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  0001015014
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000313616
  DANAHER CORP /DE/
  001-08089
  2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. N.W.
  SUITE 800W
  WASHINGTON
  DC
  20037-1701
  202-828-0850
  Glenstone Foundation
  See Remarks
  Common Stock
  Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co., Inc
  767 Third Avenue
  16th Floor
  New York
  NY
  10017
  47937
  12808766
  722213081
  08/13/2024
  NYSE
  Common Stock
  06/11/2021
  Gift from Affiliate
  Mitchell P. Rales
  Y
  12/16/1983
  47937
  None - gift to foundation
  Y
  The seller is a charitable foundation of which Mitchell P. Rales is a director. Mr. Rales is also a director of the Issuer.
  08/13/2024
  GLENSTONE FOUNDATION by /s/ C. Scott Brannan, VP & Treasurer