Danaher (DHR) President & CEO Blair Rainer Sells Shares

What Happened Blair Rainer, President & CEO and a director of Danaher Corporation (DHR), sold a total of 58,255 shares in open-market transactions on August 21, 2026, for proceeds of approximately $12.74 million. The filing reports three separate dispositions: 11,307 shares at a weighted-average $217.77 ($2,462,338), 39,193 shares at a weighted-average $218.73 ($8,572,704), and 7,755 shares at a weighted-average $219.35 ($1,701,053). These were sales (S), which are commonly routine executive stock sales rather than purchases.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-21 (filed with SEC on 2026-08-24; filing appears timely)
• Total shares sold: 58,255; Total proceeds: $12,736,095 (approx.)
• Reported weighted-average prices: $217.77, $218.73, $219.35 (see footnotes for price ranges)
• Footnotes: Each reported price is a weighted average; the filing gives price ranges for the multiple executions:
  • F1: $217.21–$218.205 for the 11,307-share lot
  • F2: $218.21–$219.20 for the 39,193-share lot
  • F3: $219.2275–$219.945 for the 7,755-share lot The filer offers to provide per-trade breakdowns upon request as noted in the footnotes.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing
• Transaction code: S = Sale; no 10b5-1 plan or tax-withholding notation was provided in the excerpt

Context Sales by executives can be routine (e.g., diversification or liquidity needs) and do not by themselves indicate a change in company outlook. Purchases are often viewed as a stronger signal of insider conviction; this filing documents only dispositions. For full context (total holdings, past insider trades, or whether sales were part of a pre-arranged plan), review the complete Form 4 on the SEC EDGAR site or Danaher’s investor disclosures.