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DESCRIPTION OF COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibit 10.17 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Danaher Corporation </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Description of Non-Management Director Compensation Arrangements
</U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Following is a description of the compensation arrangements for each of the Company&#146;s non-management directors. Non-management directors
receive meeting attendance fees of $2,500 per board meeting (whether telephonically or in person) and $1,000 per committee meeting (whether telephonically or in person), plus an annual cash retainer of $40,000. In addition, the non-management
directors are eligible for grants of equity awards under the Amended and Restated Danaher Corporation 1998 Stock Option Plan, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2 to Danaher&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2006. </FONT></P>
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