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Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this presentation that are not strictly historical, including statements regarding the
proposed acquisition of Pentagon, the expected timetable for completing the acquisition, future
financial and operating results, benefits and synergies of the acquisition, future opportunities for the
combined businesses, the anticipated separation of the Company into two independent companies, the
expected timetable for completing the separation, future financial and operating performance of
each company, benefits and synergies of the separation, strategic and competitive advantages of
each company, the leadership of each company, future opportunities for each company and any other statements regarding events or
developments that we believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are
"forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. There
are a number of important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those
suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on
any such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things: economic
conditions affecting the industries in which Danaher’s businesses and Pentagon operate, the
uncertainty of regulatory approvals, Danaher’s and Pentagon’s ability to satisfy the merger
agreement conditions and consummate the transaction on a timely basis or at all, Danaher's
ability to successfully integrate Pentagon’s operations and employees with Danaher's existing business, the ability to
realize anticipated growth, synergies and cost savings from the acquisition, Pentagon’s performance
and maintenance of important business relationships, Danaher’s ability to satisfy the
necessary conditions to consummate the separation on a timely basis or at all, Danaher's ability to
successfully separate the two companies and realize the anticipated benefits from the separation, the
maintenance of important business relationships, deterioration of or instability in the economy,
the markets we serve and the financial markets, the impact of our restructuring activities on our ability to
grow, contractions or growth rates and cyclicality of markets we serve, competition, our ability to
develop and successfully market new products and technologies and expand into new markets, the
potential for improper conduct by our employees, agents or business partners, our ability to
successfully identify, consummate and integrate appropriate acquisitions and successfully complete
divestitures and other dispositions, contingent liabilities relating to acquisitions and
divestures, our ability to close the anticipated merger of our Communications business with NetScout, Inc. and
achieve the desired benefits of that transaction, our compliance with applicable laws and regulations
(including regulations relating to medical devices and the healthcare industry) and changes in
applicable laws and regulations, our ability to effectively address cost reductions and other changes in the
healthcare industry, risks relating to potential impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets,
currency exchange rates, tax audits and changes in our tax rate and income tax liabilities,
litigation and other contingent liabilities including intellectual property and environmental, health and safety
matters, risks relating to product, service or software defects, product liability and recalls, risks
relating to product manufacturing, the impact of our debt obligations on our operations and
liquidity, our relationships with and the performance of our channel partners, commodity costs and surcharges,
our ability to adjust purchases and manufacturing capacity to reflect market conditions, reliance on
sole sources of supply, labor matters, international economic, political, legal, compliance and
business factors, disruptions relating to man-made and natural disasters, security breaches or other
disruptions of our information technology systems and pension plan costs. Additional information
regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these
forward-looking statements is available in our SEC filings, including our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2015. These forward-looking statements speak only
as of the date of this release and the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or
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