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| FORM 4 | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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[_] Check this box if
no longer subject STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
obligations may Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
continue. See Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Instruction 1(b). Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
RALES STEVEN M.
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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)
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 NOVEMBER, 1998
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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] Officer [X] 10% Owner [_] Other
(give title below) (specify below)
Chairman of Executive Committee
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X__ Form filed by One Reporting Person
____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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 action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Security Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 3) (Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
Day/ ----------------------------------------------- End of (D) or ficial
Year) Month Indirect Owner-
Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCK, PAR 11/17/98 S -- 500,000 D $44.50 2,676,186/1/ D --
VALUE $.01 PER
SHARE
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COMMON STOCK, PAR -- -- -- -- -- -- 24,064,888 I THROUGH EQUITY
VALUE $.01 PER GROUP HOLDINGS
SHARE LLC/2/
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COMMON STOCK, PAR -- -- -- -- -- -- 16,000,000 I THROUGH EQUITY
VALUE $.01 PER GROUP HOLDINGS
SHARE II LLC/2/
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COMMON STOCK, PAR -- -- -- -- -- -- 22,366 I THROUGH
VALUE $.01 PER DANAHER 401k
SHARE PLAN
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/1/ Includes shares pledged as collateral to secure a loan of shares to the
Reporting Person.
/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.
* If this form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
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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. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv-
Security (Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) or
Price of (Month/ Disposed of (D)
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
ative Year)
Security
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Code V (A) (D)
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TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)--CONTINUED
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6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na-
cisable and Underlying Securities of of Deriv- ship ture
Expiration (Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form of In-
Date ative Secur- of De- direct
(Month/Day/ Secur- ities rivative Bene-
Year) ity Bene- Secu- ficial
(Instr. ficially rity: Owner-
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Date Expira- Amount or at End (D) or (Instr.
Exer- tion Title Number of of Indi- 4)
cisable Date Shares Month rect (1)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.
/s/ Steven M. Rales 11/25/98
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
