RALES MITCHELL P 4
4 · DANAHER CORP /DE/ · Filed Feb 3, 2026
Research Summary
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Danaher (DHR) Mitchell P. Rales Receives 79-Share Award
What Happened
Mitchell P. Rales, Director and Chairman of the Executive Committee at Danaher (DHR), was credited with 79 shares via a grant/other acquisition on 2026-02-02. The notional shares are reported as a derivative award at $218.89 per share, for a total value of $17,292. This transaction is an employer contribution (award) rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-02; filing date: 2026-02-03 (timely filing).
- Transaction type/code: Grant/award/other acquisition (A); classified as a derivative.
- Price/value: $218.89 per share; total reported value $17,292.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided excerpt.
- Footnotes of note:
- F1: These represent the company’s annual contribution to the Danaher stock fund in the reporting person’s Excess Contribution Program (ECP) account; contributions are recorded as unfunded, notional shares.
- F2: The notional shares convert on a one-for-one basis to actual shares.
- F3: Vesting rules: matching contributions vest one year after crediting; non‑elective contributions vest on the later of one year after crediting or after three years of service.
Context
This was a routine employer contribution into Danaher’s deferred compensation/ECP stock fund rather than an open-market buy or sale by the insider. Such awards reflect company compensation practices and vesting rules and are typically less indicative of immediate trading intent than voluntary open-market purchases.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Danaher deferred contribution programs - Danaher Stock Fund
[F1][F2][F3]2026-02-02$218.89/sh+79$17,292→ 8,048.204 totalExercise: $0.00→ Common Stock, par value $.01 (79 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Represents the Company's annual contribution to the Danaher stock fund (the "ECP Stock Fund") in the Reporting Person's Excess Contribution Program (the "ECP") account. The Company contributions are deemed to be invested in a number of unfunded, notional shares of Danaher common stock.
- [F2]The notional shares convert on a one-for-one basis.
- [F3]Company contributions to the ECP consist of matching contributions (based on amounts the reporting person voluntarily defers into the Danaher Deferred Compensation Plan) and non-elective contributions. A participant vests in the matching contribution in the ECP made each year on the first anniversary after it is credited to the participant's account. A participant vests in the non-elective contribution in the ECP made each year on the later of the first anniversary after it is credited to the participant's account, or the date the participant has completed three years of service with Danaher.