Form 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) May 11, 2010

 

 

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):

 

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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 11, 2010. At the annual meeting, the shareholders voted on the following proposals:

1. To elect the three directors named in the Company’s proxy statement to terms expiring in 2013. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the shareholders as follows:

 

     For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

Steven M. Rales

   263,912,901    5,909,056    86,381    16,380,397

John T. Schwieters

   266,523,989    3,295,036    89,313    16,380,397

Alan G. Spoon

   265,697,195    4,108,409    102,734    16,380,397

2. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010. The proposal was approved by a vote of shareholders as follows:

 

For

   283,767,692

Against

   2,369,213

Abstain

   151,830

3. To act upon a precatory shareholder proposal requesting that Danaher’s Board of Directors take the steps necessary to declassify the Board of Directors within one year. The proposal was approved by a vote of shareholders as follows:

 

For

   180,212,371

Against

   89,209,704

Abstain

   486,263

Broker Non-Votes

   16,380,397


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: May 12, 2010