NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) May 15, 2009--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services on May 14, 2009, assigned its preliminary 'A+' rating to Washington, D.C.-based Danaher Corp.'s (A+/Stable/A-1) senior unsecured debt securities filed under a Rule 415 shelf registration. The filing falls under the SEC's well-known seasoned issuer (WKSI) rules, which do not require a dollar amount of securities to be registered. "The ratings on Danaher reflect the company's excellent business risk profile, underpinned by the diversity of its industrial portfolio and its strong operating efficiency," said Standard&Poor's credit analyst Gregoire Buet. "The ratings also reflect Danaher's modest financial risk profile characterized by consistent cash flow generation but offset to some extent by moderately conservative financial policies." (For the
