8-K

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) March 2, 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)

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On January 27, 2005, in connection with announcing results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004, Danaher Corporation announced that it had expanded its reporting to three segments. The three segments are Professional Instrumentation, Industrial Technologies and Tools and Components. The Professional Instrumentation segment includes the Company’s Environmental, Medical Technology and Electronic Test businesses. The Industrial Technologies segment includes the Company’s Motion and Product Identification businesses as well as the Company’s focused niche businesses previously included in the Process/Environmental Controls segment. The Tools and Components segment remains unchanged.

On March 2, 2005, Danaher Corporation posted on its website certain historical financial information for the three new operating segments with respect to the years 2002, 2003 and 2004. A copy of the financial information is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto are being furnished by Danaher pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K.

This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits:

The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Operating segment financial information for 2002, 2003 and 2004

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/ Patrick W. Allender.
Name:	Patrick W. Allender
Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Dated: March 2, 2005

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Operating segment financial information for 2002, 2003 and 2004

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Danaher Corporation

Segment Data

	2004												2004			2003			2002
	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4
Total Sales:
Professional Instrumentation	$	590,754		$	638,569		$	751,563		$	934,804		$	2,915,690		$	1,916,014		$	1,676,087
Industrial Technologies		635,648			665,420			667,014			699,272			2,667,354			2,180,672			1,709,067
Tools & Components		316,789			317,256			326,708			345,504			1,306,257			1,197,190			1,192,078
	$	1,543,191		$	1,621,245		$	1,745,285		$	1,979,580		$	6,889,301		$	5,293,876		$	4,577,232
Operating Profit:
Professional Instrumentation	$	105,116		$	125,608		$	142,258		$	171,023		$	544,005		$	357,529		$	298,186
Industrial Technologies		82,096			103,098			102,238			106,089			393,521			316,814			242,271
Tools & Components		44,556			50,387			54,332			48,976			198,251			173,821			181,359
Other		(6,802	)		(6,851	)		(6,907	)		(10,084	)		(30,644	)		(24,669	)		(20,694	)
Pension curtailment														—			22,500			—
	$	224,966		$	272,242		$	291,921		$	316,004		$	1,105,133		$	845,995		$	701,122
													12/31/2004			12/31/2003			12/31/2002
Identifiable Assets:
Professional Instrumentation													$	4,116,244		$	1,889,934		$	1,608,306
Industrial Technologies														3,472,246			3,423,881			3,083,298
Tools & Components														768,659			786,949			811,803
Other														136,744			789,286			525,738
													$	8,493,893		$	6,890,050		$	6,029,145
Liabilities:
Professional Instrumentation													$	1,092,456		$	534,359		$	506,485
Industrial Technologies														854,321			781,048			643,315
Tools & Components														315,406			313,224			311,106
Other														1,612,028			1,614,710			1,558,640
													$	3,874,211		$	3,243,341		$	3,019,546
Depreciation and Amortization:
Professional Instrumentation													$	66,390		$	42,093		$	45,028
Industrial Technologies														60,576			62,529			48,148
Tools & Components														29,162			28,814			36,389
													$	156,128		$	133,436		$	129,565
Capital Expenditures, Gross
Professional Instrumentation													$	46,217		$	21,534		$	18,883
Industrial Technologies														51,104			46,755			33,909
Tools & Components														18,585			12,054			12,638
													$	115,906		$	80,343		$	65,430