The ratings on Danaher Corp. are on CreditWatch with negative implications where they were placed Aug. 1, 2001. Danaher continues to pursue its aggressive growth plan, highlighted by acquisitions. Danaher announced today that it will buy Marconi Data Systems, a leading maker of non-contact, ink-jet printing and laser coding equipment and division of Marconi PLC, for $400 million. Danaher also recently made two other acquisitions for a combined total of about $460 million. At the same time, the unsolicited offer to buy Cooper Industries Inc. is still pending. Danaher has offered to acquire Cooper through a stock-and-cash transaction valued at $54-$58 per Cooper share, or a total value of $6.5 billion - $7.0 billion including assumed debt. Cooper shareholders would
