DANAHER CORPORATION (NYSE:DHR) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

DANAHER CORPORATION (NYSE:DHR) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07

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SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on May8, 2018. At the annual meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following proposals:

1.

To elect the eleven directors named in the Company’s proxy statement to terms expiring in 2019.Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the shareholders as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Donald J. Ehrlich

446,096,260

136,526,980

197,348

39,213,810

Linda Hefner Filler

541,986,811

40,668,671

165,106

39,213,810

Thomas P. Joyce, Jr.

573,760,531

8,869,777

190,280

39,213,810

Teri List-Stoll

466,979,303

115,657,619

183,666

39,213,810

Walter G. Lohr, Jr.

544,198,003

38,435,449

187,136

39,213,810

Mitchell P. Rales

552,479,541

30,152,411

188,636

39,213,810

Steven M. Rales

562,557,150

19,064,816

1,198,622

39,213,810

John T. Schwieters

458,681,034

123,934,290

205,264

39,213,810

Alan G. Spoon

492,572,562

90,055,393

192,633

39,213,810

Raymond C. Stevens, Ph.D.

579,182,519

3,450,241

187,828

39,213,810

Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.

571,623,306

11,001,113

196,169

39,213,810

2.

To ratify the selection of Ernst& Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December31, 2018.The proposal was approved by a vote of shareholders as follows:

For

612,996,187

Against

8,721,695

Abstain

316,516

3.

To approve on an advisory basis the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The proposal was approved by a vote of shareholders as follows:

For

564,128,706

Against

17,889,691

Abstain

802,191

Broker Non-Votes

39,213,810

4.

To act upon a shareholder proposal requesting that Danaher amend its governing documents to reduce the percentage of shares required for shareholders to call a special meeting of shareholders from 25% to 10%. The proposal was rejected by a vote of shareholders as follows:

For

257,846,298

Against

322,685,993

Abstain

2,288,297

Broker Non-Votes

39,213,810


About DANAHER CORPORATION (NYSE:DHR)

Danaher Corporation designs, manufactures and markets professional, medical, industrial and commercial products and services. The Company operates in five segments: Test & Measurement; Environmental; Life Sciences & Diagnostics; Dental, and Industrial Technologies. Its Test & Measurement segment offers products, software and services. Its Environmental segment products and services help protect the water supply, enhance the safety of personal data and improve business efficiencies. In the Life Sciences & Diagnostics segment, its diagnostics business offers analytical instruments, reagents, consumables, software and services. Its life sciences business offers research tools. Its Dental segment provides products that are used to diagnose, treat and prevent disease and ailments of the teeth, gums and supporting bone. Its Industrial Technologies segment solutions help protect the world’s food supply, improve packaging design and quality, and verify pharmaceutical dosages.

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