contingent consideration based on the...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Raytek Corporation for approximately $75 million. The closing of the transaction is subject to...

Danaher Corporation announced that it will be presenting at an investor conference sponsored by Bank of America Securities in Southampton, MA at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2002. A live...

Danaher Corporation announced today that net earnings for its second quarter ended June 28, 2002 were $103.7 million, 10% above the corresponding 2001 period earnings of $94.2 million. Diluted...

Danaher Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has approved the regular quarterly dividend of $.02 per share payable July 31, 2002, to holders of record on June 28, 2002. Danaher...

Danaher Corporation today announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., reaffirmed comfort with analysts' earnings per share estimates of $.63 to $.66 for the...

Danaher Corporation announced today that Danaher's shareholders have approved the election of H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., Mitchell P. Rales and A. Emmet Stephenson, Jr. to its Board of Directors, with...

Danaher Corporation announced today that net earnings for its first quarter ended March 29, 2002, before the effect of a change in accounting principle, were $82.7 million, comparable to 2001...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its quarterly earnings conference call for First Quarter 2002 results has been scheduled for April 18, 2002, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time and...

Danaher Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has approved the regular quarterly dividend of $.02 per share payable April 30, 2002, to holders of record on March 29, 2002. Danaher...

Danaher Corporation today announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., expressed comfort with earnings per share estimates of $.54 to $.56 for the first quarter...

Danaher Corporation announced that it has successfully completed an offering of 6,000,000 shares of common stock in a public offering today. There were no management or employee shares in the...

Danaher Corporation announced that it intends to offer approximately 5,000,000 shares of common stock in a public offering. There will be no management or employee shares in the offering. There...

Danaher Corporation announced today it has completed the divestiture of API Heat Transfer, Inc. to an affiliate of Chicago based Madison Capital Partners for $66 million. API Heat Transfer Inc....

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has decided not to pursue the acquisition of Cooper Industries Inc. . Danaher made its acquisition proposal public on August 1, 2001. H. Lawrence Culp,...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Marconi Data Systems, formerly known as Videojet, from Marconi plc (MONI.L) for $400 million. Videojet, with...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Viridor Instrumentation Limited ("Viridor") for approximately $135 million. Viridor, with revenues of approximately $75...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Marconi Commerce Systems, formerly known as Gilbarco, from Marconi plc (MONI.L) for $325 million. Gilbarco, with...

Danaher Corporation announced today results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. Net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2001, excluding restructuring charges, were $76.6...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its quarterly earnings conference call for fourth quarter and year-end 2001 results has been scheduled for January 24, 2002, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Marconi Data Systems, formerly known as Videojet, from Marconi plc for $400 million. The acquisition...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Marconi Commerce Systems, formerly known as Gilbarco, from Marconi plc for $325 million. The acquisition...

Danaher Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has approved the regular quarterly dividend of $.02 per share payable January 31, 2002, to holders of record on December 28, 2001. Danaher...

Danaher Corporation commented today on the performance outlook for the company for the balance of 2001 and 2002. The Company also announced an operational streamlining and an associated...

Danaher Corporation announced that today's live webcast of the Company's investor and analyst meeting can be accessed, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, at www.danaher.com . The meeting will...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Viridor Instrumentation Limited ("Viridor") from the Pennon Group Plc (PNN.L). The acquisition remains...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its Danaher Motion platform, through its Pacific Scientific business, has a key supplier role with the Segway Company, providing brushless servo motors for...

Danaher Corporation announced today that net income for its third quarter ended September 28, 2001 was $87.7 million, 5% above the corresponding 2000 amount of $83.6 million. Earnings per share...

Danaher Corporation announced today that a conference call has been scheduled on October 18, 2001 to cover the company's third quarter 2001 results, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time and lasting...

Danaher Corporation today announced that it has signed a confidentiality agreement with Cooper Industries and expects to commence due diligence shortly. Danaher Corporation is a leading...

Danaher Corporation said today it is disappointed that the Board of Directors of Cooper Industries, Inc. has rejected Danaher's premium merger proposal, which is valued at $55.21 to $59.29 based...

Danaher Corporation today announced that it has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to enable it to solicit shareholders of Cooper Industries, Inc. to...

Danaher Corporation today announced that it has made a proposal to Cooper Industries, Inc. for a merger through a stock-and-cash transaction valued at $54 to $58 per Cooper share, or a total value...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has completed its tender offer for outstanding shares of Microtest, Inc. common stock, at a price of $8.15 per share. The tender offer expired at 12:00...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it is extending its tender offer for outstanding shares of Microtest, Inc. common stock from the prior expiration date of midnight on Friday, July 20, 2001...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it is extending its tender offer for outstanding shares of Microtest, Inc. common stock from the prior expiration date of midnight on Thursday, July 19,...

Danaher Corporation announced today that net earnings for its second quarter ended June 29, 2001 were a record $94.2 million, 16% above the corresponding 2000 period earnings of $81.3 million....

Danaher Corporation announced today that a conference call has been scheduled on July 19, 2001 to cover the company's second quarter 2001 results, beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern Time and lasting...