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 otherwise.
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