Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SIMMS STEVE
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DANAHER CORP /DE/ [DHR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, 12TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2007
(Street)

WASHINGTON, DC 20006		 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 08/01/2007   M   279,900 A $ 23.3125 284,300 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   M   4,758 A $ 24.5938 289,058 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   M   20,100 A $ 31.875 309,158 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   M   27,100 A $ 37.165 336,258 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   500 D $ 74.28 335,758 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   49,200 D $ 74.3 287,558 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   100 D $ 74.32 287,458 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   1,500 D $ 74.33 285,958 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   200 D $ 74.34 285,758 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   100 D $ 74.35 285,658 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   7,182 D $ 74.36 278,476 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   6,400 D $ 74.37 272,076 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   400 D $ 74.38 271,676 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   300 D $ 74.39 271,376 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   1,400 D $ 74.4 269,976 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   100 D $ 74.41 269,876 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   100 D $ 74.42 269,776 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   600 D $ 74.43 269,176 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   400 D $ 74.44 268,776 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   3,000 D $ 74.45 265,776 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   400 D $ 74.46 265,376 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   600 D $ 74.47 264,776 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   600 D $ 74.48 264,176 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   900 D $ 74.49 263,276 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   2,400 D $ 74.5 260,876 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   3,600 D $ 74.51 257,276 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   20,800 D $ 74.52 236,476 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   1,300 D $ 74.53 235,176 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2007   S   2,400 D $ 74.54 232,776 D  
Common Stock               7,353 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) $ 23.3125 08/01/2007   M     279,900   (1) 07/18/2010 Common stock 279,900 $ 0 0 D  
Employee stock option (right to buy) $ 24.5938 08/01/2007   M     4,758   (2) 12/01/2009 Common stock 4,758 $ 0 0 D  
Employee stock option (right to buy) $ 31.875 08/01/2007   M     20,100   (3) 03/04/2013 Common stock 20,100 $ 0 0 D  
Employee stock option (right to buy) $ 37.165 08/01/2007   M     27,100   (4) 09/26/2013 Common stock 27,100 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SIMMS STEVE
2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
12TH FLOOR
WASHINGTON, DC 20006		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 James F. O'Reilly, attorney-in-fact for Steven E. Simms   08/03/2007
**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) The options exercised were part of an award of 1,000,000 options received by the reporting person. With respect to 800,000 of the options, such options vested 50% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the fifth anniversary of the grant date. With respect to 200,000 of the options, such options vested on the second anniversary of the grant date.
(2) The options exercised vested 20% per year on the first five anniversaries of the grant date.
(3) The options exercised were part of an award of 150,000 options granted on March 4, 2003. 50% of the options vested on July 1, 2007, and the balance vest on July 1, 2008.
(4) The options exercised were part of an award of 150,000 options granted on September 26, 2003. 50% of the options vested on July 1, 2007, and the balance vest on July 1, 2008.

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