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10-Q - FORM 10-Q - DANAHER CORP /DE/d10q.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - DANAHER CORP /DE/dex312.htm
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EX-10.7 - EXHIBIT 10.7 - DANAHER CORP /DE/dex107.htm
EX-12.1 - EXHIBIT 12.1 - DANAHER CORP /DE/dex121.htm
EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - DANAHER CORP /DE/dex322.htm
EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - DANAHER CORP /DE/Financial_Report.xls

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge, Danaher Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 2, 2009 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Danaher Corporation.

 

Date: October 21, 2009     By:  

/s/    H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.

    Name:   H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

This certification accompanies the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. This certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that Danaher Corporation specifically incorporates it by reference.