SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SIMMS STEVE
(Last) (First) (Middle)
2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
12TH FLOOR
(Street)
WASHINGTON DC 20006
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DANAHER CORP /DE/ [ DHR ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2006
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/01/2006 M 65,000 A $11.9375 69,400 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 300 D $56.05 69,100 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 400 D $56.06 68,700 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 200 D $56.07 68,500 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 1,400 D $56.08 67,100 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 100 D $56.09 67,000 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 200 D $56.1 66,800 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 400 D $56.11 66,400 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 4,600 D $56.25 61,800 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 3,100 D $56.26 58,700 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 7,700 D $56.27 51,000 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 400 D $56.28 50,600 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 700 D $56.29 49,900 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 6,000 D $56.3 43,900 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 1,800 D $56.31 42,100 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 300 D $56.32 41,800 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 5,100 D $56.35 36,700 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 1,000 D $56.37 35,700 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 2,000 D $56.38 33,700 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 500 D $56.39 33,200 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 1,500 D $56.4 31,700 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 500 D $56.41 31,200 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 300 D $56.42 30,900 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 2,700 D $56.45 28,200 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 4,100 D $56.47 24,100 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 500 D $56.48 23,600 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 1,500 D $56.5 22,100 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 200 D $56.51 21,900 D
Common Stock 02/01/2006 S 500 D $56.53 21,400 D
Common Stock 6,474 I 401(k)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock option (right to buy) $11.9375 02/01/2006 M 65,000 (1) 05/14/2007 Common Stock 65,000 $0 173,000(2) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The reporting person received the options indicated on May 14, 1997. All of the options granted became exercisable on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
2. The Form 4s filed by the reporting person on February 1, 2006 reporting option exercises on January 30 and January 31, 2006, incorrectly reported the number of options that remained outstanding following those exercises. Following the exercises on January 30, 2006, 303,000 of the options granted to the reporting person on May 14, 1997 with exercise price of $11.9375 remained outstanding. Following the exercises on January 31, 2006, 238,000 of the options granted to the reporting person on May 14, 1997 with exercise price of $11.9375 remained outstanding.
Remarks:
James F. O'Reilly, attorney-in-fact for Steven E. Simms 02/03/2006
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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