UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) May 11, 2010

 

 

Danaher Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-08089		59-1995548
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., 12th Floor, Washington, D.C.		20006-1813
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

202-828-0850

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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ITEM 5.07

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 11, 2010. At the annual meeting, the shareholders voted on the following proposals:

1. To elect the three directors named in the Company’s proxy statement to terms expiring in 2013. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the shareholders as follows:

 

		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Steven M. Rales		263,912,901		5,909,056		86,381		16,380,397
John T. Schwieters		266,523,989		3,295,036		89,313		16,380,397
Alan G. Spoon		265,697,195		4,108,409		102,734		16,380,397

2. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010. The proposal was approved by a vote of shareholders as follows:

 

For		283,767,692
Against		2,369,213
Abstain		151,830

3. To act upon a precatory shareholder proposal requesting that Danaher’s Board of Directors take the steps necessary to declassify the Board of Directors within one year. The proposal was approved by a vote of shareholders as follows:

 

For		180,212,371
Against		89,209,704
Abstain		486,263
Broker Non-Votes		16,380,397

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: May 12, 2010