X0303 4 2010-01-02 0000313616 DANAHER CORP /DE/ DHR 0001205247 CULP H LAWRENCE JR 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW 12TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20006 1 1 0 0 President and CEO Common Stock 2010-01-02 4 F 0 326737 75.20 D 468463 D Common Stock 1828 I By 401(k) plan On May 6, 2003, the Company's shareholders approved the award of 777,200 performance based restricted stock units ("RSUs") to the reporting person. On December 1, 2009, the RSUs became fully vested and the reporting person filed a Form 4 to report the vesting of the RSUs. Pursuant to the terms of the RSUs, the shares underlying the RSUs (net of 326,737 shares required to be withheld to satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations) were issued to the reporting person as of January 2, 2010. The reporting person is filing this Form 4 to report the withholding of the 326,737 shares required to satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations. James F. O'Reilly, attorney-in-fact for H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. 2010-01-04