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) April 19, 2012

 

 

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.)
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800W, Washington, D.C.   20037-1701

 

(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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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On April 19, 2012, Danaher Corporation issued a press release announcing financial results for the three months ended March 30, 2012. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release 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 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:

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Press release — “Danaher Reports Record First Quarter 2012 Results”

 

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: April 18, 2012

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Press release — “Danaher Reports Record First Quarter 2012 Results”