Danaher (DHR) VP Christopher Bouda Receives Option Award

What Happened
Christopher Bouda, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Danaher Corporation (DHR), received a grant of 12,286 stock options on August 4, 2026. The Form 4 lists the award as a derivative acquisition (A) with a $0.00 acquisition amount for reporting purposes. This was a grant/award of options (not a market purchase or sale), so no cash changed hands at grant.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-04; Form 4 filed: 2026-08-06 (filed within the typical Form 4 timeframe).
• Award: 12,286 stock options (derivative instrument) — reported acquisition amount: $0.00.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified on this Form 4.
• Footnotes:
  • F1 — Grant made under Danaher’s Long-Term Growth Program; referenced in the company’s 8-K filed Aug 3, 2026.
  • F2 — Vesting: 50% of the options become exercisable on each of the 4th and 5th anniversaries of the Aug 4, 2026 grant date.

Context
This was an equity award (options) rather than an open-market purchase or sale. The options do not vest immediately (they vest 50/50 on years 4 and 5), so they do not represent immediately tradable shares unless exercised later and subject to any exercise price or plan rules. Grants like this are common compensation for executives and do not, by themselves, indicate buying or selling sentiment.