DANAHER CORP /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2010

Apr 5, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DANAHER CORP /DE/ (DHR)
CIK: 0000313616
Period of Report: 2010-03-01

Reporting Person: LICO JAMES A (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-03-01	Common stock	M	5000	$30.635	Acquired	5000	Direct
2010-03-01	Common stock	S	5000	$73.79	Disposed	0	Direct
2010-04-01	Common stock	M	5000	$30.635	Acquired	5000	Direct
2010-04-01	Common stock	S	5000	$80.07	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-03-01	Employee stock option (right to buy)	$30.635	M	5000	Disposed	2012-12-03	Common stock (5000)	Direct
2010-04-01	Employee stock option (right to buy)	$30.635	M	5000	Disposed	2012-12-03	Common stock (5000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common stock	4962	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 13, 2009

F2: Fifty percent of the options became exercisable on each of the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date, which was December 3, 2002.