UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~September~~October 921, 2025

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DANAHER CORPORATION
			(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Delaware		001-08089	59-1995548
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,			20037-1701
Suite 800W
Washington,	DC
(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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value	DHR	New York Stock Exchange
0.200% Senior Notes due 2026	DHR/26	New York Stock Exchange
2.100% Senior Notes due 2026	DHR 26	New York Stock Exchange
1.200% Senior Notes due 2027	DHR/27	New York Stock Exchange
0.450% Senior Notes due 2028	DHR/28	New York Stock Exchange
2.500% Senior Notes due 2030	DHR 30	New York Stock Exchange
0.750% Senior Notes due 2031	DHR/31	New York Stock Exchange
1.350% Senior Notes due 2039	DHR/39	New York Stock Exchange
1.800% Senior Notes due 2049	DHR/49	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).


Emerging growth company						☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 52.0302 ~~AMENDMENTS~~RESULTS ~~TO ARTICLES~~ OF ~~INCORPORATION~~OPERATIONS ORAND ~~BYLAWS;~~FINANCIAL ~~CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR~~CONDITION

On ~~and effective September~~October 921, 2025, ~~the Board of Directors of~~ Danaher Corporation (~~the~~ “~~Company~~Danaher”) ~~amended~~issued ~~and~~a ~~restated~~press ~~the~~release ~~Company’s~~announcing ~~Amended~~financial ~~and~~results ~~Restated~~for ~~By-laws~~the ~~(as~~quarter soended ~~amended and restated~~September 26, ~~the~~2025. A ~~“By-laws”)~~copy toof ~~revise~~ the ~~advance~~release ~~notice~~is ~~and~~furnished ~~related~~herewith ~~procedural~~as ~~and~~Exhibit ~~disclosure~~99.1 ~~requirements~~and ~~for~~incorporated ~~shareholders~~by toreference ~~propose~~herein. This ~~business~~Current atReport aon ~~meeting~~Form of8-K ~~shareholders,~~and ~~including~~ the ~~requirements~~press ~~for~~release ~~the~~attached ~~valid~~hereto ~~nomination~~are ofbeing afurnished ~~candidate~~by ~~for~~Danaher ~~director. The~~pursuant ~~By-laws~~to ~~also~~Item ~~contain~~2.02 ~~certain~~of ~~other~~Form ~~routine and non~~8-~~substantive updates and revisions~~K.

~~The~~This ~~foregoing~~information ~~description~~shall isnot ~~qualified~~be indeemed ~~its~~“filed” ~~entirety~~for bypurposes ~~reference~~of toSection 18 of the ~~full~~Securities ~~text~~Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ~~By-laws~~“Exchange Act”), aor ~~copy~~incorporated ofby ~~which~~reference isin ~~attached~~any ~~hereto~~filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as ~~Exhibit~~amended, ~~3.1~~or ~~and~~the isExchange ~~incorporated~~Act, ~~herein~~except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS


ITEM 9.01	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)	Exhibits:

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release — “Danaher Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results”

104		The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL.

On September 9, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a new share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to 35 million shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time on the open market (including through the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), in privately negotiated transactions or by other methods, at the Company’s discretion. This authorization is in addition to, and does not impact, share repurchase authorizations previously approved by the Board. The program has no expiration date and will continue until otherwise suspended or terminated at any time for any reason. The timing and amount of any shares repurchased under the program will be determined by members of the Company’s management based on its evaluation of market and business conditions and other factors.

ITEM 9.01	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c)	Exhibits:
Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Amended and Restated By-Laws of Danaher Corporation
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101)

SIGNATURES

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.

			DANAHER CORPORATION
Date:	~~September~~October 920, 2025	By:	/s/ ~~James~~Matthew FR. ~~O’Reilly~~McGrew
			James F. O’Reilly
			Matthew R. McGrew
			Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary; Chief Sustainability Officer
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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