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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 1, 2011

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number: 1-8089

 

 

DANAHER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   59-1995548
(State of Incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification number)

 

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 800W

Washington, D.C.

  20037-1701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 202-828-0850

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   x     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)    Yes   ¨     No   x

The number of shares of common stock outstanding at July 15, 2011 was 685,554,656.

 

 

 


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DANAHER CORPORATION

INDEX

FORM 10-Q

 

         Page  

PART I -

  FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1.

  Financial Statements   
  Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets at July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2010      1   
  Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings for the three and six months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010      2   
  Consolidated Condensed Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the six months ended July 1, 2011      3   
  Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010      4   
  Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements      5   

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      21   

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      40   

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures      40   

PART II -

  OTHER INFORMATION   

Item 1

  Legal Proceedings      41   

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors      41   

Item 2.

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      44   

Item 5

  Other Information      44   

Item 6.

  Exhibits      46   
  Signatures      49   


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DANAHER CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

($ in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     July 1, 2011      December 31, 2010
(Note 1)
 

ASSETS

     

Current Assets:

     

Cash and equivalents

   $ 551,583       $ 1,632,980   

Trade accounts receivable, net

     3,099,418         2,159,503   

Inventories:

     

Finished goods

     1,115,452         582,331   

Work in process

     314,060         185,658   

Raw material and supplies

     635,537         412,194   
                 

Total inventories

     2,065,049         1,180,183   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     838,750         1,070,215   
                 

Total current assets

     6,554,800         6,042,881   

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,583,010 and $1,462,686, respectively

     2,226,119         1,160,886   

Investment in joint venture

     533,136         511,283   

Other assets

     1,247,548         696,498   

Goodwill

     14,741,004         10,482,998   

Other intangible assets, net

     6,210,769         3,322,584   
                 

Total assets

   $ 31,513,376       $ 22,217,130   
                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Current Liabilities:

     

Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt

   $ 47,932       $ 40,761   

Trade accounts payable

     1,515,113         1,169,185   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     2,718,251         2,110,756   
                 

Total current liabilities

     4,281,296         3,320,702   

Other long-term liabilities

     4,151,630         2,339,755   

Long-term debt

     6,524,931         2,783,907   

Stockholders’ equity:

     

Common stock - $0.01 par value

     7,585         7,295   

Additional paid-in capital

     3,746,995         2,412,401   

Retained earnings

     11,997,077         10,945,928   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     737,839         345,386   
                 

Total Danaher stockholders’ equity

     16,489,496         13,711,010   

Non-controlling interest

     66,023         61,756   
                 

Total stockholders’ equity

     16,555,519         13,772,766   
                 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 31,513,376       $ 22,217,130   
                 

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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DANAHER CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

($ and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     July 1, 2011     July 2, 2010     July 1, 2011     July 2, 2010  

Sales

   $ 3,711,674      $ 3,217,428      $ 7,057,376      $ 6,225,257   

Cost of sales

     1,768,479        1,611,875        3,350,793        3,150,992   
                                

Gross profit

     1,943,195        1,605,553        3,706,583        3,074,265   

Operating costs and other:

        

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     1,095,749        896,588        2,065,451        1,762,919   

Research and development expenses

     235,803        191,199        453,376        372,035   

Earnings from unconsolidated joint venture

     (14,460     —          (28,935     —     
                                

Operating profit

     626,103        517,766        1,216,691        939,311   

Non-operating income (expense):

        

Interest expense

     (31,709     (28,944     (62,434     (58,988

Interest income

     2,280        1,039        4,395        2,592   
                                

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes

     596,674        489,861        1,158,652        882,915   

Income taxes

     (147,028     (127,738     (288,760     (228,046
                                

Earnings from continuing operations

     449,646        362,123        869,892        654,869   

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     199,118        10,353        208,230        17,840   
                                

Net earnings

   $ 648,764      $ 372,476      $ 1,078,122      $ 672,709   
                                

Earnings per share from continuing operations:

        

Basic

   $ 0.67      $ 0.55      $ 1.31      $ 1.01   
                                

Diluted

   $ 0.65      $ 0.53      $ 1.26      $ 0.97   
                                

Earnings per share from discontinued operations:

        

Basic

   $ 0.30      $ 0.02      $ 0.31      $ 0.03   
                                

Diluted

   $ 0.29      $ 0.02      $ 0.30      $ 0.03   
                                

Net earnings per share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.97      $ 0.57      $ 1.62      $ 1.03
                                

Diluted

   $ 0.94      $ 0.55      $ 1.56      $ 1.00   
                                

Average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding (in thousands):

        

Basic

     667,207        652,478        664,403        650,723   

Diluted

     694,599        682,338        691,464        681,230   

 

* Earnings per share amounts do not add due to rounding.

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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DANAHER CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

($ and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

($ and shares in thousands)

   Common Stock      Additional
Paid-in
Capital
     Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
     Non-Controlling
Interest
     Comprehensive
Income
 
   Shares      Amount                

Balance, December 31, 2010

     729,516       $ 7,295       $ 2,412,401       $ 10,945,928      $ 345,386       $ 61,756      

Net earnings

     —           —           —           1,078,122        —           —           1,078,122   

Dividends declared

     —           —           —           (26,973     —           —           —     

Common stock issuance

     19,250         193         966,302         —          —           —           —     

Common stock-based award activity

     2,476         25         119,002         —          —           —           —     

Common stock issued in connection with LYONs’ conversions including tax benefit of $51.8 million

     7,248         72         249,290         —          —           —        

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities (net of tax expense of $14.4 million)

     —           —           —           —          26,724         —           26,724   

Increase from translation of foreign financial statements

     —           —           —           —          365,729         —           365,729   

Non-controlling interest acquired

     —           —           —           —          —           4,267         —     
                                                             

Balance, July 1, 2011

     758,490       $ 7,585       $ 3,746,995       $ 11,997,077      $ 737,839       $ 66,023       $ 1,470,575   
                                                             

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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DANAHER CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

($ in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended  
     July 1, 2011     July 2, 2010  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net earnings

   $ 1,078,122      $ 672,709   

Less: earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax

     208,230        17,840   
                

Net earnings from continued operations

     869,892        654,869   

Non-cash items:

    

Depreciation

     106,628        96,364   

Amortization

     118,673        94,362   

Stock compensation expense

     45,966        40,882   

Earnings from unconsolidated joint venture, net of cash dividends received

     (16,586     —     

Change in trade accounts receivable, net

     (14,850     (63,664

Change in inventories

     (32,280     (157,413

Change in accounts payable

     36,658        174,265   

Change in prepaid expenses and other assets

     54,345        123,737   

Change in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (11,733     (47,252
                

Total operating cash flows from continuing operations

     1,156,713        916,150   

Total operating cash flows from discontinued operations

     (57,581     15,652   
                

Net cash flows from operating activities

     1,099,132        931,802   
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Payments for additions to property, plant and equipment

     (108,094     (89,119

Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment

     3,431        627   

Cash paid for acquisitions

     (6,056,279     (1,398,526
                

Total investing cash flows from continuing operations

     (6,160,942     (1,487,018

Investing cash flows from discontinued operations

     (1,521     (3,219

Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations

     680,105        —     
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (5,482,358     (1,490,237
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     1,050,322        92,850   

Payment of dividends

     (26,973     (26,012

Net proceeds of borrowings (maturities of 90 days or less)

     462,147        21,543   

Proceeds of borrowings (maturities greater than 90 days)

     1,785,764        —     

Repayments of borrowings (maturities greater than 90 days)

     (2,021     —     
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     3,269,239        88,381   
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents

     32,590        (18,930
                

Net change in cash and equivalents

     (1,081,397     (488,984

Beginning balance of cash and equivalents

     1,632,980        1,721,920   
                

Ending balance of cash and equivalents

   $ 551,583      $ 1,232,936   
                

Supplemental disclosures:

    

Cash interest payments

   $ 38,439      $ 39,192   

Cash income tax payments (including $53 million related to the gain on sale of the discontinued Pacific Scientific Aerospace business – refer to Note 3)

   $ 162,696      $ 114,440   

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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DANAHER CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

NOTE 1. GENERAL

The consolidated condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared by Danaher Corporation (the Company) without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations; however, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The condensed financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed April 21, 2011.

In the opinion of the registrant, the accompanying financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company at July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and its results of operations and cash flows for the three and six months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010. Please see Note 3 for a discussion of the impact on the financial statement presentation resulting from the Company’s sale of its Pacific Scientific Aerospace business.

Effective January 1, 2011, the Company adopted, on a prospective basis, the provisions of recently updated accounting standards related to revenue recognition associated with contractual arrangements involving multiple elements and contractual arrangements involving tangible products that include software. As a result of adopting these standards, reported sales for the three and six months ended July 1, 2011 were not significantly different than sales that would have been reported under the previous accounting rules. The Company cannot reasonably estimate the effect of adopting these standards on future financial periods as the impact will vary depending on the nature and volume of new or materially modified transactions in any given period.

Total comprehensive income for the periods presented was as follows ($ in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     July 1,
2011
     July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
     July 2,
2010
 

Net earnings

   $ 648.8       $ 372.5      $ 1,078.1       $ 672.7   

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

     112.7         (252.1     365.7         (379.4

Change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of income tax

     18.3         (37.8     26.7         (25.7
                                  

Comprehensive income

   $ 779.8       $ 82.6      $ 1,470.5       $ 267.6   
                                  

NOTE 2. ACQUISITIONS

The Company continually evaluates potential acquisitions that either strategically fit with the Company’s existing portfolio or expand the Company’s portfolio into a new and attractive business area. The Company has completed a number of acquisitions that have been accounted for as purchases and have resulted in the recognition of goodwill in the Company’s financial statements. This goodwill arises because the purchase prices for these businesses reflect a number of factors including the future earnings and cash flow potential of these businesses; the multiple to earnings, cash flow and other factors at which similar businesses have been purchased by other acquirers; the competitive nature of the process by which the Company acquired the business; and the complementary strategic fit and resulting synergies these businesses bring to existing operations.

 

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The Company makes an initial allocation of the purchase price at the date of acquisition based upon its understanding of the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. The Company obtains this information during due diligence and through other sources. In the months after closing, as the Company obtains additional information about these assets and liabilities, including through tangible and intangible asset appraisals, and learns more about the newly acquired business, it is able to refine the estimates of fair value and more accurately allocate the purchase price. Only items identified as of the acquisition date are considered for subsequent adjustment. The Company is continuing to evaluate certain pre-acquisition contingencies associated with certain of its 2011 and 2010 acquisitions and is also in the process of obtaining valuations of acquired intangible assets and certain acquisition related liabilities in connection with these acquisitions. The Company will make appropriate adjustments to the purchase price allocation prior to completion of the measurement period, as required.

The following briefly describes the Company’s acquisition activity for the six months ended July 1, 2011. For a description of the Company’s acquisition and divestiture activity for the year ended December 31, 2010, please refer to Note 2 of the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed April 21, 2011.

On June 30, 2011, following the successful completion of the Company’s tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Beckman Coulter, Inc. (“Beckman Coulter”), the Company completed the acquisition of Beckman Coulter by merging one of its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries with and into Beckman Coulter such that Beckman Coulter became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify and automate complex biomedical testing. Beckman Coulter’s diagnostic systems are found in hospitals and other clinical settings around the world and produce information used by physicians to diagnose disease, make treatment decisions and monitor patients. Scientists use its life science research instruments to study complex biological problems including causes of disease and potential new therapies or drugs. Beckman Coulter had revenues of approximately $3.7 billion in 2010, and is included in the Company’s Life Sciences & Diagnostics segment. Beckman Coulter is expected to provide additional sales and earnings growth opportunities for the Company’s Life Sciences & Diagnostics segment, by expanding the business’ geographic and product line diversity and through the potential acquisition of complementary businesses. The combination of Beckman Coulter with the Company’s existing Life Sciences & Diagnostics businesses is also expected to yield significant cost reductions. The Company has preliminarily recorded an aggregate of $3.6 billion of goodwill related to the acquisition of Beckman Coulter. The Company obtained control of Beckman Coulter on June 24, 2011 and, as a result, the earnings of Beckman Coulter are reflected in the Company’s results from June 25, 2011 forward.

The Company paid approximately $5.5 billion in cash (net of approximately $450 million of cash acquired) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Beckman Coulter and assumed approximately $1.6 billion of indebtedness in connection with the acquisition. The Company financed the acquisition of Beckman using (1) approximately $2.3 billion of available cash, (2) net proceeds, after expenses and the underwriters’ discount, of approximately $966 million from the underwritten public offering of the Company’s common stock on June 21, 2011, (3) net proceeds, after expenses and the underwriters’ discount, of approximately $1.8 billion from the underwritten public offering of senior unsecured notes on June 23, 2011, and (4) net proceeds from the sale of additional commercial paper under the Company’s U.S. commercial paper program prior to the closing of the acquisition.

In addition to the acquisition of Beckman Coulter, during the first six months of 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of four other businesses (including the acquisition of EskoArtwork, a leading full service solutions provider for the digital packaging design and production market), for total consideration of $521 million in cash, net of cash acquired. The additional businesses acquired manufacture and distribute products and/or provide services in the product identification and water quality markets and were acquired to complement existing units of the Industrial Technologies and Environmental segments. The aggregate annual sales of the businesses acquired at the time of their respective acquisitions, in each case based on the company’s revenues for its last completed fiscal year prior to the acquisition, were $260 million. The Company preliminarily recorded an aggregate of $278 million of goodwill related to these acquisitions.

 

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The following table summarizes the aggregate estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition for the acquisitions consummated during the six months ended July 1, 2011 ($ in millions):

 

     Beckman
Coulter
    Others     Total  

Accounts receivable

   $ 791.8      $ 67.1      $ 858.9   

Inventory

     779.4        32.5        811.9   

Property, plant and equipment

     1,033.9        3.8        1,037.7   

Goodwill

     3,680.2        277.6        3,957.8   

Other intangible assets, primarily trade names, customer relationships and patents

     2,747.3        215.4        2,962.7   

Accounts payable

     (257.3     (16.8     (274.1

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (1,603.2     (51.5     (1,654.7

Assumed debt

     (1,636.3     —          (1,636.3

Non-controlling interest acquired

     —          (7.6     (7.6
                        

Net cash consideration

   $ 5,535.8      $ 520.5      $ 6,056.3   
                        

The unaudited pro forma information for the periods set forth below gives effect to all prior acquisitions as if they had occurred at the beginning of the period. The pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that actually would have been achieved had the acquisitions been consummated as of that time (unaudited, $ in millions, except per share amounts):

 

     Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended  
     July 1,
2011
     July 2,
2010
     July 1,
2011
     July 2,
2010
 

Sales

   $ 4,595.7       $ 4,263.0       $ 8,894.5       $ 8,363.9   

Net earnings from continuing operations

     438.4         398.0         880.2         667.0   

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

   $ 0.62       $ 0.57       $ 1.25       $ 0.96   

The 2010 unaudited pro forma revenue and earnings were adjusted to include the impact of approximately $123 million in non-recurring adjustments related to acquisition date fair value adjustments to inventory and deferred revenue related to the Beckman Coulter acquisition. The 2011 unaudited pro forma revenue and earnings were adjusted to exclude the impact of these items. Acquisition-related transaction costs of approximately $60 million associated with the Beckman Coulter transaction were excluded from the pro-forma earnings in each of the 2011 and 2010 periods presented.

NOTE 3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In April 2011, the Company completed the divestiture of its Pacific Scientific Aerospace business for a sale price of $680 million in cash. This business, which was part of the Industrial Technologies segment and supplies safety, security and electric power components to commercial and military aerospace markets globally, had annual revenues of $377 million in 2010. Upon closing of the transaction, the Company recorded an after-tax gain on the sale of approximately $202 million or $0.29 per diluted share. The Company has reported the Pacific Scientific Aerospace business as a discontinued operation in this Form 10-Q. Accordingly, the results of operations for all periods presented have been reclassified to reflect the business as a discontinued operation and the assets and liabilities of the business have been reclassified as held for sale for all periods presented. The Company allocated a portion of the consolidated interest expense to discontinued operations based on the ratio of the Pacific Scientific Aerospace net assets to the Company’s consolidated net assets.

The key components of income from discontinued operations related to the Pacific Scientific Aerospace business were as follows ($ in millions):

 

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     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Net sales

   $ 13.0      $ 93.5      $ 110.6      $ 177.9   

Operating expenses

     (16.8     (77.4     (99.5     (150.0

Allocated interest expense

     —          (0.6     (0.6     (1.2
                                

Income (loss) before taxes

     (3.8     15.5        10.5        26.7   

Income tax (expense) benefit

     1.2        (5.1     (4.0     (8.9
                                

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

     (2.6     10.4        6.5        17.8   

Gain on sale, net of $126 million related income taxes

     201.7        —          201.7        —     
                                

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   $ 199.1      $ 10.4      $ 208.2      $ 17.8   
                                

As of December 31, 2010, the components of assets and liabilities classified as discontinued operations and included in other current assets and other current liabilities related to the Pacific Scientific Aerospace businesses consisted of the following ($ in millions):

 

Accounts receivable, net

   $ 59.5   

Inventories

     45.0   

Prepaid expenses and other

     14.0   

Property, plant & equipment, net

     31.4   

Goodwill and other intangibles, net

     277.3   
        

Total assets

   $ 427.2   
        

Accounts payable

   $ 46.6   

Accrued expenses and other

     46.2   
        

Total liabilities

   $ 92.8   
        

NOTE 4.  STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

On May 11, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split (effected in the form of a dividend by issuing one additional share of common stock for each issued share of common stock) which was paid on June 10, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 25, 2010. All prior period share and per share amounts set forth in this report, including earnings per share and the weighted average number of shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share for each respective period, have been adjusted to reflect the stock split.

On May 11, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 20 million shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. There is no expiration date for the Company’s repurchase program. The timing and amount of any shares repurchased will be determined by the Company’s management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. Any repurchased shares will be available for use in connection with the Company’s equity compensation plans (or any successor plans) and for other corporate purposes. At July 1, 2011, the Company had 20 million shares remaining for stock repurchases under the existing Board authorization.

Stock options and RSUs have been issued to directors, officers and other employees under the Company’s 1998 Stock Option Plan and the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. In addition, in connection with the November 2007 Tektronix acquisition, the Company assumed the Tektronix 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and the Tektronix 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Tektronix Plans”) and assumed certain outstanding stock options, restricted stock and RSUs that had been awarded to Tektronix employees under the plans. These plans operate in a similar manner to the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and 1998 Stock Option Plan. No further equity awards will be issued under the 1998 Stock Option Plan or the Tektronix

 

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Plans. The 2007 Stock Incentive Plan provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, RSUs, restricted stock or any other stock-based award. In May 2011, the Company’s shareholders approved amendments to the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan that, among other items, authorized the issuance of an additional 7 million shares pursuant to the plan bringing the total number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan to 45 million. No more than 14 million of the 45 million authorized shares may be granted in any form other than stock options or stock appreciation rights.

Stock options granted under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, the 1998 Stock Option Plan and the Tektronix Plans generally vest pro-rata over a five-year period and terminate ten years from the grant date, though the specific terms of each grant are determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (Compensation Committee). The Company’s executive officers and certain other employees have been awarded options with different vesting criteria. Option exercise prices for options granted by the Company under these plans equal the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE on the date of grant. Option exercise prices for the options outstanding under the Tektronix Plans were based on the closing price of Tektronix common stock on the date of grant. In connection with the Company’s assumption of these options, the number of shares underlying each option and exercise price of each option were adjusted to reflect the substitution of Danaher stock for the Tektronix stock underlying these awards.

RSUs issued under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and the 1998 Stock Option Plan provide for the issuance of a share of the Company’s common stock at no cost to the holder. Most RSU awards granted prior to the third quarter of 2009 are subject to performance criteria determined by the Compensation Committee, and RSU awards granted during or after the third quarter of 2009 to members of the Company’s senior management are also subject to performance criteria. The RSUs that have been granted under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and the 1998 Stock Option Plan generally provide for time-based vesting over a five year period, although the specific time-based vesting terms vary depending on grant date and on whether the recipient is a member of senior management. Prior to vesting, RSUs do not have dividend equivalent rights, do not have voting rights and the shares underlying the RSUs are not considered issued and outstanding.

Restricted shares issued under the Tektronix 2005 Stock Incentive Plan were granted subject to certain time-based vesting restrictions such that the restricted share awards are fully vested after a period of five years. Holders of restricted shares have the right to vote such shares and receive dividends. The restricted shares are considered issued and outstanding at the date the award is granted.

The options, RSUs and restricted shares generally vest only if the employee is employed by the Company on the vesting date or in other limited circumstances. To cover the exercise of options and vesting of RSUs, the Company generally issues new shares from its authorized but unissued share pool, although it may issue treasury shares in certain circumstances. At July 1, 2011, approximately 22 million shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for issuance under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation by measuring the cost of employee services received in exchange for all equity awards granted, including stock options, RSUs and restricted shares, based on the fair value of the award as of the grant date. The Company recognizes the compensation expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. The fair value for RSU and restricted stock awards was calculated using the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of the options granted was calculated using a Black-Scholes Merton option pricing model (Black-Scholes). The following summarizes the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model to value options granted during the six months ended July 1, 2011:

 

Risk-free interest rate

     2.24 – 3.19

Weighted average volatility

     26.5

Dividend yield

     0.20

Expected years until exercise

     6 to 8.5   

The Black-Scholes model incorporates assumptions to value stock-based awards. The risk-free rate of interest for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on a zero-coupon U.S. government

 

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instrument whose maturity period equals or approximates the option’s expected term. Expected volatility is based on implied volatility from traded options on the Company’s stock and historical volatility of the Company’s stock. To estimate the option exercise timing to be used in the valuation model, in addition to considering the vesting period and contractual term of the option, the Company analyzes and considers actual historical exercise data for previously granted options.

The amount of stock-based compensation expense recognized during a period is based on the portion of the awards that are ultimately expected to vest. The Company estimates pre-vesting forfeitures at the time of grant by analyzing historical data and revises those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Ultimately, the total expense recognized over the vesting period will equal the fair value of awards that actually vest.

The Company stratifies its employee population into multiple groups for option valuation and attribution purposes based upon distinctive patterns of forfeiture rates and option holding periods.

The following table summarizes the components of the Company’s share-based compensation program recorded as expense ($ in millions):

 

     Three Months
Ended
    Six Months
Ended
 
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Restricted stock units and restricted shares:

        

Pre-tax compensation expense

   $ 11.0      $ 8.9      $ 20.4      $ 13.4   

Tax benefit

     (4.1     (3.3     (7.6     (5.0
                                

Restricted stock unit and restricted share expense, net of tax

   $ 6.9      $ 5.6      $ 12.8      $ 8.4   
                                

Stock options:

        

Pre-tax compensation expense

   $ 12.2      $ 15.5      $ 25.6      $ 27.5   

Tax benefit

     (3.5     (4.7     (7.3     (8.0
                                

Stock option expense, net of tax

   $ 8.7      $ 10.8      $ 18.3      $ 19.5   
                                

Total share-based compensation:

        

Pre-tax compensation expense

   $ 23.2      $ 24.4      $ 46.0      $ 40.9   

Tax benefit

     (7.6     (8.0     (14.9     (13.0
                                

Total share-based compensation expense, net of tax

   $ 15.6      $ 16.4      $ 31.1      $ 27.9   
                                

Share-based compensation has been recognized as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings as payroll costs of the employees receiving the awards. As of July 1, 2011, $107 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to RSUs and restricted shares is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3 years. As of July 1, 2011, $126 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2 years.

Option activity under the Company’s stock plans during the six months ended July 1, 2011 was as follows:

 

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     Shares
(in  thousands)
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(in Years)
     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

($  in millions)
 

Outstanding at January 1, 2011

     34,820      $ 30.31         

Granted

     1,763      $ 49.89         

Exercised

     (2,284   $ 26.25         

Cancelled / Forfeited

     (733   $ 36.02         
                      

Outstanding at July 1, 2011

     33,566      $ 31.49         6       $ 773   
                                  

Vested and Expected to Vest at July 1, 2011

     32,827      $ 31.35         6       $ 761   
                                  

Vested and Exercisable at July 1, 2011

     19,144      $ 27.35         4       $ 520   
                                  

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the second quarter of 2011 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on July 1, 2011. The amount of aggregate intrinsic value will change based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock.

The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010 was $56 million and $95 million, respectively. Exercise of options during the first six months of 2011 and 2010 resulted in cash receipts of $59 million and $71 million, respectively. The Company realized a tax benefit of approximately $17 million in the six months ended July 1, 2011 related to the exercise of employee stock options, which has been recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital.

RSU and restricted stock activity under the Company’s stock plans during the six months ended July 1, 2011 was as follows:

 

     Number of
RSUs /
Restricted
Shares (in
thousands)
    Weighted-
Average

Grant-
Date Fair
Value
 

Unvested at January 1, 2011

     5,153      $ 33.77   

Granted

     706      $ 49.89   

Vested and issued

     (192   $ 35.48   

Cancelled / Forfeited

     (181   $ 34.21   
          

Unvested at July 1, 2011

     5,486      $ 35.77   
          

The Company realized a tax benefit of approximately $1 million and $4 million in the three and six months ended July 1, 2011, respectively, related to the vesting of restricted stock units, which has been recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital. In connection with the vesting of certain restricted stock units and restricted shares previously issued by the Company, the Company has elected to withhold from the total shares issued or released to the award holder a number of shares sufficient to fund minimum tax withholding requirements (though under the terms of the applicable plan, the shares are considered to have been issued and are not added back to the pool of shares available for grant). During the first six months of 2011, approximately 73,495 shares with an aggregate value of approximately $4 million were withheld to satisfy the requirement. The withholding is treated as a reduction in additional paid-in capital in the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

NOTE 5. GOODWILL

The following table shows the rollforward of goodwill reflected in the financial statements associated with the Company’s acquisition activities ($ in millions).

 

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Balance, December 31, 2010

   $ 10,483.0   

Acquisitions

     3,957.8   

Foreign currency translation & other

     300.2   
        

Balance, July 1, 2011

   $ 14,741.0   
        

The carrying value of goodwill by segment as of July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is summarized as follows ($ in millions):

 

Segment    July 1,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Test & Measurement

   $ 3,039.1       $ 3,001.6   

Environmental

     1,433.8         1,383.6   

Life Sciences & Diagnostics

     5,906.7         2,122.4   

Dental

     2,204.9         2,114.5   

Industrial Technologies

     2,156.5         1,860.9   
                 
   $ 14,741.0       $ 10,483.0   
                 

Goodwill arises from the amount by which the purchase price for acquired businesses exceeds the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired. Management assesses goodwill for impairment for each of its reporting units at least annually at the beginning of the fourth quarter or as “triggering” events occur. The Company’s annual impairment test was performed as of the first day of the Company’s fourth quarter of 2010 and no impairment was identified. In making its assessment of goodwill impairment, management relies on a number of factors including operating results, business plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows, and transactions and market place data. The factors used by management in its impairment analysis are inherently subject to uncertainty. While the Company believes it has made reasonable estimates and assumptions to calculate the fair value of its reporting units, if actual results are not consistent with management’s estimates and assumptions, goodwill and other intangible assets may be overstated and a charge would need to be taken against net earnings.

NOTE 6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Accounting standards define fair value based on an exit price model, establish a framework for measuring fair value where the Company’s assets and liabilities are required to be carried at fair values and provide for certain disclosures related to the valuation methods used within a valuation hierarchy as established within the accounting standards. This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels as follows. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, including interest rates, yield curves and credit risks, or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based on management’s own assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. A financial asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

A summary of financial assets and liabilities that are carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis as of July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is as follows ($ in millions):

 

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     Quoted
Prices in
Active
Market

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

July 1, 2011:

           

Assets:

           

Available for sale securities

   $ 298.1         —           —         $ 298.1   

Liabilities:

           

Deferred compensation plans

     —         $ 69.8         —           69.8   

Currency swap agreement

     —           50.0         —           50.0   

December 31, 2010:

           

Assets:

           

Available for sale securities

     257.0         —           —           257.0   

Liabilities:

           

Deferred compensation plans

     —           64.4         —           64.4   

Available for sale securities are measured at fair value using quoted market prices and included in other long-term assets in the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet.

The Company has established nonqualified deferred compensation programs that permit officers, directors and certain management employees to defer a portion of their compensation, on a pre-tax basis, until their termination of employment (or board service, as applicable). All amounts deferred under these plans are unfunded, unsecured obligations of the Company and presented as a component of the Company’s compensation and benefits accrual included in accrued expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. Participants may choose among alternative earning rates for the amounts they defer which are based on investment options within the Company’s 401(k) program in the United States (except that the earnings rates for amounts deferred by the Company’s directors and amounts contributed unilaterally by the Company are entirely based on changes in the value of Danaher’s common stock). Changes in the value of the deferred compensation liability under these programs are recognized based on the fair value of the participants’ accounts based on the applicable earnings rate.

In connection with the acquisition of Beckman Coulter, the Company acquired an existing currency swap agreement that requires the Company to purchase approximately 184 thousand Japanese Yen (JPY/¥) at rate of $1 / ¥102.25 on a monthly basis through June 1, 2018. As of July 1, 2011, the aggregate Japanese Yen purchase commitment was approximately ¥15.2 billion (approximately $190 million based on exchange rates as of July 1, 2011.) As a result of the strengthening of the Japanese Yen relative to the U.S. dollar from the date the currency swap was entered, the Company recorded an approximate $49 million liability representing the fair value of this swap arrangement at the date of the Beckman Coulter acquisition. Changes in the fair value of the currency swap will be reflected in the Company’s earnings at each reporting period.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In addition to the fair value disclosure requirements related to financial instruments carried at fair value, accounting standards require interim disclosures regarding the fair value of all the Company’s financial instruments. The methods and significant assumptions used to estimate fair value of financial instruments and any changes in methods or significant assumptions from prior periods is also required to be disclosed.

The carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments at July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows ($ in millions):

 

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     July 1, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     Carrying
Amount
     Fair
Value
     Carrying
Amount
     Fair
Value
 

Financial Assets:

           

Available for sale securities

   $ 298.1       $ 298.1       $ 257.0       $ 257.0   

Liabilities:

           

Short-term borrowings

     47.9         47.9         40.8         40.8   

Long-term borrowings

     6,524.9         6,954.1         2,783.9         3,372.6   

Currency swap agreement

     50.0         50.0         —           —     

The above fair values were computed based on quoted market prices. Differences in fair value from carrying amounts of long-term borrowings are attributable to interest and/or credit rate changes subsequent to when the transaction occurred. In the case of the Company’s LYONs, differences in the fair value from the carrying value are attributable to changes in the price of the Company’s common stock. The available for sale securities represent the Company’s investment in marketable securities that are accounted for at fair value. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, net, short-term borrowings and accounts payable approximate the carrying amounts due to the short term maturities of these instruments.

NOTE 7. FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

As of July 1, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants. The components of the Company’s debt as of July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows ($ in millions):

 

     July 1,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper

   $ 630.7       $ 180.0   

4.5% guaranteed Eurobond Notes due 2013 (€500 million)

     726.4         668.9   

Floating rate senior notes due 2013

     300.0         —     

1.3% senior notes due 2014

     400.0         —     

2.3% senior notes due 2016

     500.0         —     

5.625% senior notes due 2018

     500.0         500.0   

5.4% senior notes due 2019

     750.0         750.0   

3.9% senior notes due 2021

     600.0         —     

Zero-coupon Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2021 (LYONs)

     381.4         573.4   

Other

     145.4         152.4   
                 

Subtotal

     4,933.9         2,824.7   

Debt assumed with Beckman Coulter acquisition:

     

6.875% senior notes due 2011

     229.5         —     

6% senior notes due 2015

     286.4         —     

7% senior notes due 2019

     305.8         —     

7.05% debentures due 2026

     45.5         —     

2.50% senior convertible notes due 2036

     720.3         —     

Other

     51.4         —     
                 

Subtotal – Beckman Coulter assumed debt

     1,638.9         —     
                 
     6,572.8         2,824.7   

Less – currently payable

     47.9         40.8   
                 
   $ 6,524.9       $ 2,783.9   
                 

On June 21, 2011, the Company completed the underwritten public offering of 19,250,000 shares of Danaher common stock at a price to the public of $51.75 per share. The net proceeds, after deducting expenses and the underwriters’ discount, were approximately $966 million and were used to fund a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of Beckman Coulter.

 

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In addition, on June 23, 2011, the Company completed the underwritten public offering of the following four series of senior unsecured notes:

 

   

$300 million aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2013 (the “2013 Notes”). The 2013 Notes were issued at 100% of their principal amount, will mature on June 21, 2013 and accrue interest at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 0.25% per year.

 

   

$400 million aggregate principal amount of 1.3% senior notes due 2014 (the “2014 Notes”). The 2014 Notes were issued at 99.918% of their principal amount, will mature on June 23, 2014 and accrue interest at the rate of 1.3% per year.

 

   

$500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.3% senior notes due 2016 (the “2016 Notes”). The 2016 Notes were issued at 99.84% of their principal amount, will mature on June 23, 2016 and accrue interest at the rate of 2.3% per year.

 

   

$600 million aggregate principal amount of 3.9% senior notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes” and together with the 2013 Notes, the 2014 Notes and the 2016 Notes, the “Notes”). The 2021 Notes were issued at 99.975% of their principal amount, will mature on June 23, 2021 and accrue interest at the rate of 3.9% per year.

The net proceeds from the Notes offering, after deducting expenses and the underwriters’ discount, were approximately $1.79 billion and were used to fund a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of Beckman Coulter. The Company will pay interest on the 2013 Notes quarterly in arrears on March 21, June 21, September 21 and December 21 of each year, commencing on September 21, 2011. The Company will pay interest on the 2014 Notes, 2016 Notes and 2021 Notes semi-annually in arrears, on June 23 and December 23 of each year, commencing on December 23, 2011. The supplemental indentures under which the Notes were issued contain customary covenants, all of which the Company complied with as of July 1, 2011.

The Company may redeem some or all of the 2014 Notes or the 2016 Notes at any time by paying the principal amount and a “make-whole” premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Prior to March 23, 2021 (three months prior to their maturity date), the Company may redeem some or all of the 2021 Notes by paying the principal amount and a “make-whole” premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest. On or after March 23, 2021, the Company may redeem some or all of the 2021 Notes for their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. If a change of control triggering event occurs with respect to the Notes, each holder of Notes may require the Company to repurchase some or all of its Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued interest. A change of control triggering event means the occurrence of both a change of control and a rating event, each as defined in the applicable supplemental indenture.

Also in connection with the acquisition of Beckman Coulter, on June 17, 2011, the Company entered into an unsecured, 364-day revolving credit facility providing for a borrowing capacity of up to $3.0 billion (the “364-Day Facility”). On June 27, 2011, following the completion of the offering of the Notes and in accordance with the terms of the 364-Day Facility, the Company reduced the aggregate commitments under the 364-Day Facility from $3.0 billion to $2.2 billion, and on July 18, 2011 the Company further reduced the aggregate commitments under the 364-Day Facility to $1.5 billion. The 364-Day Facility expires on June 16, 2012, subject to a one-year extension option at the request of the Company and with the consent of the lenders. In addition, on July 15, 2011, the Company replaced its existing $1.45 billion unsecured multi-year revolving credit facility with a $2.5 billion unsecured multi-year revolving credit facility that expires on July 15, 2016 (the “Multi-Year Facility” and together with the 364-Day Facility, the “Credit Facilities”).

Each of the Credit Facilities requires the Company to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio (as defined in the applicable facility) of 0.65 to 1.00 or less, and also contains customary representations, warranties, conditions precedent, events of default, indemnities and affirmative and negative covenants. Under each of the Credit Facilities, borrowings (other than bid loans) bear interest at a rate equal to (at the Company’s option) either (1) a LIBOR-based rate plus a margin that varies according to the Company’s long-term debt credit rating (the “Eurodollar Rate”), or (2) the highest of (a) the Federal funds rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the prime rate and (c) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1%, plus in each case a margin that varies according to the Company’s long-term debt credit rating. Under each of the Credit Facilities, in addition

 

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to certain initial fees the Company is obligated to pay a per annum commitment fee that varies according to its long-term debt credit rating.

As of July 1, 2011, the 364-Day Facility and the $1.45 billion unsecured multi-year revolving credit facility provided credit support for the issuance of up to $3.64 billion of commercial paper capacity under the Company’s U.S. commercial paper program. Following entry into the Multi-Year Facility in July 2011, the Credit Facilities provide credit support for the issuance of up to the full $4.0 billion of capacity under the Company’s U.S. commercial paper program. The Credit Facilities can also be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The Company expects to limit any borrowings under the Credit Facilities to amounts that would leave enough credit available under the facilities so that it could borrow, if needed, to repay all of the outstanding commercial paper as it matures. As of July 1, 2011, no borrowings were outstanding under either the 364-Day Facility or the $1.45 billion unsecured multi-year revolving credit facility and the Company was in compliance with all covenants under both facilities.

The Company satisfies its short-term liquidity needs primarily through issuances of commercial paper. Following the execution of the 364-Day Facility and prior to the closing of the Beckman Coulter acquisition, the Company issued commercial paper under its U.S. commercial paper program and realized net proceeds of approximately $1.1 billion, which were used to fund a portion of the purchase price for Beckman Coulter. Under the Company’s U.S. commercial paper program, the Company may issue and sell unsecured, short-term promissory notes with maturities not in excess of 397 days from the date of issue pursuant to an exemption from federal and state securities laws. The commercial paper notes are not redeemable prior to maturity and are not subject to voluntary prepayment. Interest expense on the notes is paid at maturity and is generally based on the ratings assigned by credit rating agencies at the time of the issuance and prevailing market rates measured by reference to LIBOR. As of July 1, 2011, borrowings outstanding under the Company’s U.S. dollar commercial paper program had a weighted average interest rate of 0.2% and a weighted average maturity of approximately 15 days. There was no outstanding Euro-denominated commercial paper as of July 1, 2011. The Company classified its borrowings outstanding under the commercial paper programs at July 1, 2011 as long-term borrowings in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet as the Company had the intent and ability, as supported by availability under Multi-Year Facility referenced above, to refinance these borrowings for at least one year from the balance sheet date.

In connection with the acquisition of Beckman Coulter, the Company also assumed indebtedness with a fair value of $1.6 billion, including $224 million principal amount of 6.875% senior notes due 2011 (fair value $229 million, the “Beckman 2011 Notes”), $250 million principal amount of 6% senior notes due 2015 (fair value $287 million, the “Beckman 2015 Notes”), $250 million principal amount of 7% senior notes due 2019 (fair value $306 million, the “Beckman 2019 Notes”), $36 million principal amount of 7.05% debentures due 2026 (fair value $45 million, the “Beckman 2026 Debentures” and together with the Beckman 2011 Notes, the Beckman 2015 Notes and the Beckman 2019 Notes, the “Beckman Notes”) and $600 million principal amount of 2.50% senior convertible notes due 2036 (fair value, $720 million, the “Beckman Convertible Notes”). As a result of the Company’s acquisition of Beckman Coulter, the holders of the Beckman Convertible Notes have the right to convert their notes into cash or have their notes repurchased within a specified period of time following the closing and the Company anticipates that all or substantially all of such holders will exercise either such conversion or repurchase right. In addition, Beckman Coulter has exercised its right to mandatorily redeem all of the Beckman Notes. The Company expects to retire the Beckman Notes and all or substantially all of the Beckman Convertible Notes during the third quarter of 2011 using proceeds from the issuance of additional commercial paper under the Company’s U.S. commercial paper program. In connection with the redemption of the Beckman Notes, the Company expects to record an approximate $20 million charge to earnings due to “make whole” provisions associated with the Beckman Notes. The Company has classified all borrowings outstanding under Beckman Notes and Beckman Convertible Notes as long-term borrowings in the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as the Company had the intent and ability, as supported by availability under the Multi-Year Facility referenced above, to refinance these borrowings for at least one year from the balance sheet date.

 

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For a further description of the Company’s other debt financing, please refer to Note 9 of the Company’s financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed April 21, 2011.

During the six months ended July 1, 2011, holders of certain of the Company’s Liquid Yield Option Notes (LYONs) converted such LYONs into an aggregate of approximately 7.2 million shares of Danaher common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The Company’s deferred tax liability associated with the book and tax basis difference in the converted LYONs of approximately $51.8 million was transferred to additional paid in capital as a result of the conversions.

NOTE 8. CONTINGENCIES

For a further description of the Company’s litigation and contingencies, reference is made to Note 13 of the Company’s financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed April 21, 2011.

The Company generally accrues estimated warranty costs at the time of sale. In general, manufactured products are warranted against defects in material and workmanship when properly used for their intended purpose, installed correctly, and appropriately maintained. Warranty period terms depend on the nature of the product and range from 90 days up to the life of the product. The amount of the accrued warranty liability is determined based on historical information such as past experience, product failure rates or number of units repaired, estimated cost of material and labor, and in certain instances estimated property damage. The liability, shown in the following table, is reviewed on a quarterly basis and may be adjusted as additional information regarding expected warranty costs becomes known.

In certain cases the Company will sell extended warranty or maintenance agreements. The proceeds from these agreements is deferred and recognized as revenue over the term of the agreement.

The following is a rollforward of the Company’s warranty accrual for the six months ended July 1, 2011 ($ in millions):

 

Balance, December 31, 2010

   $ 130.1   

Accruals for warranties issued during the period

     57.0   

Acquisitions

     20.6   

Settlements made

     (55.5
        

Balance, July 1, 2011

   $ 152.2   
        

NOTE 9. NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST – DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS

In connection with the acquisition of Beckman Coulter, the Company acquired the assets and liabilities associated with Beckman Coulter’s existing U.S. and Non-U.S. retirement plans. The following sets forth the funded position of the acquired plans as of May 31, 2011 ($ in millions):

 

     Pension Plans        
     U.S     Non – U.S.     Other
Post-
Retirement
Plans
 

Estimated benefit obligation

   $ 852.7      $ 323.5      $ 125.9   

Fair value of plan assets

     650.9        243.3        —     
                        

Net un-funded position

   $ (201.8   $ (80.2   $ (125.9
                        

The following sets forth the components of the Company’s net periodic benefit cost of the non-contributory defined benefit plans for the three and six months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010 respectively ($ in millions):

 

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U.S. Pension Benefits

 

     Three Months
Ended
    Six Months
Ended
 
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Service cost

   $ 1.6      $ 0.5      $ 3.2      $ 1.0   

Interest cost

     17.3        18.2        34.6        36.4   

Expected return on plan assets

     (22.4     (20.7     (44.8     (41.4

Amortization of actuarial loss

     7.3        5.2        14.6        10.4   
                                

Net periodic cost

   $ 3.8      $ 3.2      $ 7.6      $ 6.4   
                                

Non-U.S. Pension Benefits

 

     Three Months
Ended
    Six Months
Ended
 
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Service cost

   $ 3.2      $ 2.8      $ 6.4      $ 5.7   

Interest cost

     8.4        7.3        16.4        15.1   

Expected return on plan assets

     (5.3     (4.6     (10.4     (9.4

Amortization of actuarial loss

     0.9        0.3        1.6        0.6   

Amortization of prior service credits

     —          (0.1     (0.1     (0.2

Other

     (0.3     —          (0.3     —     
                                

Net periodic cost

   $ 6.9      $ 5.7      $ 13.6      $ 11.8   
                                

The following sets forth the components of the Company’s other post-retirement employee benefit plans for the three months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010 respectively ($ in millions):

Other Post-Retirement Benefits

 

     Three Months
Ended
    Six Months
Ended
 
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Service cost

   $ 0.3      $ 0.2      $ 0.6      $ 0.4   

Interest cost

     1.5        1.4        3.0        2.8   

Amortization of prior service credits

     (1.4     (1.9     (2.8     (3.8

Amortization of actuarial loss

     0.9        0.3        1.8        0.6   
                                

Net periodic cost

   $ 1.3      $ —        $ 2.6      $ —     
                                

Employer Contributions

During the six months ended July 1, 2011, the Company contributed approximately $23 million to the U.S. pension plan. During 2011, the Company expects to contribute approximately $55 million in aggregate to its U.S. plans, including amounts related to the acquired Beckman Coulter plan, although the ultimate amounts to be contributed will depend upon, among other things, legal requirements, underlying asset returns, the plan’s funded status, the anticipated tax deductibility of the contribution, local practices, market conditions, interest rates and other factors. During 2011, the Company expects to contribute approximately $40 million, including amounts related to the acquired Beckman Coulter plans, in employer contributions and unfunded benefit payments to its non-U.S. plans.

NOTE 10. EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

Basic earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations is calculated by dividing net earnings from continuing operations by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the applicable period. Diluted EPS from continuing operations is calculated after adjusting the numerator and the denominator of the basic EPS calculation for the effect of all potential dilutive common shares outstanding during the period. For the three and six months ended July 2, 2010, approximately 600 thousand options to purchase shares were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation as the impact of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. There were no anti-dilutive options for the three

 

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and six months ended July 1, 2011. Information related to the calculation of earnings per share is summarized as follows ($ in millions, except per share amounts):

 

     Net
Earnings
From
Continuing
Operations

(Numerator)
     Shares
(Denominator)
     Per
Share

Amount
 

For the Three Months Ended July 1, 2011:

        

Basic EPS

   $ 449.6         667.2       $ 0.67   

Adjustment for interest on convertible debentures

     1.6         —        

Incremental shares from assumed exercise of dilutive options

     —           13.5      

Incremental shares from assumed conversion of the convertible debentures

     —           13.9      
                          

Diluted EPS

   $ 451.2         694.6       $ 0.65   
                          

For the Three Months Ended July 2, 2010:

        

Basic EPS

   $ 362.1         652.5       $ 0.55   

Adjustment for interest on convertible debentures

     2.6         —        

Incremental shares from assumed exercise of dilutive options

     —           7.8      

Incremental shares from assumed conversion of the convertible debentures

     —           22.0      
                          

Diluted EPS

   $ 364.7         682.3       $ 0.53   
                          
     Net
Earnings
From
Continuing
Operations

(Numerator)
     Shares
(Denominator)
     Per
Share

Amount
 

For the Six Months Ended July 1, 2011:

        

Basic EPS

   $ 869.9         664.4       $ 1.31   

Adjustment for interest on convertible debentures

     3.7         —        

Incremental shares from assumed exercise of dilutive options

     —           13.2      

Incremental shares from assumed conversion of the convertible debentures

     —           13.9      
                          

Diluted EPS

   $ 873.6         691.5       $ 1.26   
                          

For the Six Months Ended July 2, 2010:

        

Basic EPS

   $ 654.9         650.7       $ 1.01   

Adjustment for interest on convertible debentures

     5.4         —        

Incremental shares from assumed exercise of dilutive options

     —           7.5      

Incremental shares from assumed conversion of the convertible debentures

     —           22.0      
                          

Diluted EPS

   $ 660.3         680.2       $ 0.97   
                          

 

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NOTE 11. SEGMENT INFORMATION

During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company changed the composition of its reportable segments to reflect changes in its internal organization resulting from the rate of growth within certain of the Company’s businesses and the contribution of certain of the Company’s tool manufacturing and distribution businesses to the Apex joint venture. The Company now reports results in five separate business segments consisting of the Test & Measurement; Environmental; Life Sciences & Diagnostics; Dental; and Industrial Technologies segments. In addition, the historical results of the tool related business and the Company’s equity in earnings of the Apex joint venture is shown separately in the Company’s segment disclosures. The Company previously reported its operations under four segments: Professional Instrumentation; Medical Technologies; Industrial Technologies; and Tools & Components. There has been no material change in total assets or liabilities by segment since December 31, 2010, except for the addition of Beckman Coulter, Inc. to the Life Sciences & Diagnostics segment effective June 25, 2011 and the sale of the Pacific Scientific Aerospace business from the Industrial Technologies segment in April 2011. Segment results for the three and six months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010 are shown below ($ in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Sales:

        

Test & Measurement

   $ 848.2      $ 682.2      $ 1,678.7      $ 1,334.3   

Environmental

     730.6        696.0        1,398.6        1,307.7   

Life Sciences & Diagnostics

     704.8        540.1        1,331.4        1,056.6   

Dental

     504.7        428.3        968.2        860.1   

Industrial Technologies

     923.4        698.5        1,680.5        1,351.0   

Businesses contributed to Apex joint venture attributable to periods prior to contribution

     —          172.3        —          315.6   
                                
   $ 3,711.7      $ 3,217.4      $ 7,057.4      $ 6,225.3   
                                

Operating Profit:

        

Test & Measurement

   $ 190.2      $ 145.3      $ 362.4      $ 269.1   

Environmental

     158.4        150.6        287.3        254.6   

Life Sciences & Diagnostics

     34.5        32.4        124.9        69.2   

Dental

     55.0        46.2        104.5        82.8   

Industrial Technologies

     200.5        144.8        362.1        270.0   

Businesses contributed to Apex joint venture:

        

Attributable to period prior to contribution

     —          22.7        —          41.5   

Equity method earnings subsequent to JV formation

     14.5        —          28.9        —     

Other

     (27.0     (24.2     (53.4     (47.9
                                
   $ 626.1      $ 517.8      $ 1,216.7      $ 939.3   
                                

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is designed to provide a reader of Danaher Corporation’s (“Danaher”, “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) financial statements with a narrative from the perspective of Company management. The Company’s MD&A is divided into four main sections:

 

   

Information Relating to Forward-Looking Statements

 

   

Overview

 

   

Results of Operations

 

   

Liquidity and Capital Resources

For a full understanding of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, you should read this discussion along with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company’s audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 and notes thereto included in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 21, 2011, and the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and related notes as of July 1, 2011.

INFORMATION RELATING TO FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain information included or incorporated by reference in this quarterly report, in other documents filed with or furnished by us to the SEC, in our press releases or in our other communications through webcasts, conference calls and other presentations, may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding: projections of revenue, expenses, profit, profit margins, tax rates, tax provisions, cash flows, pension and benefit obligations and funding requirements, our liquidity position or other financial measures; management’s plans and strategies for future operations, including statements relating to anticipated operating performance, cost reductions, restructuring activities, new product and service developments, competitive strengths or market position, acquisitions and related synergies (including with respect to the acquisition of Beckman Coulter), divestitures, securities offerings, stock repurchases and executive compensation; growth, declines and other trends in markets we sell into; the anticipated impact of adopting new accounting pronouncements; the anticipated outcome of outstanding claims, legal proceedings, tax audits and other contingent liabilities; foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; general economic conditions and the existence, length or timing of an economic recovery; assumptions underlying any of the foregoing; and any other statements that address events or developments that Danaher intends or believes will or may occur in the future. Forward-looking statements may be characterized by terminology such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “expects,” “estimates,” “projects,” “may,” “possible,” “potential,” “forecast,” “positioned” and similar references to future periods.

These statements are based on assumptions and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ materially from those envisaged by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those envisaged in the forward-looking statements include the following:

 

   

Instability and uncertainty in the global economy and financial markets may adversely affect our operating results, financial condition and liquidity.

 

   

The restructuring actions that we have taken to reduce costs could have long-term adverse effects on our business.

 

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Our growth could suffer if the markets into which we sell our products decline, do not grow as anticipated or experience cyclicality.

 

   

We face intense competition and if we are unable to compete effectively, we may face decreased demand, decreased market share or price reductions for our products.

 

   

Our growth depends in part on the timely development and commercialization, and customer acceptance, of new products and product enhancements based on technological innovation.

 

   

Any inability to consummate acquisitions at our historical rate and at appropriate prices could negatively impact our growth rate and stock price.

 

   

Our acquisition of businesses could negatively impact our profitability and return on invested capital.

 

   

Our acquisition of Beckman Coulter, Inc. could negatively impact our financial position, profitability and return on invested capital.

 

   

The indemnification provisions of acquisition agreements by which we have acquired companies may not fully protect us and may result in unexpected liabilities.

 

   

Divestitures could negatively impact our business, and contingent liabilities from businesses that we have sold could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

 

   

We may be required to recognize impairment charges for our goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets.

 

   

Foreign currency exchange rates may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

 

   

Our reputation, ability to do business and results of operations may be impaired by improper conduct by any of our employees, agents or business partners.

 

   

Changes in our tax rates or exposure to additional income tax liabilities could affect our profitability. In addition, audits by tax authorities could result in additional tax payments for prior periods.

 

   

If we do not or cannot adequately protect our intellectual property, or if third parties infringe our intellectual property rights, we may suffer competitive injury or expend significant resources enforcing our rights.

 

   

Third parties may claim that we are infringing or misappropriating their intellectual property rights and we could suffer significant litigation expenses, losses or licensing expenses or be prevented from selling products or services.

 

   

We are subject to a variety of litigation and similar proceedings in the course of our business that could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

 

   

Our operations, products and services expose us to the risk of environmental, health and safety liabilities, costs and violations that could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and reputation.

 

   

Product defects and unanticipated use or inadequate disclosure with respect to our products could adversely affect our reputation and results of operations.

 

   

Our businesses are subject to extensive regulation; failure to comply with those regulations could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and reputation.

 

   

Certain of our businesses are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA and by comparable agencies of other countries. Failure to comply with those regulations could adversely affect our reputation, financial condition and results of operations.

 

   

We are subject to laws regulating fraud and abuse in the healthcare industry and the privacy and security of health information. Failure to comply with those regulations could adversely affect our reputation, financial condition and results of operations.

 

   

The healthcare industry and related industries that we serve have undergone, and are in the process of undergoing, significant changes in an effort to reduce costs, which could adversely affect our revenues and profits.

 

   

Our indebtedness may limit our operations and our use of our cash flow, and any failure to comply with the covenants that apply to our indebtedness could adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition.

 

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Our defined benefit pension plans are subject to financial market risks that could adversely affect our results of operations and cash flows.

 

   

We may incur higher costs to produce our products if commodity prices rise.

 

   

If we cannot adjust the purchases required for our manufacturing activities to reflect changing market conditions or customer demand, our profitability may suffer. In addition, our reliance upon sole sources of supply for certain materials and components could cause production interruptions, delays and inefficiencies.

 

   

If we cannot adjust our manufacturing capacity to reflect the demand for our products, our profitability may suffer.

 

   

Changes in governmental regulations may reduce demand for our products or increase our expenses.

 

   

Work stoppages, union and works council campaigns, labor disputes and other matters associated with our labor force could adversely impact our results of operations and cause us to incur incremental costs.

 

   

Adverse changes in our relationships with, or the financial condition, performance or purchasing patterns of, key distributors and other channel partners could adversely affect our results of operations.

 

   

International economic, political, legal and business factors could negatively affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

 

   

If we suffer loss to our facilities, distribution systems or information technology systems due to catastrophe, our operations could be seriously harmed.

 

   

We own a 50% interest in but do not control the Apex Tool Group joint venture, and as a result we may not be able to direct management of the joint venture in a manner that we believe is in Danaher’s best interests.

See Part I – Item 1A of the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Part II – Item 1A of this Form 10-Q for a further discussion regarding some of the reasons that actual results, developments and business decisions may differ materially from the results, developments and business decisions contemplated by our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the report, document, press release, webcast, call or other presentation in which they are made. We do not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise.

OVERVIEW

General

As a result of its geographic and industry diversity, Danaher faces a variety of challenges and opportunities, including rapid technological development in most of our served markets, the expansion of opportunities in emerging markets, trends toward increased utilization of the global labor force and consolidation of our competitors. We operate in a highly competitive business environment in most markets, and our long-term growth will depend in particular on our ability to expand our business (including through geographical and product line expansion), identify, consummate and integrate appropriate acquisitions, develop innovative new products with higher gross profit margins and continue to improve operating efficiency and organizational effectiveness. We are making significant investments, organically and through acquisitions, to address the rapid pace of technological change in our served markets and to globalize our manufacturing and customer facing resources in order to be responsive to our customers throughout the world and improve the efficiency of our operations.

Business Performance and Outlook

While differences exist among the Company’s businesses, on an overall basis, demand for the Company’s products and services during the second quarter of 2011 resulted in aggregate year-over-year sales growth. In addition, the Company’s previous investments in sales growth initiatives and the other business-specific factors discussed below contributed to year-over-year sales growth during the quarter. Geographically, year-over-year sales growth rates during the second quarter of 2011 were led primarily

 

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by China and other emerging markets, and to a lesser extent, North America. Providing no significant deterioration in general economic conditions occurs, the Company expects sales to continue to grow during the remainder of 2011 as compared to 2010.

The acquisition of Beckman Coulter, Inc. (“Beckman Coulter”) (refer “—Overview—Significant Acquisitions and Divestitures”) is expected to provide additional sales and earnings growth opportunities for the Company’s Life Sciences and Diagnostics segment by expanding the business’ geographic and product line diversity, including new and complementary product and service offerings in the areas of clinical diagnostics and life sciences research, and through the potential acquisition of complementary businesses. As Beckman Coulter is integrated into the Company, the Company also expects to realize significant cost synergies through the application of the Danaher Business System and the combined purchasing power of the Company and Beckman Coulter. On an overall basis, the acquisition is expected to affect adversely the Company’s third quarter 2011 earnings (primarily as a result of acquisition-related charges related to adjusting inventory and deferred revenue balances to fair value) but favorably impact the Company’s earnings for the fourth quarter of 2011.

Significant Acquisitions and Divestitures

On June 30, 2011, following the successful completion of the Company’s tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Beckman Coulter, Inc., the Company completed the acquisition of Beckman Coulter by merging one of its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries with and into Beckman Coulter such that Beckman Coulter became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify and automate complex biomedical testing. Beckman Coulter’s diagnostic systems are found in hospitals and other clinical settings around the world and produce information used by physicians to diagnose disease, make treatment decisions and monitor patients. Scientists use its life science research instruments to study complex biological problems including causes of disease and potential new therapies or drugs. Beckman Coulter had revenues of approximately $3.7 billion in 2010, and is included in the Company’s Life Sciences & Diagnostics segment.

The Company paid approximately $5.5 billion in cash (net of approximately $450 million cash acquired) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Beckman Coulter and assumed approximately $1.6 billion of indebtedness in connection with the acquisition. The Company financed the acquisition of Beckman using (1) approximately $2.3 billion of available cash, (2) net proceeds, after expenses and the underwriters’ discount, of approximately $966 million from the underwritten public offering of the Company’s common stock on June 21, 2011, (3) net proceeds, after expenses and the underwriters’ discount, of approximately $1.8 billion from the underwritten public offering of senior unsecured notes on June 23, 2011, and (4) net proceeds from the sale of additional commercial paper under the Company’s U.S. commercial paper program prior to the closing of the acquisition.

In addition to the acquisition of Beckman Coulter, during the first six months of 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of four other businesses (including the acquisition of EskoArtwork, a leading full service solutions provider for the digital packaging design and production market), for total consideration of $521 million in cash, net of cash acquired. The additional businesses acquired manufacture and distribute products and/or provide services in the product identification and water quality markets and were acquired to complement existing units of the Industrial Technologies and Environmental segments. The aggregate annual sales of the businesses acquired at the time of their respective acquisitions, in each case based on the company’s revenues for its last completed fiscal year prior to the acquisition, were approximately $260 million.

In April 2011, the Company sold its Pacific Scientific Aerospace business for a sale price of $680 million in cash. This business, which was part of the Industrial Technologies segment and supplies safety, security and electric power components to commercial and military aerospace markets globally, had annual revenues of $377 million in 2010. Upon closing of the transaction, the Company reported an after-tax gain on the sale of approximately $202 million or $0.29 per diluted share. The Company has reported the Pacific Scientific Aerospace business as a discontinued operation in this Form 10-Q. Accordingly, the results of operations for all periods presented have been reclassified to reflect the business as a

 

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discontinued operation and the assets and liabilities of the business have been reclassified as held for sale for all periods presented.

 

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Currency Exchange Rates

On average, the U.S. dollar was weaker against other major currencies during the three and six month periods ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable periods of 2010. As a result, currency exchange rates increased reported sales for the three month period by approximately 5.0% as compared to the comparable period of 2010 and by approximately 3.5% for the six month period as compared to the comparable period of 2010. If the currency exchange rates in effect as of July 1, 2011 were to prevail throughout the remainder of 2011, currency exchange rates would cause the Company’s estimated annual 2011 revenues to increase by approximately 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. Additional weakening of the U.S. dollar against other major currencies would further increase the Company’s sales on an overall basis, whereas strengthening of the U.S. dollar against other major currencies would decrease the Company’s sales on an overall basis.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Consolidated sales from continuing operations for the three months ended July 1, 2011 increased 15.5% compared to the three months ended July 2, 2010. Sales from existing businesses contributed 7.5% growth and the impact of currency translation contributed 5.0% growth on a year-over-year basis. The sales increase from acquired businesses more than offset the year-over-year sales decline attributable to the contribution of businesses to the Apex joint venture and on a net basis increased reported sales by 3.0%. The Company no longer reports sales of the businesses contributed to the Apex joint venture due to the application of equity accounting that commenced upon formation of the joint venture in the third quarter 2010. In this report, references to sales from existing businesses refers to sales calculated according to GAAP but excluding (1) sales from acquired businesses, (2) first half 2010 sales attributable to the businesses contributed to the Apex joint venture, and (3) the impact of currency translation. References to sales or operating profit attributable to acquisitions or acquired businesses refer to sales or operating profit, as applicable, from acquired businesses recorded prior to the first anniversary of the acquisition. The portion of revenue attributable to currency translation is calculated as the difference between (a) the period-to-period change in revenue (excluding sales from acquired businesses and first half 2010 sales attributable to the businesses contributed to the Apex joint venture) and (b) the period-to-period change in revenue (excluding sales from acquired businesses and first half 2010 sales attributable to the businesses contributed to the Apex joint venture) after applying current period foreign exchange rates to the prior year period. Sales from existing businesses should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, sales, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Management believes that reporting sales from existing businesses provides useful information to investors by facilitating easier comparisons of our revenue performance with prior and future periods and to our peers. The Company excludes the effect of currency translation from sales from existing businesses because currency translation is not under management’s control, is subject to volatility and can obscure underlying business trends, and excludes the effect of acquisitions because the nature, size and number of acquisitions can vary dramatically from period to period and between the Company and its peers and can also obscure underlying business trends. We exclude the effect of the first half 2010 sales attributable to the businesses contributed to the Apex joint venture because the Company did not recognize sales from those businesses in the first half of 2011.

Consolidated sales from continuing operations for the six months ended July 1, 2011 increased 13.5% compared to the six months ended July 2, 2010. Sales from existing businesses contributed 8.5% growth and the impact of currency translation contributed 3.5% growth on a year-over-year basis. The sales increase from acquired businesses more than offset the year-over-year sales decline attributable to the contribution of businesses to the Apex joint venture and on a net basis increased reported sales by 1.5%.

Operating profit margins were 16.9% for the three months ended July 1, 2011 compared to 16.1% in the comparable period of 2010. Year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons benefited 160 basis points from the favorable impact of higher sales volumes and continued productivity improvements net of the unfavorable impact of costs associated with various sales, marketing and product development growth investments. In addition, operating profit margin comparisons benefited 45 basis points from the favorable impact of contributing certain businesses to the Apex joint venture in July 2010 (net of the

 

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dilutive effect of acquired businesses). Acquisition related charges associated with the Beckman Coulter acquisition, including transaction costs, change in control charges and fair value adjustments to inventory and deferred revenue balances (net of comparable acquisition related charges in the 2010 comparable period) adversely impacted operating profit margin comparisons by 125 basis points.

Operating profit margins were 17.2% for the six months ended July 1, 2011 compared to 15.1% in the comparable period of 2010. Year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons benefited 200 basis points from the favorable impact of higher sales volumes and continued productivity improvements net of the unfavorable impact of costs associated with various sales, marketing and product development growth investments. In addition, operating profit margin comparisons benefited 20 basis points from the favorable impact to operating profit margin of contributing certain businesses to the Apex joint venture in July 2010 (net of the dilutive effect on operating profit margins of acquired businesses). Acquisition related charges associated with the Beckman Coulter acquisition, including transaction costs, change in control charges and fair value adjustments to acquisition related inventory and deferred revenue balances (net of comparable acquisition related charges in the 2010 comparable period) adversely impacted operating profit margin comparisons by 10 basis points.

Business Segments

The following table summarizes sales by business segment for each of the periods indicated ($ in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended  
     July 1,
2011
     July 2,
2010
     July 1,
2011
     July 2,
2010
 

Test & Measurement

   $ 848.2       $ 682.2       $ 1,678.7       $ 1,334.3   

Environmental

     730.6         696.0         1,398.6         1,307.7   

Life Sciences & Diagnostics

     704.8         540.1         1,331.4         1,056.6   

Dental

     504.7         428.3         968.2         860.1   

Industrial Technologies

     923.4         698.5         1,680.5         1,351.0   

Businesses contributed to Apex joint venture attributable to periods prior to contribution

     —           172.3         —           315.6   
                                   
   $ 3,711.7       $ 3,217.4       $ 7,057.4       $ 6,225.3   
                                   

TEST & MEASUREMENT

The Company’s Test & Measurement segment is a leading global provider of electronic measurement instruments, monitoring, management and optimization tools for communications networks and related services that are used in the design, development, manufacture, installation, deployment and operation of electronics equipment and communications networks and services. Customers for these products and services include manufacturers of electronic products, network equipment manufacturers who design, develop, manufacture and install network equipment, and service providers who implement, maintain and manage communications networks and services. Also included in the Test & Measurement segment are the Company’s mobile tool and wheel service businesses.

 

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Test & Measurement Selected Financial Data ($ in millions):

 

     Three Months
Ended
    Six Months
Ended
 
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Sales

   $ 848.2      $ 682.2      $ 1,678.7      $ 1,334.3   

Operating profit

     190.2        145.3        362.4        269.1   

Depreciation and amortization

     31.4        25.6        63.2        51.0   

Operating profit as a % of sales

     22.4     21.3     21.6     20.2

Depreciation and amortization as a % of sales

     3.7     3.8     3.8     3.8

 

Components of Sales Change

   % Change
Three Months
Ended

July 1, 2011
vs.
Comparable
2010 Period
    % Change
Six Months
Ended
July 1, 2011
vs.
Comparable
2010 Period
 

Existing businesses

     9.5     11.5

Acquisitions

     11.0     12.0

Impact of currency translation

     4.0     2.5
                

Total

     24.5     26.0
                

During the three months ended July 1, 2011, sales in the segment’s instrument businesses grew on a year-over-year basis due to continuing solid demand for core oscilloscope and service and installation tools. During the six month period, sales grew on a year-over-year basis as increased demand for core oscilloscope, digital-multi-meter and thermography products was partially offset by year-over-year declines in the video end markets. Instrument sales during both periods were particularly strong in China and other Asian markets. Sales in the segment’s network and communication businesses also grew during the three and six month periods on a year-over-year basis, primarily in North America, as a result of strong demand for both network management solutions and core network enterprise solutions. Year-over-year price increases in the segment had a negligible impact on sales growth during both the three and six months ended July 1, 2011.

Operating profit margins increased 110 basis points during the three months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010. Year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons benefited 120 basis points from the favorable impact of higher sales volumes and continued productivity improvements net of the unfavorable impact of costs associated with various sales, marketing and product development growth investments. The dilutive effect of acquired businesses adversely impacted year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons by 10 basis points.

Operating profit margins increased 140 basis points during the six months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010. Year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons benefited 190 basis points from the favorable impact of higher sales volumes and continued productivity improvements net of the unfavorable impact of costs associated with various sales, marketing and product development growth investments. The dilutive effect of acquired businesses adversely impacted year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons by 50 basis points.

ENVIRONMENTAL

The Company’s Environmental segment provides products that help protect customers’ water supply and air quality and serves two primary markets: water quality and retail/commercial petroleum. Danaher’s water quality business is a global leader in water quality analysis and treatment, providing instrumentation and disinfection systems to help analyze and manage the quality of ultra pure, potable, and waste water in residential, commercial and industrial applications. Danaher’s retail/commercial petroleum business is a leading worldwide provider of products and services for the retail/commercial petroleum market.

 

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Environmental Selected Financial Data ($ in millions):

 

     Three Months
Ended
    Six Months
Ended
 
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Sales

   $ 730.6      $ 696.0      $ 1,398.6      $ 1,307.7   

Operating profit

     158.4        150.6        287.3        254.6   

Depreciation and amortization

     11.5        11.0        22.7        22.7   

Operating profit as a % of sales

     21.7     21.6     20.5     19.5

Depreciation and amortization as a % of sales

     1.6     1.6     1.6     1.7

 

Components of Sales Change

   % Change
Three Months
Ended

July 1, 2011
vs.
Comparable
2010 Period
    % Change
Six Months
Ended
July 1, 2011
vs.
Comparable
2010 Period
 

Existing businesses

     (0.5 )%      3.0

Acquisitions

     0.5     1.0

Impact of currency translation

     5.0     3.0
                

Total

     5.0     7.0
                

Price increases in the segment contributed 1.0% to sales growth on a year-over-year basis during both the three and six month periods and are reflected as a component of the change in sales from existing businesses.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s water quality businesses grew at a high single-digit rate during the three months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010 and at a high single-digit rate during the six months ended July 1, 2011. The increase in both periods was led by strong demand for the businesses’ laboratory instrumentation product lines in the industrial market, and to a lesser extent, the municipal market. Demand increased in all major geographies as compared to 2010. Sales in the business’ ultraviolet water treatment product line grew at a mid single-digit rate and high single-digit rate during the three and six month periods, respectively, as increased sales into the industrial markets were partially offset by lower sales into municipal markets, primarily due to tighter municipal budgets. Sales in the business’ chemical treatment solutions product line grew on a year-over-year basis at a low double-digit rate during both the three and six month periods due to the addition of new customers in the U.S. market and expansion of the chemical treatment solutions product line outside of the U.S. market.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s retail petroleum equipment businesses declined at a low double-digit rate during the three months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010 and declined at a mid single-digit rate during the six months ended July 1, 2011. The year-over-year sales decline in both periods, and to a larger extent in the three month period, is primarily attributable to a difficult prior year comparison resulting from strong 2010 sales of the business’ payment and point-of-sale retail solutions product offerings that were driven by 2010 deadlines for compliance with enhanced industry security standards. Increased sales of the business’ automatic tank gauge products, vapor recovery products and dispensing equipment in North America, and to a lesser extent Europe, partially offset the unfavorable impact of the difficult prior year comparison. The adverse impact of the difficult prior year comparisons is expected to continue throughout 2011 although not to the same degree experienced in the second quarter of 2011.

Operating profit margins increased 10 basis points during the three months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010. Year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons benefited 20 basis points from the favorable impact of continued productivity improvements net of the unfavorable impact of costs associated with various sales, marketing and product development growth investments. The dilutive effect of acquired businesses adversely impacted year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons by 10 basis points.

 

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Operating profit margins increased 100 basis points during the during the six months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010. Year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons benefited 115 basis points from the favorable impact of higher sales volumes and continued productivity improvements net of the unfavorable impact of costs associated with various sales, marketing and product development growth investments. The dilutive effect of acquired businesses adversely impacted year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons by 15 basis points.

LIFE SCIENCES & DIAGNOSTICS

The Company’s diagnostics businesses offer a broad range of analytical instruments, reagents, consumables, software and services that are used to diagnose disease, make treatment decisions and monitor patients in hospitals and other critical care settings. The Company’s life sciences businesses offer a broad range of research and clinical tools that are used by scientists to advance the understanding of complex biological matters by enabling the analysis of cells, proteins, and genetic material and their interactions with the external environment.

Life Sciences & Diagnostics Selected Financial Data ($ in millions):

 

     Three Months
Ended
    Six Months
Ended
 
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Sales

   $ 704.8      $ 540.1      $ 1,331.4      $ 1,056.6   

Operating profit

     34.5        32.4        124.9        69.2   

Depreciation and amortization

     31.7        23.5        55.8        41.8   

Operating profit as a % of sales

     4.9     6.0     9.4     6.5

Depreciation and amortization as a % of sales

     4.5     4.4     4.2     4.0

 

Components of Sales Change

   % Change
Three Months
Ended

July 1, 2011
vs.
Comparable
2010 Period
    % Change
Six Months
Ended
July 1, 2011
vs.
Comparable
2010 Period
 

Existing businesses

     8.0     8.5

Acquisitions

     15.0     12.5

Impact of currency translation

     7.5     5.0
                

Total

     30.5     26.0
                

Price increases in the segment contributed 0.5% to sales growth on a year-over-year basis during both the three and six month periods and are reflected as a component of the change in sales from existing businesses.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s acute care diagnostics business grew at a high single-digit rate during the three and six months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to comparable periods of 2010 primarily due to continued strong consumable sales related to the business’ installed base of acute care diagnostic instrumentation. Demand for the business’ compact blood gas analyzer was also strong. Increased European and emerging market demand for the business’ cardiac care instruments also contributed to year-over-year sales growth in both periods.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s life sciences instrumentation and pathology diagnostics businesses grew at a mid single-digit rate during the three and six months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable periods of 2010. Year-over-year growth during both the three and six month periods was driven primarily by strong demand for compound and confocal microscopy equipment serving the life sciences research and industrial markets. In addition, increased demand for core histology systems and consumables contributed to sales growth in both periods. Combined sales of advanced staining instruments and consumables increased during both periods on a year-over-year basis, albeit at a higher

 

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rate of growth in the first quarter 2011 than the rate of growth in the second quarter 2011. A difficult prior year comparison resulting from first quarter 2010 sales associated with Japanese economic stimulus funding partially offset the reported sales growth for the six months ended July 1, 2011.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s mass spectrometry business grew at a mid-teens rate during the three months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010 and at a low-teens rate during the six month period. Year-over-year growth in both periods was driven by strong demand for the business’ broad range of mass spectrometers serving both the academic and proteomic research markets and the applied markets. Demand in the pharmaceutical and clinical research markets was also robust in the three month period.

Operating profit margins decreased 110 basis points during the three months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010. The year-over-year decrease in operating profit margins is primarily a result of the adverse impact to operating profit margins of 625 basis points due to acquisition related charges associated with the Beckman Coulter acquisition, including transaction costs, change in control charges and fair value adjustments to inventory and deferred revenue balances (net of comparable acquisition related charges in the 2010 comparable period.) Higher sales volumes and continued productivity improvements, net of the unfavorable impact of costs associated with various sales, marketing and product development growth investments, favorably impacted year-over-year comparisons by 390 basis points and operating profit margins of acquired businesses, largely Beckman Coulter, favorably impacted year-over-year comparisons by 125 basis points.

Operating profit margins increased 290 basis points during the six months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010. Higher sales volumes and continued productivity improvements, net of the unfavorable impact of costs associated with various sales, marketing and product development growth investments, favorably impacted year-over-year comparisons by 315 basis points. In addition, first half 2010 acquisition related transaction costs and charges associated with fair value adjustments to acquired inventory and deferred revenue balances (net of comparable acquisition related charges associated with the Beckman Coulter acquisition in the second quarter 2011) favorably impacted operating profit margin comparisons by 20 basis points. The dilutive effect of acquired businesses adversely impacted year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons by 45 basis points.

The acquisition of Beckman Coulter has expanded the product portfolio of the Life Sciences & Diagnostics segment, adding new and complementary product and service offerings in the areas of clinical diagnostics and life sciences research. The Company expects to realize significant cost synergies through the application of the Danaher Business System and the combined purchasing power of the Company and Beckman Coulter. On an overall basis, the acquisition is expected to adversely affect the segment’s third quarter 2011 operating profit margins (primarily as a result of acquisition-related charges related to adjusting inventory and deferred revenue balances to fair value) but favorably impact the segment’s operating profit margins for the fourth quarter of 2011.

DENTAL

The Company’s Dental segment is a leading worldwide provider of a broad range of consumables and equipment for the dental market, focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing innovative solutions for dental professionals around the world.

 

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Dental Selected Financial Data ($ in millions):

 

     Three Months
Ended
    Six Months
Ended
 
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Sales

   $ 504.7      $ 428.3      $ 968.2      $ 860.1   

Operating profit

     55.0        46.2        104.5        82.8   

Depreciation and amortization

     25.1        19.6        47.9        39.2   

Operating profit as a % of sales

     10.9     10.8     10.8     9.6

Depreciation and amortization as a % of sales

     5.0     4.6     4.9     4.6

 

Components of Sales Change

   % Change
Three Months
Ended

July 1, 2011
vs.
Comparable
2010 Period
    % Change
Six Months
Ended
July 1, 2011
vs.
Comparable
2010 Period
 

Existing businesses

     6.5     6.0

Acquisitions

     4.5     2.5

Impact of currency translation

     7.0     4.0
                

Total

     18.0     12.5
                

Price increases throughout the segment contributed 1.0% to sales growth on a year-over-year basis during both the three and six months ended July 1, 2011 and are reflected as a component of the change in sales from existing businesses.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s dental businesses grew at a mid single-digit rate during both the three and six months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable periods of 2010. The year-over-year sales increase in the three month period resulted from strong demand for equipment and imaging product lines, partially offset by lower year-over-year demand for instruments. During the six month period, sales increased in all major product lines. During both periods, sales in the dental technologies business grew primarily in emerging markets and North America. Sales from existing businesses in the dental consumables businesses grew at a high single-digit rate during the three months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010 and grew at a mid single-digit rate during the six month period. During both periods, sales growth in the dental consumables businesses was primarily driven by increased demand for general dentistry consumables and orthodontic products and, to a lesser extent, increased demand for infection control products. During both periods, sales grew in most major geographies.

Operating profit margins increased 10 basis points during the three months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010. Year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons benefited 25 basis points from the favorable impact of higher sales volumes and continued productivity improvements, including cost reduction actions in the dental technologies businesses, net of the unfavorable impact of costs associated with restructuring activities and various sales, marketing and product development growth investments, in addition to an unfavorable product mix. The dilutive effect of acquired businesses adversely impacted year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons by 15 basis points.

Operating profit margins increased 120 basis points during the six months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010. Year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons benefited 150 basis points from the favorable impact of higher sales volumes and continued productivity improvements, including cost reduction actions in the dental technologies businesses, net of the unfavorable impact of costs associated with various sales, marketing and product development growth investments. The dilutive effect of acquired businesses adversely impacted year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons by 30 basis points.

 

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INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES

The Company’s Industrial Technologies segment manufactures products and sub-systems that are typically incorporated by customers and systems integrators into production and packaging lines, as well as incorporated by original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) into various end-products. Many of the businesses also provide services to support their products, including helping customers integrate and install the products and helping ensure product uptime. The Industrial Technologies segment consists of two strategic lines of business, product identification and motion, as well as the sensors and controls, defense and engine retarder businesses. In April 2011, the Company sold its Pacific Scientific Aerospace business that was previously reported as part of the Industrial Technologies segment and all current and prior year results of the segment have been adjusted to exclude the results of this discontinued operation.

Industrial Technologies Selected Financial Data ($ in millions):

 

     Three Months
Ended
    Six Months
Ended
 
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Sales

   $ 923.4      $ 698.5      $ 1,680.5      $ 1,351.0   

Operating profit

     200.5        144.8        362.1        270.0   

Depreciation and amortization

     19.3        14.0        33.3        27.9   

Operating profit as a % of sales

     21.7     20.7     21.6     20.0

Depreciation and amortization as a % of sales

     2.1     2.0     2.0     2.1

 

Components of Sales Change

   % Change
Three Months
Ended

July 1, 2011
vs.
Comparable
2010 Period
    % Change
Six Months
Ended
July 1, 2011
vs.
Comparable
2010 Period
 

Existing businesses

     14.5     14.5

Acquisitions

     13.0     7.5

Impact of currency translation

     4.5     2.5
                

Total

     32.0     24.5
                

Price increases throughout the segment contributed 2.0% to sales growth on a year-over-year basis during both the three and six months ended July 1, 2011 and are reflected as a component of the change in sales from existing businesses.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s product identification businesses grew at a low double-digit rate during the three months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010 and grew at a mid-teens rate during the six month period primarily due to continued strong demand for core marking and coding equipment. Consumable sales associated with the installed base of marking and coding equipment also contributed to year-over-year growth. Sales grew in all major geographies with particular strength in Europe and the emerging markets.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s motion businesses grew at a mid-teens rate during the three months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010 and grew at a high-teens rate during the six month period due to continued increased demand in the majority of end markets served and in all major geographies. While growth was broad-based, industrial automation led the growth with strong sales of advanced motor and drive product offerings. Sales growth rates in the motion businesses for the remainder of 2011 are expected to moderate somewhat from first half 2011 growth rates as the growth rates during first half 2011 benefited in part from easier prior year comparisons.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s other businesses grew collectively at a mid-teens rate during the three months ended July 1, 2011 and grew at a low double-digit rate during the six month period due to generally higher demand in the majority of end-markets served.

 

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Operating profit margins increased 100 basis points during the three months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010. Year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons benefited 190 basis points from the favorable impact of higher sales volumes and continued productivity improvements. The net dilutive effect of acquired businesses adversely impacted year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons by 90 basis points.

Operating profit margins increased 160 basis points during the six months ended July 1, 2011 as compared to the comparable period of 2010. Year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons benefited 200 basis points from the favorable impact of higher sales volumes and continued productivity improvements. The net dilutive effect of acquired businesses adversely impacted year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons by 40 basis points.

COST OF SALES AND GROSS PROFIT

 

($ in millions)    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Sales

   $ 3,711.7      $ 3,217.4      $ 7,057.4      $ 6,225.3   

Cost of sales

     1,768.5        1,611.9        3,350.8        3,151.0   
                                

Gross profit

     1,943.2        1,605.5        3,706.6        3,074.3   

Gross profit margin

     52.4     49.9     52.5     49.4

The year-over-year increase in gross profit margins during both the three and six months ended July 1, 2011 is primarily the result of higher sales volumes in the first half of 2011 compared to the first half of 2010, as well as continued productivity improvements and the higher gross margins of newly acquired businesses. Gross profit margin comparisons also benefited 135 and 120 basis points during the three and six month periods, respectively from the contribution to the Apex joint venture at the beginning of the third quarter 2010 of certain of the Company’s Tools businesses, which had lower average gross profit margins than the remainder of the Company. Acquisition related charges associated with fair value adjustments to acquired inventory and deferred revenue balances in connection with the acquisitions of Beckman Coulter, AB Sciex, Molecular Devices and certain other businesses favorably impacted gross profit margin comparisons by 35 basis points for the six month period and adversely impacted gross profit margin comparisons by 10 basis points for the three month period. Gross profit margins are expected to contract in the second half of 2011 as compared to the first half of 2011 as a result of the acquisition of Beckman Coulter which has lower overall gross profit margins than the Company and also due to the impact of acquisition related charges associated with fair value adjustments to acquired inventory and deferred revenue balances of Beckman Coulter.

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

($ in millions)    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Sales

   $ 3,711.7      $ 3,217.4      $ 7,057.4      $ 6,225.3   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     1,095.7        896.6        2,065.5        1,762.9   

Research and development expenses

     235.8        191.2        453.4        372.0   

SG&A as a % of sales

     29.5     27.9     29.3     28.3

R&D as a % of sales

     6.4     5.9     6.4     6.0

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required change in control payments due to Beckman Coulter employees in connection with the closing of the Beckman Coulter acquisition adversely impacted selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales by 60 and 30 basis points during the three and six month periods ended July 1, 2011, respectively.

Research and development expenses as a percentage of sales increased 50 basis points and 40 basis points on year-over-year basis for the three and six months ended July 1, 2011, respectively. The increase is primarily attributable to the contribution of most of the Company’s Tools and Components businesses to the Apex joint venture, as the contributed businesses had historically lower research and development spending as a percentage of sales relative to the overall Company average. Recently acquired businesses with higher average research and development expenditures as well as continued investment in the Company’s new product development initiatives also contributed to the increase. The Beckman Coulter acquisition is expected to increase the Company’s research and development expenses as a percentage of sales based on Beckman Coulter’s historical rate of research and development expenditures.

INTEREST COSTS AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

For a discussion of the Company’s outstanding indebtedness, please refer to Note 7 to the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Interest expense of $32 million in the three months ended July 1, 2011 was approximately $3 million higher than in the comparable period of 2010. Interest expense of $62 million in the six months ended July 1, 2011 was approximately $3 million higher than in the comparable period of 2010. The increase in interest expense during both period results primarily from the additional interest costs associated with the Company’s June 2011 underwritten public offering of four series of senior unsecured notes, the issuance of commercial paper and the debt assumed in connection with the Beckman Coulter acquisition. Since the debt was issued in late June 2011, it is expected to increase interest expense to a greater degree in the second half of the year than it did during the three and six months ended July 1, 2011.

Interest income of $2.3 million and $4.4 million recorded in the three and six months ended July 1, 2011 was slightly higher than the comparable periods of 2010. The year-over-year increase in both periods is attributable to higher average cash balances prevailing in the 2011 periods.

INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rates related to continuing operations for the three and six months ended July 1, 2011 were 24.6% and 24.9%, respectively, as compared to 26.1% and 25.8% for the three and six months ended July 2, 2010, respectively. The effective tax rates in 2011 and 2010 are lower than the federal statutory rate of 35% due principally to the fact that certain of the Company’s foreign income is taxed at different rates. During the three months ended July 1, 2011, the Company recorded a tax benefit of approximately $4 million ($0.01 per share on a diluted basis) associated with the resolution of certain international tax positions.

The Company does not expect the acquisition of Beckman Coulter to have a significant impact on the Company’s effective tax rate. The effective tax rate related to continuing operations for 2011 is expected to be approximately 25% based on projected taxable income, excluding the impact of any matters that would be treated as “discrete.” Because the tax effects of significant unusual items, including accruals related to tax contingencies, the resolution of worldwide tax matters, tax audit settlements, statute expirations and changes in tax regulations, are reflected in the period in which they occur, it is reasonably possible that the effective tax rate may change in future periods.

INFLATION

The effect of broad based inflation on the Company’s operations was not significant in the three months ended July 1, 2011.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Management assesses the Company’s liquidity in terms of its ability to generate cash to fund its operating, investing and financing activities.

Overview of Cash Flows and Liquidity

 

($ in millions)    Six Months Ended  
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Total operating cash flows from continuing operations

   $ 1,156.7      $ 916.2   
                

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (108.1     (89.1

Cash paid for acquisitions and other investments

     (6,056.3     (1,398.5

Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations

     680.1        —     

Other sources (uses)

     1.9        (2.6
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (5,482.4     (1,490.2
                

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock

     1,050.3        92.9   

Proceeds of new borrowings, net of (repayments)

     2,245.9        21.5   

Payment of dividends

     (27.0     (26.0
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     3,269.2        88.4   
                

 

   

Operating cash flow from continuing operations, a key source of the Company’s liquidity, increased $241 million or approximately 26% during the first half of 2011 as compared to the first half of 2010.

 

   

Acquisitions constituted the most significant use of cash during the first six months of 2011. The Company acquired five businesses during the first six months of 2011, including the acquisition of Beckman Coulter, for total consideration (net of cash acquired) of approximately $5.5 billion.

 

   

The Company financed the acquisition of Beckman Coulter using (1) approximately $2.3 billion of available cash, (2) net proceeds, after expenses and the underwriters’ discount, of approximately $966 million from the underwritten public offering of the Company’s common stock on June 21, 2011, (3) net proceeds, after expenses and the underwriters’ discount, of approximately $1.8 billion from the underwritten public offering of senior unsecured notes on June 23, 2011, and (4) net proceeds from the sale of additional commercial paper under the Company’s U.S. commercial paper program prior to the closing of the acquisition. The Company also assumed approximately $1.6 billion of indebtedness and acquired approximately $450 million of cash in connection with the acquisition.

 

   

As of July 1, 2011, the Company held approximately $552 million of cash and cash equivalents.

Operating Activities

The Company continues to generate substantial cash from operating activities and remains in a strong financial position, with resources available for reinvestment in existing businesses, strategic acquisitions, paying interest and servicing debt and managing its capital structure on a short and long-term basis. Cash flows from operating activities can fluctuate significantly from period to period as working capital needs and the timing of payments for items such as income taxes, restructuring activities, pension funding and

 

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other items impact reported cash flows.

Operating cash flow from continuing operations was $1.16 billion for the first half of 2011, an increase of $241 million, or 26% as compared to the comparable period of 2010. The increase in operating cash flow was primarily attributable to the $215 million increase in earnings in the first half 2011 as compared to the first half 2010. In addition, the aggregate of trade accounts receivable, inventory and accounts payable used $10 million in operating cash flow during the first half of 2011, $36 million less than the amount of operating cash flow used by these items during the first half of 2010. Operating cash flow from continuing operations for the third quarter 2011 will be adversely impacted by approximately $50 million due to the timing of transaction costs and change in control payments due to Beckman Coulter employees in connection with the closing of the Beckman Coulter acquisition. These costs and payments adversely impacted second quarter 2011 earnings and will be paid in the third quarter of 2011.

Investing Activities

Cash flows relating to investing activities consist primarily of cash used for acquisitions and capital expenditures and cash flows from divestitures of businesses or assets. Net cash used in investing activities was $5.5 billion during the first six months of 2011 compared to approximately $1.5 billion of net cash used in the first six months of 2010. In 2011, the Company expects capital spending to approximate $420 million, though actual expenditures will ultimately depend on business conditions.

For a discussion of the Company’s acquisitions during the first six months of 2011 and the divestiture of the Pacific Scientific Aerospace business, please refer to “—Overview – Significant Acquisitions and Divestitures.”

Financing Activities and Indebtedness

Cash flows from financing activities consist primarily of proceeds from the issuance of commercial paper, common stock and debt, excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation, payments of principal on indebtedness, repurchases of common stock and payments of dividends to shareholders. Financing activities provided cash of $3.3 billion during the first six months of 2011 compared to $88 million provided during the first six months of 2010.

For a description of the Company’s outstanding debt as of July 1, 2011, please refer to Note 7 of the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. As of July 1, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants.

On June 21, 2011 the Company completed the underwritten public offering of 19,250,000 shares of Danaher common stock at a price to the public of $51.75 per share. The net proceeds, after deducting expenses and the underwriters’ discount, were approximately $966 million and were used to fund a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of Beckman Coulter.

In addition, on June 23, 2011, the Company completed the underwritten public offering of the following four series of senior unsecured notes:

 

   

$300 million aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2013 (the “2013 Notes”). The 2013 Notes were issued at 100% of their principal amount, will mature on June 21, 2013 and accrue interest at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 0.25% per year.

 

   

$400 million aggregate principal amount of 1.3% senior notes due 2014 (the “2014 Notes”). The 2014 Notes were issued at 99.918% of their principal amount, will mature on June 23, 2014 and accrue interest at the rate of 1.3% per year.

 

   

$500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.3% senior notes due 2016 (the “2016 Notes”). The 2016 Notes were issued at 99.84% of their principal amount, will mature on June 23, 2016 and accrue interest at the rate of 2.3% per year.

 

   

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Notes were issued at 99.975% of their principal amount, will mature on June 23, 2021 and accrue interest at the rate of 3.9% per year.

The net proceeds from the Notes offering, after deducting expenses and the underwriters’ discount, were approximately $1.79 billion and were used to fund a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of Beckman Coulter. The Company will pay interest on the 2013 Notes quarterly in arrears on March 21, June 21, September 21 and December 21 of each year, commencing on September 21, 2011. The Company will pay interest on the 2014 Notes, 2016 Notes and 2021 Notes semi-annually in arrears, on June 23 and December 23 of each year, commencing on December 23, 2011. The supplemental indentures under which the Notes were issued contain customary covenants, all of which the Company complied with as of July 1, 2011.

The Company may redeem some or all of the 2014 Notes or the 2016 Notes at any time by paying the principal amount and a “make-whole” premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Prior to March 23, 2021 (three months prior to their maturity date), the Company may redeem some or all of the 2021 Notes by paying the principal amount and a “make-whole” premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest. On or after March 23, 2021, the Company may redeem some or all of the 2021 Notes for their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. If a change of control triggering event occurs with respect to the Notes, each holder of Notes may require the Company to repurchase some or all of its Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued interest. A change of control triggering event means the occurrence of both a change of control and a rating event, each as defined in the applicable supplemental indenture.

Also in connection with the acquisition of Beckman Coulter, on June 17, 2011, the Company entered into an unsecured, 364-day revolving credit facility providing for a borrowing capacity of up to $3.0 billion (the “364-Day Facility”). On June 27, 2011, following the completion of the offering of the Notes and in accordance with the terms of the 364-Day Facility, the Company reduced the aggregate commitments under the 364-Day Facility from $3.0 billion to $2.2 billion, and on July 18, 2011 the Company further reduced the aggregate commitments under the 364-Day Facility to $1.5 billion. The 364-Day Facility expires on June 16, 2012, subject to a one-year extension option at the request of the Company and with the consent of the lenders. In addition, on July 15, 2011, the Company terminated its existing $1.45 billion unsecured multi-year revolving credit facility and entered into a $2.5 billion unsecured multi-year revolving credit facility that expires on July 15, 2016 (the “Multi-Year Facility” and together with the 364-Day Facility, the “Credit Facilities”).

Each of the Credit Facilities requires the Company to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio (as defined in the applicable facility) of 0.65 to 1.00 or less, and also contains customary representations, warranties, conditions precedent, events of default, indemnities and affirmative and negative covenants. Under each of the Credit Facilities, borrowings (other than bid loans) bear interest at a rate equal to (at the Company’s option) either (1) a LIBOR-based rate plus a margin that varies according to the Company’s long-term debt credit rating (the “Eurodollar Rate”), or (2) the highest of (a) the Federal funds rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the prime rate and (c) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1%, plus in each case a margin that varies according to the Company’s long-term debt credit rating. Under each of the Credit Facilities, in addition to certain initial fees the Company is obligated to pay a per annum commitment fee that varies according to its long-term debt credit rating.

As of July 1, 2011, the 364-Day Facility and the $1.45 billion unsecured multi-year revolving credit facility provided credit support for the issuance of up to $3.64 billion of commercial paper capacity under the Company’s U.S. commercial paper program. Following the entry into of the Multi-Year Facility in July 2011, the Credit Facilities provide credit support for the issuance of up to the full $4.0 billion of capacity under the Company’s U.S. commercial paper program. The Credit Facilities can also be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The Company expects to limit any borrowings under the Credit Facilities to amounts that would leave enough credit available under the facilities so that it could borrow, if needed, to repay all of the outstanding commercial paper as it matures. As of July 1, 2011, no borrowings were outstanding under either the 364-Day Facility or the $1.45 billion unsecured multi-year revolving credit facility and the Company was in compliance with all covenants under both facilities.

 

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The Company satisfies its short-term liquidity needs primarily through issuances of commercial paper. Following the execution of the 364-Day Facility and prior to the closing of the Beckman Coulter acquisition, the Company issued commercial paper under its U.S. commercial paper program and realized net proceeds of approximately $1.1 billion, which were used to fund a portion of the purchase price for Beckman Coulter. Under the Company’s U.S. commercial paper program, the Company may issue and sell unsecured, short-term promissory notes with maturities not in excess of 397 days from the date of issue pursuant to an exemption from federal and state securities laws. The commercial paper notes are not redeemable prior to maturity and are not subject to voluntary prepayment. Interest expense on the notes is paid at maturity and is generally based on the ratings assigned by credit rating agencies at the time of the issuance and prevailing market rates measured by reference to LIBOR. As of July 1, 2011, borrowings outstanding under the Company’s U.S. dollar commercial paper program had a weighted average interest rate of 0.2% and a weighted average maturity of approximately 15 days. There was no outstanding Euro-denominated commercial paper as of July 1, 2011.

In connection with the acquisition of Beckman Coulter, the Company also assumed approximately $1.6 billion of indebtedness, including $224 million principal amount of 6.875% senior notes due 2011 (the “Beckman 2011 Notes”), $250 million principal amount of 6% senior notes due 2015 (the “Beckman 2015 Notes”), $250 million principal amount of 7% senior notes due 2019 (the “Beckman 2019 Notes”), $36 million principal amount of 7.05% debentures due 2026 (the “Beckman 2026 Debentures” and together with the Beckman 2011 Notes, the Beckman 2015 Notes and the Beckman 2019 Notes, the “Beckman Notes”) and $600 million principal amount of 2.50% senior convertible notes due 2036 (the “Beckman Convertible Notes”). As a result of the Company’s acquisition of Beckman Coulter, the holders of the Beckman Convertible Notes have the right to convert their notes into cash or have their notes repurchased within a specified period of time following the closing and the Company anticipates that all or substantially all of such holders will exercise either such conversion or repurchase right. In addition, Beckman Coulter has exercised its right to mandatorily redeem all of the Beckman Notes. The Company expects to retire the Beckman Notes and all or substantially all of the Beckman Convertible Notes during the third quarter of 2011 using proceeds from the issuance of additional commercial paper under the Company’s U.S. commercial paper program. In connection with the redemption of the Beckman Notes, the Company expects to record an approximate $20 million charge to earnings due to “make whole” provisions associated with the Beckman Notes.

Aggregate cash payments for dividends during the first six months of 2011 were $27 million. In addition, the Company declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share payable on July 29, 2011 to holders of record on June 30, 2011.

The Company will continue to have cash requirements to support working capital needs, capital expenditures and acquisitions, to pay interest and service debt, fund its restructuring activities and pension plans as required, pay dividends to shareholders and repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock. As discussed above, the Company intends to retire substantially all of Beckman Coulter’s indebtedness using the net cash acquired from Beckman Coulter as well as proceeds from the issuance of commercial paper under the Company’s U.S. commercial paper program. With respect to its other cash requirements, the Company generally intends to use available cash and internally generated funds to meet such cash requirements, but in the event that additional liquidity is required the Company may also borrow additional amounts under its commercial paper program or either of the credit facilities described above and/or access the capital markets as needed for liquidity. The Company also may from time to time access the capital markets to take advantage of favorable interest rate environments or other market conditions. As of July 1, 2011, the Company held approximately $552 million of cash and cash equivalents that were invested in highly liquid investment grade debt instruments with a maturity of 90 days or less with an average weighted annual interest rate of 0.5%. Of this amount, approximately $535 was held outside the United States.

During the six months ended July 1, 2011, the Company contributed approximately $23 million to the U.S. pension plan. During 2011, the Company expects to contribute approximately $55 million in aggregate to its U.S. plans, including amounts related to the acquired Beckman Coulter plan, although the ultimate amounts to be contributed will depend upon, among other things, legal requirements, underlying

 

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asset returns, the plan’s funded status, the anticipated tax deductibility of the contribution, local practices, market conditions, interest rates and other factors. During 2011, the Company expects to contribute approximately $40 million, including amounts related to the acquired Beckman Coulter plans, in employer contributions and unfunded benefit payments to its non-U.S. plans.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

There were no material changes during the quarter ended July 1, 2011 to the items that the Company disclosed as its critical accounting policies and estimates in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk appear in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Financial Instruments and Risk Management,” in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There were no material changes during the quarter ended July 1, 2011 to this information reported in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

The Company completed the acquisition of Beckman Coulter, Inc. on June 30, 2011. Management considers this transaction to be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and believes that the internal controls and procedures of Beckman Coulter have a material effect on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. We are currently in the process of incorporating the internal controls and procedures of Beckman Coulter into our internal controls over financial reporting and extending our Section 404 compliance program under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the applicable rules and regulations under such Act to include Beckman Coulter. The Company will report on its assessment of the consolidated operations within the time period provided by the Act and the applicable SEC rules and regulations concerning business combinations.

Other than the acquisition of Beckman Coulter noted above, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the Company’s most recent completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As the Beckman Coulter business previously reported in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a stand-alone company, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) indicated to Beckman Coulter early in 2010 that it believed certain modifications to Beckman Coulter’s AccuTnI troponin test kits as used on its UniCel DxI immunoassay systems and Access immunoassay systems were made without obtaining appropriate product clearances from FDA. As a result, Beckman Coulter believes it cannot provide troponin test kits to new U.S. immunoassay customers until it obtains updated 510(k) clearances from FDA. The timing of Beckman Coulter’s 510(k) submissions for its troponin test will depend on its ability to achieve expected clinical trial results and other factors.

In light of the troponin matter described above, Beckman Coulter in 2010 initiated a review of other product modifications where a decision was made not to seek clearance or approval from FDA. This review is expected to continue through 2011 and potentially into 2012. Beckman Coulter is also continuing to evaluate its internal processes and procedures regarding quality systems and product quality matters. As part of these reviews, Beckman Coulter has identified corrective actions that need to be made and may identify further required corrective actions, any of which could impact other products and adversely affect the business’ operating results. In addition, FDA recently conducted inspections of five of the facilities operated by Beckman Coulter, all of which were completed as of June 3, 2011. Beckman Coulter has received Form 483 Inspectional Observations from FDA with respect to the completed inspections, most of which relate to matters currently being addressed by Beckman Coulter’s compliance and quality system improvement initiatives. Beckman Coulter has responded to these Form 483 observations.

See “Part II-Item 1A — Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for a further discussion of risks relating to the regulation of the Company’s businesses by FDA and by comparable agencies of other countries.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the risks identified below, information regarding risk factors appears in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Information Related to Forward-Looking Statements,” in Part I — Item 2 of this Form 10-Q and in Part I — Item 1A of Danaher’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other than as set forth below, there were no material changes during the quarter ended July 1, 2011 to the risk factors reported in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Our acquisition of Beckman Coulter, Inc. could negatively impact our financial position, profitability and return on invested capital.

In June 2011, Danaher acquired Beckman Coulter, Inc. The acquisition of Beckman Coulter is Danaher’s largest acquisition to date, expands Danaher’s business into new markets and regulatory areas and involves a number of legal, financial, accounting, managerial, operational and other risks and challenges, including the following. Any of these risks and challenges could adversely affect our financial position, profitability and return on invested capital.

 

   

Beckman Coulter could under-perform relative to our expectations and the price that we paid for it, or not perform in accordance with our anticipated timetable.

 

   

Beckman Coulter could cause our financial results to differ from our own or the investment community’s expectations in any given period, or over the long-term.

 

   

Earnings charges relating to the acquisition of Beckman Coulter could adversely impact our operating results in any given period, and the impact may be substantially different from period to period.

 

   

The integration of Beckman Coulter could create demands on our management, operational resources and financial and internal control systems that we are unable to effectively handle.

 

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We could experience difficulty in integrating Beckman Coulter’s personnel, operations and financial and other systems and retaining key employees and customers.

 

   

We may be unable to achieve the cost savings or other synergies that we anticipate realizing as a result of the acquisition of Beckman Coulter.

 

   

By acquiring Beckman Coulter we may have assumed unknown liabilities or internal control deficiencies, and the liabilities that we assumed as a result of the acquisition may prove greater than anticipated. Any of these liabilities or deficiencies may increase our expenses, adversely affect our financial position or cause us to fail to meet our public financial reporting obligations.

 

   

As a result of the acquisition of Beckman Coulter, we have recorded significant goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets on our balance sheet. If we are not able to realize the value of these assets, we may be required to incur charges relating to the impairment of these assets.

Certain of our businesses are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA and by comparable agencies of other countries. Failure to comply with those regulations could adversely affect our reputation, financial condition and results of operations.

Certain of our products are medical devices and other products that are subject to regulation by the FDA, by comparable agencies of other countries and by regulations governing radioactive or other hazardous materials (or the manufacture and sale of products containing such materials). We cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain regulatory clearance for our new products or modifications to existing products, and if we do such clearance may be time-consuming, costly and restrictive. Violations of these regulations, efficacy or safety concerns or trends of adverse events with respect to our products (even after obtaining clearance for distribution) can lead to warning letters, declining sales, recalls, notices to customers, seizures of adulterated or misbranded products, injunctions, administrative detentions, refusals to permit importations, partial or total shutdown of production facilities or the implementation of operating restrictions, suspension or withdrawal of approvals and pre-market notification rescissions. Failure to comply with these or any other regulations could result in civil and criminal, monetary and non-monetary penalties, disruptions to our business, limitations on our ability to manufacture, import and export products and services, disbarment from selling to certain federal agencies and damage to our reputation. Compliance with these and other regulations may also require us to incur significant expenses. For information regarding recent FDA inspection of certain Beckman Coulter facilities, see “Part II-Item 1 – Legal Proceedings”.

As our Beckman Coulter business previously reported in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and as discussed above in “Part II-Item 1 – Legal Proceedings,” the business is working to obtain updated 510(k) clearances for its troponin test kits available on its Dxl and Access immunoassay instruments. Also as discussed above, Beckman Coulter in 2010 initiated a review of other product modifications where a decision was made not to seek clearance or approval from FDA. Beckman Coulter is also continuing to evaluate its internal processes and procedures regarding quality systems and product quality matters. As part of these reviews, Beckman Coulter has identified corrective actions that need to be made and may identify further required corrective actions, any of which could impact other products and adversely affect the business’ operating results. Our ability to obtain in a timely manner any necessary 510(k) clearances for troponin or any other products for which 510(k) approval is required will depend on many factors, including our ability to obtain the necessary clinical trial results. Therefore, we can provide no assurance that the necessary clearance or approvals will be obtained within the timeframe anticipated, if at all. Furthermore, the process for obtaining 510(k) clearances for any new or modified products could be lengthy and costly, could change over time, may require the withdrawal of products from the market until such clearances are obtained and may result in the initiation of enforcement actions against us by FDA, including recalls, warning letters and other adverse actions as described above. Domestic and foreign revenue derived from products that are the subject of FDA inquiries or enforcement actions could decline, such revenue declines could be more than we estimate and we may lose customers as a result of these issues.

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reputation, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to various laws regulating (1) fraud and abuse in the healthcare industry, and (2) the privacy and security of health information, including the federal regulations described below. Many states and foreign countries have also adopted laws and regulations similar to, and in some cases more stringent than, such federal regulations.

 

   

The Federal Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits persons from knowingly and willfully soliciting, offering, receiving or providing remuneration, directly or indirectly, in exchange for or to induce either the referral of an individual, or the furnishing or arranging for a good or service, for which payment may be made under a federal health care program, such as Medicare or Medicaid.

 

   

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) prohibits knowingly and willfully (1) executing a scheme to defraud any health care benefit program, including private payors, or (2) falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement in connection with the delivery of or payment for health care benefits, items or services. In addition, HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (“HITECH”), also mandates the adoption of standards relating to the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information and requires us to report certain breaches of unsecured, individually identifiable health information.

 

   

The False Claims Act imposes liability on any person or entity that, among other things, knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment by a federal health care program. The qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act allow a private individual to bring actions on behalf of the federal government alleging that the defendant has submitted a false claim to the federal government, and to share in any monetary recovery.

Failure to comply with these or any other regulations could result in civil and criminal, monetary and non-monetary penalties, disruptions to our business, limitations on our ability to manufacture, import and export products and services, disbarment from selling to certain federal agencies and damage to our reputation. Compliance with these and other regulations may also require us to incur significant expenses.

The healthcare industry and related industries that we serve have undergone, and are in the process of undergoing, significant changes in an effort to reduce costs, which could adversely affect our revenues and profits.

The healthcare industry and related industries that we serve have undergone, and are in the process of undergoing, significant changes in an effort to reduce costs, including the following:

 

   

Many of our customers rely on government funding for healthcare products and services and research activities. The recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act (collectively, the “PPACA”), healthcare austerity measures in Europe and other potential healthcare reform changes and government austerity measures may reduce the amount of government funding or reimbursement available to customers or end-users of our products and services. Global economic uncertainty can also adversely impact government funding and reimbursement.

 

   

Beginning in 2013, the PPACA will also impose a 2.3% deductible excise tax on any entity that manufactures or imports medical devices offered for sale in the United States as well as new reporting and disclosure requirements on medical device manufacturers.

 

   

Healthcare providers and payors around the world are increasingly utilizing managed care for the delivery of healthcare services, and healthcare providers are increasingly consolidating and forming group purchasing organizations to improve their purchasing leverage.

These changes may cause participants in the healthcare industry and related industries that we serve to purchase fewer of our products and services, reduce the prices they are willing to pay for our products or services, reduce the amounts of reimbursement available for our products services from governmental agencies or third-party payors, reduce the volume of medical procedures that use our products and services and increase our tax liabilities and other costs. In addition, we may be unable to enter into contracts with group purchasing organizations and integrated health networks on terms acceptable to us,

 

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and even if we do enter into such contracts they may be on terms that negatively affect our current or future profitability. All of the factors described above could adversely affect our revenues and profitability.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

There were no repurchases of equity securities during the second quarter of 2011. On May 1, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 20 million shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. There is no expiration date for the Company’s repurchase program. The timing and amount of any shares repurchased will be determined by the Company’s management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. Any repurchased shares will be available for use in connection with the Company’s equity compensation plans (or any successor plan) and for other corporate purposes. As of July 1, 2011, 20 million shares remained available for repurchase pursuant to this program.

During the second quarter of 2011, holders of certain of the Company’s Liquid Yield Option Notes (LYONs) converted such LYONs into an aggregate of 1,507,490 shares of Danaher common stock, par value $0.01 per share. In each case, the shares of common stock were issued solely to existing security holders upon conversion of the LYONs pursuant to the exemption from registration provided under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The conversion of LYONs to common stock does not impact the Company’s diluted earnings per share as the LYONs are considered a dilutive security in all periods presented.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

Lead Independent Director

On July 12, 2011, Danaher’s Board of Directors appointed Donald J. Ehrlich to serve as Danaher’s Lead Independent Director.

Advance Notice Deadline for Business to be Brought at 2012 Annual Meeting

As disclosed in Danaher’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 12, 2011, on July 12, 2011, Danaher’s Board of Directors approved certain amendments to Danaher’s Bylaws, including amendments to the advance notice requirements relating to any proposal to be brought at an annual meeting of shareholders. Shareholders intending to present a proposal at the 2012 Annual Meeting without having it included in Danaher’s proxy statement must comply with these advance notice requirements. Assuming that Danaher’s 2012 Annual Meeting is held during the period from April 10, 2012 to June 9, 2012 (as it is expected to be), in order to comply with the advance notice requirements set forth in Danaher’s Bylaws, appropriate notice would need to be provided to Danaher’s Secretary at 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 800W, Washington, D.C. 20037-1701 by no earlier than January 5, 2012 and no later than February 4, 2012.

Airplane Management Agreements/Interchange Agreements

On July 22, 2011, FJ900, Inc. (“FJ900”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Danaher Corporation entered into an airplane management agreement with Joust Capital, LLC (“Joust One”) and Joust Capital III, LLC (“Joust Three”) and a substantially identical agreement with Joust Capital II, LLC (“Joust Two” and together with Joust One and Joust Three, the “Joust entities”). These management agreements replaced, and are substantially the same as, the management agreements that previously existed between Danaher and Joust One and Danaher and Joust Two and were previously disclosed by Danaher in its SEC filings. Joust One and Joust Three are owned by Steven M. Rales, Chairman of the Board of Danaher, and Joust Two is owned by Mitchell P. Rales, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Danaher. Under the management agreements, FJ900 performs management services for the respective aircraft owned by each of the Joust entities in like manner to the management services provided by FJ900 for Danaher’s aircraft. The management services provided by FJ900 include the provision of aircraft management, pilot

 

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services, maintenance, record-keeping and other aviation services. FJ900 receives no compensation for its services under the agreements. Having FJ900 perform management services for all of these aircraft enables Danaher and the Joust entities to share certain fixed expenses relating to the use, maintenance, storage, operation and supervision of their respective aircraft and utilize joint purchasing or joint bargaining arrangements where appropriate, allowing each party to benefit from efficiencies of scale and cost savings. We believe that this cost-sharing arrangement results in lower costs to Danaher than if we incurred these fixed costs on a stand-alone basis. Under the agreement, FJ900 prorates all shared expenses annually among the Joust entities and Danaher based on each party’s flight hours logged for the year. The Joust entities pre-pay FJ900 on a quarterly basis for their estimated, prorated portion of such shared expenses, and the amounts are trued up at the end of the year. Each Joust entity pays directly all expenses attributable to its aircraft that are not shared. Under the management agreements, each party is also required to maintain a prescribed amount of comprehensive aviation liability insurance and name the other party and its affiliates as additional named insureds, while the Joust entities must also maintain all-risk hull insurance for their aircraft. If either party suffers any losses in connection with the arrangements set forth in the management agreement, and such losses are due to the fault, negligence, breach or strict liability of the other party, the sole recourse of the party incurring the loss against the other party is to the available insurance proceeds. Each management agreement may be terminated by any party upon 30 days’ notice.

On July 22, 2011, Danaher also entered into substantially identical airplane interchange agreements with each of the Joust entities with respect to each respective aircraft owned by Danaher and by each of the Joust entities. These interchange agreements replaced, and are substantially the same as, the interchange agreements that previously existed between Danaher and Joust One and Danaher and Joust Two and were previously disclosed by Danaher in its SEC filings. Under each interchange agreement, the Joust entity has agreed to lease its respective aircraft to Danaher and Danaher has agreed to lease the respective Danaher aircraft to the Joust entity, in each case on a non-exclusive, equal time basis. Neither party is charged for its use of the other party’s aircraft, the intent being that over the life of the contract each party’s usage of the other party’s aircraft will be generally equal. The owner of each aircraft, as operator of the aircraft, is responsible for providing a flight crew for all flights operated under the interchange agreement. Each owner/operator is required to maintain standard insurance, including all-risk hull insurance and a prescribed amount of comprehensive aviation liability insurance, and to name the other party and its affiliates as additional named insureds. With respect to any losses suffered by the party using the owner/operator’s plane, the using party’s recourse against the owner/operator is limited to the amount of available insurance proceeds. To the extent the using party and/or any third party suffers losses in connection with the using party’s use of the owner/operator’s aircraft, and recovers from the owner/operator an amount in excess of the available insurance proceeds, the using party will indemnify the owner/operator for all such excess amounts. The interchange agreements may be terminated by either party upon 10 days’ notice.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

(a) Exhibits:

 

    3.1    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Danaher Corporation
    3.2    Amended and Restated By-laws of Danaher Corporation (1)
    4.1    Senior Indenture dated as of December 11, 2007 by and between Danaher Corporation and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (“Senior Indenture”) (2)
    4.2    Supplemental Indenture to Senior Indenture, dated as of December 11, 2007, by and between Danaher Corporation and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as trustee relating to the 5.625% Senior Notes Due 2018 (3)
    4.3    Form of 5.625% Senior Notes Due 2018 (included in Exhibit 4.2)
    4.4    Supplemental Indenture to Senior Indenture, dated as of March 5, 2009, by and between Danaher Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee relating to the 5.4% Senior Notes Due 2019 (4)
    4.5    Form of 5.4% Senior Notes Due 2019 (included in Exhibit 4.4)
    4.6    Supplemental Indenture to Senior Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2011, by and between Danaher Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee relating to the Floating Rate Notes due 2013 (5)
    4.7    Form of Floating Rate Notes Due 2013 (included in Exhibit 4.6)
    4.8    Supplemental Indenture to Senior Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2011, by and between Danaher Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee relating to the 1.3% Senior Notes due 2014 (6)
    4.9    Form of 1.3% Senior Notes Due 2014 (included in Exhibit 4.8)
    4.10    Supplemental Indenture to Senior Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2011, by and between Danaher Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee relating to the 2.3% Senior Notes due 2016 (7)
    4.11    Form of 2.3% Senior Notes Due 2016 (included in Exhibit 4.10)
    4.12    Supplemental Indenture to Senior Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2011, by and between Danaher Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee relating to the 3.9% Senior Notes due 2021 (8)
    4.13    Form of 3.9% Senior Notes Due 2021 (included in Exhibit 4.12)
  10.1    Credit Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2011, among Danaher Corporation, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Barclays Capital, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and UBS Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers, and the lenders referred to therein (9)
  10.2    Credit Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2011, among Danaher Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender, Citibank, N.A. as Syndication Agent, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Documentation

 

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   Agents, Banc of America Securities LLC, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers and the lenders referred to therein (10)
  10.3    2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended* (11)
  10.4    Form of Stock Option Agreement under Danaher Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan*
  10.5    Form of RSU Agreement under Danaher Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan*
  10.6    Form of Stock Option Agreement for Outside Directors under Danaher Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan*
  10.7    Form of RSU Agreement for Outside Directors under Danaher Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan*
  10.8    Description of compensation arrangements for non-management directors*
  10.9    Management Agreement dated July 22, 2011 by and between FJ900, Inc., Joust Capital, LLC and Joust Capital III, LLC (12)
  10.10    Interchange Agreement dated July 22, 2011 by and between Danaher Corporation and Joust Capital III, LLC (13)
  11.1    Computation of per-share earnings (14)
  12.1    Calculation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges
  31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  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
  32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document (15)
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (15)
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (15)
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (15)
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (15)
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (15)

 

Danaher is a party to additional long-term debt instruments under which, in each case, the total amount of securities authorized does not exceed 10% of the total assets of Danaher and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Pursuant to paragraph 4(iii)(A) of Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K, Danaher agrees to furnish a copy of such instruments to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

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* Indicates management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement
(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Danaher Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 12, 2011 (Commission File Number: 1-8089).
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 to Danaher Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 11, 2007 (Commission File Number: 1-8089).
(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.3 to Danaher Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 11, 2007 (Commission File Number: 1-8089).
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Danaher Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2009 (Commission File Number: 1-8089).
(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Danaher Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2011 (Commission File Number: 1-8089).
(6) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Danaher Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2011 (Commission File Number: 1-8089).
(7) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Danaher Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2011 (Commission File Number: 1-8089).
(8) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Danaher Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2011 (Commission File Number: 1-8089).
(9) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Danaher Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 17, 2011 (Commission File Number: 1-8089).
(10) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Danaher Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 19, 2011 (Commission File Number: 1-8089).
(11) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Danaher Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2011 (Commission File Number: 1-8089).
(12) In accordance with Instruction 2 to Item 601(a)(4) of Regulation S-K, FJ900, Inc. has entered into a management agreement with Joust Capital II, LLC that is substantially identical in all material respects to the form of agreement attached as Exhibit 10.9, except as to the referenced aircraft and the name of the counterparty.
(13) In accordance with Instruction 2 to Item 601(a)(4) of Regulation S-K, Danaher has entered into additional interchange agreements with each of Joust Capital, LLC, Joust Capital II, LLC and Joust Capital III, LLC that are substantially identical in all material respects to the form of agreement attached as Exhibit 10.10, except as to the referenced aircraft and, in certain cases, the name of the counterparty
(14) See Note 10, “Earnings Per Share”, to our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
(15) Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following documents formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets at July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2010, (ii) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings for the three months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010, (iii) Consolidated Condensed Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended July 1, 2011, (iv) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010, and (v) Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T that this interactive data file is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

    DANAHER CORPORATION:
Date: July 25, 2011     By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Comas

    Daniel L. Comas
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: July 25, 2011     By:  

/s/ Robert S. Lutz

    Robert S. Lutz
    Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

 

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Exhibit 3.1

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

DANAHER CORPORATION

AS OF JULY 12, 2011

The present name of the corporation is Danaher Corporation. The corporation was incorporated under the name Danaher Corporation by the filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 3, 1986. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation only restates and integrates and does not further amend the provisions of the corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation as theretofore amended or supplemented and there is no discrepancy between the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation as theretofore amended or supplemented and the provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by Danaher Corporation’s Board of Directors in accordance with Section 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation is hereby integrated and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Danaher Corporation.

SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, in the city of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at that address is Corporation Service Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware Code (the “GCL”).

FOURTH:

 

I. The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,015,000,000 shares of which 1,000,000,000 shares, $.01 par value per share, shall be of a class designated “Common Stock” and of which 15,000,000 shares, without par value, shall be designated “Preferred Stock”.

 

II. The Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law and the provisions of this Article FOURTH, to provide for the issuance from time to time in one or more series of any number of shares of Preferred Stock, and, by filing a certificate pursuant to the GCL, to establish the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, relative rights, preferences, qualifications and limitations of the shares of each such series. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:


  A. The number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive designation of that series;

 

  B. The dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates, and whether they shall be payable in preference to, or in another relation to, the dividends payable on any other class or classes or series of stock;

 

  C. Whether that series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

 

  D. Whether that series shall have conversion or exchange privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including provision for adjustment of the conversion or exchange rate in such events as the Board of Directors shall determine;

 

  E. Whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions or such redemption, including the manner of selecting shares for redemption if less than all shares are to be redeemed, the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption dates;

 

  F. Whether that series shall be entitled to the benefit of a sinking fund to be applied to the purchase or redemption of shares of that series, and, if so, the terms and amounts of such sinking fund;

 

  G. The right of the shares of that series to the benefit of conditions and restrictions upon the creation of indebtedness of the Corporation or any subsidiary, upon the issue of any additional stock (including additional shares of such series or of any other series) and upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Corporation or any subsidiary of any outstanding stock of the Corporation;

 

  H. The right of the shares of that series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation and whether such rights shall be in preference to, or in another relation to, the comparable rights of any other class or classes or series of stock; and

 

  I. Any other relative, participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions of that series.

 

III.

Shares of any series of Preferred Stock which have been redeemed (whether through the operation of a sinking fund or otherwise) or which, if convertible or exchangeable, have been converted into or exchanged for shares of stock of any


 

other class or classes shall have the status of authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock of the same series and may be reissued as a part of the series of which they were originally a part or may be reclassified and reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors or as part of any other series of Preferred Stock, all subject to the conditions and the restrictions on issuance set forth in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issue of any series of Preferred Stock.

 

IV. Subject to the provisions of any applicable law, or except as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of any series of Preferred Stock, the holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall exclusively possess voting power for the election of directors and for all other purposes, each holder of record of shares of Common Stock being entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock standing in his name on the books of the Corporation.

 

V. Except as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of any series of Preferred Stock, after payment shall have been made to the holders of Preferred Stock of the full amount of dividends to which they shall be entitled pursuant to the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of any series of Preferred Stock the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled, to the exclusion of the holders of Preferred Stock of any and all series, to receive such dividends as from time to time may be declared by the Board of Directors.

 

VI. Except as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of any series of Preferred Stock in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment shall have been made to the holders of Preferred Stock of the full amount to which they shall be entitled pursuant to the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of any series of Preferred Stock, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled, to the exclusion of the holders of Preferred Stock of any and all series, to share, ratably according to the number of shares of Common Stock held by them, in all remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders.

 

VII. The number of authorized shares of any class may be increased or decreased by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote.

FIFTH:

 

I. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors consisting of not less than three directors. The exact number shall be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of the Board of Directors.


At each annual meeting of stockholders beginning at the 2012 annual meeting, directors whose terms expire at that meeting (or such directors’ successors) shall be elected for a one-year term. Accordingly, at the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders, the directors whose terms expire at that meeting (or such directors’ successors) shall be elected to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders; at the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders, the directors whose terms expire at that meeting (or such directors’ successors) shall be elected to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders; and at the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders and each annual meeting of stockholders thereafter, all directors shall be elected to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders.

Subject to prior death, resignation, retirement or removal from office (which may be with or without cause for all directors elected after the 2011 annual meeting), a director shall hold office until his or her term has expired and his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. Except as required by law, any vacancy on the Board of Directors that results from an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority of the Board of Directors then in office, and any other vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Any director so chosen shall serve until the annual meeting of stockholders for the year in which his term expires and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, subject, however, to such director’s prior death, resignation, retirement or removal from office. In no case will a decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this certificate of incorporation applicable thereto.

 

II. Except to the extent prohibited by law, the Board of Directors shall have the right (which, to the extent exercised, shall be exclusive) to establish the rights, powers, duties, rules and procedures that from time to time shall govern the Board of Directors and each of its members, including without limitation the vote required for any action by the Board of Directors, and that from time to time shall affect the directors power to manage the business and affairs of the Corporation; and no By- laws shall be adopted by stockholders which shall impair or impede the implementation of the foregoing.

SIXTH: The directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation. In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and


things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the statutes of Delaware, this Certificate of Incorporation, and any By-Laws adopted by the stockholders; provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.

SEVENTH: Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of preferred stock, special meetings of stockholders shall be called only by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary pursuant to a written request delivered to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary by (i) the Chairman of the Board, if there be one, (ii) the President, (iii) the Board of Directors or (iv) stockholders owning twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote who have requested a special meeting in accordance with and subject to the requirements set forth in the By-Laws of the Corporation (as amended from time to time), including any limitations set forth in the By-Laws on the stockholders’ ability to request a special meeting. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

EIGHTH: Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between the Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between the Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of the equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of the Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for the Corporation under the provisions of Section 291 of Title 8 of the GCL or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for the Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of Title 8 of the GCL, order a meeting of the stockholders or class of stockholders of the Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of the Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of the Corporation as a consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of the Corporation, as the case may be, and also on the Corporation.

NINTH: The Corporation shall indemnify to the full extent authorized or permitted by law any person made, or threatened to be made, a party to any action or proceeding (whether civil or criminal or otherwise) by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or by reason of the fact that such director or officer, at the request of the Corporation, is or was serving any other


corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, in any capacity. Nothing contained herein shall affect any rights to indemnification to which employees other than directors and officers may be entitled by law. No director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such a director as a director. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a director shall be liable to the extent provided by applicable law (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the GCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which such director derived an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this Article NINTH shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment.

TENTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Danaher Corporation has caused this Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed by its duly authorized officer on this 12 th day of July, 2011.

 

/s/ James F. O’Reilly
Name:   James F. O’Reilly
Title:   Secretary

Exhibit 10.4

DANAHER CORPORATION

2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Danaher Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”).

 

I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

Name:

Participant ID:

The undersigned Optionee has been granted an Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, as follows:

 

Date of Grant

   _______________________________________________

Exercise Price per Share

   $______________________________________________

Total Number of Shares Granted

   _______________________________________________

Type of Option

   Nonstatutory Stock Option

Expiration Date

   Tenth anniversary of Date of Grant

Vesting Schedule:

  

Time-Based Vesting Criteria

   The time-based vesting criteria will be satisfied with
respect to ____% of the Options on each of the
_____________ anniversaries of the Date of Grant.

Performance Objective:

   None


II. AGREEMENT

1. Grant of Option . The Company hereby grants to the Optionee named in this Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Optionee”), an option (the “Option”) to purchase the number of shares (the “Shares”) set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Exercise Price”), and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. Except as set forth in Section 2(c) below, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.

2. Vesting .

(a) Vesting Schedule . Except as may otherwise be set forth in this Agreement or in the Plan, Options awarded to an Optionee shall not vest until the Optionee (i) satisfies the performance-based vesting criteria (“Performance Objective”), if any, applicable to such Options and (ii) continues to be actively employed with the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary for the periods required to satisfy the time-based vesting criteria (“Time-Based Vesting Criteria”) applicable to such Options. The Performance Objective and Time-Based Vesting Criteria applicable to an Option are collectively referred to as “Vesting Conditions,” and the earliest date upon which all Vesting Conditions are satisfied is referred to as the “Vesting Date.” The Vesting Conditions for an Option received by an Optionee shall be established by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors (or by one or more members of Company management, if such power has been delegated in accordance with the Plan and applicable law) and reflected in the account maintained for the Optionee by an external third party administrator of the Option awards. Further, during any approved leave of absence (and without limiting the application of any other rules governing leaves of absence that the Committee may approve from time to time pursuant to the Plan), to the extent permitted by applicable law the Committee shall have discretion to provide that the vesting of the Options shall be frozen as of the first day of the leave and shall not resume until and unless the Optionee returns to active employment prior to the Expiration Date of the Options.

(b) Performance Objective . The Committee shall determine whether the Performance Objective applicable to an Option has been met, and such determination shall be final and conclusive. Until the Committee has made such a determination, the Performance Objective may not be considered to have been satisfied. Notwithstanding any determination by the Committee that the Performance Objective has been attained with respect to particular Options, such Options shall not be considered to have vested unless and until the Optionee has satisfied the Time-Based Vesting Criteria applicable to such Options.

(c) Age 65 . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Plan, if the Optionee is employed in the European Economic Area as of the Date of Grant (“EU Optionee”), (1) the Plan provisions providing that options held by an optionee upon retirement after age 65 will remain outstanding and continue to vest and be exercisable until the earlier of the fifth anniversary of retirement or the expiration of the award shall not apply to any of the Options awarded pursuant to this Agreement, and (2) with respect to the Options awarded pursuant to this Agreement, the definition of “Early Retirement” for purposes of the Plan and this Agreement shall be modified to read as follows: “Early Retirement’ means an employee voluntarily ceases to be an Employee and the Committee determines that the cessation constitutes Retirement for purposes of this Plan. In deciding whether a termination of employment is an Early Retirement, the Committee need not consider the definition under any other


Company benefit plan.” For the avoidance of doubt, the attainment of age 65 by an EU Optionee shall confer no rights or benefits with respect to the Options awarded pursuant to this Agreement, and Section 5(e) of this Agreement shall not apply to Options granted under this Agreement to an EU Optionee. The parties to this Agreement expressly acknowledge that this Section 2(c) supersedes any conflicting provisions in the Plan.

(d) Fractional Shares . The Company will not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an Option. Any fractional share will be rounded up and issued to the Optionee in a whole share.

3. Exercise of Option .

(a) Right to Exercise . This Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Stock Option Grant and with the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Agreement.

(b) Method and Time of Exercise . This Option shall be exercisable by any method made available from time to time by the external third party administrator of the Option awards. An exercise may be made with respect to whole Shares only, and not for a fraction of a Share. Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with (or are exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded. The Committee may require the Optionee to take any reasonable action in order to comply with any such rules or regulations. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares.

(c) Acknowledgment of Potential Securities Law Restrictions . Unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covers the Shares issued upon exercise of an Option, the Committee may require that the Optionee agree in writing to acquire such Shares for investment and not for public resale or distribution, unless and until the Shares subject to the Award are registered under the Securities Act. The Committee may also require the Optionee to acknowledge that he or she shall not sell or transfer such Shares except in compliance with all applicable laws, and may apply such other restrictions as it deems appropriate. The Optionee acknowledges that the U.S. federal securities laws prohibit trading in the stock of the Company by persons who are in possession of material, non-public information, and also acknowledges and understands the other restrictions set forth in the Company’s Insider Trading Policy.

4. Method of Payment . Unless the Committee consents otherwise, payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee:

(a) cash, delivered to the external third party administrator of the Option awards in any methodology permitted by such third party administrator;

(b) payment under a cashless exercise program approved by the Company or through a broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Optionee (i) shall provide written instructions to a licensed broker acceptable to the Company and acting as agent for the Optionee to effect the immediate sale of some or all of the purchased Shares and to remit to the Company, out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate Exercise Price payable for the purchased Shares and (ii) shall provide written direction to the Company to deliver the purchased Shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction; or

 

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(c) surrender of other Shares which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the exercised Shares.

5. Termination of Employment .

(a) General . In the event the Optionee’s active employment or other active service-providing relationship with the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary terminates for any reason (other than (1) for any Optionee, death or Early Retirement, and (2) for an Optionee employed in any country outside the European Economic Area as of the Date of Grant (“Non-EU Optionee”), Normal Retirement) whether or not in breach of applicable labor laws, all unvested Options shall be automatically forfeited by the Optionee as of the date of termination and Optionee’s right to receive options under the Plan shall also terminate as of the date of termination. The Committee shall have discretion to determine whether the Optionee has ceased to be actively employed by (or, if the Optionee is a consultant or director, has ceased actively providing services to) the Company or Eligible Subsidiary, and the effective date on which such active employment (or active service-providing relationship) terminated. The Optionee’s active employer-employee or other active service-providing relationship will not be extended by any notice period mandated under applicable law ( e.g., active employment shall not include a period of “garden leave”, paid administrative leave or similar period pursuant to applicable law) and in the event of an Optionee’s termination of employment (whether or not in breach of applicable labor laws), Optionee’s right to exercise any Option after termination of employment, if any, shall be measured by the date of termination of active employment or service and shall not be extended by any notice period mandated under applicable law. Unless the Committee provides otherwise (1) termination of the Optionee’s employment will include instances in which the Optionee is terminated and immediately rehired as an independent contractor, and (2) the spin-off, sale, or disposition of the Optionee’s employer from the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary (whether by transfer of shares, assets or otherwise) such that the Optionee’s employer no longer constitutes an Eligible Subsidiary will constitute a termination of employment or service.

(b) General Termination Rule . In the event the Optionee’s employment with the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary terminates for any reason (other than (i) in the case of any Optionee, death, Disability, Early Retirement or Gross Misconduct, (ii) in the case of any Non-EU Optionee, Normal Retirement), whether or not in breach of applicable labor laws, the Optionee shall have a period of 90 days, commencing with the date the Optionee is no longer actively employed, to exercise the vested portion of any outstanding Options, subject to the Expiration Date of the Option. However, if the exercise of an Option following Optionee’s termination of employment (to the extent such post-termination exercise is permitted under Section 11(a) of the Plan) is not covered by an effective registration statement on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, then the Option will terminate upon the later of (i) thirty (30) days after such exercise becomes covered by an effective registration statement, or (ii) the end of the original post-termination exercise period, but in no event may an Option be exercised after the Expiration Date of the Option.

(c) Death . Upon Optionee’s death prior to termination of employment, all unexpired Options shall become fully exercisable and may be exercised for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter (subject to the Expiration Date of the Option) by the personal representative of the Optionee’s estate or any other person to whom the Option is transferred under a will or under the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

(d) Disability . In the event the Optionee’s employment with the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary terminates by reason of the Optionee’s Disability, all unvested Options shall be automatically forfeited by the Optionee as of the date of termination and the Optionee shall have until the first anniversary of the Optionee’s termination of employment for Disability (subject to the Expiration Date of the Option) to exercise the vested portion of any outstanding Options.

 

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(e) Normal Retirement . In the event any Non-EU Optionee voluntarily terminates his or her employment with the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary at or after reaching age 65, the Non-EU Optionee’s Options shall remain outstanding and shall continue to vest (as to both the Performance Objective and Time-Based Vesting Criteria, as applicable) and subject to satisfaction of all applicable Vesting Conditions may be exercised up until the fifth anniversary of the Normal Retirement date (or if earlier, up until the Expiration Date of the Option).

(f) Early Retirement . In the event the Optionee voluntarily terminates his or her employment with the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary and the Committee determines that the cessation of Optionee’s employment constitutes Early Retirement, the Optionee’s Options shall remain outstanding and shall continue to vest (as to both the Performance Objective and Time-Based Vesting Criteria, as applicable) and subject to satisfaction of all applicable Vesting Conditions may be exercised up until the fifth anniversary of the Early Retirement date (or if earlier, up until the Expiration Date of the Option). The Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the grant of Early Retirement treatment is in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee and that the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion may grant Early Retirement treatment with respect to all, a specified portion, or none of the Optionee’s Options.

(g) Gross Misconduct . If the Optionee’s employment with the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary is terminated for Gross Misconduct, the Optionee’s unexercised Options shall terminate immediately as of the time of termination, without consideration. The Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the Optionee’s termination of employment shall also be deemed to be a termination of employment by reason of the Optionee’s Gross Misconduct if, after the Optionee’s employment has terminated, facts and circumstances are discovered or confirmed by the Company that would have justified a termination for Gross Misconduct.

(h) Violation of Post-Employment Covenant . To the extent that any of the Optionee’s Options remain outstanding under the terms of the Plan or this Agreement after termination of the Optionee’s employment with the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary, such Options shall nevertheless expire as of the date the Optionee violates any covenant not to compete or other post-employment covenant that exists between the Optionee on the one hand and the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, on the other hand.

(i) Substantial Corporate Change . Upon a Substantial Corporate Change, the Optionee’s outstanding Options will terminate unless provision is made in writing in connection with such transaction for the assumption or continuation of the Options, or the substitution for such Options of any options or grants covering the stock or securities of a successor employer corporation, or a parent or subsidiary of such successor, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares of stock and prices, in which event the Options will continue in the manner and under the terms so provided.

6. Non-Transferability of Option; Term of Option .

(a) Unless the Committee determines otherwise in advance in writing, this Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the applicable laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by Optionee and/or by his or her duly appointed guardian. The terms of the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs and permitted successors and assigns of the Optionee.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding any other term in this Agreement, this Option may be exercised only prior to the Expiration Date set out in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Agreement.

7. Amendment of Option or Plan .

(a) The Plan and this Agreement constitute the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof. Optionee expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. The Company’s Board may amend, modify or terminate the Plan or any Option in any respect at any time; provided, however, that modifications to this Agreement or the Plan that materially and adversely affect the Optionee’s rights hereunder can be made only in an express written contract signed by the Company and the Optionee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Agreement and Optionee’s rights under outstanding Options as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Optionee, (1) upon a Substantial Corporate Change, (2) as required by law, or (3) to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Section 409A”) or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection with this award of Options.

(b) The Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the Committee may in its sole discretion reduce or eliminate the Optionee’s unvested Options if the Optionee changes classification from a full-time employee to a part-time employee.

8. Tax Obligations .

(a) Withholding Taxes . Regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary employing the Optionee (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all federal, state, local or foreign income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax related items (“Tax Related Items”), the Optionee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax Related Items associated with the Option is and remains the Optionee’s responsibility and that the Company and the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate the Optionee’s liability for Tax Related Items. Further, if Optionee has relocated to a different jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any taxable event, Optionee acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.

Prior to the relevant taxable event, Optionee shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer (in its sole discretion) to satisfy all withholding and payment on account obligations for Tax Related Items of the Company and/or the Employer. In this regard, the Optionee authorizes the Company and the Employer, or either of them, in such entity’s sole discretion, to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax Related Items legally payable by the Optionee (with respect to the Option granted hereunder as well as any equity awards previously received by the Optionee under any Company stock plan) by one or a combination of the following: (i) requiring the Optionee to pay Tax-Related Items in cash with a cashier’s check or certified check; (ii) withholding cash from the Optionee’s wages or other compensation payable to the Optionee by the Company and/or the Employer; (iii) accepting from the Optionee the delivery of unencumbered Shares; (iv) withholding from

 

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the proceeds of a broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure as described in Section 4(b) above; or (v) withholding in Shares otherwise issuable to the Optionee, provided that the Company withholds only the amount of Shares necessary to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding amount (or if there is no minimum statutory withholding amount, such amount as may be necessary to avoid adverse accounting treatment) using the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of the relevant taxable event. Optionee shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of the Optionee’s participation in the Plan or the Optionee’s purchase of Shares that are not satisfied by any of the means previously described. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will the Company and/or the Employer withhold more than the minimum amount of Tax Related Items required by law (or if there is no minimum statutory withholding amount, such amount as may be necessary to avoid adverse accounting treatment), nor shall any Optionee have the right to require the Company and/or the Employer to withhold more than such amount. The Company may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver the Shares to the Optionee if the Optionee fails to comply with Optionee’s obligations in connection with the Tax Related Items as described in this Section.

(b) Code Section 409A . Payments made pursuant to this Plan and the Agreement are intended to qualify for an exemption from or comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision in the Agreement, the Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan and/or this Agreement to ensure that all Options granted to Optionees who are United States taxpayers are made in such a manner that either qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations that the Plan or the Options shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to the Plan or any Options granted thereunder. If this Agreement fails to meet the requirements of Section 409A, neither the Company nor any of its affiliates shall have any liability for any tax, penalty or interest imposed on the Optionee by Section 409A, and the Optionee shall have no recourse against the Company or any of its affiliates for payment of any such tax, penalty or interest imposed by Section 409A.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, these provisions shall apply to any payments and benefits otherwise payable to or provided to the Optionee under this Agreement. For purposes of Section 409A, each “payment” (as defined by Section 409A) made under this Agreement shall be considered a “separate payment.” In addition, for purposes of Section 409A, payments shall be deemed exempt from the definition of deferred compensation under Section 409A to the fullest extent possible under (i) the “short-term deferral” exemption of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(4), and (ii) (with respect to amounts paid as separation pay no later than the second calendar year following the calendar year containing the Optionee’s “separation from service” (as defined for purposes of Section 409A)) the “two years/two-times” separation pay exemption of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), which are hereby incorporated by reference.

If the Optionee is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A (and as applied according to procedures of the Company and its affiliates) as of his separation from service, to the extent any payment under this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation (after taking into account any applicable exemptions from Section 409A), and to the extent required by Section 409A, no payments due under this Agreement may be made until the earlier of: (i) the first day of the seventh month following the Optionee’s separation from service, or (ii) the Optionee’s date of death; provided, however, that any payments delayed during this six-month period shall be paid in the aggregate in a lump sum, without interest, on the first day of the seventh month following the Optionee’s separation from service.

9. Rights as Shareholder . Until all requirements for exercise of the Option pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan have been satisfied, the Optionee shall not be deemed to be a shareholder or to have any of the rights of a shareholder with respect to any Shares.

 

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10. No Employment Contract . Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement constitutes an employment contract between the Company and the Optionee and this Agreement shall not confer upon the Optionee any right to continuation of employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor shall this Agreement interfere in any way with the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries right to terminate the Optionee’s employment at any time, with or without cause (subject to any employment agreement an Optionee may otherwise have with the Company or a Subsidiary thereof and/or applicable law).

11. Board Authority . The Board and/or the Committee shall have the power to interpret this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Agreement as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether any Options have vested). All interpretations and determinations made by the Board and/or the Committee in good faith shall be final and binding upon Optionee, the Company and all other interested persons and such determinations of the Board and/or the Committee do not have to be uniform nor do they have to consider whether optionees are similarly situated. No member of the Board and/or the Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to this Agreement.

12. Headings . The captions used in this Agreement and the Plan are inserted for convenience and shall not be deemed to be a part of the Option for construction and interpretation.

13. Electronic Delivery .

(a) If the Optionee executes this Agreement electronically, for the avoidance of doubt Optionee acknowledges and agrees that his or her execution of this Agreement electronically (through an on-line system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company, or otherwise) shall have the same binding legal effect as would execution of this Agreement in paper form. Optionee acknowledges that upon request of the Company he or she shall also provide an executed, paper form of this Agreement.

(b) If the Optionee executes this Agreement in paper form, for the avoidance of doubt the parties acknowledge and agree that it is their intent that any agreement previously or subsequently entered into between the parties that is executed electronically shall have the same binding legal effect as if such agreement were executed in paper form.

(c) If Optionee executes this Agreement multiple times (for example, if the Optionee first executes this Agreement in electronic form and subsequently executes the Agreement in paper form), the Optionee acknowledges and agrees that (i) no matter how many versions of this Agreement are executed and in whatever medium, this Agreement only evidences a single grant of Options relating to the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant and (ii) this Agreement shall be effective as of the earliest execution of this Agreement by the parties, whether in paper form or electronically, and the subsequent execution of this Agreement in the same or a different medium shall in no way impair the binding legal effect of this Agreement as of the time of original execution.

(d) The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver by electronic means any documents related to the Option, to participation in the Plan, or to future awards granted under the Plan, or otherwise required to be delivered to the Optionee pursuant to the Plan or under applicable law, including but not limited to, the Plan, the Agreement, the Plan prospectus and any reports of the Company generally provided to shareholders. Such means of electronic delivery may include, but do not necessarily include, the delivery of a link to the Company’s intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of documents via electronic mail (“e-mail”) or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Company. By executing this Agreement, the Optionee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery. At the Optionee’s written request to the Secretary of the Company, the Company shall provide a paper copy of any document at no cost to the Optionee.

 

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14. Data Privacy . Optionee hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her Data (as defined below) by and among, as necessary and applicable, the Employer, the Company and its Subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Optionee’s participation in the Plan and in the Company’s Amended 1998 Plan.

Optionee understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about Optionee, including, but not limited to, Optionee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security or insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, and job title, any Common Stock or directorships held in the Company, and details of the Option or any other option or other entitlement to Shares, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in Optionee’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan (“Data”). Optionee understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan, that these recipients may be located in Optionee’s country or elsewhere, including outside the European Economic Area, and that the recipients’ country may have different data privacy laws and protections than Optionee’s country. Optionee authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing Optionee’s participation in the Plan and/or in the Amended 1998 Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom Optionee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option or any other option or other entitlement to Shares.

Optionee understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. Optionee understands that Data shall be held as long as is reasonably necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan, and he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Optionee understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing such consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan. In addition, Optionee understands that the Company and its Subsidiaries have separately implemented procedures for the handling of Data which the Company believes permits the Company to use the Data in the manner set forth above notwithstanding Optionee’s withdrawal of such consent. For more information on the consequences of refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, Optionee understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.

15. Waiver of Right to Jury Trial . Each party, to the fullest extent permitted by law, waives any right or expectation against the other to trial or adjudication by a jury of any claim, cause or action arising with respect to the Option or hereunder, or the rights, duties or liabilities created hereby.

16. Agreement Severable . In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

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17. Governing Law and Venue . The laws of the State of Delaware (other than its choice of law provisions) shall govern this Agreement and its interpretation. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises with respect to this Option, this Agreement or the Plan, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of Delaware, agree that such litigation shall be conducted in the courts of New Castle County, or the United States Federal court for the District of Delaware.

18. Nature of Option . In accepting the Option, Optionee acknowledges and agrees that:

(a) the award of the Option is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, benefits in lieu of options or other equity awards, even if options have been granted repeatedly in the past;

(b) all decisions with respect to future equity awards, if any, shall be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(c) Optionee’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

(d) the Option is an extraordinary item that (i) does not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or any Subsidiary, and (ii) is outside the scope of Optionee’s employment or service contract, if any;

(e) the Option is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or any Subsidiary;

(f) the Option and Optionee’s participation in the Plan shall not be interpreted to form an employment or service contract with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company;

(g) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

(h) if the Shares do not increase in value, the Option will have no value;

(i) if Optionee exercises the Option and obtains Shares, the value of the Shares obtained upon exercise may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price;

(j) in consideration of the award of the Option, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from termination of the Option or diminution in value of the Option, or Shares purchased through the exercise of the Option, resulting from termination of Optionee’s employment or continuous service by the Company or any Subsidiary (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of applicable labor laws and whether or not later found to be invalid) and in consideration of the grant of the Option, Optionee irrevocably releases the Company and any Subsidiary from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing/electronically accepting the Agreement, Optionee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived Optionee’s entitlement to pursue or seek remedy for any such claim;

(k) the Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Optionee’s participation in the Plan or Optionee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares; and

 

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(l) Optionee is hereby advised to consult with Optionee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding Optionee’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

19. Language . If Optionee has received this Agreement, the Plan or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control, unless otherwise prescribed by applicable law.

20. Addendum . The Option shall be subject to the special terms and provisions (if any) set forth in the Addendum A to this Agreement for Optionee’s country of residence. Moreover, if Optionee relocates to one of the countries included in the Addendum A, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Optionee, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with applicable law or facilitate the administration of the Plan and provided the imposition of the term or condition will not result in any adverse accounting expense with respect to the Option. Addendum A constitutes part of this Agreement. In addition, the Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Option and any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with applicable law or facilitate the administration of the Plan and provided the imposition of the term or condition will not result in adverse accounting expense to the Company, and to require Optionee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

21. Recoupment . The Options granted pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the terms of the Danaher Corporation Recoupment Policy as it exists from time to time (a copy of the Recoupment Policy as it exists from time to time is available on Danaher’s internal website) (the “Policy”) and to the terms required by applicable law, if and to the extent such Policy or applicable law by its terms applies to the Options; and the terms of the Policy are incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof.

22. Notices . The Company may, directly or through its third party stock plan administrator, endeavor to provide certain notices to Optionee regarding certain events relating to awards that the Optionee may have received or may in the future receive under the 1998 Plan and/or the Plan, such as notices reminding Optionee of the vesting or expiration date of certain awards. Optionee acknowledges and agrees that (1) the Company has no obligation (whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) to provide any such notices; (2) to the extent the Company does provide any such notices to Optionee the Company does not thereby assume any obligation to provide any such notices or other notices; and (3) the Company, its affiliates and the third party stock plan administrator have no liability for, and the Optionee has no right whatsoever (whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) to make any claim against the Company, any of its affiliates or the third party stock plan administrator based on any allegations of, damages or harm suffered by the Optionee as a result of the Company’s failure to provide any such notices or Optionee’s failure to receive any such notices.

23. Consent and Agreement With Respect to Plans . Optionee (1) acknowledges that the Plan and the prospectus relating thereto are available to Optionee on the website maintained by the Company’s third party stock plan administrator; (2) represents that he or she has read and is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel of his or her choice prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Agreement and the Plan; (3) accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof; (4) consents and agrees to all amendments that have been made to the Plan since it was adopted in 2007 (and for the avoidance of doubt consents and agrees to each amended term reflected in the Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement), and consents and agrees that all

 

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options and restricted stock units, if any, held by Optionee that were previously granted under the Plan as it has existed from time to time are now governed by the Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement (except to the extent the Committee has expressly provided that a particular Plan amendment does not apply retroactively); and (5) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement.

In addition, in consideration of the Option and by signing/electronically accepting this Agreement, the Optionee agrees as follows with respect to any stock options or restricted stock units held by Optionee that were previously granted under the Company’s 1998 Stock Option Plan as it has existed from time to time: the Optionee (1) acknowledges that the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amended version of the 1998 Stock Option Plan in July 2009 and that the amended version of the 1998 Stock Option Plan (the “Amended 1998 Plan”) and the prospectus relating thereto are available to Optionee on the website maintained by the Company’s third party stock plan administrator; (2) represents that he or she has read the Amended 1998 Plan and the prospectus relating thereto and is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel of his or her choice and fully understands all provisions of the Amended 1998 Plan; (3) consents and agrees to the Amended 1998 Plan (and for the avoidance of doubt consents and agrees to each amended term reflected in the Amended 1998 Plan); (4) consents and agrees that all options and restricted stock units, if any, held by Optionee that were previously granted under the 1998 Stock Option Plan as it has existed from time to time are now governed by the Amended 1998 Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement; and (5) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Amended 1998 Plan. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in his or her residence address.

 

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[If the Agreement is signed in paper form, complete and execute the following:]

 

OPTIONEE     DANAHER CORPORATION
           

Signature

    Signature
           

Print Name

    Print Name
           
    Title
         

Residence Address

   

 

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ADDENDUM A

This Addendum includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Option granted to Optionee if Optionee resides in one of the countries listed herein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, the Agreement or the Plan.

This Addendum may also include information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which Optionee should be aware with respect to Optionee’s participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control and other laws concerning Options in effect as of June 2011. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Optionee not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of Optionee’s participation in the Plan as the information may be out of date at the time Optionee exercises the Option or sells Shares acquired under the Plan.

In addition, this Addendum is general in nature and may not apply to Optionee’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Optionee of any particular result. Accordingly, Optionee is strongly advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in Optionee’s country apply to Optionee’s specific situation.

If Optionee resides in a country but is considered a citizen or resident of another country for purposes of the country in which Optionee resides, the information contained in this Addendum may not be applicable to Optionee.

OPTIONEES IN CHINA, ISRAEL, ITALY, SWITZERLAND, AND VIETNAM

Method of Exercise

Optionee acknowledges that due to regulatory requirements, and notwithstanding any terms or conditions of the Plan or the Agreement to the contrary, Optionees residing in mainland China, Israel, Italy, Switzerland and Vietnam will be restricted to the cashless sell-all method of exercise with respect to their Options. To complete a cashless sell-all exercise, Optionee understands that Optionee needs to instruct the broker to: (i) sell all of the purchased Shares issued upon exercise; (ii) use the proceeds to pay the Exercise Price, brokerage fees and any applicable Tax-Related Items; and (iii) remit the balance in cash to Optionee. In the event of changes in regulatory requirements, the Company reserves the right to eliminate the cashless sell-all method of exercise requirement and, in its sole discretion, to permit cash exercise, cashless sell-to-cover exercise or any other method of exercise and payment deemed appropriate by the Company.

 

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OPTIONEES IN ARGENTINA

Securities Law Notice

Optionee understands that neither the grant of the Option nor the purchase of Shares constitute a public offering as defined by the Law 17,811, or any other Argentine law. The offering of the Option is a private placement. As such, the offering is not subject to the supervision of any Argentine governmental authority.

Labor Law Acknowledgement

Any benefits awarded under the Plan accrue no more frequently than on an annual basis. In addition, Optionee acknowledges that the grant is made by the Company on behalf of Optionee’s local employer.

OPTIONEES IN AUSTRALIA

Securities Law Notice

If Optionee acquires Shares pursuant to the Option and offers his or her Shares for sale to a person or entity resident in Australia, Optionee’s offer may be subject to disclosure requirements under Australian law. Optionee should obtain legal advice on his or her disclosure obligations prior to making any such offer.

OPTIONEES IN BELGIUM

Terms and Conditions

Options granted to Optionees in Belgium shall not be accepted by Optionee earlier than the 61 st day following the Offer Date. The Offer Date is the date on which the Company notifies Optionee of the material terms and conditions of the Option grant. Any acceptance given by Optionee before the 61 st day following the grant date shall be null and void.

OPTIONEES IN CANADA

Consent to Receive Information in English for Optionees in Quebec

The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that this Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be written in English.

Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de cette convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaries intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente convention.

Data Privacy

Optionee hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. Optionee further authorizes the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates, and any stock plan service provider that may be selected by the Company, to assist with the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their respective advisors. Optionee further authorizes the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates to record such information and to keep such information in his or her employee file.

 

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OPTIONEES IN CHILE

Securities Law Notice

Neither the Company nor Shares underlying the Option are registered with the Chilean Registry of Securities or under the control of the Chilean Superintendence of Securities.

OPTIONEES IN CHINA

Exchange Control Notice Applicable to Optionees who are PRC Nationals

Optionee understands that, except as otherwise provided herein, his or her Options can be exercised only by means of the cashless sell-all method, under which all Shares underlying the option are immediately sold upon exercise.

In addition, Optionee understands and agrees that, pursuant to local exchange control requirements, Optionee is required to repatriate the cash proceeds from the cashless sell-all method of exercise of options, (i.e., the sale proceeds less the Exercise Price and any administrative fees). Optionee agrees that the Company is authorized to instruct its designated broker to assist with the immediate sale of such shares (on Optionee’s behalf pursuant to this authorization), and Optionee expressly authorizes such broker to complete the sale of such shares. Optionee acknowledges that the Company’s broker is under no obligation to arrange for the sale of the shares at any particular price. The Company reserves the right to provide additional methods of exercise depending on the development of local law.

In addition, Optionee understands and agrees that the cash proceeds from the exercise of his or her options, (i.e., the proceeds of the sale of the shares underlying the Options, less the Exercise Price and any administrative fees) will be repatriated to China. Optionee further understands that, under local law, such repatriation of the cash proceeds may be effectuated through a special foreign exchange control account to be approved by the local foreign exchange administration, and Optionee hereby consents and agrees that the proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan, net of the Exercise Price and administrative fees, may be transferred to such special account prior to being delivered to Optionee. The proceeds, net of Tax-Related Items, may be paid to Optionee in U.S. Dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. In the event the proceeds are paid to Optionee in U.S. Dollars, Optionee understands that he or she will be required to set up a U.S. Dollar bank account in China and provide the bank account details to the Employer and/or the Company so that the proceeds may be deposited into this account. In addition, Optionee understands and agrees that Optionee will be responsible for converting the proceeds into Renminbi Yuan at Optionee’s expense.

If the proceeds are paid to Optionee in local currency, Optionee agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the shares are sold and the time the sale proceeds are distributed through any such special exchange account.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Optionee is a PRC national and a citizen of another country or a valid green card holder, the provisions set forth above with respect to PRC nationals shall not apply.

Exchange Control Notice Applicable to Optionees in the PRC

Optionee understands that exchange control restrictions may limit Optionee’s ability to access and/or convert funds received under the Plan, particularly if these amounts exceed US$50,000. Optionee should confirm the procedures and requirements for withdrawals and conversions of foreign currency with his or her local bank prior to option exercise.

Optionee agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in the Peoples’ Republic of China.

OPTIONEES IN FRANCE

Consent to Receive Information in English

By accepting the Options, Optionee confirms having read and understood the Plan, the Notice of Grant, the Agreement and this Addendum, including all terms and conditions included therein, which were provided in the English language. Optionee accepts the terms of those documents accordingly.

Consentement afin de Recevoir des Informations en Anglais

En acceptant les Droits sur les Actions, le Bénéficiaire confirme qu’il ou qu’elle a lu et compris le Plan, la Notification d’Attribution, le Contrat et les Annexes, inclus tous les termes et conditions y relatifs, qui sont produits en langue anglaise. Le Bénéficiaire accepte les termes de ces documents en conséquence.

OPTIONEES IN HONG KONG

Securities Law Notice

The grant of Options and the Shares issued upon exercise of the Options do not constitute a public offer of securities and are available only to eligible Employees.

Please be aware that the contents of the Notice of Grant, the Agreement, including this Addendum, and the Plan have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. Optionee is advised to exercise caution in relation to the grant of Options. If Optionee is in any doubt about any of the contents of this Agreement, including this Addendum, or the Plan, Optionee should obtain independent professional advice.

 

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OPTIONEES IN INDIA

Exchange Control Notice

To the extent required by law, Optionee must repatriate to India foreign currency that is due or has accrued (either by way of dividend or sales proceeds) and convert such amounts to local currency within a reasonable period of time (but not later than 90 days after receipt). If required by law, Optionee also must obtain evidence of the repatriation of funds in the form of a foreign inward remittance certificate (“FIRC”) from the bank where Optionee deposited the foreign currency and Optionee must deliver a copy of the FIRC to the Employer.

Because exchange control regulations can change frequently and without notice, Optionee should consult his or her personal legal advisor before selling Shares to ensure compliance with current regulations. It is Optionee’s responsibility to comply with exchange control laws in India, and neither the Company nor the Employer will be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from Optionee’s failure to comply with applicable local laws.

OPTIONEES IN IRELAND

Director Notification

If Optionee is a director, shadow director or secretary of an Irish Subsidiary of the Company, he or she is subject to certain notification requirements under Section 53 of the Companies Act, 1990. Among these requirements is Optionee’s obligation to notify the Irish Subsidiary in writing when he or she receives an interest ( e.g., Options) in the Company and advise them of the number and class of Shares or rights to which the interest relates. This notification requirement also applies to any rights acquired by Optionee’s spouse or minor children (under the age of 18).

OPTIONEES IN ITALY

Plan Document Acknowledgement

In accepting the Option, Optionee acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Plan and the Agreement and has reviewed the Plan and the Agreement, including this Addendum, in their entirety and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Agreement, including this Addendum.

Optionee further acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the following paragraphs of the Agreement: Tax Obligations; No Employment Contract; Nature of Grant; Language; Governing Law and Venue; and the Data Privacy paragraph included in this Addendum.

OPTIONEES IN KOREA

Exchange Control Notice

Exchange control laws require Korean residents who realize US$500,000 or more from the sale of Shares to repatriate the sale proceeds back to Korea within eighteen months of the sale.

 

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If Optionee remits funds to purchase Shares, the remittance must be “confirmed” by a foreign exchange bank in Korea. To receive the confirmation, Optionee should submit the following to the foreign exchange bank: (i) a prescribed form application; (ii) the Agreement, Notice of Stock Option Gant and any other Plan documents received; and (iii) certificate of employment with the local employer. Optionee should check with the bank to determine whether there are any additional requirements.

OPTIONEES IN MEXICO

Labor Law Acknowledgement

These provisions supplement the labor law acknowledgement contained in the Agreement:

By accepting the Options, Optionee acknowledges that he or she understands and agrees that: (i) the Option is not related to the salary and other contractual benefits granted to Optionee by the Employer; and (ii) any modification of the Plan or its termination shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of employment.

Policy Statement

The invitation the Company is making under the Plan is unilateral and discretionary and, therefore, the Company reserves the absolute right to amend it and discontinue it at any time without any liability.

The Company, with registered offices at 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800W, Washington, D.C., 20037 United States of America, is solely responsible for the administration of the Plan and participation in the Plan and, in Optionee’ case, the acquisition of Shares does not, in any way establish an employment relationship between Optionee and the Company since Optionee is participating in the Plan on a wholly commercial basis and the sole employer is the Subsidiary employing Optionee, as applicable, nor does it establish any rights between Optionee and the Employer.

Plan Document Acknowledgment

By accepting the Option grant, Optionee acknowledges that he or she has received copies of the Plan, has reviewed the Plan and the Agreement in their entirety and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Agreement.

In addition, by signing the Agreement, Optionee further acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the terms and conditions in the Nature of Grant, Section 15 of the Agreement, in which the following is clearly described and established: (i) participation in the Plan does not constitute an acquired right; (ii) the Plan and participation in the Plan is offered by the Company on a wholly discretionary basis; (iii) participation in the Plan is voluntary; and (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries are not responsible for any decrease in the value of the Shares underlying the Option.

 

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Finally, Optionee hereby declares that he or she does not reserve any action or right to bring any claim against the Company for any compensation or damages as a result of participation in the Plan and therefore grants a full and broad release to the Employer and the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to any claim that may arise under the Plan.

Spanish Translation

Reconocimiento de la Ley Laboral

Estas disposiciones complementan el reconocimiento de la ley laboral contenida en el Acuerdo:

Por medio de la aceptación de la Opción, quien tiene la opción manifiesta que entiende y acuerda que: (i) la Opción no se encuentra relacionada con el salario ni con otras prestaciones contractuales concedidas al que tiene la opción por parte del patrón; y (ii) cualquier modificación del Plan o su terminación no constituye un cambio o desmejora en los términos y condiciones de empleo.

Declaración de Política

La invitación por parte de la Compañía bajo el Plan es unilateral y discrecional y, por lo tanto, la Compañía se reserva el derecho absoluto de modificar y discontinuar el mismo en cualquier momento, sin ninguna responsabilidad.

La Compañía, con oficinas registradas ubicadas en 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800W, Washington, D.C., 20037, United States of America, es la única responsable de la administración del Plan y de la participación en el mismo y, en el caso del que tiene la opción, la adquisición de Acciones no establece de forma alguna, una relación de trabajo entre el que tiene la opción y la Compañía, ya que la participación en el Plan por parte del que tiene la opción es completamente comercial y el único patrón es la Subsidiaria que esta contratando al que tiene la opción, en caso de ser aplicable, así como tampoco establece ningún derecho entre el que tiene la opción y el patrón.

Reconocimiento del Plan de Documentos

Por medio de la aceptación de la Opción, el que tiene la opción reconoce que ha recibido copias del Plan, que el mismo ha sido revisado al igual que la totalidad del Acuerdo y, que ha entendido y aceptado las disposiciones contenidas en el Plan y en el Acuerdo.

Adicionalmente, al firmar el Acuerdo, el que tiene la opción reconoce que ha leído, y que aprueba específica y expresamente los términos y condiciones contenidos en la Naturaleza del Otorgamiento, Apartado 15 del Acuerdo, sección en la cual se encuentra claramente descrito y establecido lo siguiente: (i) la participación en el Plan no constituye un derecho adquirido; (ii) el Plan y la participación en el mismo es ofrecida por la Compañía de forma enteramente discrecional; (iii) la participación en el Plan es voluntaria; y (iv) la Compañía, así como sus Subsidiarias no son responsables por cualquier detrimento en el valor de las Acciones en relación con la Opción.

Finalmente, por medio de la presente quien tiene la opción declara que no se reserva ninguna acción o derecho para interponer una demanda en contra de la Compañía por compensación, daño o perjuicio alguno como resultado de la participación en el Plan y en consecuencia, otorga el más amplio finiquito a su patrón, así como a la Compañía, a sus Subsidiarias con respecto a cualquier demanda que pudiera originarse en virtud del Plan.

 

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OPTIONEES IN THE NETHERLANDS

Labor Law Acknowledgment

By accepting the Option, Optionee acknowledges that: (i) the Option is intended as an incentive for the Optionee to remain employed with the Employer and is not intended as remuneration for labor performed; and (ii) the Option is not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation.

Securities Law Information

Optionee should be aware of the Dutch insider-trading rules, which may impact the sale of Shares issued upon exercise of the Option. In particular, Optionee may be prohibited from effectuating certain transactions if he or she has inside information about the Company.

Under Article 5:56 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act, anyone who has “insider information” related to an issuing company is prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in or from the Netherlands. “Inside information” is defined as knowledge of specific information concerning the issuing company to which the securities relate or the trade in securities issued by such company, which has not been made public and which, if published, would reasonably be expected to affect the share price, regardless of the development of the price. The insider could be any employee of the Company or a subsidiary in the Netherlands who has inside information as described herein.

Given the broad scope of the definition of inside information, an Optionee working at a subsidiary or affiliate in the Netherlands may have inside information and, thus, would be prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in the Netherlands at a time when he or she has such inside information.

If Optionee is uncertain whether the insider-trading rules apply to him or her, then the Optionee should consult with his or her personal legal advisor.

OPTIONEES IN RUSSIA

Exchange Control Information

If Optionee remits funds out of Russia to purchase Shares, the funds must be remitted from a foreign currency account in Optionee’s name at an authorized bank in Russia. This requirement does not apply if Optionee uses a cashless exercise such that all or part of the shares subject to the Option will be sold immediately upon exercise and the proceeds of sale remitted to the Company to cover the Option exercise price for the purchased shares and any withholding taxes because, in this case, there is no remittance of funds out of Russia.

 

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Regardless of what method of exercise is used to purchase Shares, Optionee must repatriate the proceeds from the sale of shares and any dividends received in relation to the shares to Russia within a reasonably short period after receipt. The sale proceeds and any dividends received must be initially credited to Optionee through a foreign currency account opened in Optionee’s name at an authorized bank in Russia. After the funds are initially received in Russia, they may be further remitted to a foreign bank subject to the following limitations: (i) the foreign account may be opened only for individuals; (ii) the foreign account may not be used for business activities; (iii) the Russian tax authorities must be given notice about the opening/closing of each foreign account within one month of the account opening/closing; and (iv) the Russian tax authorities must be given notice of the account balances of such foreign accounts as of the beginning of each calendar year.

Securities Law Notice

Optionee acknowledges that the Agreement, the grant of the Option, the Plan and all other materials Optionee may receive regarding participation in the Plan do not constitute advertising or an offering of securities in Russia. The issuance of securities pursuant to the Plan has not and will not be registered in Russia and therefore, the securities described in any Plan-related documents may not be used for offering or public circulation in Russia.

Optionee acknowledges that he or she may hold Shares issued upon exercise of the Option in Optionee’s account with the Company’s third party administrator in the U.S. However, in no event will Shares issued to Optionee under the Plan be delivered to Optionee in Russia.

Optionee is not permitted to sell shares acquired under the Plan directly to a Russian legal entity or resident.

OPTIONEES IN SINGAPORE

Securities Law Notice

The grant of the Option is being made on a private basis and is, therefore, exempt from registration in Singapore.

Director Notification

If Optionee is a director of a Singapore Subsidiary of the Company, Optionee must notify the Singapore Subsidiary in writing within two days of Optionee receiving or disposing of an interest ( e.g., Options, Shares) in the Company or any Subsidiary or within two days of becoming a director if such an interest exists at the time. This notification alert also applies to an associate director of the Singapore Subsidiary and to a shadow director of the Singapore Subsidiary ( i.e., an individual who is not on the board of directors of the Singapore Subsidiary but who has sufficient control so that the board of directors of the Singapore Subsidiary acts in accordance with the “directions and instructions” of the individual).

 

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OPTIONEES IN SPAIN

Nature of Plan

This provision supplements Section 18 of the Agreement. In accepting the grant, Optionee acknowledges that he or she consents to participation in the Plan and has received a copy of the Plan.

Optionee understands that the Company, in its sole discretion, has unilaterally and gratuitously decided to grant Options under the Plan to individuals who may be Employees of the Company or a Subsidiary throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or Subsidiary on an ongoing basis. Consequently, Optionee understands that the Option is granted on the assumption and condition that the Option and the Shares issued upon exercise of the Option shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or a Subsidiary) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever. In addition, Optionee understands that the grant of the Option would not be made to Optionee but for the assumptions and conditions referred to above; thus, Optionee acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then any Option grant shall be null and void.

Exchange Control Notice

When receiving foreign currency payments derived from the ownership of Shares ( i.e., as a result of the sale of the Shares), Optionee must inform the financial institution receiving the payment, the basis upon which such payment is made. Optionee will need to provide the institution with the following information: (i) his or her name, address, and fiscal identification number; (ii) the name and corporate domicile of Company; (iii) the amount of the payment; (iv) the currency used; (v) the country of origin; (vi) the reasons for the payment; and (vii) additional information that may be required.

If Optionee wishes to import the ownership title of the Shares ( i.e. , share certificates) into Spain, he or she must declare the importation of such securities to the Dirección General de Política Comercial e Inversiones Exteriores.

To participate in the Plan, Optionee must comply with exchange control regulations in Spain that require that the purchase of Shares be declared for statistical purposes. If a Spanish financial institution executes the transaction, the institution will automatically make the declaration on Optionee’s behalf; otherwise, it is Optionee’s responsibility to make the declaration. In addition, Optionee must file a declaration of ownership of foreign securities each January.

OPTIONEES IN SWITZERLAND

The grant of Options is considered a private offering in Switzerland and is therefore not subject to securities registration in Switzerland.

 

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OPTIONEES IN TAIWAN

Exchange Control Notice

Optionees may acquire foreign currency, and remit the same out of Taiwan, up to US$5 million per year without justification. When remitting funds for the purchase of Shares pursuant to the Plan, such remittances should be made through an authorized foreign exchange bank. In addition, if Optionee remits TWD$500,000 or more in a single transaction, he or she must submit a Foreign Exchange Transaction Form to the remitting bank. If the transaction amount is US$500,000 or more in a single transaction, Optionee also must provide supporting documentation to the satisfaction of the remitting bank.

OPTIONEES IN THAILAND

Exchange Control Notice

Optionee must immediately repatriate the proceeds from the sale of Shares and any cash dividends received in relation to the Shares to Thailand and convert the funds to Thai Baht within 360 days of receipt. If the repatriated amount is U.S. $20,000 or more, Optionee must report the inward remittance by submitting the Foreign Exchange Transaction Form to an authorized agent, i.e., a commercial bank authorized by the Bank of Thailand to engage in the purchase, exchange and withdrawal of foreign currency.

OPTIONEES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The following replaces Section 8(a) of the Agreement in its entirety:

(a) Withholding Taxes . Regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary employing Optionee (the “Employer”) take with respect to any or all income tax, primary and secondary Class 1 National Insurance contributions, payroll tax or other tax-related withholding attributable to or payable in connection with or pursuant to the grant, vesting, exercise, release or assignment of any Option (the “Tax-Related Items”), Optionee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax Related Items associated with the Option is and remains Optionee’s responsibility and that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate Optionee’s liability for Tax Related Items. Further, if Optionee has relocated to a different jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any taxable event, Optionee acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.

As a condition of the issuance of Shares upon exercise of the Option, the Company and/or the Employer shall be entitled to withhold and Optionee agrees to pay, or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy, all obligations of the Company and/or the Employer to account to HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) for any Tax-Related Items. In this regard, Optionee authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, in its sole discretion and to the extent permitted under local law, to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax Related Items legally payable by Optionee by one or a combination of the following: (i) require Optionee to pay Tax-Related Items in cash with a cashier’s check or certified check; (ii)

 

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withholding cash from Optionee’s wages or other compensation payable to Optionee by the Company and/or the Employer; (iii) withholding from the proceeds of a broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure as described in Section 4(b) above; or (iv) withholding in Shares otherwise issuable to Optionee, provided that the Company withholds only the amount of Shares necessary to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding amount or such other amount as may be necessary to avoid adverse accounting treatment using the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of the relevant taxable event.

Optionee shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to account to HMRC with respect to the event giving rise to the Tax-Related Items (the “Chargeable Event”) that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. If payment or withholding is not made within 90 days of the Chargeable Event (the “Due Date”), Optionee agrees that the amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items shall (assuming Optionee is not a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)), constitute a loan owed by Optionee to the Employer, effective on the Due Date. Optionee agrees that the loan will bear interest at the then-current HMRC Official Rate and it will be immediately due and repayable, and the Company and/or the Employer may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to above. If any of the foregoing methods of collection are not allowed under applicable laws or if Optionee fails to comply with Optionee’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this Section, the Company may refuse to deliver the Shares acquired under the Plan.

 

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Exhibit 10.5

DANAHER CORPORATION

2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Danaher Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”).

 

I. NOTICE OF GRANT

Name:

Address:

The undersigned Participant has been granted an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, as follows:

 

Date of Grant

   ____________________________________

Number of Restricted Stock Units

   ____________________________________

Expiration Date

   ____________________________________

Vesting Schedule:

  

Time-Based Vesting Criteria

   The time-based vesting criteria will be satisfied with respect to ____% of the shares underlying the RSUs on each of the _____________ anniversaries of the Date of Grant.

 

II. AGREEMENT

1. Grant of RSUs . The Company hereby grants to the Participant named in this Notice of Grant (the “Participant”), an Award of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.

2. Vesting .

(a) Vesting Schedule . Except as may otherwise be set forth in this Agreement or in the Plan, RSUs awarded to a Participant shall not vest until the Participant (i) satisfies the performance-based vesting criteria (“Performance Objective”), if any, applicable to such RSUs and (ii) continues to be actively employed with the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary for the periods required to satisfy the time-based vesting criteria (“Time-Based Vesting Criteria”) applicable to such RSUs. The Performance Objective and Time-Based Vesting Criteria applicable to RSUs are collectively referred to as “Vesting Conditions,” and the earliest date upon which all Vesting Conditions are satisfied is referred to as the “Vesting Date.” The Vesting Conditions for an RSU received by a Participant shall be established by the


Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors (or by one or more members of Company management, if such power has been delegated in accordance with the Plan and applicable law) and reflected in the account maintained for the Participant by an external third party administrator of the RSU awards. Further, during any approved leave of absence (and without limiting the application of any other rules governing leaves of absence that the Committee may approve from time to time pursuant to the Plan), to the extent permitted by applicable law the Committee shall have discretion to provide that the vesting of the RSUs shall be frozen as of the first day of the leave and shall not resume until and unless the Participant returns to active employment prior to the Expiration Date of the RSUs.

(b) Performance Objective . The Committee shall determine whether the Performance Objective applicable to an RSU has been met, and such determination shall be final and conclusive. Until the Committee has made such a determination, the Performance Objective may not be considered to have been satisfied. Notwithstanding any determination by the Committee that the Performance Objective has been attained with respect to particular RSUs, such RSUs shall not be considered to have vested unless and until the Participant has satisfied the Time-Based Vesting Criteria applicable to such RSUs.

(c) Fractional RSU Vesting . In the event the Participant is vested in a fractional portion of an RSU (a “Fractional Portion”), such Fractional Portion will be rounded up and converted into a whole share of Common Stock (“Share”) and issued to the Participant.

3. Form and Timing of Payment; Conditions to Issuance of Shares .

(a) Form and Timing of Payment . Each RSU represents the right to receive one Share of Common Stock of the Company on the date it vests. Unless and until the RSUs have vested in the manner set forth in Sections 2 and 4, Participant shall have no right to payment of any such RSUs. Prior to actual payment of any vested RSUs, such RSUs will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company. Subject to the other terms of the Plan and this Agreement, any RSUs that vest in accordance with Sections 2 and 4 will be paid to the Participant in whole Shares within 30 days of the Vesting Date. Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with (or are exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded. The Committee may require the Participant to take any reasonable action in order to comply with any such rules or regulations.

(b) Acknowledgment of Potential Securities Law Restrictions . Unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covers the Shares issued upon vesting of an RSU, the Committee may require that the Participant agree in writing to acquire such Shares for investment and not for public resale or distribution, unless and until the Shares subject to the Award are registered under the Securities Act. The Committee may also require the Participant to acknowledge that he or she shall not sell or transfer such Shares except in compliance with all applicable laws, and may apply such other restrictions as it deems appropriate. The Participant acknowledges that the U.S. federal securities laws prohibit trading in the stock of the Company by persons who are in possession of material, non-public information, and also acknowledges and understands the other restrictions set forth in the Company’s Insider Trading Policy.

 

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4. Termination of Employment .

(a) General . In the event the Participant’s active employment or other active service-providing relationship with the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary terminates for any reason (other than death or Early Retirement) whether or not in breach of applicable labor laws, all unvested RSUs shall be automatically forfeited by the Participant as of the date of termination and Participant’s right to receive RSUs under the Plan shall also terminate as of the date of termination. The Committee shall have discretion to determine whether the Participant has ceased to be actively employed by (or, if the Participant is a consultant or director, has ceased actively providing services to) the Company or Eligible Subsidiary, and the effective date on which such active employment (or active service-providing relationship) terminated. The Participant’s active employer-employee or other active service-providing relationship will not be extended by any notice period mandated under applicable law ( e.g., active employment shall not include a period of “garden leave”, paid administrative leave or similar period pursuant to applicable law). Unless the Committee provides otherwise (1) termination of the Participant’s employment will include instances in which Participant is terminated and immediately rehired as an independent contractor, and (2) the spin-off, sale, or disposition of the Participant’s employer from the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary (whether by transfer of shares, assets or otherwise) such that the Participant’s employer no longer constitutes an Eligible Subsidiary will constitute a termination of employment or service.

(b) Death . Upon Participant’s death, a pro rata amount of the outstanding RSUs scheduled to vest on a particular Vesting Date shall become vested based on the number of complete twelve-month periods between the Date of Grant and the date of the Participant’s death divided by the total number of twelve-month periods between the Date of Grant and the applicable Vesting Date. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, for purposes of this Section, any partial twelve-month period between the Date of Grant and the date of death shall be considered a complete twelve-month period and any Fractional Portion that results from applying the pro rata methodology shall be rounded up to a whole Share.

(c) Early Retirement .

(i) In the event the Participant voluntarily terminates his or her employment with the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary and the Committee determines that the cessation of Participant’s employment constitutes Early Retirement, (i) the Time-Based Vesting Criteria applicable to any portion of any RSUs scheduled to vest during the five (5) year period following the date of the Participant’s Early Retirement shall be deemed 100% satisfied; (ii) any portion of such RSUs subject to Time-Based Vesting Criteria not scheduled to vest until after the fifth anniversary of the Participant’s Early Retirement shall be immediately forfeited without consideration; and (iii) if the Participant holds RSUs described in (i) above that remain subject to any Performance Objective, the RSUs shall remain outstanding for up to the fifth anniversary of the Early Retirement (or if earlier, up to the Expiration Date of the RSUs) to determine whether such conditions become satisfied (and if the Committee determines that the Performance Objectives are satisfied within such period, the RSUs shall become fully vested). The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the grant of Early Retirement treatment is in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee and that the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion may grant Early Retirement treatment with respect to all, a specified portion, or none of the Participant’s RSUs.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Plan, if the Participant is employed in the European Economic Area as of the Date of Grant, with respect to the RSUs awarded pursuant to this Agreement, the definition of “Early Retirement” for purposes of the Plan and this Agreement shall be modified to read as follows: “Early Retirement’ means an employee voluntarily ceases to be an Employee and the Committee determines that the cessation constitutes Retirement for purposes of this Plan. In deciding whether a termination of employment is an Early Retirement, the Committee need not consider the definition under any other Company benefit plan.”

 

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(d) Gross Misconduct . If the Participant’s employment with the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary is terminated for Gross Misconduct, the Participant’s unvested RSUs shall be forfeited immediately as of the time of termination without consideration. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Participant’s termination of employment shall also be deemed to be a termination of employment by reason of the Participant’s Gross Misconduct if, after the Participant’s employment has terminated, facts and circumstances are discovered or confirmed by the Company that would have justified a termination for Gross Misconduct.

(e) Violation of Post-Employment Covenant . To the extent that any of the Participant’s RSUs remain outstanding under the terms of the Plan or this Agreement after termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company or an Eligible Subsidiary, such RSUs shall nevertheless expire as of the date the Participant violates any covenant not to compete or other post-employment covenant that exists between the Participant on the one hand and the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, on the other hand.

(f) Substantial Corporate Change . Upon a Substantial Corporate Change, the Participant’s outstanding RSUs will terminate unless provision is made in writing in connection with such transaction for the assumption or continuation of the RSUs, or the substitution for such RSUs of any options or grants covering the stock or securities of a successor employer corporation, or a parent or subsidiary of such successor, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares of stock and prices, in which event the RSUs will continue in the manner and under the terms so provided.

5. Non-Transferability of RSUs; Term of RSUs .

(a) Unless the Committee determines otherwise in advance in writing, RSUs may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the applicable laws of descent or distribution. The terms of the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs and permitted successors and assigns of the Participant.

(b) Notwithstanding any other term in this Agreement, the vesting criteria (including any performance objective) applicable to the RSUs must be satisfied if at all prior to the Expiration Date set out in the Notice of Grant.

6. Amendment of RSUs or Plan .

(a) The Plan and this Agreement constitute the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof. Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. The Company’s Board may amend, modify or terminate the Plan or any RSUs in any respect at any time; provided, however, that modifications to this Agreement or the Plan that materially and adversely affect the Participant’s rights hereunder can be made only in an express written contract signed by the Company and the Participant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Agreement and Participant’s rights under outstanding RSUs as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Participant, (1) upon a Substantial Corporate Change, (2) as required by law, or (3) to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Section 409A”) or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection with this award of RSUs.

 

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(b) The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Committee may in its sole discretion reduce or eliminate the Participant’s unvested RSUs if the Participant changes classification from a full-time employee to a part-time employee.

7. Tax Obligations .

(a) Withholding Taxes . Regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary employing the Participant (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all federal, state, local or foreign income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax related items (“Tax Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax Related Items associated with the RSUs is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and that the Company and the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including, but not limited to, the grant or vesting of the RSUs, the delivery of the Shares, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax Related Items. Further, if Participant has relocated to a different jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any taxable event, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.

Prior to the relevant taxable event, Participant shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer (in its sole discretion) to satisfy all withholding and payment on account obligations for Tax Related Items of the Company and/or the Employer. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and the Employer, or either of them, in such entity’s sole discretion, to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax Related Items legally payable by the Participant (with respect to the award granted hereunder as well as any equity awards previously received by the Participant under any Company stock plan) by one or a combination of the following: (i) requiring the Participant to pay Tax-Related Items in cash with a cashier’s check or certified check; (ii) withholding cash from the Participant’s wages or other compensation payable to the Participant by the Company and/or the Employer; (iii) arranging for the sale of Shares otherwise issuable to the Participant upon vesting of the RSUs (on Participant’s behalf and at Participant’s direction pursuant to this authorization); (iv) withholding from the proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSUs; or (v) withholding in Shares otherwise issuable to the Participant, provided that the Company withholds only the amount of Shares necessary to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding amount (or if there is no minimum statutory withholding amount, such amount as may be necessary to avoid adverse accounting treatment) using the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of the relevant taxable event. Participant shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan that are not satisfied by any of the means previously described. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will the Company and/or Employer withhold more than the minimum amount of Tax Related Items required by law (or if there is no minimum statutory withholding amount, such amount as may be necessary to avoid adverse accounting treatment), nor shall any Participant have the right to require the Company and/or Employer to withhold more than such amount. The Company may refuse to deliver the Shares to the Participant if the Participant fails to comply with Participant’s obligations in connection with the Tax Related Items as described in this Section.

(b) Code Section 409A . Payments made pursuant to this Plan and the Agreement are intended to qualify for an exemption from or comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision in the Agreement, the Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan and/or this Agreement to ensure that all RSUs granted to Participants who are United States taxpayers are made in such a manner that

 

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either qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations that the Plan or the RSUs shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to the Plan or any RSUs granted thereunder. If this Agreement fails to meet the requirements of Section 409A, neither the Company nor any of its affiliates shall have any liability for any tax, penalty or interest imposed on the Participant by Section 409A, and the Participant shall have no recourse against the Company or any of its affiliates for payment of any such tax, penalty or interest imposed by Section 409A.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, these provisions shall apply to any payments and benefits otherwise payable to or provided to the Participant under this Agreement. For purposes of Section 409A, each “payment” (as defined by Section 409A) made under this Agreement shall be considered a “separate payment.” In addition, for purposes of Section 409A, payments shall be deemed exempt from the definition of deferred compensation under Section 409A to the fullest extent possible under (i) the “short-term deferral” exemption of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(4), and (ii) (with respect to amounts paid as separation pay no later than the second calendar year following the calendar year containing the Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined for purposes of Section 409A)) the “two years/two-times” separation pay exemption of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), which are hereby incorporated by reference.

If the Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A (and as applied according to procedures of the Company and its affiliates) as of his separation from service, to the extent any payment under this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation (after taking into account any applicable exemptions from Section 409A), and to the extent required by Section 409A, no payments due under this Agreement may be made until the earlier of: (i) the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service, or (ii) the Participant’s date of death; provided, however, that any payments delayed during this six-month period shall be paid in the aggregate in a lump sum, without interest, on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service.

8. Rights as Shareholder . Until all requirements for vesting of the RSUs pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan have been satisfied, the Participant shall not be deemed to be a shareholder or to have any of the rights of a shareholder with respect to any Shares.

9. No Employment Contract . Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement constitutes an employment contract between the Company and the Participant and this Agreement shall not confer upon the Participant any right to continuation of employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor shall this Agreement interfere in any way with the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries right to terminate the Participant’s employment or at any time, with or without cause (subject to any employment agreement a Participant may otherwise have with the Company or a Subsidiary thereof and/or applicable law).

10. Board Authority . The Board and/or the Committee shall have the power to interpret this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Agreement as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether any RSUs have vested). All interpretations and determinations made by the Board and/or the Committee in good faith shall be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons and such determinations of the Board and/or the Committee do not have to be uniform nor do they have to consider whether Plan participants are similarly situated. No member of the Board and/or the Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to this Agreement.

11. Headings . The captions used in this Agreement and the Plan are inserted for convenience and shall not be deemed to be a part of the RSUs for construction and interpretation.

 

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12. Electronic Delivery .

(a) If the Participant executes this Agreement electronically, for the avoidance of doubt Participant acknowledges and agrees that his or her execution of this Agreement electronically (through an on-line system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company, or otherwise) shall have the same binding legal effect as would execution of this Agreement in paper form. Participant acknowledges that upon request of the Company he or she shall also provide an executed, paper form of this Agreement.

(b) If the Participant executes this Agreement in paper form, for the avoidance of doubt the parties acknowledge and agree that it is their intent that any agreement previously or subsequently entered into between the parties that is executed electronically shall have the same binding legal effect as if such agreement were executed in paper form.

(c) If Participant executes this Agreement multiple times (for example, if the Participant first executes this Agreement in electronic form and subsequently executes this Agreement in paper form), the Participant acknowledges and agrees that (i) no matter how many versions of this Agreement are executed and in whatever medium, this Agreement only evidences a single Award relating to the number of RSUs set forth in the Notice of Grant and (ii) this Agreement shall be effective as of the earliest execution of this Agreement by the parties, whether in paper form or electronically, and the subsequent execution of this Agreement in the same or a different medium shall in no way impair the binding legal effect of this Agreement as of the time of original execution.

(d) The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver by electronic means any documents related to the RSUs, to participation in the Plan, or to future awards granted under the Plan, or otherwise required to be delivered to the Participant pursuant to the Plan or under applicable law, including but not limited to, the Plan, the Agreement, the Plan prospectus and any reports of the Company generally provided to shareholders. Such means of electronic delivery may include, but do not necessarily include, the delivery of a link to the Company’s intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of documents via electronic mail (“e-mail”) or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Company. By executing this Agreement, the Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery. At the Participant’s written request to the Secretary of the Company, the Company shall provide a paper copy of any document at no cost to the Participant.

13. Data Privacy . Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her Data (as defined below) by and among, as necessary and applicable, the Employer, the Company and its Subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan and in the Company’s Amended 1998 Plan.

Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security or insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, and job title, any Common Stock or directorships held in the Company, and details of the RSUs or any other restricted stock units or other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan (“Data”). Participant understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan, that these recipients may be located in Participant’s country or elsewhere, including outside the European

 

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Economic Area, and that the recipients’ country may have different data privacy laws and protections than Participant’s country. Participant authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan and/or in the Amended 1998 Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSUs or any other restricted stock units or other entitlement to Shares.

Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. Participant understands that Data shall be held as long as is reasonably necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan, and he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Participant understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing such consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan. In addition, Participant understands that the Company and its Subsidiaries have separately implemented procedures for the handling of Data which the Company believes permits the Company to use the Data in the manner set forth above notwithstanding the Participant’s withdrawal of such consent. For more information on the consequences of refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.

14. Waiver of Right to Jury Trial . Each party, to the fullest extent permitted by law, waives any right or expectation against the other to trial or adjudication by a jury of any claim, cause or action arising with respect to the RSUs or hereunder, or the rights, duties or liabilities created hereby.

15. Agreement Severable . In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

16. Governing Law and Venue . The laws of the State of Delaware (other than its choice of law provisions) shall govern this Agreement and its interpretation. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises with respect to the RSUs, this Agreement or the Plan, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of Delaware, agree that such litigation shall be conducted in the courts of New Castle County, or the United States Federal court for the District of Delaware.

17. Nature of RSUs . In accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges and agrees that:

(a) the award of RSUs is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of RSUs, benefits in lieu of RSUs or other equity awards, even if RSUs have been awarded repeatedly in the past;

(b) all decisions with respect to future equity awards, if any, shall be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(c) Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

(d) the award of RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs are an extraordinary item that (i) does not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or any Subsidiary, and (ii) is outside the scope of Participant’s employment or service contract, if any;

 

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(e) the award of RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or any Subsidiary;

(f) the award of RSUs and Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not be interpreted to form an employment or service contract with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company;

(g) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

(h) the value of the Shares acquired upon vesting/settlement of the RSUs may increase or decrease in value;

(i) in consideration of the award of RSUs, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from termination of the Award or from any diminution in value of the Award or Shares upon vesting of the Award resulting from termination of Participant’s employment or continuous service by the Company or any Subsidiary (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of applicable labor laws and whether or not later found to be invalid) and in consideration of the grant of the Award, Participant irrevocably releases the Company and any Subsidiary from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing the Agreement/electronically accepting the Agreement, Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived Participant’s entitlement to pursue or seek remedy for any such claim;

(j) the Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares; and

(k) Participant is hereby advised to consult with Participant’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

18. Language . If Participant has received the Plan, this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control, unless otherwise prescribed by applicable law.

19. Addendum B . The RSUs shall be subject to the special terms and provisions (if any) set forth in the Addendum B to this Agreement for Participant’s country of residence. Moreover, if Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the Addendum B, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with applicable law or facilitate the administration of the Plan and provided the imposition of the term or condition will not result in any adverse accounting expense with respect to the RSUs. The Addendum B constitutes part of this Agreement. In addition, the Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the RSU and any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with applicable law or facilitate the administration of the Plan and provided the imposition of the term or condition will not result in any adverse accounting expense to the Company, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

 

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20. Recoupment . The RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the terms of the Danaher Corporation Recoupment Policy as it exists from time to time (a copy of the Recoupment Policy as it exists from time to time is available on Danaher’s internal website) (the “Policy”) and to the terms required by applicable law, if and to the extent such Policy or applicable law by its terms applies to the RSUs; and the terms of the Policy are incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof.

21. Notices . The Company may, directly or through its third party stock plan administrator, endeavor to provide certain notices to Participant regarding certain events relating to awards that the Participant may have received or may in the future receive under the 1998 Plan and/or the Plan, such as notices reminding Participant of the vesting or expiration date of certain awards. Participant acknowledges and agrees that (1) the Company has no obligation (whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) to provide any such notices; (2) to the extent the Company does provide any such notices to Participant the Company does not thereby assume any obligation to provide any such notices or other notices; and (3) the Company, its affiliates and the third party stock plan administrator have no liability for, and the Participant has no right whatsoever (whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) to make any claim against the Company, any of its affiliates or the third party stock plan administrator based on any allegations of, damages or harm suffered by the Participant as a result of the Company’s failure to provide any such notices or Participant’s failure to receive any such notices.

22. Consent and Agreement With Respect to Plans . Participant (1) acknowledges that the Plan and the prospectus relating thereto are available to Participant on the website maintained by the Company’s third party stock plan administrator; (2) represents that he or she has read and is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel of his or her choice prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Agreement and the Plan; (3) accepts these RSUs subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof; (4) consents and agrees to all amendments that have been made to the Plan since it was adopted in 2007 (and for the avoidance of doubt consents and agrees to each amended term reflected in the Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement), and consents and agrees that all options and restricted stock units, if any, held by Participant that were previously granted under the Plan as it has existed from time to time are now governed by the Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement (except to the extent the Committee has expressly provided that a particular Plan amendment does not apply retroactively); and (5) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement.

In addition, in consideration of the RSUs and by signing/electronically accepting this Agreement, the Participant agrees as follows with respect to any stock options or restricted stock units held by Participant that were previously granted under the Company’s 1998 Stock Option Plan as it has existed from time to time: the Participant (1) acknowledges that the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amended version of the 1998 Stock Option Plan in July 2009 and that the amended version of the 1998 Stock Option Plan (the “Amended 1998 Plan”) and the prospectus relating thereto are available to Participant on the website maintained by the Company’s third party stock plan administrator; (2) represents that he or she has read the Amended 1998 Plan and the prospectus relating thereto and is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel of his or her choice and fully understands all provisions of the Amended 1998 Plan; (3) consents and agrees to the Amended 1998 Plan (and for the avoidance of doubt consents and agrees to each amended term reflected in

 

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the Amended 1998 Plan); (4) consents and agrees that all options and restricted stock units, if any, held by Participant that were previously granted under the 1998 Stock Option Plan as it has existed from time to time are now governed by the Amended 1998 Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement; and (5) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Amended 1998 Plan. Participant further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in his or her residence address.

 

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[ If the Agreement is signed in paper form, complete and execute the following: ]

 

PARTICIPANT     DANAHER CORPORATION
           

Signature

    Signature
           

Print Name

   

Print Name

           
      Title
           

Residence Address

     

 

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ADDENDUM A

[Reserved]

 

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ADDENDUM B

This Addendum includes additional terms and conditions that govern the RSUs granted to Participant if Participant resides in one of the countries listed herein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Notice of Grant, the Agreement or the Plan.

This Addendum may also include information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to Participant’s participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control and other laws concerning RSUs in effect as of June 2011. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participant not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of Participant’s participation in the Plan as the information may be out of date at the time Participant vests in the RSUs or sells Shares acquired under the Plan.

In addition, this Addendum is general in nature and may not apply to Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of any particular result. Accordingly, Participant is strongly advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in Participant’s country apply to Participant’s specific situation.

If Participant resides in a country but is considered a citizen or resident of another country for purposes of the country in which Participant resides, the information contained in this Addendum may not be applicable to Participant.

PARTICIPANTS IN ARGENTINA

Securities Law Notice

Participant understands that neither the grant of the RSUs nor the Shares to be issued pursuant to the Award constitute a public offering as defined by the Law 17,811, or any other Argentine law. The offering of the RSUs is a private placement. As such, the offering is not subject to the supervision of any Argentine governmental authority.

Labor Law Acknowledgement

Any benefits awarded under the Plan accrue no more frequently than on an annual basis. In addition, Participant acknowledges that the grant is made by the Company on behalf of Participant’s local employer.

 

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PARTICIPANTS IN AUSTRALIA

Securities Law Notice

If Participant acquires Shares pursuant to the vesting/settlement of the RSUs and offers his or her Shares for sale to a person or entity resident in Australia, Participant’s offer may be subject to disclosure requirements under Australian law. Participant should obtain legal advice on his or her disclosure obligations prior to making any such offer.

PARTICIPANTS IN CANADA

Consent to Receive Information in English for Participants in Quebec

The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that this Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be written in English.

Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de cette convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaries intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente convention.

RSUs Payable Only in Shares

RSUs granted to Participants in Canada shall be paid in Shares only. In no event shall any of such RSUs be paid in cash, notwithstanding any discretion contained in the Plan, or any provision in the Agreement to the contrary.

Data Privacy

Participant hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. Participant further authorizes the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates, and any stock plan service provider that may be selected by the Company, to assist with the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their respective advisors. Participant further authorizes the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates to record such information and to keep such information in his or her employee file.

PARTICIPANTS IN CHILE

Securities Law Notice

Neither the Company nor Shares underlying the RSUs are registered with the Chilean Registry of Securities or under the control of the Chilean Superintendence of Securities.

 

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PARTICIPANTS IN CHINA

Exchange Control Notice Applicable to Participants who are PRC Nationals

Participant understands and agrees that upon RSU vesting the underlying Shares may be sold immediately or, at the Company’s discretion, at a later time. Participant further agrees that the Company is authorized to instruct its designated broker to assist with the mandatory sale of such Shares (on Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization), and Participant expressly authorizes such broker to complete the sale of such Shares. Participant acknowledges that the Company’s designated broker is under no obligation to arrange for the sale of the Shares at any particular price. Upon the sale of the Shares, the Company agrees to pay the cash proceeds from the sale, less any brokerage fees or commissions, to Participant in accordance with applicable exchange control laws and regulations and provided any liability for Tax-Related Items resulting from the vesting of the RSUs has been satisfied. Due to fluctuations in the Share price and/or the US Dollar exchange rate between the vesting date and (if later) the date on which the Shares are sold, the sale proceeds may be more or less than the market value of the Shares on the vesting date. Participant understands and agrees that the Company is not responsible for the amount of any loss Participant may incur and that the Company assumes no liability for any fluctuations in the Share price and/or US Dollar exchange rate.

Participant understands and agrees that, due to exchange control laws in China, Participant will be required to immediately repatriate to China the cash proceeds from the sale of any Shares acquired at vesting of the RSUs and any dividends received in relation to the Shares. Participant further understands that, under local law, such repatriation of the cash proceeds may need to be effectuated through a special exchange control account to be approved by the local foreign exchange administration, and Participant hereby consents and agrees that the proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan and any dividends received in relation to the Shares may be transferred to such special account prior to being delivered to Participant. The proceeds may be paid to Participant in U.S. Dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. In the event the proceeds are paid to Participant in U.S. Dollars, Participant understands that he or she will be required to set up a U.S. Dollar bank account in China and provide the bank account details to the Employer and/or the Company so that the proceeds may be deposited into this account. In addition, Participant understands and agrees that Participant will be responsible for converting the proceeds into Renminbi Yuan at Participant’s expense.

If the proceeds are paid to Participant in local currency, Participant agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold or dividends are paid and the time the proceeds are distributed to Participant through any such special account. Participant agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold or dividends are received and the time the proceeds are distributed through any such special exchange account.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Participant is a PRC national and a citizen of another country or a valid green card holder, the provisions set forth above with respect to Participants who are PRC nationals shall not apply.

 

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Exchange Control Notice Applicable to Participants in the PRC

Participant understand that exchange control restrictions may limit Participant’s ability to access and/or convert funds received under the Plan, particularly if these amounts exceed US$50,000. Participant should confirm the procedures and requirements for withdrawals and conversions of foreign currency with his or her local bank prior to the vesting of the RSUs/sale of the Shares. Participant agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in the Peoples’ Republic of China.

PARTICIPANTS IN FRANCE

Consent to Receive Information in English

By accepting the RSUs, Participant confirms having read and understood the Plan, the Notice of Grant, the Agreement and this Addendum, including all terms and conditions included therein, which were provided in the English language. Participant accepts the terms of those documents accordingly.

Consentement afin de Recevoir des Informations en Anglais

En acceptant les Droits sur les Actions Assorties de Restrictions, le Bénéficiaire confirme qu’il ou qu’elle a lu et compris le Plan, la Notification d’Attribution, le Contrat et les Annexes, inclus tous les termes et conditions y relatifs, qui sont produits en langue anglaise. Le Bénéficiaire accepte les termes de ces documents en conséquence .

PARTICIPANTS IN HONG KONG

Securities Law Notice

The grant of RSUs and the Shares issued upon vesting of the RSUs do not constitute a public offer of securities and are available only to eligible Employees.

Please be aware that the contents of the Agreement, including this Addendum, and the Plan have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. Participant is advised to exercise caution in relation to the RSU award. If Participant is in any doubt about any of the contents of this Agreement, including this Appendix, or the Plan, Participant should obtain independent professional advice.

 

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PARTICIPANTS IN INDIA

Exchange Control Notice

To the extent required by law, Participant must repatriate to India foreign currency that is due or has accrued (either by way of dividend or sales proceeds) and convert such amounts to local currency within a reasonable period of time (but not later than 90 days after receipt). If required by law, Participant also must obtain evidence of the repatriation of funds in the form of a foreign inward remittance certificate (“FIRC”) from the bank where Participant deposited the foreign currency and Participant must deliver a copy of the FIRC to the Employer.

Because exchange control regulations can change frequently and without notice, Participant should consult his or her personal legal advisor before selling Shares to ensure compliance with current regulations. It is Participant’s responsibility to comply with exchange control laws in India, and neither the Company nor the Employer will be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from Participant’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

PARTICIPANTS IN IRELAND

Director Notification

If Participant is a director, shadow director or secretary of an Irish Subsidiary of the Company, he or she is subject to certain notification requirements under Section 53 of the Companies Act, 1990. Among these requirements is Participant’s obligation to notify the Irish Subsidiary in writing when he or she receives an interest ( e.g., RSUs) in the Company and advise them of the number and class of Shares or rights to which the interest relates. This notification requirement also applies to any rights acquired by Participant’s spouse or minor children (under the age of 18).

PARTICIPANTS IN ITALY

Data Privacy

This provision replaces the data privacy section in the Addendum:

Participant understands that the Company and his or her employer, as the Privacy Representative of the Company in Italy, may hold certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of common stock or directorships held in the Company or its Subsidiaries, affiliates or joint ventures details of all Awards or any other entitlement to shares of common stock awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor, and that the Company and his employer will process said data and other data lawfully received from a third party (“Personal Data”) for the exclusive purpose of managing and administering the Plan and complying with applicable laws, regulations and Community legislation.

Participant also understands that providing the Company with Personal Data is mandatory for compliance with laws and is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that his denial to provide Personal Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect his ability to participate in the Plan. The Controller of personal data processing is Danaher Corporation., with registered offices at 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 800W, Washington, DC 20037.

 

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Participant understands that Personal Data will not be publicized, but it may be accessible by Participant’s employer and within the employer’s organization by its internal and external personnel in charge of processing, and by the data processor, if appointed. The updated list of processors and of the subjects to which Personal Data are communicated will remain available upon request at Participant’s employer. Furthermore, Personal Data may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. Participant understands that Personal Data may also be transferred to the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Company, and also to the legitimate addressees under applicable laws. Participant further understands that the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and its Subsidiaries or affiliates may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Personal Data to a broker or other third party with whom he or she may elect to deposit any shares acquired under the Plan or any proceeds from the sale of such shares. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Personal Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that these recipients may be acting as controllers, processors or persons in charge of processing, as the case may be, according to applicable privacy laws, and that they may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States or elsewhere, in countries that do not provide an adequate level of data protection as intended under Italian privacy law.

Participant understands that Personal Data processing related to the purposes specified above shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously when possible, that comply with the purposes for which Personal Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations, with specific reference to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.

The processing activity, including the transfer of Personal Data abroad, including outside of the European Economic Area, as specified herein and pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require Participant’s consent thereto as the it is necessary to performance of law and contractual obligations related to implementation, administration and management of the Plan. Participant understands that, pursuant to section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, Participant has the right at any moment to, including, but not limited to, obtain confirmation that Personal Data exists or not; access and verify its contents, origin and accuracy; delete, update, integrate or correct Personal Data; or block or stop, for legitimate reason, Personal Data processing. To exercise privacy rights, Participant should contact his or her employer. Furthermore, Participant is aware that Personal Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes. In addition, Personal Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be addressed by contacting Participant’s employer human resources department.

Plan Document Acknowledgement

In accepting the RSU, Participant acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Plan and the Agreement and has reviewed the Plan and the Agreement, including this Addendum, in their entirety and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Agreement, including this Addendum.

 

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Participant further acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the following paragraphs of the Agreement: Tax Obligations; No Employment Contract; Nature of RSUs; Language; Governing Law and Venue; and the Data Privacy paragraph included in this Addendum.

PARTICIPANTS IN KOREA

Exchange Control Notice

Exchange control laws require Korean residents who realize US$500,000 or more from the sale of Shares to repatriate the sale proceeds back to Korea within eighteen months of the sale.

PARTICIPANTS IN MEXICO

Labor Law Acknowledgement

These provisions supplement the labor law acknowledgement contained in the Agreement:

By accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges that he or she understands and agrees that: (i) the RSU is not related to the salary and other contractual benefits granted to Participant by the Employer; and (ii) any modification of the Plan or its termination shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of employment.

Policy Statement

The invitation the Company is making under the Plan is unilateral and discretionary and, therefore, the Company reserves the absolute right to amend it and discontinue it at any time without any liability.

The Company, with registered offices at 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800W, Washington, D.C., 20037, United States of America, is solely responsible for the administration of the Plan and participation in the Plan and, in Participant’ case, the acquisition of Shares does not, in any way establish an employment relationship between Participant and the Company since Participant is participating in the Plan on a wholly commercial basis and the sole employer is the Subsidiary employing Participant, as applicable, nor does it establish any rights between Participant and the Employer.

Plan Document Acknowledgment

By accepting the RSU award, Participant acknowledges that he or she has received copies of the Plan, has reviewed the Plan and the Agreement in their entirety and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Agreement.

 

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In addition, by signing the Agreement, Participant further acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the terms and conditions in the Nature of RSUs, Section 15 of the Agreement, in which the following is clearly described and established: (i) participation in the Plan does not constitute an acquired right; (ii) the Plan and participation in the Plan is offered by the Company on a wholly discretionary basis; (iii) participation in the Plan is voluntary; and (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries are not responsible for any decrease in the value of the Shares underlying the RSUs.

Finally, Participant hereby declares that he or she does not reserve any action or right to bring any claim against the Company for any compensation or damages as a result of participation in the Plan and therefore grants a full and broad release to the Employer and the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to any claim that may arise under the Plan.

Spanish Translation

Reconocimiento de la Ley Laboral

Estas disposiciones complementan el reconocimiento de la ley laboral contenida en el Acuerdo:

Por medio de la aceptación de la RSU, quien tiene la RSU manifiesta que entiende y acuerda que: (i) la RSU no se encuentra relacionada con el salario ni con otras prestaciones contractuales concedidas al que tiene la RSU por parte del patrón; y (ii) cualquier modificación del Plan o su terminación no constituye un cambio o desmejora en los términos y condiciones de empleo.

Declaración de Política

La invitación por parte de la Compañía bajo el Plan es unilateral y discrecional y, por lo tanto, la Compañía se reserva el derecho absoluto de modificar y discontinuar el mismo en cualquier momento, sin ninguna responsabilidad.

La Compañía, con oficinas registradas ubicadas en 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800W, Washington, D.C., United States of America, es la única responsable por la administración del Plan y de la participación en el mismo y, en el caso del que tiene la RSU, la adquisición de Acciones no establece de forma alguna, una relación de trabajo entre el que tiene la RSU y la Compañía, ya que la participación en el Plan por parte del que tiene la RSU es completamente comercial y el único patrón es la Subsidiaria que esta contratando al que tiene la RSU, en caso de ser aplicable, así como tampoco establece ningún derecho entre el que tiene la RSU y el patrón.

Reconocimiento del Plan de Documentos

Por medio de la aceptación de la RSU, el que tiene la RSU reconoce que ha recibido copias del Plan, que el mismo ha sido revisado al igual que la totalidad del Acuerdo y, que ha entendido y aceptado las disposiciones contenidas en el Plan y en el Acuerdo.

Adicionalmente, al firmar el Acuerdo, el que tiene la RSU reconoce que ha leído, y que aprueba específica y expresamente los términos y condiciones contenidos en la Naturaleza del Otorgamiento, Apartado 15 del Acuerdo, sección en la cual se encuentra claramente descrito y establecido lo siguiente: (i) la participación en el Plan no constituye un derecho adquirido; (ii)

 

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el Plan y la participación en el mismo es ofrecida por la Compañía de forma enteramente discrecional; (iii) la participación en el Plan es voluntaria; y (iv) la Compañía, así como sus Subsidiarias no son responsables por cualquier detrimento en el valor de las Acciones en relación con la RSU.

Finalmente, por medio de la presente quien tiene la RSU declara que no se reserva ninguna acción o derecho para interponer una demanda en contra de la Compañía por compensación, daño o perjuicio alguno como resultado de la participación en el Plan y en consecuencia, otorga el más amplio finiquito a su patrón, así como a la Compañía, a sus Subsidiarias con respecto a cualquier demanda que pudiera originarse en virtud del Plan.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE NETHERLANDS

Labor Law Acknowledgment

By accepting the RSU, Participant acknowledges that: (i) the RSU is intended as an incentive for the Participant to remain employed with the Employer and is not intended as remuneration for labor performed; and (ii) the RSU is not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation.

Securities Law Notice

Participant should be aware of the Dutch insider-trading rules which may impact the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan. In particular, Participant may be prohibited from effectuating certain transactions if he or she has inside information about the Company.

Under Article 5:56 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act, anyone who has “insider information” related to an issuing company is prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in or from the Netherlands. “Inside information” is defined as knowledge of specific information concerning the issuing company to which the securities relate or the trade in securities issued by such company, which has not been made public and which, if published, would reasonably be expected to affect the share price, regardless of the development of the price. The insider could be any employee of the Company or a Subsidiary in the Netherlands who has inside information as described herein.

Given the broad scope of the definition of inside information, certain employees working at the Company or a Subsidiary in the Netherlands may have inside information and, thus, would be prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in the Netherlands at a time when they have such inside information.

In the case of any uncertainty about whether the Dutch insider-trading rules apply, Participant should consult his or her personal legal advisor.

PARTICIPANTS IN RUSSIA

Securities Law Notice

Participant acknowledges that the Agreement, the grant of the RSUs, the Plan and all other materials Participant may receive regarding participation in the Plan do not constitute advertising or an offering of securities in Russia. The issuance of securities pursuant to the Plan has not and will not be registered in Russia and therefore, the securities described in any Plan-related documents may not be used for offering or public circulation in Russia.

 

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Participant acknowledges that he or she may hold Shares issued under the Plan in Participant’s account with the Company’s third party administrator in the U.S. However, in no event will Shares issued to Participant under the Plan be delivered to Participant in Russia.

Securities and Exchange Control Requirements. To comply with local securities and exchange control requirements, you must agree to certain special terms and conditions to participate in the Plan if you are a Russian employee working in Russia, including the following special terms and conditions:

(i) You understand that the Restricted Stock Units and Shares acquired under the Plan are to be issued and sold solely in the United States. Any Shares issued to you through the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units shall be delivered to your brokerage account in the United States, where such Shares must be held until the time of sale. In no event will Shares be delivered to you in Russia. The Award Agreement (including the Appendix), the Plan and all other materials you receive regarding the Restricted Stock Units and participation in the Plan do not constitute advertising or an offering of securities in Russia. Absent any requirement under local law, the issuance of Shares under the Plan has not and will not be registered in Russia and, therefore, the Shares described in any Plan documents are not offered or placed in public circulation in Russia;

(ii) If you are a Russian national employee, you must repatriate to Russia the proceeds from the sale of Shares and any cash dividends, less any Tax-Related or other withholding obligations, received in relation to the Restricted Stock Units within a reasonably short time of receipt. Such funds must be initially credited to you through a foreign currency account opened in your name at an authorized bank in Russia. After the funds are initially received in Russia, they may be further remitted to foreign banks subject to the following limitations: (i) the foreign account may be opened only for individuals; (ii) the foreign account may not be used for business activities; and (iii) you must give notice to the Russian tax authorities about the opening/closing of each foreign account within one month of the account opening/closing;

(iii) You understand that the Company reserves the right to force the sale of Shares you receive through the vesting of any Restricted Stock Units for the purpose of facilitating compliance with local securities and exchange control requirements; and

(iv) You further agree to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company in the future in order to facilitate compliance with securities and/or exchange control requirements in Russia.

 

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PARTICIPANTS IN SINGAPORE

Securities Law Notice

The grant of the RSU is being made on a private basis and is, therefore, exempt from registration in Singapore.

Director Notification

If Participant is a director of a Singapore Subsidiary of the Company, Participant must notify the Singapore Subsidiary in writing within two days of Participant receiving or disposing of an interest ( e.g., RSUs, Shares) in the Company or any Subsidiary or within two days of becoming a director if such an interest exists at the time. This notification alert also applies to an associate director of the Singapore Subsidiary and to a shadow director of the Singapore Subsidiary ( i.e., an individual who is not on the board of directors of the Singapore Subsidiary but who has sufficient control so that the board of directors of the Singapore Subsidiary acts in accordance with the “directions and instructions” of the individual).

PARTICIPANTS IN SPAIN

Nature of Plan

This provision supplements Section 15 of the Agreement. In accepting the grant, Participant acknowledges that he or she consents to participation in the Plan and has received a copy of the Plan.

Participant understands that the Company, in its sole discretion, has unilaterally and gratuitously decided to grant RSUs under the Plan to individuals who may be Employees of the Company or a Subsidiary throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or Subsidiary on an ongoing basis. Consequently, Participant understands that the RSUs are granted on the assumption and condition that the RSUs and the Shares issued upon vesting of the RSUs shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or a Subsidiary) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever. In addition, Participant understands that the grant of the RSUs would not be made to Participant but for the assumptions and conditions referred to above; thus, Participant acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then any RSU grant shall be null and void.

Exchange Control Notice

Participant must declare the acquisition of shares to the Dirección General de Comercio e Inversiones (the “DGCI”) of the Ministry of Industry for statistical purposes. Participant must also declare ownership of any shares with the Directorate of Foreign Transactions each January while the shares are owned. In addition, if Participant wishes to import the ownership title of the shares (i.e., share certificates) into Spain, he or she must declare the importation of such securities to the DGCI. The sale of the shares must also be declared to the DGCI by means of a form D-6 filed in January. The form D-6, generally, must be filed within one month after the sale if Participant owns more than 10% of the share capital of the Company or his or he investment exceeds €1,502,530.

 

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When receiving foreign currency payments in excess of €50,000 derived from the ownership of shares (i.e., dividends or sale proceeds), Participant must inform the financial institution receiving the payment of the basis upon which such payment is made. Participant will need to provide the institution with the following information: (i) Participant’s name, address, and fiscal identification number; (ii) the name and corporate domicile of the Company; (iii) the amount of the payment; (iv) the currency used; (v) the country of origin; (vi) the reasons for the payment; and (vii) any further information that may be required.

Translations of the Agreement and this Addendum in Spanish can be provided to Participant upon request.

Se le facilitará una traducción al castellano de la documentación del incentivo (Award) si así lo solicitase.

PARTICIPANTS IN SWITZERLAND

Securities Law Notice

The grant of the RSUs is considered a private offering in Switzerland and is therefore not subject to securities registration in Switzerland.

PARTICIPANTS IN TAIWAN

Exchange Control Notice

If Participant is a resident of Taiwan (including an expatriate holding an Alien Resident Certificate), he or she may acquire foreign currency and remit the same out of or into Taiwan up to US$5 million per year without justification. If Participant is an expatriate employee who does not have an Alien Resident Certificate, he or she may remit into Taiwan and convert to local currency up to US $100,000 at each remittance with no annual limitation. If the transaction amount is TWD 500,000 or more in a single transaction, Participant must submit a Foreign Exchange Transaction Form. If the transaction amount is U.S. $500,000 or more in a single transaction, Participant also must provide supporting documentation to the satisfaction of the remitting bank.

PARTICIPANTS IN THAILAND

Exchange Control Notice

Participant must immediately repatriate the proceeds from the sale of Shares and any cash dividends received in relation to the Shares to Thailand and convert the funds to Thai Baht within 360 days of receipt. If the repatriated amount is U.S. $20,000 or more, Participant must report the inward remittance by submitting the Foreign Exchange Transaction Form to an authorized agent, i.e., a commercial bank authorized by the Bank of Thailand to engage in the purchase, exchange and withdrawal of foreign currency.

 

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PARTICIPANTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The following replaces Section 7(a) of the Agreement in its entirety:

(a) Withholding Taxes . Regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary employing Participant (the “Employer”) take with respect to any or all income tax, primary and secondary Class 1 National Insurance contributions, payroll tax or other tax-related withholding attributable to or payable in connection with or pursuant to the grant, vesting, release or assignment of any RSU (the “Tax-Related Items”), Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax Related Items associated with the RSUs is and remains Participant’s responsibility and that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including, but not limited to, the grant or vesting of the RSUs, the delivery of the Shares, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax Related Items. Further, if Participant has relocated to a different jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any taxable event, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.

As a condition of the issuance of Shares upon vesting of the RSU, the Company and/or the Employer shall be entitled to withhold and Participant agrees to pay, or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy, all obligations of the Company and/or the Employer to account to HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) for any Tax-Related Items. In this regard, Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, in its sole discretion, to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax Related Items legally payable by Participant by one or a combination of the following: (i) require Participant to pay Tax-Related Items in cash with a cashier’s check or certified check; (ii) withholding cash from Participant’s wages or other compensation payable to Participant by the Company and/or the Employer; (iii) arranging for the sale of Shares otherwise issuable to Participant upon vesting of the RSUs (on Participant’s behalf and at Participant’s direction pursuant to this authorization); (iv) withholding from the proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSUs; or (v) withholding in Shares otherwise issuable to Participant, provided that the Company withholds only the amount of Shares necessary to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding amount or such other amount as may be necessary to avoid adverse accounting treatment using the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of the relevant taxable event.

Participant shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to account to HMRC with respect to the event giving rise to the Tax-Related Items (the “Chargeable Event”) that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. If payment or withholding is not made within 90 days of the Chargeable Event (the “Due Date”), Participant agrees that the amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items shall (assuming Participant is not a director or executive officer of the Company

 

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(within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)), constitute a loan owed by Participant to the Employer, effective on the Due Date. Participant agrees that the loan will bear interest at the then-current HMRC Official Rate and it will be immediately due and repayable, and the Company and/or the Employer may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to above. If any of the foregoing methods of collection are not allowed under applicable laws or if Participant fails to comply with Participant’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this Section, the Company may refuse to deliver the Shares acquired under the Plan.

 

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Exhibit 10.6

DANAHER CORPORATION

2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

(Non-Employee Directors)

Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Danaher Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”).

 

I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

Name:

Participant ID:

The undersigned Optionee has been granted an Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, as follows:

 

Date of Grant

   ____________________________

Exercise Price per Share

   $___________________________

Total Number of Shares Granted

   ____________________________

Type of Option

   Nonstatutory Stock Option

Expiration Date

   Tenth anniversary of Date of Grant

Vesting Schedule

   100% vested upon grant

 

II. AGREEMENT

1. Grant of Option . The Company hereby grants to the Optionee named in this Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Optionee”), an option (the “Option”) to purchase the number of shares (the “Shares”) set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Exercise Price”), and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.

2. Exercise of Option .

(a) Right to Exercise . This Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Agreement.


(b) Method and Time of Exercise . This Option shall be exercisable by any method made available from time to time by the external third party administrator of the Option awards. An exercise may be made with respect to whole Shares only, and not for a fraction of a Share. Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with (or are exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded. The Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors may require the Optionee to take any reasonable action in order to comply with any such rules or regulations. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares.

(c) Acknowledgment of Potential Securities Law Restrictions . Unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covers the Shares issued upon exercise of an Option, the Committee may require that the Optionee agree in writing to acquire such Shares for investment and not for public resale or distribution, unless and until the Shares subject to the Award are registered under the Securities Act. The Committee may also require the Optionee to acknowledge that he or she shall not sell or transfer such Shares except in compliance with all applicable laws, and may apply such other restrictions as it deems appropriate. The Optionee acknowledges that the U.S. federal securities laws prohibit trading in the stock of the Company by persons who are in possession of material, non-public information, and also acknowledges and understands the other restrictions set forth in the Company’s Insider Trading Policy.

(d) Fractional Shares . The Company will not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an Option. Any fractional share will be rounded up and issued to the Optionee in a whole share.

3. Method of Payment . Unless the Committee consents otherwise, payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee:

(a) cash, delivered to the external third party administrator of the Option awards in any methodology permitted by such third party administrator;

(b) payment under a cashless exercise program approved by the Company or through a broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Optionee (i) shall provide written instructions to a licensed broker acceptable to the Company and acting as agent for the Optionee to effect the immediate sale of some or all of the purchased Shares and to remit to the Company, out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate Exercise Price payable for the purchased Shares and (ii) shall provide written direction to the Company to deliver the purchased Shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction; or

(c) surrender of other Shares which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the exercised Shares.

4. Termination .

(a) General . In the event the Optionee’s active service-providing relationship with the Company terminates for any reason (other than death or Retirement) whether or not in breach of applicable labor laws, Optionee’s right to receive options under the Plan shall terminate as of the date of termination. The Committee shall have discretion to determine whether the Optionee has ceased actively providing services to the Company or Eligible Subsidiary, and the effective date on which such active service-providing relationship terminated. The Optionee’s active service-providing relationship will not be extended by any notice period mandated under applicable law ( e.g., shall not include a period of

 

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“garden leave”, paid administrative leave or similar period pursuant to applicable law) and in the event of an Optionee’s termination (whether or not in breach of applicable labor laws), Optionee’s right to exercise any Option after termination, if any, shall be measured by the date of termination of active service and shall not be extended by any notice period mandated under applicable law. Unless the Committee provides otherwise termination will include instances in which the Optionee is terminated and immediately hired as an independent contractor.

(b) General Termination Rule . In the event the Optionee’s active service-providing relationship with the Company terminates for any reason (other than death, Disability, Retirement or Gross Misconduct), whether or not in breach of applicable labor laws, the Optionee shall have a period of 90 days, commencing with the date the Optionee is no longer actively providing services to the Company, to exercise the vested portion of any outstanding Options, subject to the Expiration Date of the Option. However, if the exercise of an Option following Optionee’s termination (to the extent such post-termination exercise is permitted under Section 11(a) of the Plan) is not covered by an effective registration statement on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, then the Option will terminate upon the later of (i) thirty (30) days after such exercise becomes covered by an effective registration statement, or (ii) the end of the original post-termination exercise period, but in no event may an Option be exercised after the Expiration Date of the Option.

(b) Death . Upon Optionee’s death prior to termination, all unexpired Options may be exercised for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter (subject to the Expiration Date of the Option) by the personal representative of the Optionee’s estate or any other person to whom the Option is transferred under a will or under the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

(c) Disability . In the event the Optionee’s active service-providing relationship with the Company terminates by reason of the Optionee’s Disability, all unvested Options shall be automatically forfeited by the Optionee as of the date of termination and the Optionee shall have until the first anniversary of the termination of Optionee’s active service-providing relationship for Disability (subject to the Expiration Date of the Option) to exercise the vested portion of any outstanding Options.

(d) Normal Retirement . In the event the Optionee voluntarily terminates his or her active service-providing relationship with the Company at or after reaching age 65, the Optionee’s Options shall remain outstanding and may be exercised up until the fifth anniversary of the Normal Retirement date (or if earlier, up until the Expiration Date of the Option).

(e) Early Retirement . In the event the Optionee voluntarily terminates his or her active service-providing relationship with the Company and the Committee determines that the cessation of Optionee’s active service-providing relationship constitutes Early Retirement, the Optionee’s Options shall remain outstanding and may be exercised up until the fifth anniversary of the Early Retirement date (or if earlier, up until the Expiration Date of the Option). The Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the grant of Early Retirement treatment is in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee and that the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion may grant Early Retirement treatment with respect to all, a specified portion, or none of the Optionee’s Options.

(f) Gross Misconduct . If the Optionee is terminated as an Eligible Director by reason of Gross Misconduct, the Optionee’s unexercised Options shall terminate immediately as of the time of termination, without consideration. The Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the Optionee’s termination shall also be deemed to be a termination by reason of the Optionee’s Gross Misconduct if, after the Optionee’s active service-providing relationship has terminated, facts and circumstances are discovered or confirmed by the Company that would have justified a termination for Gross Misconduct.

 

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(g) Violation of Post-Termination Covenant . To the extent that any of the Optionee’s Options remain outstanding under the terms of the Plan or this Agreement after termination of the Optionee’s active service-providing relationship, such Options shall nevertheless expire as of the date the Optionee violates any covenant not to compete or similar covenant that exists between the Optionee on the one hand and the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, on the other hand.

(h) Substantial Corporate Change . Upon a Substantial Corporate Change, the Optionee’s outstanding Options will terminate unless provision is made in writing in connection with such transaction for the assumption or continuation of the Options, or the substitution for such Options of any options or grants covering the stock or securities of a successor employer corporation, or a parent or subsidiary of such successor, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares of stock and prices, in which event the Options will continue in the manner and under the terms so provided.

5. Non-Transferability of Option; Term of Option .

(a) Unless the Committee determines otherwise in advance in writing, this Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the applicable laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by Optionee and/or by his or her duly appointed guardian. The terms of the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs and permitted successors and assigns of the Optionee.

(b) Notwithstanding any other term in this Agreement, this Option may be exercised only prior to the Expiration Date set out in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Agreement.

6. Amendment of Option or Plan . The Plan and this Agreement constitute the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof. Optionee expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. The Company’s Board may amend, modify or terminate the Plan or any Option in any respect at any time; provided, however, that modifications to this Agreement or the Plan that materially and adversely affect the Optionee’s rights hereunder can be made only in an express written contract signed by the Company and the Optionee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Agreement and Optionee’s rights under outstanding Options as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Optionee, (1) upon a Substantial Corporate Change, (2) as required by law, or (3) to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Section 409A”) or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection with this award of Options.

7. Tax Obligations .

(a) Taxes . Regardless of any action the Company takes with respect to any or all federal, state, local or foreign income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax related items (“Tax Related Items”), the Optionee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax Related Items associated with the Option is and remains the Optionee’s responsibility and that the Company (i) makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) does not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate the Optionee’s liability for Tax Related Items.

 

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(b) Code Section 409A . Payments made pursuant to this Plan and the Agreement are intended to qualify for an exemption from or comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision in the Agreement, the Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan and/or this Agreement to ensure that all Options granted to Optionees who are United States taxpayers are made in such a manner that either qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations that the Plan or the Options shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to the Plan or any Options granted thereunder. If this Agreement fails to meet the requirements of Section 409A, neither the Company nor any of its affiliates shall have any liability for any tax, penalty or interest imposed on the Optionee by Section 409A, and the Optionee shall have no recourse against the Company or any of its affiliates for payment of any such tax, penalty or interest imposed by Section 409A.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, these provisions shall apply to any payments and benefits otherwise payable to or provided to the Optionee under this Agreement. For purposes of Section 409A, each “payment” (as defined by Section 409A) made under this Agreement shall be considered a “separate payment.” In addition, for purposes of Section 409A, payments shall be deemed exempt from the definition of deferred compensation under Section 409A to the fullest extent possible under (i) the “short-term deferral” exemption of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(4), and (ii) (with respect to amounts paid as separation pay no later than the second calendar year following the calendar year containing the Optionee’s “separation from service” (as defined for purposes of Section 409A)) the “two years/two-times” separation pay exemption of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), which are hereby incorporated by reference.

If the Optionee is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A (and as applied according to procedures of the Company and its affiliates) as of his separation from service, to the extent any payment under this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation (after taking into account any applicable exemptions from Section 409A), and to the extent required by Section 409A, no payments due under this Agreement may be made until the earlier of: (i) the first day of the seventh month following the Optionee’s separation from service, or (ii) the Optionee’s date of death; provided, however, that any payments delayed during this six-month period shall be paid in the aggregate in a lump sum, without interest, on the first day of the seventh month following the Optionee’s separation from service.

8. Rights as Shareholder . Until all requirements for exercise of the Option pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan have been satisfied, the Optionee shall not be deemed to be a shareholder or to have any of the rights of a shareholder with respect to any Shares.

9. No Right to Continue as Eligible Director . Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continuation as an Eligible Director.

10. Board Authority . The Board and/or the Committee shall have the power to interpret this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Agreement as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether any Options have vested). All interpretations and determinations made by the Board and/or the Committee in good faith shall be final and binding upon Optionee, the Company and all other interested persons and such determinations of the Board and/or the Committee do not have to be uniform nor do they have to consider whether optionees are similarly situated. No member of the Board and/or the Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to this Agreement.

 

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11. Headings . The captions used in this Agreement and the Plan are inserted for convenience and shall not be deemed to be a part of the Option for construction and interpretation.

12. Electronic Delivery .

(a) If the Optionee executes this Agreement electronically, for the avoidance of doubt Optionee acknowledges and agrees that his or her execution of this Agreement electronically (through an on-line system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company, or otherwise) shall have the same binding legal effect as would execution of this Agreement in paper form. Optionee acknowledges that upon request of the Company he or she shall also provide an executed, paper form of this Agreement.

(b) If the Optionee executes this Agreement in paper form, for the avoidance of doubt the parties acknowledge and agree that it is their intent that any agreement previously or subsequently entered into between the parties that is executed electronically shall have the same binding legal effect as if such agreement were executed in paper form.

(c) If Optionee executes this Agreement multiple times (for example, if the Optionee first executes this Agreement in electronic form and subsequently executes the Agreement in paper form), the Optionee acknowledges and agrees that (i) no matter how many versions of this Agreement are executed and in whatever medium, this Agreement only evidences a single grant of Options relating to the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant and (ii) this Agreement shall be effective as of the earliest execution of this Agreement by the parties, whether in paper form or electronically, and the subsequent execution of this Agreement in the same or a different medium shall in no way impair the binding legal effect of this Agreement as of the time of original execution.

(d) The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver by electronic means any documents related to the Option, to participation in the Plan, or to future awards granted under the Plan, or otherwise required to be delivered to the Optionee pursuant to the Plan or under applicable law, including but not limited to, the Plan, the Agreement, the Plan prospectus and any reports of the Company generally provided to shareholders. Such means of electronic delivery may include, but do not necessarily include, the delivery of a link to the Company’s intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of documents via electronic mail (“e-mail”) or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Company. By executing this Agreement, the Optionee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery. At the Optionee’s written request to the Secretary of the Company, the Company shall provide a paper copy of any document at no cost to the Optionee.

13. Data Privacy . Optionee hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her Data (as defined below) by and among, as necessary and applicable, the Company and its Subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Optionee’s participation in the Plan and in the Company’s Amended 1998 Plan.

Optionee understands that the Company may hold certain personal information about Optionee, including, but not limited to, Optionee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security or insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, and job title, any Common Stock or directorships held in the Company, and details of the Option or any other

 

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option or other entitlement to Shares, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in Optionee’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan (“Data”). Optionee understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan, that these recipients may be located in Optionee’s country or elsewhere, including outside the European Economic Area, and that the recipients’ country may have different data privacy laws and protections than Optionee’s country. Optionee authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing Optionee’s participation in the Plan and/or in the Amended 1998 Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom Optionee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option or any other option or other entitlement to Shares.

Optionee understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. Optionee understands that Data shall be held as long as is reasonably necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan, and he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Optionee understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing such consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan. In addition, Optionee understands that the Company and its Subsidiaries have separately implemented procedures for the handling of Data which the Company believes permits the Company to use the Data in the manner set forth above notwithstanding Optionee’s withdrawal of such consent. For more information on the consequences of refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, Optionee understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.

14. Waiver of Right to Jury Trial . Each party, to the fullest extent permitted by law, waives any right or expectation against the other to trial or adjudication by a jury of any claim, cause or action arising with respect to the Option or hereunder, or the rights, duties or liabilities created hereby.

15. Agreement Severable . In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

16. Governing Law and Venue . The laws of the State of Delaware (other than its choice of law provisions) shall govern this Agreement and its interpretation. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises with respect to this Option, this Agreement or the Plan, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of Delaware, agree that such litigation shall be conducted in the courts of New Castle County, or the United States Federal court for the District of Delaware.

17. Nature of Option . In accepting the Option, Optionee acknowledges and agrees that:

(a) the award of the Option is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, benefits in lieu of options or other equity awards, even if options have been granted repeatedly in the past;

(b) all decisions with respect to future equity awards, if any, shall be at the sole discretion of the Company;

 

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(c) Optionee’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

(d) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty, and if the Shares do not increase in value, the Option will have no value;

(e) if Optionee exercises the Option and obtains Shares, the value of the Shares obtained upon exercise may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price;

(f) in consideration of the award of the Option, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from termination of the Option or diminution in value of the Option, or Shares purchased through the exercise of the Option, resulting from termination of Optionee’s continuous service by the Company or any Subsidiary (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of applicable labor laws and whether or not later found to be invalid) and in consideration of the grant of the Option, Optionee irrevocably releases the Company and any Subsidiary from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing/electronically accepting the Agreement, Optionee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived Optionee’s entitlement to pursue or seek remedy for any such claim;

(g) the Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Optionee’s participation in the Plan or Optionee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares; and

(h) Optionee is hereby advised to consult with Optionee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding Optionee’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

18. Recoupment . The Options granted pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the terms of the Danaher Corporation Recoupment Policy as it exists from time to time (a copy of the Recoupment Policy as it exists from time to time is available on Danaher’s internal website) (the “Policy”) and to the terms required by applicable law, if and to the extent such Policy or applicable law by its terms applies to the Options; and the terms of the Policy are incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof.

19. Notices . The Company may, directly or through its third party stock plan administrator, endeavor to provide certain notices to Optionee regarding certain events relating to awards that the Optionee may have received or may in the future receive under the 1998 Plan and/or the Plan, such as notices reminding Optionee of the vesting or expiration date of certain awards. Optionee acknowledges and agrees that (1) the Company has no obligation (whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) to provide any such notices; (2) to the extent the Company does provide any such notices to Optionee the Company does not thereby assume any obligation to provide any such notices or other notices; and (3) the Company, its affiliates and the third party stock plan administrator have no liability for, and the Optionee has no right whatsoever (whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) to make any claim against the Company, any of its affiliates or the third party stock plan administrator based on any allegations of, damages or harm suffered by the Optionee as a result of the Company’s failure to provide any such notices or Optionee’s failure to receive any such notices.

20. Consent and Agreement With Respect to Plans . Optionee (1) acknowledges that the Plan and the prospectus relating thereto are available to Optionee on the website maintained by the Company’s third party stock plan administrator; (2) represents that he or she has read and is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel of his or her choice prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Agreement and the Plan; (3) accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof; (4) consents and agrees to all amendments that have been made to the Plan since it was

 

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adopted in 2007 (and for the avoidance of doubt consents and agrees to each amended term reflected in the Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement), and consents and agrees that all options and restricted stock units, if any, held by Optionee that were previously granted under the Plan as it has existed from time to time are now governed by the Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement (except to the extent the Committee has expressly provided that a particular Plan amendment does not apply retroactively); and (5) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement.

In addition, in consideration of the Option and by signing/electronically accepting this Agreement, the Optionee agrees as follows with respect to any stock options or restricted stock units held by Optionee that were previously granted under the Company’s 1998 Stock Option Plan as it has existed from time to time: the Optionee (1) acknowledges that the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amended version of the 1998 Stock Option Plan in July 2009 and that the amended version of the 1998 Stock Option Plan (the “Amended 1998 Plan”) and the prospectus relating thereto are available to Optionee on the website maintained by the Company’s third party stock plan administrator; (2) represents that he or she has read the Amended 1998 Plan and the prospectus relating thereto and is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel of his or her choice and fully understands all provisions of the Amended 1998 Plan; (3) consents and agrees to the Amended 1998 Plan (and for the avoidance of doubt consents and agrees to each amended term reflected in the Amended 1998 Plan); (4) consents and agrees that all options and restricted stock units, if any, held by Optionee that were previously granted under the 1998 Stock Option Plan as it has existed from time to time are now governed by the Amended 1998 Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement; and (5) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Amended 1998 Plan. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in his or her residence address.

 

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[ If the Agreement is signed in paper form, complete and execute the following: ]

 

OPTIONEE     DANAHER CORPORATION
           
Signature     Signature
           
Print Name     Print Name
           
        Title
Residence Address    

 

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Exhibit 10.7

DANAHER CORPORATION

2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

(Non-Employee Directors)

Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Danaher Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”).

 

I. NOTICE OF GRANT

Name:

Address:

The undersigned Participant has been granted an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, as follows:

 

Date of Grant   

 

  
Number of Restricted Stock Units   

 

  
Expiration Date   

 

  
Vesting Schedule:      
Time-Based Vesting Criteria    The time-based vesting criteria will be satisfied with respect to 100% of the shares underlying the RSUs on the earlier of (1) the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, or (2) the date of, and immediately prior to, the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company following the Date of Grant.

 

II. AGREEMENT

1. Grant of RSUs . The Company hereby grants to the Participant named in this Notice of Grant (the “Participant”), an Award of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.

2. Vesting .

(a) Vesting Schedule . Except as may otherwise be set forth in this Agreement or in the Plan, RSUs awarded to a Participant shall not vest until the Participant (i) satisfies the performance-based vesting criteria (“Performance Objective”), if any, applicable to such RSUs and (ii) continues to be actively providing services to the Company for the periods required to satisfy the time-based vesting


criteria (“Time-Based Vesting Criteria”) applicable to such RSUs. The Performance Objective and Time-Based Vesting Criteria applicable to RSUs are collectively referred to as “Vesting Conditions,” and the earliest date upon which all Vesting Conditions are satisfied is referred to as the “Vesting Date.” The Vesting Conditions for an RSU received by a Participant shall be established by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors and reflected in the account maintained for the Participant by an external third party administrator of the RSU awards. Further, during any approved leave of absence (and without limiting the application of any other rules governing leaves of absence that the Committee may approve from time to time pursuant to the Plan), to the extent permitted by applicable law the Committee shall have discretion to provide that the vesting of the RSUs shall be frozen as of the first day of the leave and shall not resume until and unless the Participant returns to active service prior to the Expiration Date of the RSUs.

(b) Fractional RSU Vesting . In the event the Participant is vested in a fractional portion of an RSU (a “Fractional Portion”), such Fractional Portion will be rounded up and converted into a whole share of Common Stock (“Share”) and issued to the Participant.

3. Form and Timing of Payment; Conditions to Issuance of Shares .

(a) Form and Timing of Payment . Each RSU represents the right to receive one Share of Common Stock of the Company. Unless and until the RSUs have vested in the manner set forth in Sections 2 and 4, Participant shall have no right to payment of any such RSUs. Prior to actual payment of any vested RSUs, such RSUs will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company. Subject to the other terms of the Plan and this Agreement, any RSUs that vest in accordance with Sections 2 and 4 will be paid to the Participant in whole Shares on (i) the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service as an Eligible Director, or (ii) the Participant’s date of death (or in each case the next business day thereafter if such date is not a business day). Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with (or are exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded. The Committee may require the Participant to take any reasonable action in order to comply with any such rules or regulations.

(b) Acknowledgment of Potential Securities Law Restrictions . Unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covers the Shares issued upon vesting of an RSU, the Committee may require that the Participant agree in writing to acquire such Shares for investment and not for public resale or distribution, unless and until the Shares subject to the Award are registered under the Securities Act. The Committee may also require the Participant to acknowledge that he or she shall not sell or transfer such Shares except in compliance with all applicable laws, and may apply such other restrictions as it deems appropriate. The Participant acknowledges that the U.S. federal securities laws prohibit trading in the stock of the Company by persons who are in possession of material, non-public information, and also acknowledges and understands the other restrictions set forth in the Company’s Insider Trading Policy.

4. Termination .

(a) General . In the event the Participant’s active service-providing relationship with the Company terminates for any reason (other than death or Early Retirement) whether or not in breach of applicable labor laws, all unvested RSUs shall be automatically forfeited by the Participant as of the

 

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date of termination and Participant’s right to receive RSUs under the Plan shall also terminate as of the date of termination. The Committee shall have discretion to determine whether the Participant has ceased actively providing services to the Company, and the effective date on which such active service-providing relationship terminated. The Participant’s active service-providing relationship will not be extended by any notice period mandated under applicable law ( e.g. a period of “garden leave”, paid administrative leave or similar period pursuant to applicable law). Unless the Committee provides otherwise, termination will include instances in which Participant is terminated and immediately rehired as an independent contractor.

(b) Death . Upon Participant’s death, a pro rata amount of the outstanding RSUs scheduled to vest on a particular Vesting Date shall become vested based on the number of complete twelve-month periods between the Date of Grant and the date of the Participant’s death divided by the total number of twelve-month periods between the Date of Grant and the applicable Vesting Date. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, for purposes of this Section, any partial twelve-month period between the Date of Grant and the date of death shall be considered a complete twelve-month period and any Fractional Portion that results from applying the pro rata methodology shall be rounded up to a whole Share.

(c) Early Retirement . In the event the Participant voluntarily terminates his or her active service-providing relationship with the Company and the Committee determines that the cessation of Participant’s active service-providing relationship constitutes Early Retirement, (i) the Time-Based Vesting Criteria applicable to any portion of any RSUs scheduled to vest during the five (5) year period following the date of the Participant’s Early Retirement shall be deemed 100% satisfied; (ii) any portion of such RSUs subject to Time-Based Vesting Criteria not scheduled to vest until after the fifth anniversary of the Participant’s Early Retirement shall be immediately forfeited without consideration; and (iii) if the Participant holds RSUs described in (i) above that remain subject to any Performance Objective, the RSUs shall remain outstanding for up to the fifth anniversary of the Early Retirement (or if earlier, up to the Expiration Date of the RSUs) to determine whether such conditions become satisfied (and if the Committee determines that the Performance Objectives are satisfied within such period, the RSUs shall become fully vested). The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the grant of Early Retirement treatment is in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee and that the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion may grant Early Retirement treatment with respect to all, a specified portion, or none of the Participant’s RSUs.

(d) Gross Misconduct . If the Participant is terminated as an Eligible Director by reason of Gross Misconduct, the Participant’s unvested RSUs shall be forfeited immediately as of the time of termination without consideration. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Participant’s termination shall also be deemed to be a termination by reason of the Participant’s Gross Misconduct if, after the Participant’s active service-providing relationship has terminated, facts and circumstances are discovered or confirmed by the Company that would have justified a termination for Gross Misconduct.

(e) Violation of Post-Termination Covenant . To the extent that any of the Participant’s RSUs remain outstanding under the terms of the Plan or this Agreement after termination of the Participant’s active service-providing relationship with the Company, such RSUs shall nevertheless expire as of the date the Participant violates any covenant not to compete or similar covenant that exists between the Participant on the one hand and the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, on the other hand.

 

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(f) Substantial Corporate Change . Upon a Substantial Corporate Change, the Participant’s unvested RSUs will terminate unless provision is made in writing in connection with such transaction for the assumption or continuation of such RSUs, or the substitution for such RSUs of any options or grants covering the stock or securities of a successor employer corporation, or a parent or subsidiary of such successor, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares of stock and prices, in which event such RSUs will continue in the manner and under the terms so provided.

5. Non-Transferability of RSUs; Term of RSUs .

(a) Unless the Committee determines otherwise in advance in writing, RSUs may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the applicable laws of descent or distribution. The terms of the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs and permitted successors and assigns of the Participant.

(b) Notwithstanding any other term in this Agreement, the vesting criteria (including any performance objective) applicable to the RSUs must be satisfied if at all prior to the Expiration Date set out in the Notice of Grant.

6. Amendment of RSUs or Plan .

(a) The Plan and this Agreement constitute the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof. Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. The Company’s Board may amend, modify or terminate the Plan or any RSUs in any respect at any time; provided, however, that modifications to this Agreement or the Plan that materially and adversely affect the Participant’s rights hereunder can be made only in an express written contract signed by the Company and the Participant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Agreement and Participant’s rights under outstanding RSUs as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Participant, (1) upon a Substantial Corporate Change, (2) as required by law, or (3) to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection with this award of RSUs.

7. Tax Obligations .

(a) Taxes . Regardless of any action the Company takes with respect to any or all federal, state, local or foreign income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax related items (“Tax Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax Related Items associated with the RSUs is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and that the Company (i) makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including, but not limited to, the grant or vesting of the RSUs, the delivery of the Shares, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) does not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax Related Items.

(b) Code Section 409A . Payments made pursuant to this Plan and the Agreement are intended to qualify for an exemption from or comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision in the Agreement, the Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan and/or this Agreement to ensure

 

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that all RSUs granted to Participants who are United States taxpayers are made in such a manner that either qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations that the Plan or the RSUs shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to the Plan or any RSUs granted thereunder. If this Agreement fails to meet the requirements of Section 409A, neither the Company nor any of its affiliates shall have any liability for any tax, penalty or interest imposed on the Participant by Section 409A, and the Participant shall have no recourse against the Company or any of its affiliates for payment of any such tax, penalty or interest imposed by Section 409A.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, these provisions shall apply to any payments and benefits otherwise payable to or provided to the Participant under this Agreement. For purposes of Section 409A, each “payment” (as defined by Section 409A) made under this Agreement shall be considered a “separate payment.” In addition, for purposes of Section 409A, payments shall be deemed exempt from the definition of deferred compensation under Section 409A to the fullest extent possible under (i) the “short-term deferral” exemption of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(4), and (ii) (with respect to amounts paid as separation pay no later than the second calendar year following the calendar year containing the Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined for purposes of Section 409A)) the “two years/two-times” separation pay exemption of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), which are hereby incorporated by reference.

If the Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A (and as applied according to procedures of the Company and its affiliates) as of his separation from service, to the extent any payment under this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation (after taking into account any applicable exemptions from Section 409A), and to the extent required by Section 409A, no payments due under this Agreement may be made until the earlier of: (i) the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service, or (ii) the Participant’s date of death; provided, however, that any payments delayed during this six-month period shall be paid in the aggregate in a lump sum, without interest, on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service.

8. Rights as Shareholder . Until all requirements for vesting of the RSUs pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan have been satisfied, the Participant shall not be deemed to be a shareholder or to have any of the rights of a shareholder with respect to any Shares.

9. No Right to Continue as Eligible Director . Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continuation as an Eligible Director.

10. Board Authority . The Board and/or the Committee shall have the power to interpret this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Agreement as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether any RSUs have vested). All interpretations and determinations made by the Board and/or the Committee in good faith shall be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons and such determinations of the Board and/or the Committee do not have to be uniform nor do they have to consider whether Plan participants are similarly situated. No member of the Board and/or the Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to this Agreement.

11. Headings . The captions used in this Agreement and the Plan are inserted for convenience and shall not be deemed to be a part of the RSUs for construction and interpretation.

 

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12. Electronic Delivery .

(a) If the Participant executes this Agreement electronically, for the avoidance of doubt Participant acknowledges and agrees that his or her execution of this Agreement electronically (through an on-line system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company, or otherwise) shall have the same binding legal effect as would execution of this Agreement in paper form. Participant acknowledges that upon request of the Company he or she shall also provide an executed, paper form of this Agreement.

(b) If the Participant executes this Agreement in paper form, for the avoidance of doubt the parties acknowledge and agree that it is their intent that any agreement previously or subsequently entered into between the parties that is executed electronically shall have the same binding legal effect as if such agreement were executed in paper form.

(c) If Participant executes this Agreement multiple times (for example, if the Participant first executes this Agreement in electronic form and subsequently executes this Agreement in paper form), the Participant acknowledges and agrees that (i) no matter how many versions of this Agreement are executed and in whatever medium, this Agreement only evidences a single Award relating to the number of RSUs set forth in the Notice of Grant and (ii) this Agreement shall be effective as of the earliest execution of this Agreement by the parties, whether in paper form or electronically, and the subsequent execution of this Agreement in the same or a different medium shall in no way impair the binding legal effect of this Agreement as of the time of original execution.

(d) The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver by electronic means any documents related to the RSUs, to participation in the Plan, or to future awards granted under the Plan, or otherwise required to be delivered to the Participant pursuant to the Plan or under applicable law, including but not limited to, the Plan, the Agreement, the Plan prospectus and any reports of the Company generally provided to shareholders. Such means of electronic delivery may include, but do not necessarily include, the delivery of a link to the Company’s intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of documents via electronic mail (“e-mail”) or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Company. By executing this Agreement, the Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery. At the Participant’s written request to the Secretary of the Company, the Company shall provide a paper copy of any document at no cost to the Participant.

13. Data Privacy . Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her Data (as defined below) by and among, as necessary and applicable, the Company and its Subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan and in the Company’s Amended 1998 Plan.

Participant understands that the Company may hold certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security or insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, and job title, any Common Stock or directorships held in the Company, and details of the RSUs or any other restricted stock units or other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan (“Data”). Participant understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan, that these recipients may be located in Participant’s country or elsewhere, including outside the European Economic Area, and that the recipients’ country may have different data privacy laws and protections than Participant’s country. Participant authorizes

 

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the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan and/or in the Amended 1998 Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSUs or any other restricted stock units or other entitlement to Shares.

Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. Participant understands that Data shall be held as long as is reasonably necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan, and he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Participant understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing such consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan and/or the Amended 1998 Plan. In addition, Participant understands that the Company and its Subsidiaries have separately implemented procedures for the handling of Data which the Company believes permits the Company to use the Data in the manner set forth above notwithstanding the Participant’s withdrawal of such consent. For more information on the consequences of refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.

14. Waiver of Right to Jury Trial . Each party, to the fullest extent permitted by law, waives any right or expectation against the other to trial or adjudication by a jury of any claim, cause or action arising with respect to the RSUs or hereunder, or the rights, duties or liabilities created hereby.

15. Agreement Severable . In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

16. Governing Law and Venue . The laws of the State of Delaware (other than its choice of law provisions) shall govern this Agreement and its interpretation. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises with respect to the RSUs, this Agreement or the Plan, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of Delaware, agree that such litigation shall be conducted in the courts of New Castle County, or the United States Federal court for the District of Delaware.

17. Nature of RSUs . In accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges and agrees that:

(a) the award of RSUs is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of RSUs, benefits in lieu of RSUs or other equity awards, even if RSUs have been awarded repeatedly in the past;

(b) all decisions with respect to future equity awards, if any, shall be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(c) Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

(d) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

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(e) the value of the Shares acquired upon vesting/settlement of the RSUs may increase or decrease in value;

(f) in consideration of the award of RSUs, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from termination of the Award or from any diminution in value of the Award or Shares upon vesting of the Award resulting from termination of Participant’s continuous service by the Company or any Subsidiary (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of applicable labor laws and whether or not later found to be invalid) and in consideration of the grant of the Award, Participant irrevocably releases the Company and any Subsidiary from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing the Agreement/electronically accepting the Agreement, Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived Participant’s entitlement to pursue or seek remedy for any such claim;

(g) the Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares; and

(h) Participant is hereby advised to consult with Participant’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

18. Recoupment . The RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the terms of the Danaher Corporation Recoupment Policy as it exists from time to time (a copy of the Recoupment Policy as it exists from time to time is available on Danaher’s internal website) (the “Policy”) and to the terms required by applicable law, if and to the extent such Policy or applicable law by its terms applies to the RSUs; and the terms of the Policy are incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof.

19. Notices . The Company may, directly or through its third party stock plan administrator, endeavor to provide certain notices to Participant regarding certain events relating to awards that the Participant may have received or may in the future receive under the 1998 Plan and/or the Plan, such as notices reminding Participant of the vesting or expiration date of certain awards. Participant acknowledges and agrees that (1) the Company has no obligation (whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) to provide any such notices; (2) to the extent the Company does provide any such notices to Participant the Company does not thereby assume any obligation to provide any such notices or other notices; and (3) the Company, its affiliates and the third party stock plan administrator have no liability for, and the Participant has no right whatsoever (whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) to make any claim against the Company, any of its affiliates or the third party stock plan administrator based on any allegations of, damages or harm suffered by the Participant as a result of the Company’s failure to provide any such notices or Participant’s failure to receive any such notices.

20. Consent and Agreement With Respect to Plans . Participant (1) acknowledges that the Plan and the prospectus relating thereto are available to Participant on the website maintained by the Company’s third party stock plan administrator; (2) represents that he or she has read and is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel of his or her choice prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Agreement and the Plan; (3) accepts these RSUs subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof; (4) consents and agrees to all amendments that have been made to the Plan since it was adopted in 2007 (and for the avoidance of doubt consents and agrees to each amended term reflected in the Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement), and consents and agrees that all

 

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options and restricted stock units, if any, held by Participant that were previously granted under the Plan as it has existed from time to time are now governed by the Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement (except to the extent the Committee has expressly provided that a particular Plan amendment does not apply retroactively); and (5) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement.

In addition, in consideration of the RSUs and by signing/electronically accepting this Agreement, the Participant agrees as follows with respect to any stock options or restricted stock units held by Participant that were previously granted under the Company’s 1998 Stock Option Plan as it has existed from time to time: the Participant (1) acknowledges that the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amended version of the 1998 Stock Option Plan in July 2009 and that the amended version of the 1998 Stock Option Plan (the “Amended 1998 Plan”) and the prospectus relating thereto are available to Participant on the website maintained by the Company’s third party stock plan administrator; (2) represents that he or she has read the Amended 1998 Plan and the prospectus relating thereto and is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel of his or her choice and fully understands all provisions of the Amended 1998 Plan; (3) consents and agrees to the Amended 1998 Plan (and for the avoidance of doubt consents and agrees to each amended term reflected in the Amended 1998 Plan); (4) consents and agrees that all options and restricted stock units, if any, held by Participant that were previously granted under the 1998 Stock Option Plan as it has existed from time to time are now governed by the Amended 1998 Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement; and (5) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Amended 1998 Plan. Participant further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in his or her residence address.

 

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[ If the Agreement is signed in paper form, complete and execute the following: ]

 

PARTICIPANT       DANAHER CORPORATION

 

     

 

Signature       Signature

 

     

 

Print Name       Print Name

 

     

 

      Title

 

     
Residence Address      

 

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Exhibit 10.8

Danaher Corporation

Description of Non-Management Director Compensation Arrangements

Following is a description of the compensation arrangements for each of the Company’s non-management directors, effective as of July 1, 2011. Each of our non-management directors receives:

 

   

an annual cash retainer of $55,000, paid in four, equal installments following each quarter of service;

 

   

$2,500 for each board meeting attended (whether by telephone or in person);

 

   

$1,000 for each committee meeting attended (whether by telephone or in person);

 

   

an annual equity award with a target award value of $140,000, divided evenly between options and restricted stock units. Using the average closing price of Danaher’s common stock over a 15-day trading period ending on the seventh business day before the grant date, the target award value attributable to stock options is converted into a specified number of options (rounded up to the nearest ten) based on an assumed value per option equal to 40% of such average closing price. The target award value attributable to RSUs is converted into a specific number of RSUs using such average closing price. The strike price for each stock option is equal to the closing price of Danaher’s common stock on the date of grant, the options have a ten-year term and each option is fully vested as of the date of grant. The RSUs vest on the earlier of (1) the first anniversary of the grant date, or (2) the date of, and immediately prior to, the next annual meeting of Danaher’s shareholders following the grant date, but the underlying shares are not issued until the earlier of the director’s death or the first day of the seventh month following the director’s retirement from the Board. The options and RSUs are approved by the Compensation Committee on the date on which the Company’s July annual equity grants are approved; and

 

   

payment of or reimbursement for Danaher-related out-of-pocket expenses, including travel expenses.

In addition, the chairs of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee each receive an annual retainer of $15,000 and the lead independent director receives an annual retainer of $10,000, in each case paid in equal quarterly installments.

Each non-employee director can elect to defer all or a part of the cash director fees that he or she receives with respect to a particular year under the Non-Employee Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan, which is a sub-plan under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. Amounts deferred under the plan are converted into a particular number of phantom shares of Danaher common stock, calculated based on the closing price on the quarterly date that such fees would otherwise have been paid. A director may elect to have his or her plan balance distributed upon cessation of Board service, or one, two, three, four or five years after cessation of Board service. All distributions from the plan are in the form of shares of Danaher common stock.

Exhibit 10.9

MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

This Management Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of July 22, 2011, by and among Joust Capital, LLC (“Joust One”), a Maryland limited liability company whose address is c/o FJ900, Inc., 23411 Autopilot Drive, Suite 217, Dulles, Virginia 20166, Joust Capital III, LLC (“Joust Three” and, together with Joust One, “Owner”), a Delaware limited liability company whose address is c/o FJ900, Inc., 23411 Autopilot Drive, Suite 217, Dulles, Virginia 20166, and FJ900, Inc. (“Manager”), a Delaware corporation whose address is 23411 Autopilot Drive, Suite 217, Dulles, Virginia 20166.

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS , Owner owns the aircraft described on Schedule A attached hereto (the “Aircraft”);

WHEREAS , Owner desires Manager to provide aircraft management, pilot services, maintenance and other aviation services (the “Services”) to Owner to allow Owner to conduct operations pursuant to Federal Aviation Regulations (“FAR”) Part 91 under Owner’s operational control pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and

WHEREAS , Joust One and Manager originally entered into a Management Agreement dated as of February 15, 2007 (the “Original Agreement”) and desire to have this Agreement supersede and replace the Original Agreement which is hereby terminated.

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Engagement . Owner hereby engages Manager, and Manager agrees, to provide aviation support services for the operation of the Aircraft at the direction of Owner, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

2. Compensation . As compensation for the services to be provided by Manager pursuant to this Agreement, Owner agrees to pay or cause to be paid to Manager the amounts described in Section 5 hereof and all other amounts payable by Owner to Manager pursuant to the terms hereof.

3. Services Provided . On behalf of Owner, Manager shall, in accordance with all applicable FAR and federal, state, foreign and local statutes, regulations, ordinances, rules and orders and consistent with all applicable manuals, related guidance material and insurance safety requirements, employ, train, supervise, and provide to Owner for its use on and in connection with the Aircraft pilots, cabin attendants, and maintenance personnel. On behalf of Owner, Manager shall, in accordance with all applicable FAR and federal, state, foreign and local statutes, regulations, ordinances, rules and orders and consistent with all applicable manuals,


related guidance material and insurance safety requirements: (1) provide, contract for, and supervise maintenance of the Aircraft, (2) secure, as agent for Owner, all required authority for operation of the Aircraft, (3) provide logbook, recordkeeping, reporting, budgeting and other administrative services, (4) schedule and arrange dispatch for the Aircraft as requested by Owner, and (5) maintain, store, and supervise the Aircraft in a careful and proper manner. In addition, Manager shall assist Owner in the performance of any obligations under any interchange or time share arrangement for the Aircraft entered into by Owner, in each case as specifically requested by Owner and in accordance with the FAR. In addition, Manager shall provide recordkeeping related to Aircraft use pursuant to such agreements as requested by Owner and in accordance with the FAR.

4. Term . The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue until terminated pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

5. Expenses .

A. Non-Shared Expenses . Manager, as agent for Owner shall record all bills and assessments for expenses attributable to the Aircraft, including without limitation, expenses in connection with services, supplies, fuel, landing fees, use, maintenance, operation, storage, supervision and management, in each case to the extent such expenses are not shared pursuant to Section 5(B). It is agreed and acknowledged that Owner will pay such bills and assessments when due and payable. However, in the event Manager pays a bill or assessment on behalf of Owner, Owner will promptly reimburse Manager for such bill or assessment upon receipt of appropriate documentation thereof.

B. Shared Expenses . The parties agree and acknowledge that Owner has agreed where feasible and upon mutual determination among Owner and certain other aircraft operators for whom Manager provides aircraft management services (collectively, the “Participating Aircraft Operators”), such Participating Aircraft Operators shall share the expenses relating to the use, maintenance, operation, storage, supervision, and management of their aircraft on the basis set forth on Schedule B. Manager shall facilitate such sharing and shall record all bills and assessments for all expenses shared by the Participating Aircraft Operators.

C. Joint Bargaining . The parties further agree and acknowledge that with respect to the expenses, and in accordance with Schedule B, Owner and Manager will where feasible and upon agreement with the other Participating Aircraft Operators, seek to utilize joint purchasing or collective bargaining arrangements in order to obtain the benefit of discounted pricing.

6. Taxes . Owner shall be responsible for any and all taxes assessed related to the ownership, use, maintenance, operation, storage, supervision, and management of the Aircraft.

7. Provision of Pilots . Manager shall arrange for and furnish to Owner fully qualified flight crews for the operation by Owner of the Aircraft for the duration of this Agreement. Owner specifically agrees that the flight crews supplied by Manager for the Aircraft

 

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will be under the exclusive command and control of Owner in all phases of flight and at all times. The flight crews shall have full and exclusive authority to exercise all of their duties and responsibilities in regard to the safety of each flight conducted by Owner in accordance with all applicable FAR. Owner specifically agrees that the flight crews, in their sole discretion, may terminate any flight, refuse to commence any flight, or take other action which in the considered judgment of the pilot in command is necessitated by considerations of safety. No such action of the pilot in command shall create or support any liability for loss, injury or damage to Owner, or any other person. Owner further agrees that Manager shall not be liable for any delay or failure to furnish or return the Aircraft or crew when such failure is caused by government regulation or authority, mechanical difficulty, war, civil commotion, strikes or labor disputes, weather conditions, or acts of God.

8. Responsibilities With Respect to Scheduling . Requests for scheduling shall be in a form, whether oral or written, mutually convenient to, and agreed upon by, the parties. Owner shall provide the following scheduling and flight time information to Manager for each proposed flight, as early as possible:

 

  A. proposed departure point;

 

  B. destination;

 

  C. date and time of departure or arrival;

 

  D. the number of anticipated passengers;

 

  E. the names, nationality, and affiliation of each anticipated passenger;

 

  F. the nature and extent of luggage and/or cargo to be carried;

 

  G. the date and time of a return flight, if any; and

 

  H. any other information concerning the proposed flight that may be pertinent or required by Manager or the flight crew.

9. Flight Operations .

A. Operational Control . During all phases of flight conducted with the Aircraft, Owner shall retain and have operational control of the Aircraft and exclusive possession, command, and control of the Aircraft. Except with regard to decisions made by the pilot in command as necessitated by safety considerations or governmental restrictions or regulations, Owner shall determine when the Aircraft shall be operated, where the Aircraft shall be operated, and the passengers and/or cargo which shall be carried.

B. Purpose of Flight . Owner will use the Aircraft only for purposes expressly permitted by Part 91, of the FAR. In connection with the use and operation of the Aircraft, Owner shall be responsible for compliance with all applicable FAR.

10. Maintenance Responsibilities .

A. Maintenance Responsibility . Manager shall be solely responsible for securing maintenance, preventive maintenance and required or otherwise necessary inspections on the Aircraft.

 

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B. Authorized Maintenance Providers . All maintenance on the Aircraft will be done by Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) authorized personnel and shall comply with all laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, insurance requirements, mandatory service bulletins issued or supplied by the manufacturer, and all FAA Airworthiness Directives.

C. Airworthiness . All maintenance when completed shall be sufficient to maintain the airworthiness certification of the Aircraft at all times.

D. Scheduling Flights . No period of maintenance, preventive maintenance or inspection shall be delayed or postponed for the purpose of scheduling the Aircraft, unless said maintenance or inspection can be safely conducted at a later time in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

11. Aircraft Inspection . During normal business hours, Owner shall have the right to enter the premises where the Aircraft may be located for the purpose of inspecting and examining the Aircraft and the condition, use, and operation of the Aircraft to ensure compliance by Manager with its obligations hereunder; provided, however that Owner shall coordinate the date and time of its inspection with the Manager and, provided, further, that Owner shall have no duty under this Agreement to inspect and shall not incur any liability or obligation by reason of not making any such inspection.

12. Recordkeeping Responsibilities .

A. Operational Records . Manager shall maintain and keep accurate, complete, and current logbooks and other records regarding the operation and use of the Aircraft in accordance with applicable FAR. This shall include:

 

  i. records related to take off and destination of all flights;

 

  ii. records relating to all flight authorizations obtained for particular flights;

 

  iii. records relating to passengers carried; and

 

  iv. records relating to flight crew and flight and duty time.

B. Maintenance Records . Manager shall maintain and keep accurate, complete, and current logbooks and records regarding the maintenance of the Aircraft and in accordance with applicable FAR. These shall include:

i. records relating to any and all maintenance performed on the Aircraft, including, without limitation, scheduled maintenance, repairs, modifications, scheduled inspections, functional tests, and overhauls performed; and

ii. records relating to personnel performing any and all maintenance on the Aircraft.

C. Expense Records . Manager shall maintain and keep accurate, complete, and current records relating to the calculation and payment of bills and assessments for services, supplies, and other expenses incurred in connection with the maintenance, operation, storage, supervision, and management of the Aircraft.

 

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D. Inspection . Such records shall be open to inspection by Owner during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notification to Manager.

13. Insurance .

A. Owner Insurance . Throughout the Term, Owner shall maintain insurance with respect to the Aircraft covering:

i. all-risk hull insurance with respect to the Aircraft, against any loss, theft or damage to the Aircraft, including, without limitation, extended coverage with respect to any engine or parts while removed from the Aircraft. The limits of such insurance shall be in an amount equal to the current aggregate market value of the Aircraft, or the minimum amount specified by the registered owner or lessor as may be applicable; and

ii. comprehensive aviation liability insurance with respect to each Aircraft, including, without limitation, aircraft passenger and property damage coverage, for each Aircraft for an amount not less than Four Hundred Million Dollars ($400,000,000) single limit liability coverage and naming Manager and Manager’s parent company (Danaher Corporation (“Danaher”)), and Manager’s and Danaher’s respective subsidiaries and related companies, directors, officers, agents and employees as additional insureds.

B. Manager’s Insurance . Throughout the Term, Manager shall maintain or cause to be maintained, in full force and effect, at its own expense:

i. comprehensive aviation liability insurance with respect to each aircraft it owns, including, without limitation, aircraft passenger and property damage coverage, for such aircraft for an amount not less than Four Hundred Million Dollars ($400,000,000) single limit liability coverage and naming Owner, Joust Group, L.L.C., Steven M. Rales and Owner’s members, subsidiaries and related companies, directors, officers, agents and employees as additional insureds.

C. Insurer’s Notice . All insurance required hereunder shall provide that coverage may not be canceled by the insurer without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to each party ((10) days’ prior written notice for non-payment of premium). Each party shall be furnished with insurance certificates evidencing such insurance as of the date hereof and as of each renewal date. Each party shall also be furnished with copies of the policies. Receipt of any such certificate or policy shall not constitute acceptance thereof nor waiver of Owner’s responsibilities hereunder.

D. Waiver . All insurance required hereunder shall include waiver of subrogation rights in favor of Owner , Manager, Danaher and the other insureds and additional insureds. All insurance required hereunder shall also be primary without any right of contribution from any other insurance available to any other insureds or additional insureds.

 

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14. Loss or Damage to Aircraft .

A. Damage Reports . Manager shall immediately notify Owner of any accident or incident connected with the Aircraft, and shall include in such report the time, place and nature of the accident or incident, the nature and extent of damage caused to property, the names and addresses of persons injured, the names and addresses of witnesses, and such other information as may be relevant to such accident or incident.

“Accident and incident” mean the following, as defined in the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) Regulations, 49 C.F.R. § 830.2:

Aircraft accident means an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage.

Incident means an occurrence other than an accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft, which affects or could affect the safety of operations.

B. Repairs . Following an accident or incident, Manager shall make or arrange for repair to the Aircraft only after consultation and agreement with Owner.

C. Total Loss . In the event of an actual or constructive total loss of the Aircraft, this Agreement shall terminate, except with respect to the provisions of this Agreement regarding Insurance, Indemnification, payment of fees and expenses to Manager pursuant to Section 5, and Termination, which shall survive the total loss of the Aircraft. Manager acknowledges and agrees that any hull insurance proceeds payable solely with respect to loss of or to the Aircraft itself shall be payable to Owner or its designee.

15. Indemnification and Limitation of Damages

A. Indemnification .

i. It is an express condition of this Agreement that, to the extent caused by the breach of this Agreement, fault, negligence or strict liability, either by commission or omission, of Owner or its members, officers, directors, employees, guests or agents occurring under or in connection with the performance or non-performance of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation, the use, operation and/or flight of the Aircraft), Owner will fully defend, indemnify, save and hold harmless Manager, Danaher and Manager’s or Danaher’s respective subsidiaries and related companies, directors, officers, agents and employees from and against any and all losses, claims, suits, damages, liabilities and causes of action of every kind, character and nature, whether in law or in equity (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and investigation, litigation and court costs) arising by reason of such breach, fault, negligence or strict liability in connection with the matters covered by this Agreement.

 

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ii. It is an express condition of this Agreement that, to the extent caused by the breach of this Agreement, fault, negligence or strict liability, either by commission or omission, of Manager, Danaher or their officers, directors, employees or agents occurring under or in connection with the performance or non-performance of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation, the use, operation and/or flight of the Aircraft), Manager and Danaher will fully defend, indemnify, save and hold harmless Owner, Joust Group, L.L.C., Steven M. Rales, Owner’s members, subsidiaries and related companies, directors, officers, agents and employees from and against any and all losses, claims, suits, damages, liabilities and causes of action of every kind, character and nature, whether in law or in equity (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and investigation, litigation and court costs) arising by reason of such breach, fault, negligence or strict liability in connection with the matters covered by this Agreement.

iii. In the event that Section 15.A.i and 15.A.ii both apply to to any individual incident, or set of incidents, giving rise to an obligation to indemnify, then the indemnity obligations shall be apportioned according to the respective fault of each indemnitor and any person(s) for which any indemnitor may be liable.

B. LIMITATION ON INDEMNITY . THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT. OWNER AND MANAGER AGREE THAT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR EITHER PARTY TO INDEMNIFY ANY PERSON(S) PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE AVAILABLE INSURANCE PROCEEDS.

C. Waiver . Neither Owner nor Manager shall be liable to one another for any punitive, exemplary, consequential or incidental damages, including, without limitation, any damages for diminution of market value, loss of use of the Aircraft and/or loss of profits.

D. Continuing Obligation . The provisions of this Section 15 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

16. Representations and Warranties . Each party represents, warrants, and covenants that:

i. it is a corporation or limited liability company, duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws of the state in which it is organized with the necessary power and qualifications to perform this Agreement;

ii. that this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the party and will not contravene or breach any legal, organizational, or contractual regulation binding on such party;

 

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iii. it is, and for the Term will be, a citizen of the United States as described in 49 U.S.C. §40102(a)(15);

iv. it agrees that it will do nothing to impair the registration of the Aircraft in the United States throughout the Term;

v. it shall not utilize or cause the Aircraft to be utilized for any illegal purpose or for compensation or hire, except as permitted under FAR Part 91;

vi. it shall not operate or cause the Aircraft to be operated unless appropriate insurance coverage as required by this Agreement, is in effect; and

vii. this Agreement constitutes valid, binding, and enforceable obligations of each party and is enforceable in accordance with its terms.

17. Miscellaneous .

A. Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties; it supersedes any prior agreement or understandings among them, oral or written, all of which are hereby canceled.

B. Notices . Any notice, request or other communication to any party by any other party hereunder shall be conveyed in writing and shall be deemed given on the earlier of the date (i) personally delivered with receipt acknowledged, or (ii) telecopied at the time of transmission, or (iii) three (3) days after mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage paid and addressed to the party at the address set forth below. The address of a party to which notices or copies of notice are to be given may be changed from time to time by such party by written notice to the other parties.

 

To:    Owner
   Joust Capital, LLC
   Joust Capital III, LLC
   c/o FJ900, Inc.
   23411 Autopilot Drive
   Suite 217
   Dulles, Virginia 20166
   Attention: Michael G. Ryan
To:    Manager
   FJ900, Inc.
   23411 Autopilot Drive
   Suite 217
   Dulles, Virginia 20166
   Attention: Philip S. Teigland

 

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C. No Partnership or Joint Venture . It is not the purpose or intention of this Agreement to create, and this Agreement shall not be considered as creating, a joint venture, partnership, or other relationship whereby any party shall be held liable for the omissions or commissions of any other party. No partnership, legal person, association, or jural entities are intended or hereby created by the parties.

D. Successors and Assigns . The rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding and enforceable upon, the respective successors, assigns and permitted transferees of the parties.

E. Governing Law . The laws of the State of Delaware (excluding the conflicts of laws rules thereof) shall govern the validity of this Agreement, the construction of its terms and interpretation of the rights and duties of the parties.

F. Severability of Provisions . If any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be unimpaired and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a mutually acceptable provision, which being valid, legal and enforceable, comes closest to the intention of the parties underlying the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provision of this Agreement prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

G. Headings . Headings and captions used herein are inserted for reference purposes only and shall not affect the interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

H. Further Assurances . Each party hereto shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents as may reasonably be requested by the other parties in order to fully carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement.

I. No Liability of Shareholders/Members . Each party agrees that it will not hold any shareholder, member, officer, director or employee of the other personally liable for the obligations of such other party under this Agreement.

J. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts which shall, singly or in the aggregate, constitute a fully executed and binding agreement.

18. Termination . Any party may terminate this Agreement by providing the other parties thirty (30) days prior written notice of its intent to terminate this Agreement.

A. Manager’s Obligations . Upon termination of this Agreement, Manager agrees to provide Owner with the following:

i. an accounting of all outstanding charges or costs relating to the operation and maintenance of the Aircraft;

 

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ii. all records relating to use, operation, maintenance, storage, and supervision of the Aircraft;

iii. return of the Aircraft; and

iv. all necessary action with respect to notifying the FAA and insurance companies that Manager is no longer managing the Aircraft, as applicable.

B. Owner’s Obligations . Upon termination of this Agreement, Owner agrees to pay all outstanding charges or costs owed hereunder.

19. Dispute Resolution . If any claim, controversy or dispute arises among the parties hereto (a “Dispute”) and such Dispute cannot be settled through negotiation, the parties shall attempt to settle the Dispute through nonbinding mediation under the then current Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). If the parties cannot settle the matter through mediation, then any Dispute shall be resolved by arbitration as provided in this paragraph. A single arbitrator shall conduct the arbitration under the AAA Rules. The arbitration shall be conducted at a location mutually agreed upon by the parties or, in the absence of such agreement, at a location selected in accordance with the AAA Rules, and all expedited procedures prescribed by the AAA Rules shall apply. Any party may request from the arbitrator injunctive relief to maintain the status quo until such time as the arbitration award is rendered or the Dispute is otherwise resolved. The arbitrator shall not have authority to award punitive damages. Each party shall bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees, and the parties shall share equally the fees and expenses of the arbitrator. The arbitrator’s decision and award shall be final and binding, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. If any party files a judicial or administrative action asserting claims subject to arbitration, as prescribed herein, and the other party successfully stays such action and/or compels arbitration of said claims, the party filing said action shall pay the other party’s costs and expenses incurred in seeking such stay and/or compelling arbitration, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused the signatures of their authorized representatives to be affixed below to be effective on the day and year first above written.

 

JOUST CAPITAL, LLC
By:  

/s/ Joseph O. Bunting III

Name:   Joseph O. Bunting III
Title:   Vice President
JOUST CAPITAL III, LLC
By:  

/s/ Joseph O. Bunting III

Name:   Joseph O. Bunting III
Title:   Vice President
FJ900, INC.
By:  

/s/ Philip S. Teigland

Name:   Philip S. Teigland
Title:   President


SCHEDULE A

Aircraft Owned by Owner

 

Airplane Make and Model:    Dassault Falcon 900B
Manufacturing Serial Number:    176
FAA Registration Number:    N909PM

including all components and accessories appurtenant to, installed in, or attached to, the airframe, of such aircraft, including the avionics and engines, together with all loose equipment associated therewith and all available manuals, maintenance records, and airframe and engine log books.

 

Airplane Make and Model:    Bombardier Global Express XRS (BD-700-1A10)
Manufacturing Serial Number:    9378
FAA Registration Number:    N211PB

including all components and accessories appurtenant to, installed in, or attached to, the airframe, of such aircraft, including the avionics and engines, together with all loose equipment associated therewith and all available manuals, maintenance records, and airframe and engine log books.


SCHEDULE B

The following sets forth the specific, fixed expenses to be shared by Owner and the other Participating Aircraft Operators on an initial basis. At any time and from time to time during the Term, the parties and the other Participating Aircraft Operators may mutually agree to share certain fixed expenses on a basis to be agreed upon by the parties, or may mutually agree to discontinue or modify any of the fixed expense sharing arrangements set forth below.

 

  1. Owner and each of the other Participating Aircraft Operators shall share the fixed expenses related to the compensation and benefits for the pilots, cabin attendants and maintenance personnel and Manager’s staff, as well as training costs and other associated fixed costs for such flight crews, including office supplies, telephones, mobile phones and internet charges (the “Shared Expenses”). Such Shared Expenses shall be pro rated each calendar year among Owner and each of the other Participating Aircraft Operators based on the total number of flight hours logged by each entity’s respective aircraft for such calendar year. The Manager, in consultation with Owner and the other Participating Aircraft Operators, at the beginning of each calendar year, shall estimate the total Shared Expenses expected to be paid to the flight crew for the calendar year and shall pro rate such Shared Expenses among the parties on a preliminary basis based on the total number of flight hours logged by each party’s respective aircraft for the prior calendar year. At the beginning of each calendar quarter Owner and each of the other Participating Aircraft Operators shall pay to the Manager an amount estimated to be one-quarter of such party’s total portion of such Shared Expenses for the year. Following the close of the calendar year, the Manager shall determine the actual amount of Shared Expenses for the calendar year, as well as the actual, total number of flight hours logged by Owner for the calendar year and Owner shall pay the Manager such additional amounts, or the Manager shall refund to Owner such amounts, as appropriate, such that Owner shall bear only its actual pro rata share of the Shared Expenses for the calendar year.

 

  2. Owner shall pay directly the rental fees allocated to its aircraft, pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement covering hangar, office, garage and common space.

Exhibit 10.10

INTERCHANGE AGREEMENT

THIS INTERCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into by and between Joust Capital III, LLC (“Party A”), a Delaware limited liability company whose address is c/o FJ900, Inc., 23411 Autopilot Drive, Suite 217, Dulles, Virginia 20166, and Danaher Corporation (“Party B”), a Delaware corporation whose address is 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 800W, Washington, D.C. 20037-1701, on and as of the 22 nd day of July, 2011.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, Party A owns or leases and operates an aircraft more particularly described in Schedule A hereto (such aircraft together with the engines described in Schedule A , are referred to herein as the “Party A Aircraft”);

WHEREAS, Party B owns or leases and operates an aircraft more particularly described in Schedule B hereto (such aircraft together with the engines described in Schedule B , is referred to herein as the “Party B Aircraft” (the Party A Aircraft and the Party B Aircraft are sometimes referred to as the “Aircraft” or individually, an “Aircraft”); and

WHEREAS, Party A desires to lease the Party A Aircraft to Party B, and Party B desires to lease the Party B Aircraft to Party A, in each case in an interchange agreement as defined in Section 91.501(c)(2) of the Federal Aviation Regulations (“FAR”).

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Term. The term of this Agreement (“Term”) shall commence on the date hereof, and shall continue until either party terminates this Agreement pursuant to Sections 9 or 12 hereof.

2. Use of Aircraft.

A. Lease of Aircraft. Each party agrees on the terms and conditions of this Agreement to provide the use of its Aircraft for the convenience of the other party, and to operate interchange flights subject to the requirements of FAR Section 91.501(b)(6). Such use will be at the convenience of the party which operates the Aircraft (the operator of the Aircraft is hereinafter referred to as the “Operator” and the party using the Aircraft pursuant to this Agreement is hereinafter referred to as the “User”), upon request by one to the other in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Pursuant to this


Agreement, which shall constitute an interchange agreement as that term is defined in FAR Section 91.501(c)(2), Party A agrees to make available the Party A Aircraft for lease on a non-exclusive, equal time, basis to Party B, and Party B agrees to make available the Party B Aircraft for lease on a non-exclusive, equal time, basis to Party A, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

B. Operational Control. Regardless of who may be using an Aircraft under this Agreement, Party A shall at all times have operational control of the Party A Aircraft and responsibility for compliance with applicable FAR and Party B shall at all times have operational control of the Party B Aircraft and responsibility for compliance with applicable FAR.

C. Purpose of Flight. The User agrees that it will use the Operator’s Aircraft only for purposes expressly permitted by FAR Part 91 of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (“FAA”) regulations.

D. Scheduling Flights.

i. Schedule Process. In order to schedule a flight on the Operator’s Aircraft, the User shall contact the Operator’s aviation manager and request use of the Operator’s Aircraft for a particular date and time and include information with regard to the destination of the planned flight. The Operator’s aviation manager shall determine whether the Aircraft is available for lease at that time and seek approval for the flight from the Operator. If the Aircraft is available, the Operator’s aviation manager shall handle all details arising out of the User’s scheduling of the Aircraft, such as filing flight plans and arranging for in flight catering. Determination of the availability of the Operator’s Aircraft for lease to the User shall be left to the sole discretion of the Operator. The Operator shall have the right to cancel a proposed lease of the Aircraft by telephonic or other notice to the User at any time prior to the departure of the Aircraft at the inception of the lease. The parties acknowledge that they may each use the same aviation manager for purpose of this Section 2(D)(i).

ii. Equal Time. The parties intend to lease their Aircraft to one another on an equal time basis.

a. Each and every lease under this Agreement must be approved by the Operator prior to scheduling such flight. Approval shall be at the sole discretion of the Operator. Neither party shall be obligated to make its Aircraft available to the other party for any flight under this Agreement.

 

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b. For all purposes of this Agreement, a lease of an Aircraft under this Agreement shall be based on actual logged flight time, and shall include any positioning flight required by the User.

3. Operational Expenses. No charge, assessment or fee is to be made by either Party for its respective Aircraft use. Quarterly, the parties shall direct the aircraft manager of each Aircraft to calculate and provide a written report to each party showing the number of hours operated under this Agreement (i) during the most recently ended quarter, (ii) for the then-current calendar year-to-date and (iii) during the Term of this Agreement. If in any calendar year one party has leased the other party’s Aircraft for a greater number of hours than the other party, those hours will be carried forward into the subsequent calendar year or years of this Agreement for purposes of this reconciliation.

4. Flight Crew.

A. Provision of Flight Crew. As is consistent with the FAR, the Operator shall provide flight crew for all flights operated under this Agreement. Such flight crew shall be duly qualified and licensed and shall exercise all of its duties and responsibilities in regard to the safety of each flight conducted under this Agreement in accordance with applicable FAR.

B. Pilot Duties. Pilots shall exercise pilots’ duties and responsibilities in regard to the safety of each flight conducted pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with the applicable FAR. When safety may be compromised, in the view of the pilots of any Aircraft used pursuant to this Agreement, the pilots may terminate a flight, refuse to commence a flight or take other action necessitated by safety considerations. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to abridge the authority and responsibility of the pilot-in-command as provided under pertinent FAR Part 91 regulations.

5. Recordkeeping. The Operator shall keep accurate, complete and current, records pertaining to flight operations in compliance with FAA requirements, as well as all records kept by reasonable and prudent businesses in the normal course of operating a flight department. These records shall include flights conducted, pilot training and licensing, and any Aircraft accidents or incidents. Such records shall be available to both parties during business hours.

6. Maintenance.

A. Maintenance Standards. Each Operator shall be solely responsible for securing maintenance, preventive maintenance and required or otherwise necessary inspections on its respective Aircraft. Each Aircraft will be maintained and inspected as required by FAR Part 91.

 

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B. Cost of Maintenance. Each Operator shall bear the cost of all maintenance performed on its Aircraft, except such additional maintenance or repair which arises out of the negligence or misconduct of the leasing User, or any other person or persons for which the User is responsible. Any maintenance or repair required because of such negligence or misconduct will be fully charged to the User to the extent such cost is not covered by insurance or a third party.

C. Maintenance Records. Each Operator shall keep accurate, complete and current, maintenance records on its Aircraft in compliance with FAA requirements. These records shall include scheduled maintenance, repairs, modifications, scheduled inspections, functional tests and overhauls performed. Such records shall be available to both parties during normal business hours.

7. Damage Reports. The Operator shall immediately notify the User of any accident or incident connected with the use of any of the Aircraft hereunder, and shall include in such report the time, place and nature of the accident or incident, the nature and extent of damage caused to property, the names and addresses of persons injured, the names and addresses of witnesses, and such other information as may be relevant to such accident or incident.

8. Insurance.

A. Throughout the Term, each Operator shall maintain insurance with respect to its Aircraft covering:

i. all-risk hull insurance with respect to such Aircraft, against any loss, theft, or damage to such Aircraft, including, without limitation, extended coverage with respect to any engine or parts while removed from the Aircraft. The User shall have no claim to the proceeds of hull insurance maintained with respect to such Aircraft; and

ii. comprehensive aviation liability insurance with respect to the Operator’s Aircraft, including, without limitation, aircraft passenger and property damage coverage for such Aircraft for an amount not less than Four Hundred Million Dollars ($400,000,000) single limit liability coverage and naming the other party and each of its affiliates and their respective members, directors, officers, managers, employees and agents and such other persons as the User may reasonably request as insureds or additional insureds. Such insurance shall include waiver of subrogation rights in favor of the Operator and the other insureds and

 

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additional insureds. Such insurance shall also be primary without any right of contribution from any other insurance available to any other insureds or additional insureds.

B. The parties agree that the insurance specified in Section 8(A) shall provide the sole recourse to User, User’s affiliates, their respective members, directors, officers, managers, employees and agents and any person claiming by, through, or under the foregoing (collectively, the “User Parties”) for all claims, losses, liabilities, obligations, demands, suits, judgments or causes of action, penalties, fines, costs and expenses of any nature whatsoever, including attorneys’ fees and expenses (each, a “Claim” and collectively, the “Claims”) for or on account of, or arising out of, or in any way connected with the Operator’s breach of this Agreement or possession, maintenance, storage, use or operation of the Operator’s Aircraft, including injury to or death of any persons, which may result from, arise out of, or is in any way connected with the possession, maintenance, storage, use or operation of the Aircraft during the term of this Agreement.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OPERATOR OR ANY OF THE OPERATOR PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) BE LIABLE TO THE USER, ANY USER PARTIES, OR ANY OTHER THIRD PART(IES), AS THE CASE MAY BE, FOR ANY CLAIMS IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PAID TO SUCH USER, USER PARTIES, OR ANY OTHER THIRD PART(IES), AS APPLICABLE, BY THE OPERATOR’S INSURANCE CARRIER. TO THE EXTENT USER OR ANY OF THE USER PARTIES OR ANY THIRD PART(IES) BRING(S) A CLAIM OR CLAIMS AGAINST THE OPERATOR OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “OPERATOR PARTIES”) IN AN AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PAID TO SUCH PERSON(S) BY THE OPERATOR’S INSURANCE CARRIER, USER HEREBY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE OPERATOR PARTIES FOR ANY SUCH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNTS PAID BY THE OPERATOR’S INSURANCE CARRIER.

C. THE OPERATOR SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE TO THE USER PARTIES FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND/OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR ANY REASON INCLUDING ANY DELAY OR FAILURE TO FURNISH

 

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THE AIRCRAFT OR CAUSED OR OCCASIONED BY THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF ANY SERVICES COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

D. This Section 8 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.

9. Loss or Damage.

A. Risk of Loss. Each Operator shall bear the risk of loss of its own Aircraft, even while its Aircraft is being used by the User, and shall have the sole right to insurance proceeds payable under hull insurance policies maintained by it in the event of any loss or casualty occurrence.

B. Repair or Replacement. The Operator shall not be obligated to repair or replace its Aircraft after a loss or casualty occurrence. In the event of a an actual or constructive total loss of the Aircraft, this Agreement shall terminate, except with respect to the provisions of this Agreement regarding Insurance, Indemnification, and Termination, which shall survive the total loss of the Aircraft.

10. Liens. The User shall not directly or indirectly create or incur any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, right or claim of any kind (“Lien”) on, or with respect to, the Operator’s Aircraft, title thereto or any interest therein.

11. Representations and Warranties. Each party represents, warrants and covenants to the other party that:

(i) it is a corporation or limited liability company, duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws of the state in which it is organized with the necessary power and qualifications to perform this Agreement;

(ii) that this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the party and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable in accordance with its terms;

(iii) it agrees that it will do nothing to impair the registration of the other party’s Aircraft in the United States throughout the Term;

 

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(iv) it shall not utilize the other party’s Aircraft for any illegal purpose or for the purpose of providing air transportation of passengers or cargo, except as permitted under FAR 14 C.F.R. Part 91;

(v) it will abide by and conform to all such laws, governmental and airport orders, rules and regulations, as shall from time to time be in effect relating in any way to the operation and use of the other party’s Aircraft pursuant to this Agreement; and

(vi) it shall not operate any Aircraft under this Agreement unless such Aircraft is in airworthy condition.

12. Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement by providing the other party ten (10) days’ written notice of its intent to terminate this Agreement.

13. Miscellaneous.

A. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof; it supersedes any prior agreement or understandings among them, oral or written, all of which are hereby canceled.

B. Notices. Any notice, request or other communication to any party by any other party hereunder shall be conveyed in writing and shall be deemed given on the earlier of the date (i) personally delivered with receipt acknowledged, or (ii) telecopied at the time of transmission, or (iii) three (3) days after mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage paid and addressed to the party at the address set forth below. The address of a party to which notices or copies of notice are to be given may be changed from time to time by such party by written notice to the other parties.

 

To:    Party A
   Joust Capital III, LLC
   c/o FJ900, Inc.
   23411 Autopilot Drive
   Suite 217
   Dulles, Virginia 20166
   Attention: Philip S. Teigland

 

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To:    Party B
   Danaher Corporation
   2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
   Suite 800W
   Washington, D.C. 20037-1701
   Attention: Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer

C. No Partnership or Joint Venture. It is not the purpose or intention of this Agreement to create, and this Agreement shall not be considered as creating, a joint venture, partnership or other relationship whereby any party shall be held liable for the omissions or commissions of any other party. No partnership, legal person, association or jural entities are intended or hereby created by the parties.

D. Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding and enforceable upon, the respective successors, assigns and permitted transferees of the parties.

E. Governing Law. The laws of the State of Delaware (excluding the conflicts of laws rules thereof) shall govern the validity of this Agreement, the construction of its terms and interpretation of the rights and duties of the parties.

F. Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be unimpaired and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a mutually acceptable provision, which being valid, legal and enforceable, comes closest to the intention of the parties underlying the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provision of this Agreement prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

G. Headings. Headings and captions used herein are inserted for reference purposes only and shall not affect the interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

H. Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents as may reasonably be requested by the other parties in order to fully carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement.

 

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I. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts which shall, singly or in the aggregate, constitute a fully executed and binding agreement.

14. Truth-in-Leasing. In accordance with FAR Section 91.23:

A. The parties agree that they will provide copies and notification of this Agreement to the FAA as required by FAR Section 91.23.

B. It is hereby stated as follows:

EACH PARTY HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT ITS AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND MAINTAINED WITHIN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE DATE OF THIS INTERCHANGE AGREEMENT (OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD TO THE EXTENT THE AIRCRAFT IS LESS THAN TWELVE (12) MONTHS OLD) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF FAR PART 91, AND ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION THEREUNDER HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

PARTY A AGREES, CERTIFIES AND KNOWINGLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WHEN THE PARTY A AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, PARTY A SHALL BE KNOWN AS, CONSIDERED AND IN FACT WILL BE THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT AS PROVIDED HEREIN. PARTY B AGREES, CERTIFIES AND KNOWINGLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WHEN THE PARTY B AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, PARTY B SHALL BE KNOWN AS, CONSIDERED AND IN FACT WILL BE THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT AS PROVIDED HEREIN.

THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT AN EXPLANATION OF FACTORS BEARING ON OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND PERTINENT FAR CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE NEAREST FAA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, GENERAL AVIATION DISTRICT OFFICE, OR AIR CARRIER DISTRICT OFFICE. EACH PARTY AGREES TO UNDERSTAND AND ABIDE BY THESE REGULATIONS.

EACH PARTY HERETO CERTIFIES THAT A TRUE COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CARRIED ON THE AIRCRAFT AT ALL TIMES, AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST BY AN APPROPRIATELY CONSTITUTED IDENTIFIED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FAA.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

JOUST CAPITAL III, LLC
By:  

/s/ Joseph O. Bunting III

Name: Joseph O. Bunting III
Title: Vice President
DANAHER CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Robert S. Lutz

Name: Robert S. Lutz
Title: Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer


Schedule A

Aircraft Owned or Leased and Operated by Party A

 

Airplane Make and Model:    Bombardier Global Express XRS (BD-700-1A10)
Manufacturing Serial Number:    9378
FAA Registration Number:    N211PB

including all components and accessories appurtenant to, installed in, or attached to, the airframe, of such aircraft, including the avionics and engines, together with all loose equipment associated therewith and all available manuals, maintenance records, and airframe and engine log books.


Schedule B

Aircraft Owned or Leased and Operated by Party B

 

Airplane Make and Model:    Bombardier Global Express XRS (BD-700-1A10)
Manufacturing Serial Number:    9314
FAA Registration Number:    N807DC

including all components and accessories appurtenant to, installed in, or attached to, the airframe, of such aircraft, including the avionics and engines, together with all loose equipment associated therewith and all available manuals, maintenance records, and airframe and engine log books.

Exhibit 12.1

Danaher Corporation

Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(In Thousands, except ratio data)

 

                                        Six Months
Ended
 
     2006      2007      2008      2009      2010      July 1, 2011  

Fixed Charges

                 

Gross Interest Expense

     77,375         107,702         126,470         119,776         118,294         62,434   

Interest Element of Rental Expense

     12,369         14,804         10,763         13,135         15,162         7,581   

Interest on FIN 48 liabilities

     —           —           —           —           —           —     
                                                     

Total Fixed Charges

   $ 89,744       $ 122,506       $ 137,233       $ 132,911       $ 133,456       $ 70,015   
                                                     

Earnings Available for Fixed Charges:

                 

Earnings from Continuing Operations before income taxes

     1,380,150         1,583,187         1,670,991         1,366,842         2,252,739         1,129,717   

Add fixed charges

     89,744         122,506         137,233         132,911         133,456         70,015   

Interest on FIN 48 liabilities

     —           —           —           —           —           —     
                                                     

Total Earnings Available for Fixed Charges

   $ 1,469,894       $ 1,705,693       $ 1,808,224       $ 1,499,753       $ 2,386,195       $ 1,199,732   

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

     16.4         13.9         13.2         11.3         17.9         17.1   
                                                     

 

NOTE: These Ratios include Danaher Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. The ratio of earnings to fixed charges was computed by dividing earnings by fixed charges for the periods indicated, where “earnings” consist of (1) earnings from continuing operations (excluding earnings from 50% owned affiliates) before income taxes; plus (2) fixed charges, and “fixed charges” consist of (A) interest, whether expensed or capitalized, on all indebtedness, (B) amortization of premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness, and (C) an interest component representing the estimated portion of rental expense that management believes is attributable to interest. Interest on FIN 48 liabilities is included in the tax provision in the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings and is excluded from the computation of fixed charges.

Exhibit 31.1

Certification

I, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Danaher Corporation;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b. designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d. disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a. all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:   July 25, 2011  

/s/ H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.

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

Exhibit 31.2

Certification

I, Daniel L. Comas, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Danaher Corporation;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b. designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d. disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a. all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:   July 25, 2011  

/s/ Daniel L. Comas

    Name: Daniel L. Comas
    Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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 July 1, 2011 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:   July 25, 2011   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.

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Daniel L. Comas, 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 July 1, 2011 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:   July 25, 2011   By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Comas

    Name: Daniel L. Comas
    Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial 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.