Danaher Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 5, 2026
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| ITEM 5.02 | DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS | ||||
On February 5, 2026, Jessica L. Mega notified Danaher Corporation’s (“Danaher”) Board of Directors (“Board”) of her retirement from the Board as of February 5, 2026, due to commitments related to her other professional obligations. Dr. Mega’s decision was not the result of any disagreement with Danaher on any matter relating to Danaher’s operations, policies or practices.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS | |||||||
| (c) | Exhibits: | |||||||
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101) | |||||||
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| DANAHER CORPORATION | |||||||||||
| Date: | February 5, 2026 | By: | /s/ James F. O’Reilly | ||||||||
| James F. O’Reilly | |||||||||||
| Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary; Chief Sustainability Officer | |||||||||||