EX-10.5



 Exhibit 10.5 

FORM OF 
 DBS LICENSE AGREEMENT

 by and between 
 DANAHER
CORPORATION 
 and 
 FORTIVE
CORPORATION 
 Dated as of [●], 2016 







 FORM OF DBS LICENSE AGREEMENT 

This DBS LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [●], 2016 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and
between Danaher Corporation (“Danaher”), a Delaware corporation, and Fortive Corporation (“Fortive”), a Delaware corporation. “Party” or “Parties” means Danaher or Fortive,
individually or collectively, as the case may be. 
 WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into that certain Separation Agreement, dated
[●] (the “Separation Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, Danaher owns or has the right to use the DBS (as defined below), which
is used in the Fortive Business and in the other businesses of Danaher as of the date hereof; 
 WHEREAS, the DBS includes (without
limitation) certain trade secrets, know-how and other Intellectual Property of the Danaher Group; and 
 WHEREAS, Fortive desires to obtain
a license to use the DBS for its own business purposes on the terms set forth herein. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing
and the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I

 DEFINITIONS 

Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms. 

(a) Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as in the Separation Agreement. 

(b) The following capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth below: 

“Change of Control” means the occurrence, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of any one or more of
the following events: (i) any third party immediately prior to such transaction becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of a party representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of such party;
(ii) there is consummated a merger, consolidation, or similar transaction involving such party and, immediately after the consummation of such merger, consolidation, or similar transaction, the stockholders of such party immediately prior to
the consummation of such merger, consolidation, or similar transaction do not beneficially own, directly or indirectly, outstanding voting securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the surviving entity in such
merger, consolidation, or similar transaction or more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the parent of the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation, or similar transaction; or (iii) a sale of all or substantially all of
a party’s assets or business to a third party. 

  
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 “Danaher Improvements” means any material modification, enhancement or
improvement to the DBS made by Danaher or the Danaher Group within two years following the Effective Date. 
 “DBS Confidential
Information” means all Confidential Information and materials (i) with respect to Danaher, forming part of the DBS or Danaher Improvements, or (ii) with respect to Fortive, forming part of Fortive Improvements. 

“DBS” means the Danaher Business System in existence as of the Effective Date Fortive, which is a set of proprietary tools,
processes, methodologies, practices and related training materials developed by or for and owned by the Danaher Group that are designed to continuously improve business management and performance in the critical areas of quality, delivery, cost and
innovation. 
 “Fortive Improvements” means any material modification, enhancement or improvement to the DBS made by
Fortive or the Fortive Group within two years following the Effective Date. 
 ARTICLE II 

LICENSE GRANT  

Section 2.01 License to Fortive. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Danaher hereby grants to Fortive a
worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, perpetual license to use, modify, enhance and improve, the DBS and Danaher Improvements solely for the business purposes of the Fortive Group with respect to the Fortive Business. The foregoing
license shall be sublicenseable solely (i) to other members of the Fortive Group, and (ii) to third parties to the extent reasonably necessary to support the business of the Fortive Group and subject to appropriate confidentiality and
non-use obligations. 
 Section 2.02 License to Danaher. Fortive hereby grants to Danaher a worldwide, non-exclusive,
non-transferable, perpetual license to use, modify, enhance and improve Fortive Improvements. The foregoing license shall be sublicenseable solely (i) to other members of the Danaher Group, and (ii) to third parties to the extent
reasonably necessary to support the business of the Danaher Group and subject to appropriate confidentiality and non-use obligations. 

Section 2.03 Provision of Improvements. Upon reasonable, written request of a Party, the other Party shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to provide the requesting Party with any Danaher Improvement or Fortive Improvement, as applicable. In no event may either Party make such a request more frequently than once per quarter. Neither Party shall be obligated to
provide any information to the other Party to the extent such information would have a reasonable likelihood of disclosing such Party’s or its Affiliates’ material and sensitive non-public business, product or project plans. 

  
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 ARTICLE III 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 

Section 3.01 Danaher Ownership. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Danaher is the owner of all right, title and interest in
the Intellectual Property rights in the DBS. Danaher shall retain the entire right, title and interest in and to the DBS and any improvements, enhancements and modifications thereof made by Danaher or its Affiliates (including, for clarity, any
Danaher Improvements), and all Intellectual Property rights therein. For the avoidance of doubt, Danaher shall have the sole right to defend and enforce any and all Intellectual Property rights covering the DBS and any Danaher Improvements. 

Section 3.02 Fortive Ownership. Fortive shall retain the entire right, title and interest in and to any Fortive Improvements, and
all Intellectual Property rights therein. For the avoidance of doubt, Fortive shall have the sole right to defend and enforce any and all Intellectual Property rights covering any Fortive Improvements. 

ARTICLE IV 

DBS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 

Section 4.01 Treatment of Confidential Information. Each Party shall (and shall cause each member of its respective Group to)
maintain the DBS Confidential Information of the other Party in confidence, and shall not (and shall cause each member of the its respective Group not to) disclose, divulge or otherwise communicate such DBS Confidential Information to any person who
is not employed by or a director of a member of its Group, or use it for any purpose, except pursuant to, and in order to carry out, the terms and objectives of this Agreement, and hereby agrees to exercise (and cause each member of its respective
Group to exercise) every reasonable precaution to prevent and restrain the unauthorized disclosure of such DBS Confidential Information by any directors, officers or employees of its respective Group. In addition, each Party shall (and shall cause
each member of tits respective Group to) treat the DBS Confidential Information of the other Party that is not in the public domain as trade secrets, and without limiting the foregoing shall take all actions required by applicable law to preserve
such DBS Confidential Information of the other Party as trade secrets. 
 ARTICLE V 

TERMINATION 

Section 5.01 Term. This Agreement shall remain in effect from the Effective Date of this Agreement until terminated in accordance
with the provisions of this Article V. 
 Section 5.02 Termination for Breach. Danaher shall be entitled to terminate this
Agreement immediately by providing written notice to Fortive upon material breach of this Agreement by Fortive or any member of the Fortive Group and failure to cure such breach within 10 days of written notice thereof. Upon termination of this
Agreement, Fortive and each member of the Fortive Group shall cease any and all use of the DBS. 

  
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 Section 5.03 Termination Upon Change of Control. Upon any Change of Control of
Fortive or any member of the Fortive Group, Danaher’s obligations under Section 2.03 shall automatically terminate. 

Section 5.04 Use of the Danaher Business System Name. Within six months following the Effective Date, Fortive and each member of
the Fortive Group shall cease using the name “Danaher Business System” or “DBS” or any term similar thereto to describe the rights licensed hereunder or for any other purpose. 

Section 5.05 Survival of Obligations; Return of Confidential Information. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the
obligations of the Parties under Article III, IV, and VI as well as Sections 5.04, 5.05, 7.01 – 7.15, shall survive and continue to be enforceable. Upon any expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, Fortive shall promptly (and in any
event within 30 days) return to Danaher all written Confidential Information, and all copies thereof then in its possession. 
 ARTICLE VI

 WARRANTIES AND COMPLIANCE 

Section 6.01 Disclaimer of Warranties. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the DBS is
provided as-is, that each Party assumes all risks and Liability arising from or relating to its use of and reliance upon the DBS and each Party makes no representation or warranty with respect thereto. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, EACH
PARTY HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE DBS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IN REGARD TO QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, NONINFRINGEMENT, COMMERCIAL UTILITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS OF THE SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 
 Section 6.02 Compliance with Laws and Regulations. Each
Party hereto shall be responsible for its own compliance with any and all Laws applicable to its performance under this Agreement. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OBLIGATION OR WARRANTY OF THE SERVICES THAT COULD BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE PROVIDER TO DELIVER SERVICES HEREUNDER IN SUCH A MANNER TO ALLOW A RECIPIENT TO ITSELF COMPLY WITH ANY LAW APPLICABLE TO THE ACTIONS OR FUNCTIONS OF SUCH
RECIPIENT OR ANY RECIPIENT ENTITIES. 

  
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 ARTICLE VII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Section 7.01 Entire Agreement; Construction. This Agreement, including the Exhibits and Schedules, and the Separation Agreement
and other Ancillary Agreements shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments, course of dealings and writings with respect to such
subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule hereto, the Schedule shall prevail. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Tax Matters Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Tax
Matters Agreement shall govern. 
 Section 7.02 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all
of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to each of the Parties. 

Section 7.03 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent
applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under each of the Ancillary Agreements shall be in English, shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by
overnight courier service, or by facsimile with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in
a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.03: 
 If to Danaher: 

Danaher Corporation 
 2200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW - Suite 800W 
 Washington, DC 20037-1701 

Attn: General Counsel 
 To
Fortive: 
 Fortive Corporation 

6920 Seaway Blvd. 
 Everett, WA
98203 
 Attn: General Counsel 

Section 7.04 Waivers. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Party under this Agreement shall be
in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent and shall be effective only against such Party (and its Group). 
 Section 7.05
Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. 
 Section 7.06 Subsidiaries. Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance
of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party at and after the Effective Time, to the extent such Subsidiary remains a Subsidiary
of the applicable Party. 

  
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 Section 7.07 Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of
the Parties and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, Liability, reimbursement, claim of Action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement. 

Section 7.08 Title and Headings. Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are
not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 
 Section 7.09 Exhibits and
Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein. 

Section 7.10 Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute arising out of, in connection with or relating to this Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. 

Section 7.11 Dispute Resolution. The provisions of Article VIII of the Separation Agreement shall govern any Dispute under or in
connection with this Agreement. 
 Section 7.12 Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall
endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions. 

Section 7.13 Interpretation. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This
Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted. 

Section 7.14 No Waiver. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Party, any right, remedy, power or
privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver hereof or thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, remedy, power or privilege. 
 Section 7.15 Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable, in whole or in part,
directly or indirectly, by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other Party (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and any attempt to assign any rights or obligations arising under this Agreement without such consent
shall be void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to Section 5.03, this Agreement shall be assignable to (i) an Affiliate of a Party, or (ii) a bona fide third party in connection with a merger, reorganization, consolidation
or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of a party hereto so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee entity assumes all the obligations of the relevant party hereto by 

  
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operation of law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Party to this Agreement; provided however that in the case of each of the
preceding clauses (i) and (ii), no assignment permitted by this Section 7.16 shall release the assigning Party from Liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement. 

[Signature page follows] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on the date first
written above by their respective duly authorized officers. 
  

			
	DANAHER CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	FORTIVE CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	



  
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