Company: DHR
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: ARS
Source: 0000313616-25-000085
Chunk: 161

Company: DANAHER CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: ARS
Chunk 161
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 Pension Plans Postretirement Benefit Plans All Plans 2025 $ 170 $ 56 $ 13 $ 239 2026 171 66 12 249 2027 170 64 11 245 2028 167 65 10 242 2029 164 65 9 238 2030 - 2034 658 354 36 1,048 Other Matters Substantially all employees not covered by defined benefit plans are covered by defined contribution plans, which generally provide for Company funding based on a percentage of compensation. The Company’s expenses for all defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans amounted to $282 million, $219 million and $237 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. NOTE 16. COMMITMENTS The Company has entered into agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable and legally binding on the Company and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased, fixed, minimum or variable price provisions and the approximate timing of the transaction. Purchase obligations exclude agreements that are cancellable at any time without penalty. As of December 31, 2024, the aggregate amount of the Company’s purchase obligations totaled approximately $1.6 billion, and the majority of these obligations are expected to be settled during 2025. 90

NOTE 17. LITIGATION AND CONTINGENCIES The Company is subject to or otherwise responsible for a variety of litigation and other legal and regulatory proceedings in the course of its business (or related to the business operations of previously owned entities), including claims or counterclaims for damages arising out of the use of products or services and claims relating to intellectual property matters, employment matters, tax matters, commercial disputes, breach of contract claims, competition and sales and trading practices, environmental matters, personal injury, insurance coverage, securities matters, fiduciary duties and acquisition or divestiture-related matters, as well as regulatory subpoenas, requests for information, investigations and enforcement. The Company also from time to time becomes subject to lawsuits as a result of acquisitions or as a result of liabilities retained from, or representations, warranties or indemnities provided in connection with, businesses divested by the Company or its predecessors. The types of claims made in lawsuits include claims for compensatory damages, punitive and consequential damages (and in some cases, treble damages) and/or injunctive relief. While the Company maintains general, products, property, workers’ compensation