# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000313616
**File Stem:** 0000313616-26-000150
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 26370
**Document Hash:** 71ece7e729afc20ba3d610b2d37f404b
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000313616-26-000150.hdr.sgml**: 20260622

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000313616-26-000150

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**REFERENCES 429**: 333-144572

**REFERENCES 429**: 333-159059

**REFERENCES 429**: 333-175223

**REFERENCES 429**: 333-190014

**REFERENCES 429**: 333-207565

**REFERENCES 429**: 333-213629

**REFERENCES 429**: 333-219421

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260609

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260608

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260609

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** DANAHER CORP /DE/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000313616
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT, DISPLAY, AND CONTROL [3823]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 591995548
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-296616
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261073902

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. N.W.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 800W
- **CITY:** WASHINGTON
- **STATE:** DC
- **ZIP:** 20037-1701
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2028280850

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. N.W.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 800W
- **CITY:** WASHINGTON
- **STATE:** DC
- **ZIP:** 20037-1701

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DMG INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19850221

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2026** 

**Registration No. 333-** 

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM S-8** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

***UNDER***

***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

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| **DANAHER CORPORATION** | **DANAHER CORPORATION** |
| | **(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)** |

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| **Delaware** | **59-1995548** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)** | **(IRS Employer Identification No.)** |

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**2200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 800W** 

**Washington, D.C. 20037-1701** 

**(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)** 

**Amended and Restated Danaher Corporation Omnibus Incentive Plan** 

**(Full title of the plan)** 

**James F. O'Reilly** 

**Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary** 

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

**Washington, D.C. 20037-1701** 

**(202)-828-0850** 

**(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)** 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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| Large Accelerated Filer | ☒ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated Filer | ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ |
| | | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ |

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐

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**EXPLANATORY NOTE** 

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by Danaher Corporation ("Danaher" or the "Registrant") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") for the purpose of registering an additional 20,000,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, for issuance pursuant to the Amended and Restated Danaher Corporation Omnibus Incentive Plan (f/k/a the Danaher Corporation 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan) (the "Plan"). In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of Registration Statement No. 333-219421, filed with the Commission on July 24, 2017, Registration Statement No. 333-213629, filed with the Commission on September 14, 2016, Registration Statement No. 333-207565, filed with the Commission on October 22, 2015 and amended on January 6, 2016, Registration Statement No. 333-190014, filed with the Commission on July 18, 2013, Registration Statement No. 333-175223, filed with the Commission on June 29, 2011, Registration Statement No. 333-159059, filed with the Commission on May 8, 2009, and Registration Statement No. 333-144572, filed with the Commission on July 13, 2007 (collectively, the "Prior Registration Statements"), including all attachments and exhibits thereto and the periodic and current reports that the Registrant filed with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), after the effectiveness of the Prior Registration Statements, are incorporated herein by reference. The Prior Registration Statements are currently effective.

**PART II** 

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

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| **ITEM 8**<br>**Exhibit No.** | **Exhibits.**<br>**Description** |
| 3.1 | <u>[Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Danaher Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Danaher Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2012)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313616/000031361612000089/dhr-2012629xexx31.htm)</u> |
| 3.2 | <u>[Amended and Restated By-laws of Danaher Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Danaher Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 10, 2025)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313616/000031361625000178/danaherbylaws2025.htm)</u> |
| 4.1 | <u>[Amended and Restated Danaher Corporation Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Appendix B to Danaher Corporation's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 25, 2026)](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000313616/000031361626000101/dhr-20260325.htm#i06a9016f890e4c07baf67c0dd2d47a81_263)</u> |
| 5.1 | <u>[Opinion of Counsel](ex51.htm)</u> |
| 23.1 | <u>[Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)](ex51.htm)</u> |
| 23.2 | <u>[Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm](ex232.htm)</u> |
| 24.1 | <u>[Power of Attorney](ex241.htm)</u> |
| 107 | <u>[Filing Fee Table](exfilingfees.htm)</u> |

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**Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.**

(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act");

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the

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aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the District of Columbia, on June 8, 2026.

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| **DANAHER CORPORATION** | **DANAHER CORPORATION** |
| By: | /s/ Matthew Gugino |
|  | Name: Matthew Gugino |
|  | Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on June 8, 2026 in the capacities indicated.

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| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| \* | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | June 8, 2026 |
| Rainer M. Blair | (Principal Executive Officer) |  |
| \* | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | June 8, 2026 |
| Matthew Gugino | (Principal Financial Officer) |  |
| \* | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | June 8, 2026 |
| Christopher M. Bouda | (Principal Accounting Officer) |  |
| \* | Chairman of the Board and Director | June 8, 2026 |
| Steven M. Rales |  |  |
| \* | Chairman of the Executive Committee and Director | June 8, 2026 |
| Mitchell P. Rales |  |  |
| \* | Director | June 8, 2026 |
| Feroz Dewan |  |  |
| \* | Director | June 8, 2026 |
| Linda Filler |  |  |
| \* | Director | June 8, 2026 |
| Charles W. Lamanna |  |  |
| \* | Director | June 8, 2026 |
| Teri List |  |  |
| \* | Director | June 8, 2026 |
| A. Shane Sanders |  |  |
| \* | Director | June 8, 2026 |
| Alan G. Spoon |  |  |

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| \* | Director | June 8, 2026 |
| Raymond C. Stevens, Ph.D. | | |
| \* | Director | June 8, 2026 |
| Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. | | |

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\*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this report on behalf of each of the above-indicated directors and officers of the registrant pursuant to powers of attorney executed by such directors and officers.

By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*/<u>s/ James F. O'Reilly</u>*

James F. O'Reilly,

Attorney-in-fact

## Ex-Filing

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**  |
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| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Type**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Class Title**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Calculation Rule**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount Registered**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Rate**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | Other | 20000000 | $176.09 | $3521800000.00 | 0.0001381 | $486360.58 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $3521800000.00  |  | $486360.58  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $486360.58  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>1</sup> (1a) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's common stock that become issuable under the Amended and Restated Danaher Corporation Omnibus Incentive Plan by reason of certain corporate transactions or events, including any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction affected the Registrant's common stock. (1b) Represents 20,000,000 additional shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Amended and Restated Danaher Corporate Omnibus Incentive Plan. (1c) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration feed on the basis of $176.09, the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 3, 2026.

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

June 8, 2026

Danaher Corporation

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800W

Washington, DC 20037-1701

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| Re: | Danaher Corporation |
| | Registration Statement on Form S-8 |
| | Amended and Restated Danaher Corporation Omnibus Incentive Plan |

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

This opinion is furnished in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") of Danaher Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), in connection with the registration of 20,000,000 additional shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), of the Company that may be issued pursuant to or reserved for issuance under the Amended and Restated Danaher Corporation Omnibus Incentive Plan (f/k/a the Danaher Corporation 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan) (the "Plan").

I have examined the Registration Statement and such other documents and records of the Company as I have deemed relevant and necessary for purposes of rendering the opinions set forth below. In my examination, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to me as copies, the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents and the legal competence of all signatories to such documents. I have also assumed that there are no agreements or understandings between or among the Company and any participants in the Plan that would expand, modify or otherwise affect the terms of the Plan or the respective rights or obligations of the participants thereunder. Finally, I have assumed the accuracy of all information provided to me by the Company during the course of my investigation, on which I have relied in issuing the opinion expressed below.

My opinion below is qualified to the extent that it may be subject to or affected by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, usury, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws relating to or affecting the rights or remedies of creditors generally, (ii) statutory or decisional law concerning recourse by creditors to security in the absence of notice or hearing, (iii) duties and standards imposed on creditors and parties to contracts, including, without limitation, requirements of materiality, good faith, reasonableness and fair dealing, and (iv) general equitable principles. Furthermore, I express no opinion as to the availability of any equitable or specific remedy upon any breach of the Plan, or to the successful assertion of any equitable defenses, inasmuch as the availability of such remedies or the success of any equitable defenses may be subject to the discretion of a court. I express no opinion herein as to the laws of any state or jurisdiction other than the state laws of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. I also express no opinion herein with respect to compliance by the Company with securities or "blue sky" laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States or of any foreign jurisdiction. In addition, I express no opinion and make no statement herein with respect to the antifraud laws of any jurisdiction.

Based upon the foregoing examination and in reliance thereon, and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations stated herein and in reliance on the statements of fact contained in the documents that I have examined, I am of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized for issuance and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

This opinion has been prepared for your use solely in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement on or about June 8, 2026 and may not be relied upon for any other purpose without my prior written consent. This opinion is based upon currently existing statutes, rules, regulations and judicial decisions, and I disclaim any obligation to advise you of any change in any of these sources of law or subsequent legal or factual developments which might affect any matters or opinions set forth herein.

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I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and to the use of my name therein and in the related prospectus. In giving such consent, I do not hereby admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

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| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ James F. O'Reilly |
| James F. O'Reilly<br>Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary |

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## Exhibit 23.2

**Exhibit 23.2**

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Amended and Restated Danaher Corporation Omnibus Incentive Plan, of our reports dated February 24, 2026, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Danaher Corporation and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Danaher Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Tysons, Virginia

June 8, 2026

## Exhibit 24.1

**Exhibit 24.1**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints James F. O'Reilly his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 of Danaher Corporation, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Power of Attorney has been signed by the following persons on May 21, 2026 in the capacities indicated.

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| **Signature** | **Title** |
| /s/ RAINER M. BLAIR | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Rainer M. Blair | (Principal Executive Officer) |
| /s/ MATTHEW Gugino | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Matthew Gugino | (Principal Financial Officer) |
| /s/ CHRISTOPHER M. BOUDA | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
| Christopher M. Bouda | (Principal Accounting Officer) |
| /s/ STEVEN M. RALES | Chairman of the Board and Director |
| Steven M. Rales | |
| /s/ MITCHELL P. RALES | Chairman of the Executive Committee and Director |
| Mitchell P. Rales | |
| /s/ FEROZ DEWAN | Director |
| Feroz Dewan | |
| /s/ LINDA FILLER | Director |
| Linda Filler | |
| /s/ CHARLES W. LAMANNA | Director |
| Charles W. Lamanna | |
| /s/ TERI LIST | Director |
| Teri List | |

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| /s/ A. SHANE SANDERS | Director |
| A. Shane Sanders | |
| /s/ ALAN G. SPOON | Director |
| Alan G. Spoon | |
| /s/ RAYMOND C. STEVENS, Ph.D. | Director |
| Raymond C. Stevens, Ph.D.  | |
| /s/ ELIAS A. ZERHOUNI, M.D. | Director |
| Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. | |

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