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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DANAHER CORP /DE/ [ DHR ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/29/2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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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, par value $.01 per share | 03/29/2007 | J(1) | 20,000,000 | D | (1) | 0 | I | By Equity Group Holdings LLC | ||
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | 03/29/2007 | J(2) | 10,000,000 | A | (2) | 22,000,000 | I | Through single-member LLCs(3) | ||
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | 03/29/2007 | J(4) | 3,692,482 | D | (4) | 0 | I | By Equity Group Holdings II LLC | ||
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | 03/29/2007 | J(5) | 1,846,241 | A | (5) | 8,249,212 | D | |||
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | 41,302 | I | By 401(k) Plan |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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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 |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Effective March 29, 2007, Equity Group Holdings LLC distributed, in a transaction not involving any exchange of consideration, 20,000,000 shares of Danaher Corporation Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares") to Mitchell P. Rales and Steven M. Rales and their affiliates, in proportion to the respective beneficial interests of the distributees in the Shares. Mitchell P. Rales and his brother, Steven M. Rales, are the sole members of Equity Group Holdings LLC. |
2. Receipt of distribution from Equity Group Holdings LLC of 10,000,000 Shares in a transaction not involving any exchange of consideration. |
3. The reported Shares are held through the following single-member LLCs: MPRDHR LLC, MPRDHR II LLC and MPRDHR III LLC. Mitchell P. Rales is the sole member of each of these LLCs. |
4. Effective March 29, 2007, Equity Group Holdings II LLC distributed, in a transaction not involving any exchange of consideration, 3,692,482 Shares to Mitchell P. Rales and Steven M. Rales and their affiliates, in proportion to the respective beneficial interests of the distributees in the Shares. Mitchell P. Rales and his brother, Steven M. Rales, are the sole members of Equity Group Holdings II LLC. |
5. Receipt of distribution from Equity Group Holdings II LLC of 1,846,241 Shares in a transaction not involving any exchange of consideration. |
Remarks: |
*** The transactions reported in this Form 4 relate to Danaher shares owned individually or jointly by Mitchell P. Rales and Steven M. Rales, which have been distributed, for no consideration, in equal proportions to each of Mitchell P. Rales (or entities that he owns) and Steven M. Rales (or entities that he owns). These distributions are being made for financial planning and estate planning purposes. None of these reported transactions involves a sale of shares. The combined holdings of Mitchell P. Rales and Steven M. Rales remain unchanged at 61,475,187 shares (which includes shares held through charitable foundations). |
/s/ MITCHELL P. RALES | 03/30/2007 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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