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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington,
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION
13 OR 15(d)</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported): <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">January
14, 2004</font></b></font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DANAHER CORPORATION</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20006-1813</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(202)
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On January 14, 2004, Danaher Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced via press release preliminary financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2003.&#160; A copy of the Company&#146;s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.&#160; This Form 8-K, the information contained herein, and the attached exhibit are furnished under Item 12 of Form 8-K and are furnished to, but not filed with, the Securities and Exchange Commission.&#160; The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing.</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURE</font></u></p>

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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.</font></p>

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CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<h2 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE</font></b></h2>

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(202)-828-0850&#160; FAX (202)-828-0860</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DANAHER
CORPORATION COMMENTS ON FOURTH QUARTER ESTIMATES</font></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington, D.C., January
14, 2004 - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) today commented on estimates for the
fourth quarter ending December 31, 2003.&#160;
Preliminary financial results indicate revenues for the fourth quarter increased
approximately 17 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2002.&#160; Of the 17 percent increase, revenues from
existing operations are expected to account for an approximately six percent
increase over the same period in 2002, exceeding previous estimates of a two to
four percent increase.&#160; Danaher defines
revenue growth from existing operations as revenue increases over the
comparable prior period, excluding revenue attributable to currency gains and
losses as well as businesses acquired subsequent to the comparable prior
period.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The current Thompson
Financial First Call consensus range for the Company&#146;s fourth quarter earnings
is $0.91 to $0.95 per share which does not include the previously announced
$0.09 per share gain the Company expects to record in the fourth quarter
related to curtailment of the Company&#146;s cash balance pension plan in the United
States.&#160; Adding the $.09 per share gain
to the consensus range would result in a revised range of $1.00 to $1.04 per
share.&#160; The Company expects that earnings
for the quarter will meet or slightly exceed the upper end of this revised
range.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Danaher Corporation is a
leading manufacturer of Process / Environmental Controls and Tools and
Components (www.danaher.com).</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Statements in this
release that are not strictly historical, including statements characterized by
terminology such as &#147;indicates,&#148; &#147;expected,&#148; &#147;expects&#148; and &#147;would,&#148; may be
&#147;forward-looking&#148; statements, which involve risks and uncertainties.&#160; These include economic and currency
conditions, market demand, pricing, competitive and technological factors, and
the fact that the financial measures presented in this release have not been
audited, among other factors as set forth in the company&#146;s SEC filings.</font></p>

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