---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000313616-25-000110"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DHR"
cik: "0000313616"
company_name: "DANAHER CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2025-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T05:52:35.911034+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Danaher holds 2025 annual meeting; all director nominees elected, auditor ratified, say-on-pay approved

## Summary
- Elected 13 directors, each receiving majority FOR votes; lowest support was John T. Schwieters with ~420M FOR.
- Ratified Ernst & Young as auditor for FY 2025: 599M FOR, 31M AGAINST, 1M abstain.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 563M FOR, 31M AGAINST, 2.9M abstain, 34M broker non-votes.
- Meeting held May 6, 2025; all proposals passed as recommended by the Board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000313616-25-000110
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DHR
- cik: 0000313616
- company_name: DANAHER CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2025-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313616/000031361625000110/0000313616-25-000110-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313616/000031361625000110/dhr-20250506.htm

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