SEC Form 4 · accession 0001193125-26-338380
DANAHER CORP /DE/ · DHR
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Mitchell P Rales
Officer — Chairman of Exec. Committee · Director
Period of report
Aug 4, 2026
Accepted (ET)
Aug 6, 2026 · 5:00 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
box not checked
Issuer CIK
0000313616
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock, par value $.01 | Aug 4, 2026 | A | 500,000 | $0.00 | A | 553,228 | D | |
| Common Stock, par value $.01F2 | holding | — | — | — | 778,352 | I | Through the Mitchell P. Rales Family Trust | |
| Common Stock, par value $.01 | holding | — | — | — | 801 | I | By 401(k) Plan | |
| Common Stock, par value $.01F3 | holding | — | — | — | 3,256 | I | By trust for daughter | |
| Common Stock, par value $.01F3 | holding | — | — | — | 3,256 | I | By trust for daughter | |
| Common Stock, par value $.01F4 | holding | — | — | — | 26,171,000 | I | Through single-member LLCs |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock option (right to buy)F5 | $194.78 | Aug 4, 2026 | A | 1,000,000 | A | — | Aug 4, 2036 | Common Stock, par value $.01 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents grant of restricted stock units that vest 50% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, respectively, subject in each case to continued employment through the applicable vesting date.
- F2The Reporting Person is the trustee of the Mitchell P. Rales Family Trust.
- F3The reported shares are held through custodial accounts for the benefit of the Reporting Person's daughter. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his daughter, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of his daughter's shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
- F4The reported shares are held through single-member LLCs, of which a revocable trust with the Reporting Person as the sole trustee and beneficiary is the sole member.
- F5Represents grant of non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock. The options vest 50% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, respectively, subject in each case to continued employment through the applicable vesting date.