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FORM 4 Wasington, D.C. 20549
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[ ] Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16. Form 4
or Form 5 obligations may
continue. See Instruction 1(b)
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
RALES MITCHELL P.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
1250 24TH STREET, N.W., SUITE 800
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(Street)
WASHINGTON, DC 20037
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DANAHER CORPORATION (DHR)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number
of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
OCTOBER, 1996
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5. IF Amendment, Date of Original
(Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [X] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other
(specify below)
Chairman of Executive Committee
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF,
OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature of
of action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship Indirect
Security Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: Beneficial
(Instr. 3) (Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at End Direct (D) or Ownership
Day/ ------------- ---------------------------- of Month Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
Year) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCK,
par value $.01
per share October 25, P -- 250,000 A $41.05 $1,431,443 (1) D --
1996
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COMMON STOCK, THROUGH
par value $.01 EQUITY
per share -- -- -- -- -- -- $12,032,444 I GROUP
HOLDINGS
LLC (2)
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COMMON STOCK, THROUGH
par value $.01 EQUITY
per share -- -- -- -- -- -- $8,776,820 I GROUP
HOLDINGS II
LLC (2)
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(1) Includes 1,055,511 shares pledged as collateral to secure a loan of shares
to the Reporting Person by Capital Yield Corporation.
(2) Mitchell P. Rales and his brother, Steven M. Rales, are the sole members of
Equity Group Holdings LLC and Equity Group Holdings II LLC.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Response)
SEC 1474 (8-92)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED)
TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Title Conver- Trans- Trans- Number of Date Title and Price Number Owner- Nature
of sion or action action Derivative Exercisable Amount of of ship of
Derivative Exercise Date Code Securities and of Deriv- Deriv- Form of Indirect
Security Price of Instr. 8) Acquired Expiration Underlying ative ative deriv- Bene-
(Instr. 3) Deriv- (Month/ (A) or Date Securities Security- Secur- ative ficial
ative Day/ Disposed (Instr. 3, (Instr. 5) ities Security: Owner
Security Year) of (D) (Month/ and 4) Bene- Direct (D) ship
(Instr. Day/ ficially or (Instr.
3, 4 ) Year) Owned at Indirect 4)
and 5) End of (I)
Month (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 4)
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Code V (A) (D) Date Expir- Title Amount
Exer- ation or
cisable Date Number
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Explanation of Responses:
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violation. See 18 U.S.C 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three compies of this Form, one of which must be namually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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