Danaher (DHR) SVP Jonathan Leiken Receives Stock Option Award

What Happened
Jonathan Leiken, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Danaher Corporation (DHR), was awarded 92,138 stock options on August 4, 2026. The Form 4 reports the award as a derivative grant (code A) with an acquisition amount recorded at $0.00, reflecting an option grant rather than an immediate stock purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: August 4, 2026; Form 4 filed August 6, 2026 (timely filing).
• Security: stock options (derivative award) — 92,138 options granted; reported price $0.00 (grant recorded, not an exercised purchase).
• Vesting: 50% of the options become exercisable on each of the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date (i.e., on Aug 4, 2030 and Aug 4, 2031).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in this filing.
• Footnotes: Grant made under Danaher’s Long-Term Growth Program (as disclosed in the issuer’s Form 8-K filed Aug 3, 2026).
• Filing timeliness: Filed two days after the grant date — within the typical 2-business-day Form 4 reporting window.

Context
This is a long-term retention and performance-style equity award (options) rather than an immediate market purchase or sale. Such grants give the holder the right to buy shares in the future (subject to vesting and any exercise price) and do not by themselves represent an immediate cash investment or divestiture. The exercise price for these options is not specified in the Form 4 filing.