Danaher (DHR) Director Linda Filler Receives Deferred Award

What Happened
Linda Filler, a Danaher director, was credited with 18.333 notional (phantom) shares under Danaher's Non‑Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan on 2026-07-31. The filing shows a per‑share price of $194.98, valuing the award at $3,575. This was an award/deferral of director compensation (derivative), not an open‑market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-31; filing date: 2026-08-04 (filed within the typical two-business-day Form 4 window).
• Award: 18.333 notional shares at $194.98 per share; total reported value $3,575.
• Type: Derivative award under the Non‑Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (reported as "A").
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnotes:
  • Amounts deferred convert into a calculated number of notional shares based on the closing stock price on the quarter payment date.
  • Phantom/notional shares convert one‑for‑one into Danaher common stock upon distribution.
  • The reporting person is fully vested in amounts deferred under the Plan.

Context
This transaction reflects a routine director compensation deferral (converting cash director fees into notional shares) rather than a market buy or sale. Because the award is a deferred/phantom share grant that will convert to actual shares upon distribution, it does not directly indicate an immediate purchase decision by the director.