=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership ===
Document Type: 4
Period of Report: 2026-08-04
10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No
--- Issuer ---
Name: DANAHER CORP /DE/ (DHR)
CIK: 0000313616
--- Reporting Owner ---
Name: RALES MITCHELL P
CIK: 0001015014
Role: Director, Officer (Chairman of Exec. Committee)
--- Non-Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Common Stock, par value $.01
Date: 2026-08-04 | Code: A (Grant or award)
Shares: +500,000 | Price: $0.00
Shares Owned After: 553,228 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F1] Represents grant of restricted stock units that vest 50% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, respectively, subject in each case to continued employment through the applicable vesting date.
--- Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Stock option (right to buy)
Date: 2026-08-04 | Code: A (Grant or award)
Shares: +1,000,000 | Price: $0.00
Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2036-08-04
Shares Owned After: 1,000,000 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F5] Represents grant of non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock. The options vest 50% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, respectively, subject in each case to continued employment through the applicable vesting date.
[F5] Represents grant of non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock. The options vest 50% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, respectively, subject in each case to continued employment through the applicable vesting date.
--- Holdings ---
[Holding #1]
Security: Common Stock, par value $.01
Ownership: I (Indirect)
Footnotes:
[F2] The Reporting Person is the trustee of the Mitchell P. Rales Family Trust.
[Holding #2]
Security: Common Stock, par value $.01
Ownership: I (Indirect)
[Holding #3]
Security: Common Stock, par value $.01
Ownership: I (Indirect)
Footnotes:
[F3] The reported shares are held through custodial accounts for the benefit of the Reporting Person's daughter. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his daughter, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of his daughter's shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
[Holding #4]
Security: Common Stock, par value $.01
Ownership: I (Indirect)
Footnotes:
[F3] The reported shares are held through custodial accounts for the benefit of the Reporting Person's daughter. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his daughter, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of his daughter's shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
[Holding #5]
Security: Common Stock, par value $.01
Ownership: I (Indirect)
Footnotes:
[F4] The reported shares are held through single-member LLCs, of which a revocable trust with the Reporting Person as the sole trustee and beneficiary is the sole member.
--- Footnotes (Complete Index) ---
F1: Represents grant of restricted stock units that vest 50% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, respectively, subject in each case to continued employment through the applicable vesting date.
F2: The Reporting Person is the trustee of the Mitchell P. Rales Family Trust.
F3: The reported shares are held through custodial accounts for the benefit of the Reporting Person's daughter. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his daughter, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of his daughter's shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
F4: The reported shares are held through single-member LLCs, of which a revocable trust with the Reporting Person as the sole trustee and beneficiary is the sole member.
F5: Represents grant of non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock. The options vest 50% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, respectively, subject in each case to continued employment through the applicable vesting date.
--- Signature ---
/s/ By: /s/ Mitchell P. Rales (2026-08-06)