FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CULP H LAWRENCE JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DANAHER CORP /DE/ [DHR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 800W 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/23/2012 (Street) WASHINGTON, DC 20037 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/23/2012   M   301,100 A $ 18.58 1,053,899 I By LLCs (1) Common Stock 04/23/2012   S(2)   301,100 D $ 52.623 (3) 752,799 I By LLCs (1) Common Stock 04/23/2012   M   1,756 A $ 20.74 754,555 I By LLC (1) Common Stock 04/23/2012   S(2)   1,756 D $ 52.53 752,799 I By LLC (1) Common Stock 04/23/2012   S(2)   123,600 (4) D $ 52.624 (5) 850,158 D   Common Stock               3,659 I 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee stock option (right to buy)

$ 18.58

04/23/2012

M

301,100

(6)

03/26/2013

Common Stock

301,100

$ 0

200,000

I

By LLCs (1)

Employee stock option (right to buy)

$ 20.74

04/23/2012

M

1,756

(6)

03/26/2013

Common Stock

1,756

$ 0

0

I

By LLCs (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CULP H LAWRENCE JR 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW SUITE 800W WASHINGTON, DC 20037	X		President and CEO

Signatures

James F. O'Reilly, attorney-in-fact for H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.		04/23/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Owned by limited liability companies (the "LLCs"), as to each of which the members are Mr. Culp and an entity controlled by Mr. Culp.
(2)	The sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on February 17, 2012.
(3)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $52.17 to 52.88, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Danaher Corporation, any securityholder of Danaher Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in the footnotes to this Form 4.
(4)	These shares represent a portion of the net shares received by the reporting person in connection with the vesting of restricted stock unit awards in February 2012.
(5)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $52.19 to 52.88, inclusive.
(6)	Twenty percent of the reported options became exercisable on December 1, 2006, thirty percent became exercisable on December 1, 2007 and the remainder became exercisable on December 1, 2008.

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