Couchara Georgeann 4
4 · DANAHER CORP /DE/ · Filed May 19, 2026
Research Summary
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Danaher (DHR) SVP Georgeann Couchara Surrenders 281 Shares for Tax Withholding
What Happened
Georgeann Couchara, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Danaher (DHR), disposed of 281 shares on May 15, 2026, as a tax/withholding payment related to equity compensation. The shares were recorded at $161.91 each, for a total value of about $45,497. The filing identifies the transaction code "F" (payment of exercise price or tax liability), which is a routine withholding rather than an open-market sale motivated by investment decisions.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-15; Filing date: 2026-05-19 (filed within the SEC’s two-business-day Form 4 deadline).
- Price per share: $161.91; Shares involved: 281; Total value: ~$45,497.
- Transaction code: F — shares surrendered to satisfy tax withholding or exercise price/tax liability.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt.
- No 10b5-1 plan or other trading program is referenced in this excerpt.
Context
This was a tax-withholding disposition tied to equity compensation (common after option exercises or vesting) and is typically a routine, administrative transaction. Such withholdings generally do not signal the insider’s view on the company’s stock; purchases are more informative about insider confidence.
Insider Transaction Report
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
2026-05-15$161.91/sh−281$45,497→ 8,291 total