DANAHER CORP /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2012

May 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DANAHER CORP /DE/ (DHR)
CIK: 0000313616
Period of Report: 2012-05-01

Reporting Person: EHRLICH DONALD J (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-01	Common Stock	M	8000	$15.23	Acquired	110120	Direct
2012-05-01	Common Stock	S	8000	$54.795	Disposed	102120	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-01	Director stock option (right to buy)	$15.23	M	8000	Disposed	2012-07-16	Common Stock (8000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	32000	Indirect
Common Stock	2000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $54.79 to 54.82, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Danaher Corporation, any securityholder of Danaher Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of
shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in the footnotes to this Form 4.

F2: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his spouse.