UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) December 5, 2005

Danaher Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-08089	59-1995548
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., 12th Floor, Washington, D.C.	20006-1813
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

202-828-0850

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

On December 5, 2005, the Board of Directors of Danaher Corporation (“Danaher”), upon recommendation of its Nominating and Governance Committee, increased the size of the Danaher board to ten members and appointed Linda P. Hefner to fill the resulting vacancy. Ms. Hefner’s initial term expires at Danaher’s 2006 annual meeting of shareholders. A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Hefner’s election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Hefner and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Hefner was selected as a director of Danaher. There are no transactions in which Ms. Hefner has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Danaher Corporation press release dated December 5, 2005

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

DANAHER CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Daniel L. Comas
Name:	Daniel L. Comas
Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: December 6, 2005

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Danaher Corporation press release dated December 5, 2005