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Exhibit 99.1

                    , 2016

Dear Danaher Corporation Shareholder:

In May 2015, we announced our intention to separate our company into two independent, publicly traded companies. Completion of the separation will create a multi-industry, science and technology growth company that will retain the Danaher name (“New Danaher”) and a diversified industrial growth company that is named Fortive Corporation (“Fortive”). The separation will occur by means of a spin-off of Fortive to Danaher shareholders. Following the separation, each company is expected to be strategically well positioned with access to capital to pursue organic and inorganic growth opportunities and to build strong, long term businesses with competitive leadership positions. The principles of Danaher Business System will remain the foundation of both companies.

Fortive will have outstanding brands and market leading positions in professional instrumentation, automation, sensing and transportation technologies. It will be comprised of Danaher’s existing Test & Measurement segment, Industrial Technologies segment (excluding the Product Identification platform) and Retail/Commercial Petroleum platform. As a smaller, standalone entity, Fortive is expected to pursue a strategy focused on organic growth and operating margin expansion, and will emphasize value creation via strategic and financially disciplined mergers and acquisitions.

New Danaher will include market-leading brands exposed to favorable secular growth trends and is expected to generate high recurring revenue and gross margins. It will include Danaher’s existing Life Sciences & Diagnostics (including Pall Corporation) and Dental segments and Water Quality and Product Identification platforms. New Danaher will be well positioned to improve profitability, grow organically and deploy capital to generate substantial earnings growth.

The separation will provide current Danaher shareholders with ownership interests in both New Danaher and Fortive. The separation will be in the form of a pro rata distribution of 100% of the outstanding shares of Fortive common stock to holders of Danaher common stock. Each Danaher shareholder will receive              share[s] of Fortive common stock for every              share[s] of Danaher common stock held on                     , 2016, the record date for the distribution. You do not need to take any action to receive shares of Fortive common stock to which you are entitled as a Danaher shareholder. You do not need to pay any consideration or surrender or exchange your shares of Danaher common stock to participate in the spin-off.

The distribution is intended to be tax-free to Danaher shareholders for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, except for any cash received by shareholders in lieu of fractional shares. You should consult your own tax advisor as to the particular consequences of the distribution to you, including the applicability and effect of any U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax laws.

I encourage you to read the attached information statement, which is being provided to all Danaher shareholders who held shares on the record date for the distribution. The information statement describes the separation in detail and contains important business and financial information about Fortive.

I believe the separation is a significant and exciting step in our company’s history. We remain committed to working on your behalf to continue to build long term shareholder value.

Sincerely,

Thomas P. Joyce, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Danaher Corporation

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                    , 2016

Dear Future Fortive Shareholder:

I am excited to welcome you as a future shareholder of our new company, Fortive Corporation (“Fortive”). We are a diversified industrial growth company with outstanding brands and market leading positions in professional instrumentation, automation, sensing and transportation technologies. Fortive’s revenues in the year ended December 31, 2014 were $6.3 billion.

As a standalone company, we will pursue a strategy focused on organic growth and operating margin expansion, and will emphasize value creation via mergers and acquisitions. Our approach to acquisitions will be strategic and financially disciplined, with the goal of building strong, long term businesses with competitive leadership positions.

We have an outstanding team with a strong Danaher legacy who will operate with rigor and agility in order to make continuous improvement part of everything we do. I am committed to building and reinforcing the principles of the Danaher Business System at Fortive and exceeding our customers’, shareholders’ and associates’ expectations.

I encourage you to learn more about Fortive and our strategic initiatives by reading the attached information statement. Fortive intends to apply to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “            .” We look forward to earning your support through our performance for years to come.

Sincerely,

James A. Lico

President & Chief Executive Officer

Fortive Corporation

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Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A Registration Statement on Form 10 relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED DECEMBER 3, 2015

INFORMATION STATEMENT

Fortive Corporation

This information statement is being furnished in connection with the distribution by Danaher Corporation (“Danaher”) to its shareholders of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Fortive Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Danaher that will hold, directly or indirectly, the assets and liabilities associated with Danaher’s industrial growth businesses (“Fortive”). To implement the distribution, Danaher will distribute all of the shares of Fortive common stock on a pro rata basis to the Danaher shareholders.

For every                  share[s] of Danaher common stock held of record by you as of the close of business on                     , 2016, the record date for the distribution, you will receive             share[s] of Fortive common stock. You will receive cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Fortive common stock that you would have received after application of the above ratio. As discussed under “The Separation and Distribution—Trading Between the Record Date and Distribution Date,” if you sell your shares of Danaher common stock “regular-way” after the record date and before the distribution, you also will be selling your right to receive shares of Fortive common stock in connection with the separation. Fortive expects the shares of Fortive common stock to be distributed by Danaher to you on                     , 2016. Fortive refers to the date of the distribution of the Fortive common stock as the “distribution date.”

The distribution is expected to be tax-free to Danaher shareholders for United States federal income tax purposes, except for any cash received in lieu of fractional shares.

No vote of Danaher shareholders is required for the distribution. Therefore, you are not being asked for a proxy, and you are requested not to send Danaher a proxy, in connection with the distribution. You do not need to pay any consideration, exchange or surrender your existing shares of Danaher common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of Fortive common stock.

There is no current trading market for Fortive common stock, although Fortive expects that a limited market, commonly known as a “when-issued” trading market, will develop on or shortly before the record date for the distribution, and Fortive expects “regular-way” trading of Fortive common stock to begin on the first trading day following the distribution. Fortive has applied to have its common stock authorized for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “    .” Following the distribution, Danaher will continue to trade on the NYSE under the symbol “DHR.”

In reviewing this information statement, you should carefully consider the matters described under the caption “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11.

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this information statement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This information statement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

The date of this information statement is                     , 2016.

This information statement was first mailed to Danaher shareholders on or about                     , 2016.

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Presentation of Information

Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, the information included in this information statement about Fortive assumes the completion of all of the transactions referred to in this information statement in connection with the separation and distribution. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this information statement to “Fortive,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Fortive Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries after giving effect to the separation. References to Fortive’s historical business and operations refer to the business and operations of Danaher’s industrial growth businesses that will be transferred to Fortive in connection with the separation and distribution. References in this information statement to “Danaher” and “Parent” refer to Danaher Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries before giving effect to the separation, and references to “New Danaher” refer to Danaher Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries after giving effect to the separation, unless the context otherwise requires.

Trademarks, Trade Names and Service Marks

Certain trademarks, service marks and trade names that Fortive uses in conjunction with the operation of its business are proprietary to Fortive. Each trademark, trade name or service mark of any other company appearing in this information statement is, to our knowledge, owned by such other company.

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If you decide to sell any shares of Danaher common stock before the distribution date, you should make sure your stockbroker, bank or other nominee understands whether you want to sell your Danaher common stock with or without your entitlement to Fortive common stock pursuant to the distribution.

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RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with the information included elsewhere in this information statement. The risks and uncertainties described below are those that we have identified as material, but are not the only risks and uncertainties facing us. Our business is also subject to general risks and uncertainties that affect many other companies, such as market conditions, geopolitical events, changes in laws or accounting rules, fluctuations in interest rates, terrorism, wars or conflicts, major health concerns, natural disasters or other disruptions of expected economic or business conditions. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial also may impair our business, including our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.

Risks Related to Fortive’s Businesses

Conditions in the global economy, the markets we serve and the financial markets may adversely affect our business and financial statements.

Our business is sensitive to general economic conditions. Slower global economic growth, actual or anticipated default on sovereign debt, volatility in the currency and credit markets, high levels of unemployment, reduced levels of capital expenditures, changes in government fiscal and monetary policies, government deficit reduction and budget negotiation dynamics, sequestration, other austerity measures and other challenges that affect the global economy adversely affect the Company and its distributors, customers and suppliers, including having the effect of:

There can be no assurances that the capital markets will be available to us or that the lenders participating in any credit facilities we may enter into will be able to provide financing in accordance with their contractual obligations.

If growth in the global economy or in any of the markets we serve slows for a significant period, if there is significant deterioration in the global economy or such markets or if improvements in the global economy don’t benefit the markets we serve, our business and financial statements could be adversely affected.

Our growth could suffer if the markets into which we sell our products and services decline, do not grow as anticipated or experience cyclicality.

Our growth depends in part on the growth of the markets which we serve, and visibility into our markets is limited (particularly for markets into which we sell through distribution). Our quarterly sales and profits depend substantially on the volume and timing of orders received during the fiscal quarter, which are difficult to forecast. Any decline or lower than expected growth in our served markets could diminish demand for our products and

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services, which would adversely affect our financial statements. Certain of our businesses operate in industries that may experience periodic, cyclical downturns. In addition, in certain of our businesses demand depends on customers’ capital spending budgets, and product and economic cycles can affect the spending decisions of these entities. Demand for our products and services is also sensitive to changes in customer order patterns, which may be affected by announced price changes, changes in incentive programs, new product introductions and customer inventory levels. Any of these factors could adversely affect our growth and results of operations in any given period.

We face intense competition and if we are unable to compete effectively, we may experience decreased demand and decreased market share. Even if we compete effectively, we may be required to reduce prices for our products and services.

Our businesses operate in industries that are intensely competitive and have been subject to increasing consolidation. Because of the range of the products and services we sell and the variety of markets we serve, we encounter a wide variety of competitors; please see the section entitled “Business—Competition” for additional details. In order to compete effectively, we must retain longstanding relationships with major customers and continue to grow our business by establishing relationships with new customers, continually developing new products and services to maintain and expand our brand recognition and leadership position in various product and service categories and penetrating new markets, including high-growth markets. Our failure to compete effectively and/or pricing pressures resulting from competition may adversely impact our financial statements, and our expansion into new markets may result in greater-than-expected risks, liabilities and expenses.

Our growth depends in part on the timely development and commercialization, and customer acceptance, of new and enhanced products and services based on technological innovation.

We generally sell our products and services in industries that are characterized by rapid technological changes, frequent new product introductions and changing industry standards. If we do not develop innovative new and enhanced products and services on a timely basis, our offerings will become obsolete over time and our competitive position and financial statements will suffer. Our success will depend on several factors, including our ability to:

In addition, if we fail to accurately predict future customer needs and preferences or fail to produce viable technologies, we may invest heavily in research and development of products and services that do not lead to significant revenue, which would adversely affect our profitability. Even if we successfully innovate and develop new and enhanced products and services, we may incur substantial costs in doing so, and our profitability may suffer.

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Our reputation, ability to do business and financial statements may be impaired by improper conduct by any of our employees, agents or business partners.

We cannot provide assurance that our internal controls and compliance systems will always protect us from acts committed by employees, agents or business partners of ours (or of businesses we acquire or partner with) that would violate U.S. and/or non-U.S. laws, including the laws governing payments to government officials, bribery, fraud, kickbacks and false claims, sales and marketing practices, conflicts of interest, competition, export and import compliance, money laundering and data privacy. In particular, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act and similar anti-bribery laws in other jurisdictions generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to government officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business, and we operate in many parts of the world that have experienced governmental corruption to some degree. Any such improper actions or allegations of such acts could damage our reputation and subject us to civil or criminal investigations in the U.S. and in other jurisdictions and related shareholder lawsuits, could lead to substantial civil and criminal, monetary and non-monetary penalties and could cause us to incur significant legal and investigatory fees. In addition, though we rely on our suppliers to adhere to our supplier standards of conduct, material violations of such standards of conduct could occur that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

Any inability to consummate acquisitions at our historical rate and at appropriate prices could negatively impact our growth rate and stock price.

Our ability to grow revenues, earnings and cash flow at or above our historic rates depends in part upon our ability to identify and successfully acquire and integrate businesses at appropriate prices and realize anticipated synergies. We may not be able to consummate acquisitions at rates similar to the past, which could adversely impact our growth rate and our stock price. Promising acquisitions are difficult to identify and complete for a number of reasons, including high valuations, competition among prospective buyers, the availability of affordable funding in the capital markets and the need to satisfy applicable closing conditions and obtain antitrust and other regulatory approvals on acceptable terms. In addition, competition for acquisitions may result in higher purchase prices. Changes in accounting or regulatory requirements or instability in the credit markets could also adversely impact our ability to consummate acquisitions.

Our acquisition of businesses, joint ventures and strategic relationships could negatively impact our financial statements.

As part of our business strategy we acquire businesses and enter other strategic relationships in the ordinary course, some of which may be material; please see MD&A for additional details. These acquisitions and strategic relationships involve a number of financial, accounting, managerial, operational, legal, compliance and other risks and challenges, including the following, any of which could adversely affect our financial statements:

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The indemnification provisions of acquisition agreements by which we have acquired companies may not fully protect us and as a result we may face unexpected liabilities.

Certain of the acquisition agreements by which we have acquired companies require the former owners to indemnify us against certain liabilities related to the operation of the company before we acquired it. In most of these agreements, however, the liability of the former owners is limited and certain former owners may be unable to meet their indemnification responsibilities. We cannot assure you that these indemnification provisions will protect us fully or at all, and as a result we may face unexpected liabilities that adversely affect our financial statements.

Divestitures or other dispositions could negatively impact our business, and contingent liabilities from businesses that we have sold could adversely affect our financial statements.

We continually assess the strategic fit of our existing businesses and may divest, spin-off, split-off or otherwise dispose of businesses that are deemed not to fit with our strategic plan or are not achieving the desired return on investment. These transactions pose risks and challenges that could negatively impact our business. For example, when we decide to sell or otherwise dispose of a business or assets, we may be unable to do so on satisfactory terms within our anticipated timeframe or at all, and even after reaching a definitive agreement to sell or dispose a business the sale is typically subject to satisfaction of pre-closing conditions which may not become satisfied. In addition, divestitures or other dispositions may dilute the Company’s earnings per share, have other adverse financial and accounting impacts and distract management, and disputes may arise with buyers. In addition, we have retained responsibility for and/or have agreed to indemnify buyers against some known and unknown contingent liabilities related to a number of businesses we have sold or disposed. The resolution of these contingencies has not had a material effect on our financial statements but we cannot be certain that this favorable pattern will continue.

Our operations, products and services expose us to the risk of environmental, health and safety liabilities, costs and violations that could adversely affect our reputation and financial statements.

Our operations, products and services are subject to environmental laws and regulations, which impose limitations on the discharge of pollutants into the environment and establish standards for the use, generation, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. We must also comply with various health and safety regulations in the United States and abroad in connection with our operations. We cannot assure

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you that our environmental, health and safety compliance program has been or will at all times be effective. Failure to comply with any of these laws could result in civil and criminal, monetary and non-monetary penalties and damage to our reputation. In addition, we cannot provide assurance that our costs of complying with current or future environmental protection and health and safety laws will not exceed our estimates or adversely affect our financial statements.

In addition, we may incur costs related to remedial efforts or alleged environmental damage associated with past or current waste disposal practices or other hazardous materials handling practices. We are also from time to time party to personal injury or other claims brought by private parties alleging injury due to the presence of or exposure to hazardous substances. We may also become subject to additional remedial, compliance or personal injury costs due to future events such as changes in existing laws or regulations, changes in agency direction or enforcement policies, developments in remediation technologies, changes in the conduct of our operations and changes in accounting rules. For additional information regarding these risks, please refer to Note 14 to the Combined Financial Statements included in this information statement. We cannot assure you that our liabilities arising from past or future releases of, or exposures to, hazardous substances will not exceed our estimates or adversely affect our reputation and financial statements or that we will not be subject to additional claims for personal injury or remediation in the future based on our past, present or future business activities. However, based on the information we currently have we do not believe that it is reasonably possible that any amounts we may be required to pay in connection with environmental matters in excess of our reserves as of the date of this information statement will have a material effect on our financial statements.

Our businesses are subject to extensive regulation; failure to comply with those regulations could adversely affect our financial statements and reputation.

In addition to the environmental, health, safety, anticorruption and other regulations noted above, our businesses are subject to extensive regulation by U.S. and non-U.S. governmental and self-regulatory entities at the supranational, federal, state, local and other jurisdictional levels, including the following:

These are not the only regulations that our businesses must comply with. The regulations we are subject to have tended to become more stringent over time and may be inconsistent across jurisdictions. We, our representatives and the industries in which we operate may at times be under review and/or investigation by regulatory authorities. Failure to comply (or any alleged or perceived failure to comply) with the regulations

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referenced above or any other regulations could result in civil and criminal, monetary and non-monetary penalties, and any such failure or alleged failure (or becoming subject to a regulatory enforcement investigation) could also damage to our reputation, disrupt our business, limit our ability to manufacture, import, export and sell products and services, result in loss of customers and disbarment from selling to certain federal agencies and cause us to incur significant legal and investigatory fees. Compliance with these and other regulations may also affect our returns on investment, require us to incur significant expenses or modify our business model or impair our flexibility in modifying product, marketing, pricing or other strategies for growing our business. Our products and operations are also often subject to the rules of industrial standards bodies such as the International Standards Organization, and failure to comply with these rules could result in withdrawal of certifications needed to sell our products and services and otherwise adversely impact our financial statements. For additional information regarding these risks, please refer to the section entitled “Business–Regulatory Matters.”

We may be required to recognize impairment charges for our goodwill and other intangible assets.

As of October 2, 2015, the net carrying value of our goodwill and other intangible assets totaled approximately $4.7 billion. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, we periodically assess these assets to determine if they are impaired. Significant negative industry or economic trends, disruptions to our business, inability to effectively integrate acquired businesses, unexpected significant changes or planned changes in use of our assets, changes in the structure of our business, divestitures, market capitalization declines, or increases in associated discount rates may impair our goodwill and other intangible assets. Any charges relating to such impairments would adversely affect our results of operations in the periods recognized.

Foreign currency exchange rates may adversely affect our financial statements.

Sales and purchases in currencies other than the U.S. dollar expose us to fluctuations in foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and may adversely affect our financial statements. Increased strength of the U.S. dollar increases the effective price of our products sold in U.S. dollars into other countries, which may require us to lower our prices or adversely affect sales to the extent we do not increase local currency prices. Decreased strength of the U.S. dollar could adversely affect the cost of materials, products and services we purchase overseas. Sales and expenses of our non-U.S. businesses are also translated into U.S. dollars for reporting purposes and the strengthening or weakening of the U.S. dollar could result in unfavorable translation effects. In addition, certain of our businesses may invoice customers in a currency other than the business’ functional currency, and movements in the invoiced currency relative to the functional currency could also result in unfavorable translation effects. The Company also faces exchange rate risk from its investments in subsidiaries owned and operated in foreign countries.

Changes in our tax rates or exposure to additional income tax liabilities or assessments could affect our profitability. In addition, audits by tax authorities could result in additional tax payments for prior periods.

We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and in various non-U.S. jurisdictions. Please see MD&A for a discussion of the factors that may adversely affect our effective tax rate and decrease our profitability in any period. The impact of these factors may be substantially different from period to period. In addition, the amount of income taxes we pay is subject to ongoing audits by U.S. federal, state and local tax authorities and by non-U.S. tax authorities. Due to the potential for changes to tax laws (or changes to the interpretation thereof) and the ambiguity of tax laws, the subjectivity of factual interpretations, the complexity of our intercompany arrangements and other factors, our estimates of income tax liabilities may differ from actual payments or assessments. If these audits result in payments or assessments different from our reserves, our future results may include unfavorable adjustments to our tax liabilities and our financial statements could be adversely affected. If we determine to repatriate earnings from foreign jurisdictions that have been considered permanently re-invested under existing accounting standards, it could also increase our effective tax rate. In addition, any significant change to the tax system in the U.S. or in other jurisdictions, including changes in the taxation of international income, could adversely affect our financial statements.

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We are subject to a variety of litigation and other legal and regulatory proceedings in the course of our business that could adversely affect our financial statements.

We are subject to a variety of litigation and other legal and regulatory proceedings incidental to our business (or the business operations of previously owned entities), including claims for damages arising out of the use of products or services and claims relating to intellectual property matters, employment matters, tax matters, commercial disputes, competition and sales and trading practices, environmental matters, personal injury, insurance coverage and acquisition or divestiture-related matters, as well as regulatory investigations or enforcement. We may also become subject to lawsuits as a result of past or future acquisitions or as a result of liabilities retained from, or representations, warranties or indemnities provided in connection with, divested businesses. These lawsuits may include claims for compensatory damages, punitive and consequential damages and/or injunctive relief. The defense of these lawsuits may divert our management’s attention, we may incur significant expenses in defending these lawsuits, and we may be required to pay damage awards or settlements or become subject to equitable remedies that could adversely affect our operations and financial statements. Moreover, any insurance or indemnification rights that we may have may be insufficient or unavailable to protect us against such losses. In addition, developments in proceedings in any given period may require us to adjust the loss contingency estimates that we have recorded in our financial statements, record estimates for liabilities or assets previously not susceptible of reasonable estimates or pay cash settlements or judgments. Any of these developments could adversely affect our financial statements in any particular period. We cannot assure you that our liabilities in connection with litigation and other legal and regulatory proceedings will not exceed our estimates or adversely affect our financial statements and reputation. However, based on our experience, current information and applicable law, we do not believe that any amounts we may be required to pay in connection with litigation and other legal and regulatory proceedings in excess of our reserves as of the date of this information statement will have a material effect on our financial statements.

If we do not or cannot adequately protect our intellectual property, or if third parties infringe our intellectual property rights, we may suffer competitive injury or expend significant resources enforcing our rights.

We own numerous patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other intellectual property and licenses to intellectual property owned by others, which in aggregate are important to our business. The intellectual property rights that we obtain, however, may not be sufficiently broad or otherwise may not provide us a significant competitive advantage, and patents may not be issued for pending or future patent applications owned by or licensed to us. In addition, the steps that we and our licensors have taken to maintain and protect our intellectual property may not prevent it from being challenged, invalidated, circumvented, designed-around or becoming subject to compulsory licensing, particularly in countries where intellectual property rights are not highly developed or protected. In some circumstances, enforcement may not be available to us because an infringer has a dominant intellectual property position or for other business reasons, or countries may require compulsory licensing of our intellectual property. We also rely on nondisclosure and noncompetition agreements with employees, consultants and other parties to protect, in part, trade secrets and other proprietary rights. There can be no assurance that these agreements will adequately protect our trade secrets and other proprietary rights and will not be breached, that we will have adequate remedies for any breach, that others will not independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information or that third parties will not otherwise gain access to our trade secrets or other proprietary rights. Our failure to obtain or maintain intellectual property rights that convey competitive advantage, adequately protect our intellectual property or detect or prevent circumvention or unauthorized use of such property and the cost of enforcing our intellectual property rights could adversely impact our competitive position and financial statements.

Third parties may claim that we are infringing or misappropriating their intellectual property rights and we could suffer significant litigation expenses, losses or licensing expenses or be prevented from selling products or services.

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due to the complexity of many of our technologies and the uncertainty of intellectual property litigation. Our intellectual property portfolio may not be useful in asserting a counterclaim, or negotiating a license, in response to a claim of infringement or misappropriation. In addition, as a result of such claims of infringement or misappropriation, we could lose our rights to critical technology, be unable to license critical technology or sell critical products and services, be required to pay substantial damages or license fees with respect to the infringed rights or be required to redesign our products at substantial cost, any of which could adversely impact our competitive position and financial statements. Even if we successfully defend against claims of infringement or misappropriation, we may incur significant costs and diversion of management attention and resources, which could adversely affect our financial statements.

Defects and unanticipated use or inadequate disclosure with respect to our products (including software) or services could adversely affect our business, reputation and financial statements.

Manufacturing or design defects or “bugs” in, unanticipated use of, safety or quality issues (or the perception of such issues) with respect to, or inadequate disclosure of risks relating to the use of products and services that we make or sell (including items that we source from third parties) can lead to personal injury, death, property damage or other liability. These events could lead to recalls or safety alerts, result in the removal of a product or service from the market and result in product liability or similar claims being brought against us. Recalls, removals and product liability and similar claims (regardless of their validity or ultimate outcome) can result in significant costs, as well as negative publicity and damage to our reputation that could reduce demand for our products and services.

Adverse changes in our relationships with, or the financial condition, performance, purchasing patterns or inventory levels of, key distributors and other channel partners could adversely affect our financial statements.

Certain of our businesses sell a significant amount of their products to key distributors and other channel partners that have valuable relationships with customers and end-users. Some of these distributors and other partners also sell our competitors’ products or compete with us directly, and if they favor competing products for any reason they may fail to market our products effectively. Adverse changes in our relationships with these distributors and other partners, or adverse developments in their financial condition, performance or purchasing patterns, could adversely affect our financial statements. The levels of inventory maintained by our distributors and other channel partners, and changes in those levels, can also significantly impact our results of operations in any given period. In addition, the consolidation of distributors and customers in certain of our served industries could adversely impact our profitability.

Our financial results are subject to fluctuations in the cost and availability of commodities that we use in our operations.

As discussed in the section entitled “Business–Materials,” our manufacturing and other operations employ a wide variety of components, raw materials and other commodities. Prices for and availability of these components, raw materials and other commodities have fluctuated significantly in the past. Any sustained interruption in the supply of these items could adversely affect our business. In addition, due to the highly competitive nature of the industries that we serve, the cost-containment efforts of our customers and the terms of certain contracts we are party to, if commodity prices rise we may be unable to pass along cost increases through higher prices. If we are unable to fully recover higher commodity costs through price increases or offset these increases through cost reductions, or if there is a time delay between the increase in costs and our ability to recover or offset these costs, we could experience lower margins and profitability and our financial statements could be adversely affected.

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If we cannot adjust our manufacturing capacity or the purchases required for our manufacturing activities to reflect changes in market conditions and customer demand, our profitability may suffer. In addition, our reliance upon sole or limited sources of supply for certain materials, components and services could cause production interruptions, delays and inefficiencies.

We purchase materials, components and equipment from third parties for use in our manufacturing operations. Our income could be adversely impacted if we are unable to adjust our purchases to reflect changes in customer demand and market fluctuations, including those caused by seasonality or cyclicality. During a market upturn, suppliers may extend lead times, limit supplies or increase prices. If we cannot purchase sufficient products at competitive prices and quality and on a timely enough basis to meet increasing demand, we may not be able to satisfy market demand, product shipments may be delayed, our costs may increase or we may breach our contractual commitments and incur liabilities. Conversely, in order to secure supplies for the production of products, we sometimes enter into non-cancelable purchase commitments with vendors, which could impact our ability to adjust our inventory to reflect declining market demands. If demand for our products is less than we expect, we may experience additional excess and obsolete inventories and be forced to incur additional charges and our profitability may suffer.

In addition, some of our businesses purchase certain requirements from sole or limited source suppliers for reasons of quality assurance, cost effectiveness, availability or uniqueness of design. If these or other suppliers encounter financial, operating or other difficulties or if our relationship with them changes, we might not be able to quickly establish or qualify replacement sources of supply. The supply chains for our businesses could also be disrupted by supplier capacity constraints, bankruptcy or exiting of the business for other reasons, decreased availability of key raw materials or commodities and external events such as natural disasters, pandemic health issues, war, terrorist actions, governmental actions and legislative or regulatory changes. Any of these factors could result in production interruptions, delays, extended lead times and inefficiencies.

Because we cannot always immediately adapt our production capacity and related cost structures to changing market conditions, our manufacturing capacity may at times exceed or fall short of our production requirements. Any or all of these problems could result in the loss of customers, provide an opportunity for competing products to gain market acceptance and otherwise adversely affect our profitability.

Our restructuring actions could have long-term adverse effects on our business.

In recent years, we have implemented multiple, significant restructuring activities across our businesses to adjust our cost structure, and we may engage in similar restructuring activities in the future. These restructuring activities and our regular ongoing cost reduction activities (including in connection with the integration of acquired businesses) reduce our available talent, assets and other resources and could slow improvements in our products and services, adversely affect our ability to respond to customers and limit our ability to increase production quickly if demand for our products increases. In addition, delays in implementing planned restructuring activities or other productivity improvements, unexpected costs or failure to meet targeted improvements may diminish the operational or financial benefits we realize from such actions. Any of the circumstances described above could adversely impact our business and financial statements.

Changes in governmental regulations may reduce demand for our products or services or increase our expenses.

We compete in markets in which we and our customers must comply with supranational, federal, state, local and other jurisdictional regulations, such as regulations governing health and safety, the environment and electronic communications. We develop, configure and market our products and services to meet customer needs created by these regulations. These regulations are complex, change frequently, have tended to become more stringent over time and may be inconsistent across jurisdictions. Any significant change in any of these regulations (or in the interpretation or application thereof) could reduce demand for, increase our costs of producing or delay the introduction of new or modified products and services, or could restrict our existing activities, products and services. In addition, in certain of our markets our growth depends in part upon the

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introduction of new regulations. In these markets, the delay or failure of governmental and other entities to adopt or enforce new regulations, or the adoption of new regulations which our products and services are not positioned to address, could adversely affect demand. In addition, regulatory deadlines may result in substantially different levels of demand for our products and services from period to period.

Work stoppages, union and works council campaigns and other labor disputes could adversely impact our productivity and results of operations.

We have certain U.S. collective bargaining units and various non-U.S. collective labor arrangements. We are subject to potential work stoppages, union and works council campaigns and other labor disputes, any of which could adversely impact our productivity, results of operations and reputation.

International economic, political, legal, compliance and business factors could negatively affect our financial statements.

In 2014, approximately 48% of our sales were derived from customers outside the U.S. In addition, many of our manufacturing operations, suppliers and employees are located outside the U.S. Since our growth strategy depends in part on our ability to further penetrate markets outside the U.S. and increase the localization of our products and services, we expect to continue to increase our sales and presence outside the U.S., particularly in the high-growth markets. Our international business (and particularly our business in high-growth markets) is subject to risks that are customarily encountered in non-U.S. operations, including:

Any of these risks could negatively affect our financial statements and growth.

If we suffer loss to our facilities, supply chains, distribution systems or information technology systems due to catastrophe or other events, our operations could be seriously harmed.

Our facilities, supply chains, distribution systems and information technology systems are subject to catastrophic loss due to fire, flood, earthquake, hurricane, public health crisis, war, terrorism or other natural or man-made disasters. If any of these facilities, supply chains or systems were to experience a catastrophic loss, it could disrupt our operations, delay production and shipments, result in defective products or services, damage customer relationships and our reputation and result in legal exposure and large repair or replacement expenses. The third-party insurance coverage that we maintain will vary from time to time in both type and amount depending on cost, availability and our decisions regarding risk retention, and may be unavailable or insufficient to protect us against losses.

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A significant disruption in, or breach in security of, our information technology systems could adversely affect our business.

We rely on information technology systems, some of which are managed by third parties, to process, transmit and store electronic information (including sensitive data such as confidential business information and personally identifiable data relating to employees, customers and other business partners), and to manage or support a variety of critical business processes and activities. These systems may be damaged, disrupted or shut down due to attacks by computer hackers, computer viruses, employee error or malfeasance, power outages, hardware failures, telecommunication or utility failures, catastrophes or other unforeseen events, and in any such circumstances our system redundancy and other disaster recovery planning may be ineffective or inadequate. In addition, security breaches of our systems (or the systems of our customers, suppliers or other business partners) could result in the misappropriation, destruction or unauthorized disclosure of confidential information or personal data belonging to us or to our employees, partners, customers or suppliers. Like many multinational corporations, our information technology systems have been subject to computer viruses, malicious codes, unauthorized access and other cyber-attacks and we expect to be subject to similar attacks in the future as such attacks become more sophisticated and frequent. Any of the attacks, breaches or other disruptions or damage described above could interrupt our operations, delay production and shipments, result in theft of our and our customers’ intellectual property and trade secrets, damage customer and business partner relationships and our reputation or result in defective products or services, legal claims and proceedings, liability and penalties under privacy laws and increased costs for security and remediation, each of which could adversely affect our business and financial statements.

Risks Related to the Separation

Fortive has no history of operating as an independent company, and Fortive’s historical and pro forma financial information is not necessarily representative of the results that it would have achieved as a separate, publicly traded company and may not be a reliable indicator of its future results.

The historical information about Fortive in this information statement refers to Fortive’s businesses as operated by and integrated with Danaher. Fortive’s historical and pro forma financial information included in this information statement is derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Danaher. Accordingly, the historical and pro forma financial information included in this information statement does not necessarily reflect the financial condition, results of operations or cash flows that Fortive would have achieved as a separate, publicly traded company during the periods presented or those that Fortive will achieve in the future primarily as a result of the factors described below:

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Other significant changes may occur in Fortive’s cost structure, management, financing and business operations as a result of operating as a company separate from Danaher. For additional information about the past financial performance of Fortive’s businesses and the basis of presentation of the historical combined financial statements and the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements of Fortive’s businesses, see “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements,” “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data,” MD&A and the historical financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this information statement.

As an independent, publicly traded company, Fortive may not enjoy the same benefits that Fortive did as a part of Danaher.

There is a risk that, by separating from Danaher, Fortive may become more susceptible to market fluctuations and other adverse events than we would have been if we were still a part of the current Danaher organizational structure. As part of Danaher, we have been able to enjoy certain benefits from Danaher’s operating diversity, purchasing power and opportunities to pursue integrated strategies with Danaher’s other businesses. As an independent, publicly traded company, Fortive will not have similar diversity or integration opportunities and may not have similar purchasing power or access to capital markets. Additionally, as part of Danaher, we have been able to leverage the Danaher historical market reputation and performance and brand identity to recruit and retain key personnel to run our business. As an independent, publicly traded company, Fortive will not have the same historical market reputation and performance or brand identity as Danaher and it may be more difficult for us to recruit or retain such key personnel.

Fortive’s customers, prospective customers, suppliers or other companies with whom Fortive conducts business may need assurances that Fortive’s financial stability on a stand-alone basis is sufficient to satisfy their requirements for doing or continuing to do business with them.

Some of Fortive’s customers, prospective customers, suppliers or other companies with whom we conduct business may need assurances that Fortive’s financial stability on a stand-alone basis is sufficient to satisfy their requirements for doing or continuing to do business with them, and may require Fortive to provide additional credit support, such as letters of credit or other financial guarantees. Any failure of parties to be satisfied with Fortive’s financial stability could have a material adverse effect on Fortive’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Certain contracts that will need to be assigned from Danaher or its affiliates to Fortive in connection with the separation require the consent of the counterparty to such an assignment, and failure to obtain these consents could increase Fortive’s expenses or otherwise reduce Fortive’s profitability.

The separation agreement will provide that, in connection with Fortive’s separation, a number of contracts are to be assigned from Danaher or its affiliates to Fortive or Fortive’s affiliates. However, certain of these contracts require the contractual counterparty’s consent to such an assignment. It is possible that some parties may use the consent requirement to seek more favorable contractual terms from Fortive. If Fortive is unable to obtain these consents, Fortive may be unable to obtain some of the benefits, assets and contractual commitments that are intended to be allocated to Fortive as part of the separation. If Fortive is unable to obtain these consents, the loss of these contracts could increase Fortive’s expenses or otherwise reduce Fortive’s profitability.

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Potential indemnification liabilities to Danaher pursuant to the separation agreement could materially and adversely affect Fortive’s businesses, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The separation agreement, among other things, provides for indemnification obligations (for uncapped amounts) designed to make Fortive financially responsible for substantially all liabilities that may exist relating to its business activities, whether incurred prior to or after the separation. If Fortive is required to indemnify Danaher under the circumstances set forth in the separation agreement, Fortive may be subject to substantial liabilities. See “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—The Separation Agreement—Release of Claims and Indemnification.”

In connection with Fortive’s separation from Danaher, Danaher will indemnify Fortive for certain liabilities. However, there can be no assurance that the indemnity will be sufficient to insure Fortive against the full amount of such liabilities, or that Danaher’s ability to satisfy its indemnification obligation will not be impaired in the future.

Pursuant to the separation agreement and certain other agreements with Danaher, Danaher will agree to indemnify Fortive for certain liabilities as discussed further in “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions.” However, third parties could also seek to hold Fortive responsible for any of the liabilities that Danaher has agreed to retain, and there can be no assurance that the indemnity from Danaher will be sufficient to protect Fortive against the full amount of such liabilities, or that Danaher will be able to fully satisfy its indemnification obligations. In addition, Danaher’s insurers may attempt to deny coverage to Fortive for liabilities associated with certain occurrences of indemnified liabilities prior to the separation. Moreover, even if Fortive ultimately succeeds in recovering from Danaher or such insurance providers any amounts for which Fortive is held liable, Fortive may be temporarily required to bear these losses. Each of these risks could negatively affect Fortive’s businesses, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

There could be significant liability if the separation and distribution fail to qualify as a tax-free transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

It is a condition to the distribution that Danaher receive an opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, tax counsel to Danaher, regarding the qualification of the distribution, together with certain related transactions, as a transaction that is tax-free to Danaher and Danaher’s shareholders, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, within the meaning of Sections 355(a) and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. The opinion relies on certain facts, assumptions, representations and undertakings from Danaher and Fortive, including those regarding the past and future conduct of the companies’ respective businesses and other matters. If any of these facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings are incorrect or not satisfied, Danaher may not be able to rely on the opinion, and Danaher and its shareholders could be subject to significant tax liabilities. Notwithstanding the opinion of tax counsel, the IRS could determine on audit that the distribution is taxable if it determines that any of these facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings are not correct or have been violated or if it disagrees with the conclusions in the opinion. For more information regarding the tax opinion, see “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

If the distribution were determined to be taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Danaher and its shareholders that are subject to U.S. federal income tax could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities determined in the manner described in the section entitled “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.” For example, if the distribution failed to qualify for tax-free treatment, Danaher would, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, be treated as if it had sold the Fortive common stock in a taxable sale for its fair market value, and Danaher’s shareholders, who are subject to U.S. federal income tax, would be treated as receiving a taxable distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Fortive common stock received in the distribution.

Under the tax matters agreement between Danaher and Fortive, Fortive will generally be required to indemnify Danaher against taxes incurred by Danaher that arise as a result of Fortive taking or failing to take, as the case may be, certain actions that result in the distribution failing to meet the requirements of a tax-free

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distribution under Section 355 of the Code. Under the tax matters agreement between Danaher and Fortive, Fortive may also be required to indemnify Danaher for other contingent tax liabilities, which could materially adversely affect Fortive’s financial position. For a discussion of the tax matters agreement, see “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Tax Matters Agreement.”

Fortive may not be able to engage in certain corporate transactions for a two-year period after the separation.

To preserve the tax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes to Danaher of the separation and distribution, under the tax matters agreement that Fortive will enter into with Danaher, Fortive will be restricted from taking any action that prevents the separation and distribution from being tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Under the tax matters agreement, for the two-year period following the distribution, Fortive will be prohibited, except in certain circumstances, from entering into acquisition, merger, liquidation, sale and stock redemption transactions with respect to Fortive stock. These restrictions may limit Fortive’s ability to pursue certain strategic transactions or other transactions that it may believe to be in the best interests of its shareholders or that might increase the value of its business. These restrictions will not limit the acquisition of other businesses by Fortive for cash consideration. In addition, under the tax matters agreement, Fortive may be required to indemnify Danaher against any such tax liabilities as a result of the acquisition of Fortive’s stock or assets, even if it does not participate in or otherwise facilitate the acquisition. For more information, see “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Tax Matters Agreement.”

After the separation, certain of Fortive’s executive officers and directors may have actual or potential conflicts of interest because of their equity interest in Danaher.

Because of their current or former positions with Danaher, certain of Fortive’s expected executive officers and directors own equity interests in Danaher. Following the separation, even though Fortive’s board of directors (the “Board”) will consist of a majority of directors who are independent, and Fortive’s expected executive officers who are currently employees of Danaher will cease to be employees of Danaher upon the separation, some of Fortive’s executive officers and directors will continue to have a financial interest in shares of New Danaher common stock. In addition, certain of Fortive’s directors will continue serving on the New Danaher board of directors. Continuing ownership of shares of New Danaher common stock and equity awards, or service as a director at both companies could create, or appear to create, potential conflicts of interest if Fortive and New Danaher pursue the same corporate opportunities or face decisions that could have different implications for New Danaher and Fortive.

Until the separation occurs, Danaher has sole discretion to change the terms of the separation in ways that may be unfavorable to Fortive.

Until the separation occurs, Fortive will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Danaher. Accordingly, Danaher will effectively have the sole and absolute discretion to determine and change the terms of the separation, including the establishment of the record date for the distribution and the distribution date. These changes could be unfavorable to Fortive. In addition, Danaher may decide at any time not to proceed with the separation and distribution.

Fortive may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of the separation, and the separation may adversely affect Fortive’s businesses.

Fortive may not be able to achieve the full strategic and financial benefits expected to result from the separation, or such benefits may be delayed or not occur at all. The separation and distribution is expected to provide the following benefits, among others:

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Fortive may not achieve these and other anticipated benefits for a variety of reasons, including, among others:

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If Fortive fails to achieve some or all of the benefits expected to result from the separation, or if such benefits are delayed, the businesses, operating results and financial condition of Fortive could be adversely affected.

Fortive may have received better terms from unaffiliated third parties than the terms it will receive in its agreements with Danaher.

The agreements Fortive will enter into with Danaher in connection with the separation, including the separation agreement, transition services agreement, employee matters agreement, tax matters agreement, intellectual property matters agreement and DBS license agreement were prepared in the context of Fortive’s separation from Danaher while Fortive was still a wholly-owned subsidiary of Danaher. Accordingly, during the period in which the terms of those agreements were prepared, Fortive did not have an independent board of directors or a management team that was independent of Danaher. As a result, the terms of those agreements may not reflect terms that would have resulted from arm’s-length negotiations between unaffiliated third parties. Arm’s-length negotiations between Danaher and an unaffiliated third party in another form of transaction, such as a buyer in a sale of a business transaction, may have resulted in more favorable terms to the unaffiliated third party. For more information, see the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions.”

Fortive or Danaher may fail to perform under various transaction agreements that will be executed as part of the separation or Fortive may fail to have necessary systems and services in place when certain of the transaction agreements expire.

The separation agreement and other agreements to be entered into in connection with the separation will determine the allocation of assets and liabilities between the companies following the separation for those respective areas and will include any necessary indemnifications related to liabilities and obligations. The transition services agreement will provide for the performance of certain services by each company for the benefit of the other for a period of time after the separation. Fortive will rely on New Danaher to satisfy its performance and payment obligations under these agreements. If New Danaher is unable to satisfy its obligations under these agreements, including its indemnification obligations, Fortive could incur operational difficulties or losses. If Fortive does not have in place its own systems and services, or if Fortive does not have agreements with other providers of these services once certain transaction agreements expire, Fortive may not be able to operate its businesses effectively and its profitability may decline. Fortive is in the process of creating its own, or engaging third parties to provide, systems and services to replace many of the systems and services that Danaher currently provides to Fortive. However, Fortive may not be successful in implementing these systems and services or in transitioning data from Danaher’s systems to Fortive’s.

Challenges in the commercial and credit environment may materially adversely affect Fortive’s and Danaher’s ability to complete the separation.

Fortive’s ability to issue debt or enter into other financing arrangements on acceptable terms could be materially adversely affected if there is a material decline in the demand for Fortive’s products or in the solvency of its customers or suppliers or if other significantly unfavorable changes in economic conditions occur. Volatility in the world financial markets could increase borrowing costs or affect Fortive’s ability to gain access to the capital markets, all of which could have a material adverse effect on Fortive’s or Danaher’s ability to complete the separation.

After Fortive’s separation from Danaher, Fortive will have debt obligations that could adversely affect its businesses and its ability to meet its obligations and pay dividends.

Immediately following the separation, Fortive expects to carry net debt. See “Description of Material Indebtedness.” Fortive may also incur additional indebtedness in the future. This significant amount of debt could have important, adverse consequences to Fortive and its investors, including:

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To the extent that Fortive incurs additional indebtedness, the risks described above could increase. In addition, Fortive’s actual cash requirements in the future may be greater than expected. Fortive’s cash flow from operations may not be sufficient to service its outstanding debt or to repay the outstanding debt as it becomes due, and Fortive may not be able to borrow money, sell assets or otherwise raise funds on acceptable terms, or at all, to service or refinance its debt.

Potential liabilities may arise due to fraudulent transfer considerations, which would adversely affect Fortive’s financial condition and its results of operations.

In connection with the separation and distribution, Danaher has undertaken and will undertake several corporate restructuring transactions which, along with the separation and distribution, may be subject to federal and state fraudulent conveyance and transfer laws. If, under these laws, a court were to determine that, at the time of the separation and distribution, any entity involved in these restructuring transactions or the separation and distribution:

then the court could void the separation and distribution, in whole or in part, as a fraudulent conveyance or transfer. The court could then require Fortive’s shareholders to return to Danaher some or all of the shares of Fortive common stock issued in the distribution, or require New Danaher or Fortive, as the case may be, to fund liabilities of the other company for the benefit of creditors. The measure of insolvency will vary depending upon the jurisdiction whose law is being applied. Generally, however, an entity would be considered insolvent if the fair value of its assets was less than the amount of its liabilities or if it incurred debt beyond its ability to repay the debt as it matures.

Risks Related to Fortive’s Common Stock

Fortive cannot be certain that an active trading market for its common stock will develop or be sustained after the separation, and following the separation, Fortive’s stock price may fluctuate significantly.

A public market for Fortive common stock does not currently exist. Fortive anticipates that on or prior to the record date for the distribution, trading of shares of its common stock will begin on a “when-issued” basis and will continue through the distribution date. However, Fortive cannot guarantee that an active trading market will develop or be sustained for its common stock after the separation. If an active trading market does not develop, you may have difficulty selling your shares of Fortive common stock at an attractive price, or at all. In addition, we cannot predict the prices at which shares of Fortive common stock may trade after the separation.

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Similarly, Fortive cannot predict the effect of the separation on the trading prices of its common stock. After the separation, Danaher’s common stock will continue to be listed and traded on the NYSE under the symbol “DHR.” Subject to the consummation of the separation, Fortive expects the Fortive common stock to be listed and traded on the NYSE under the symbol “        .” The combined trading prices of Danaher’s common stock and Fortive’s common stock after the separation, as adjusted for any changes in the combined capitalization of these companies, may not be equal to or greater than the trading price of Danaher’s common stock prior to the separation. Until the market has fully evaluated the business of Danaher without the Fortive businesses, or fully evaluated Fortive, the price at which New Danaher’s or Fortive’s common stock trades may fluctuate significantly.

The market price of Fortive common stock may fluctuate significantly due to a number of factors, some of which may be beyond Fortive’s control, including:

Stock markets in general have experienced volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of a particular company. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of Fortive’s common stock.

A number of shares of Fortive common stock are or will be eligible for future sale, which may cause Fortive’s stock price to decline.

Any sales of substantial amounts of Fortive common stock in the public market or the perception that such sales might occur, in connection with the distribution or otherwise, may cause the market price of Fortive common stock to decline. Upon completion of the distribution, Fortive expects that it will have an aggregate of approximately             shares of its common stock issued and outstanding. These shares will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), unless the shares are owned by one or more of Fortive’s “affiliates,” as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. Fortive is unable to predict whether large amounts of its common stock will be sold in the open market following the distribution. Fortive is also unable to predict whether a sufficient number of buyers would be in the market at that time.

Fortive cannot guarantee the payment of dividends on its common stock, or the timing or amount of any such dividends.

Fortive has not yet determined the extent to which it will pay dividends on its common stock. The payment of any dividends in the future, and the timing and amount thereof, to Fortive shareholders will fall within the discretion of the Board. The Board’s decisions regarding the payment of dividends will depend on many factors,

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such as Fortive’s financial condition, earnings, capital requirements, debt service obligations, restrictive covenants in Fortive’s debt, industry practice, legal requirements and other factors that the Board deems relevant. For more information, see “Dividend Policy.” Fortive’s ability to pay dividends will depend on its ongoing ability to generate cash from operations and on its access to the capital markets. Fortive cannot guarantee that it will pay a dividend in the future or continue to pay any dividends if Fortive commences paying dividends.

Your percentage ownership in Fortive may be diluted in the future.

In the future, your percentage ownership in Fortive may be diluted because of equity issuances for acquisitions, capital market transactions or otherwise, including equity awards that Fortive will be granting to Fortive’s directors, officers and employees. Fortive’s employees will have rights to purchase or receive shares of Fortive common stock after the distribution as a result of the conversion of their Danaher stock options, restricted stock units and performance stock units to Fortive stock options, restricted stock units and performance stock units, respectively. The conversion of these Danaher awards into Fortive awards is described in further detail in the section entitled “Treatment of Outstanding Equity Awards at the Time of the Separation.” As of the date of this information statement, the exact number of shares of Fortive common stock that will be subject to the converted Fortive options, restricted stock units and performance stock units is not determinable, and, therefore, it is not possible to determine the extent to which your percentage ownership in Fortive could by diluted as a result of the conversion. It is anticipated that the Fortive compensation committee will grant additional equity awards to Fortive employees and directors after the distribution, from time to time, under Fortive’s employee benefits plans. These additional awards will have a dilutive effect on Fortive’s earnings per share, which could adversely affect the market price of Fortive’s common stock.

In addition, Fortive’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation will authorize Fortive to issue, without the approval of Fortive’s shareholders, one or more classes or series of preferred stock having such designation, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, including preferences over Fortive’s common stock respecting dividends and distributions, as the Board generally may determine. The terms of one or more classes or series of preferred stock could dilute the voting power or reduce the value of Fortive’s common stock. For example, Fortive could grant the holders of preferred stock the right to elect some number of Fortive’s directors in all events or on the happening of specified events or the right to veto specified transactions. Similarly, the repurchase or redemption rights or liquidation preferences that Fortive could assign to holders of preferred stock could affect the residual value of the common stock. See “Description of Fortive’s Capital Stock.”

Certain provisions in Fortive’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and of Delaware law, may prevent or delay an acquisition of Fortive, which could decrease the trading price of Fortive’s common stock.

Fortive’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will contain, and Delaware law contains, provisions that are intended to deter coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to encourage prospective acquirers to negotiate with the Board rather than to attempt an unsolicited takeover not approved by the Board. See “Description of Fortive’s Capital Stock—Anti-Takeover Effects of Various Provisions of Delaware Law and Fortive’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws” for additional information regarding these provisions.

In addition, because Fortive has not chosen to be exempt from Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), this provision could also delay or prevent a change of control that you may favor. Section 203 provides that, subject to limited exceptions, persons that acquire, or are affiliated with a person that acquires, more than 15% of the outstanding voting stock of a Delaware corporation (an “interested stockholder”) shall not engage in any business combination with that corporation, including by merger, consolidation or acquisitions of additional shares, for a three-year period following the date on which the person

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became an interested stockholder, unless (i) prior to such time, the board of directors of such corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; (ii) upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of such corporation at the time the transaction commenced (excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) the voting stock owned by directors who are also officers or held in employee benefit plans in which the employees do not have a confidential right to tender or vote stock held by the plan); or (iii) on or subsequent to such time the business combination is approved by the board of directors of such corporation and authorized at a meeting of shareholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock of such corporation not owned by the interested stockholder.

Fortive believes these provisions will protect its shareholders from coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with the Board and by providing the Board with more time to assess any acquisition proposal. These provisions are not intended to make Fortive immune from takeovers. However, these provisions will apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some shareholders and could delay or prevent an acquisition that the Board determines is not in the best interests of Fortive and Fortive’s shareholders. These provisions may also prevent or discourage attempts to remove and replace incumbent directors.

Fortive’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation will designate the state courts in the State of Delaware or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal court for the District of Delaware, as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by Fortive’s shareholders, which could discourage lawsuits against Fortive and Fortive’s directors and officers.

Fortive’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that unless the board of directors otherwise determines, the state courts in the State of Delaware or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal court for the District of Delaware, will be the sole and exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of Fortive, any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director or officer of Fortive to Fortive or Fortive’s shareholders, any action asserting a claim against Fortive or any director or officer of Fortive arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or Fortive’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or any action asserting a claim against Fortive or any director or officer of Fortive governed by the internal affairs doctrine. This exclusive forum provision may limit the ability of Fortive’s shareholders to bring a claim in a judicial forum that such shareholders find favorable for disputes with Fortive or Fortive’s directors or officers, which may discourage such lawsuits against Fortive and Fortive’s directors and officers.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements included or incorporated by reference in this information statement, in other documents Danaher and Fortive file with or furnish to the SEC, in press releases, webcasts, conference calls, materials delivered to Danaher shareholders and other communications, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws. All statements other than historical factual information are forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding: projections of revenue, expenses, profit, profit margins, tax rates, tax provisions, cash flows, pension and benefit obligations and funding requirements, Fortive’s liquidity position or other projected financial measures; Fortive management’s plans and strategies for future operations, including statements relating to anticipated operating performance, cost reductions, restructuring activities, new product and service developments, competitive strengths or market position, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, split-offs or other distributions, strategic opportunities, securities offerings, stock repurchases, dividends and executive compensation; growth, declines and other trends in markets Fortive sells into; new or modified laws, regulations and accounting pronouncements; outstanding claims, legal proceedings, tax audits and assessments and other contingent liabilities; foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; general economic and capital markets conditions; the timing of any of the foregoing; assumptions underlying any of the foregoing; and any other statements that address events or developments that Fortive intends or believes will or may occur in the future. Terminology such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “should,” “could,” “intend,” “plan,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “target,” “may,” “possible,” “potential,” “forecast” and “positioned” and similar references to future periods are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements are accompanied by such words. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and assessments made by Fortive’s management in light of their experience and perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the risks and uncertainties set forth under “Risk Factors.”

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from the results, developments and business decisions contemplated by our forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the information statement, document, press release, webcast, call, materials or other communication in which they are made. Neither Danaher nor Fortive 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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DIVIDEND POLICY

Fortive has not yet determined the extent to which it will pay dividends on its common stock. The payment of any dividends in the future, and the timing and amount thereof, is within the discretion of the Board. The Board’s decisions regarding the payment of dividends will depend on many factors, such as Fortive’s financial condition, earnings, capital requirements, debt service obligations, restrictive covenants in Fortive’s debt, industry practice, legal requirements and other factors that the Board deems relevant. Fortive’s ability to pay dividends will depend on its ongoing ability to generate cash from operations and on its access to the capital markets. Fortive cannot guarantee that it will pay a dividend in the future or continue to pay any dividends if Fortive commences paying dividends.

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth the capitalization of Danaher’s Test & Measurement segment, Industrial Technologies segment (other than its Product Identification platform) and Retail/Commercial Petroleum platform as of October 2, 2015, on a historical basis and on a pro forma basis to give effect to the pro forma adjustments included in the Company’s unaudited pro forma combined financial statements. The information below is not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s capitalization would have been had the separation, distribution and related transactions been completed as of October 2, 2015. In addition, it is not indicative of the Company’s future capitalization. This table should be read in conjunction with “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements,” “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data,” MD&A, and the Company’s Combined Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the “Index to Financial Statements” section of this information statement (amounts in millions, except per share data).

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following unaudited pro forma combined financial statements consist of the unaudited pro forma combined statements of earnings for the year ended December 31, 2014 and the nine months ended October 2, 2015 and an unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of October 2, 2015. These unaudited pro forma combined statements were derived from the Company’s historical Combined Financial Statements included in this information statement. The pro forma adjustments give effect to the distribution and the related transactions, as described in the notes to the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements. The unaudited pro forma combined statements of earnings for the year ended December 31, 2014 and the nine months ended October 2, 2015 give effect to the distribution as if it had occurred on January 1, 2014, the first day of fiscal 2014. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet gives effect to the distribution as if it had occurred on October 2, 2015, the Company’s latest balance sheet date. References in this section to the “Company” shall mean Danaher’s Test & Measurement segment, Industrial Technologies segment (other than its Product Identification platform) and Retail/Commercial Petroleum platform, which is referred to as “Danaher NewCo” in the following unaudited pro forma combined financial statements and the Company’s Combined Financial Statements and notes thereto included in this information statement.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements include certain adjustments that are necessary to present fairly the Company’s unaudited pro forma combined statements of earnings and unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of and for the periods indicated. The pro forma adjustments give effect to events that are (i) directly attributable to the distribution transactions, (ii) factually supportable, and (iii) with respect to the unaudited pro forma combined statements of earnings, expected to have a continuing impact on Fortive and are based on assumptions that management believes are reasonable given the information currently available.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements give effect to the following:

The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements are subject to the assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying notes. These unaudited pro forma combined financial statements are subject to change as Danaher and the Company finalize the terms of the separation and distribution agreement and other agreements and transactions related to the distribution.

In connection with the distribution, the Company expects to enter into a transition services agreement with Danaher, pursuant to which Danaher and the Company will provide to each other certain specified services on a transitional basis, including various information technology, financial and administrative services. The charges for the transition services generally are expected to allow the providing company to fully recover all out-of-pocket costs and expenses it actually incurs in connection with providing the service, plus, in some cases, the allocated indirect costs of providing the services, generally without profit. The adjustment for the transition services agreement is not expected to have a material impact on pro forma net earnings for the nine months

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ended October 2, 2015 or for the year ended December 31, 2014, since the historical combined statements of earnings for those periods already reflect allocations of costs for these services which are not expected to differ materially under the transition services agreement.

No adjustments have been included in the unaudited pro forma combined statements of earnings for additional annual operating costs. Although expenses reported in the Company’s Combined Statements of Earnings include allocations of certain Danaher costs (including corporate costs, shared services and other selling, general and administrative costs that benefit the Company), as a stand-alone public company the Company anticipates incurring additional recurring costs that could be materially different from the allocations of Danaher costs included within the historical Combined Financial Statements. These additional costs are primarily for the following:

Certain factors could impact these stand-alone public company costs, including the finalization of the Company’s staffing and infrastructure needs.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements have been presented for informational purposes only. The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the Company’s results of operations or financial condition had the distribution and the related transactions been completed on the dates assumed and should not be relied upon as a representation of the Company’s future performance.

The following unaudited pro forma combined financial statements should be read in conjunction with the historical Combined Financial Statements for the Company and MD&A included in this information statement.

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DANAHER NEWCO

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

($ and shares in millions, except per share amount)

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma combined financial information.

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DANAHER NEWCO

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

($ and shares in millions, except per share amount)

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma combined financial information.

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DANAHER NEWCO

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

($ and shares in millions, except per share amount)

See the accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma combined financial information.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For further information regarding the historical Combined Financial Statements of Fortive, refer to the Combined Financial Statements and the notes thereto in this information statement. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of October 2, 2015 and unaudited pro forma combined statements of earnings for the nine months ended October 2, 2015 and year ended December 31, 2014, include adjustments related to the following:

(a) Reflects adjustments for assets that are to be transferred to Fortive from Parent and Parent affiliates and assets to be transferred to Parent and Parent affiliates from Fortive, in connection with the separation. The assets to be contributed to Fortive were not included in the historical Combined Financial Statements as these assets were not discretely identifiable to Fortive. Depreciation on the assets to be transferred to Fortive was previously charged to Fortive through allocations from Parent.

(b) The number of Fortive shares used to compute pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share is based on the number of shares of Fortive common stock assumed to be outstanding, based on the number of Parent common shares used for determination of Parent’s basic and diluted earnings per share on December 31, 2014 and October 2, 2015, assuming a distribution ratio of              share[s] of Fortive common stock for every              share[s] of Parent common stock outstanding. This calculation does not take into account the dilutive effect that will result from the issuance of Fortive stock-based compensation awards in connection with the adjustment of outstanding Parent stock-based compensation awards held by Fortive employees or the grant of new Fortive stock-based compensation awards. The number of dilutive shares of Fortive common stock underlying Fortive’s stock-based compensation awards issued in connection with the adjustment of outstanding Parent stock-based compensation awards will not be determined until after the distribution date.

(c) Reflects Parent’s net investment as a result of the anticipated post-distribution capital structure. As of the distribution date, the net parent investment in Fortive will be exchanged to reflect the distribution of Fortive’s common stock to Parent stockholders and to reflect the par value of              outstanding shares of common stock having a par value of $0.01 per share.

(d) Reflects the retention by Parent of certain liabilities of Fortive’s that were included in Fortive’s historical Combined Financial Statements. This adjustment to the net liability would have changed operating expenses by an immaterial amount for the nine months ended October 2, 2015 and the year ended December 31, 2014 and, accordingly, has not been reflected within the unaudited pro forma combined statements of income for either period.

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SELECTED HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA

Set forth below are selected historical combined financial data of Danaher’s Test & Measurement segment, Industrial Technologies segment (other than its Product Identification platform) and Retail/Commercial Petroleum platform for each of the nine months ended October 2, 2015 and September 26, 2014, and each of the five years ended December 31, 2014. Operating results for any prior period are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected in any future period. The Company derived the combined statement of earnings data for the years ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and the combined balance sheet data as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, from the Company’s historical audited Combined Financial Statements, which are included in this information statement. The Company derived the combined statement of earnings data for the nine months ended October 2, 2015 and September 26, 2014 and the combined balance sheet data as of October 2, 2015 from the historical unaudited Combined Financial Statements included in this information statement. The Company derived the unaudited combined statement of earnings data for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and the unaudited combined balance sheet data as of December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 from the financial records of Danaher which are not included in this information statement.

The selected historical combined financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with MD&A, “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements,” and the historical Combined Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in this information statement. The selected historical combined financial data reflects the Company’s results as historically operated as a part of Danaher, and these results may not be indicative of the Company’s future performance as a stand-alone company following the distribution. Operating expenses reflect direct expenses and allocations of certain Danaher corporate expenses that have been charged to the Company based on specific identification or allocated based on relative use or other methodologies. Management believes these allocations have been made on a reasonable and appropriate basis under the circumstances. Per share data has not been presented since the Company’s business was wholly-owned by Danaher during the periods presented ($ in millions).

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

On May 13, 2015, Danaher announced its intention to separate into two independent publicly traded companies. The separation is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2016. The separation will be in the form of a pro rata distribution to Danaher shareholders of 100% of the outstanding shares of an entity that will hold Danaher’s industrial growth businesses which today constitute Danaher’s Test & Measurement segment, Industrial Technologies segment (other than its Product Identification platform) and Retail/Commercial Petroleum platform. Fortive Corporation (“Fortive”) is a newly formed Delaware corporation that has been organized specifically for the purpose of effecting the separation. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this MD&A to “Fortive” or the “Company” shall mean Danaher’s Test & Measurement segment, Industrial Technologies segment (other than its Product Identification platform) and Retail/Commercial Petroleum platform, which is referred to as “Danaher NewCo” in the “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements” and the Company’s Combined Financial Statements and notes thereto included in this information statement. Fortive has engaged in no business activities to date and it has no material assets or liabilities of any kind, other than those incident to its formation and those incurred in connection with the separation. Danaher’s Test & Measurement segment, Industrial Technologies segment (other than its Product Identification platform) and Retail/Commercial Petroleum platform will be transferred to Fortive prior to the separation.

MD&A is designed to provide a reader of the Company’s financial statements with a narrative from the perspective of Company management. You should read the following discussion in conjunction with the “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements,” “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data,” the Company’s Combined Financial Statements and notes thereto and the section entitled “Business” included in this information statement. The Company’s MD&A is divided into five sections:

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying combined financial statements present the historical financial position, results of operations, changes in Danaher’s equity and cash flows of the Test & Measurement segment, Industrial Technologies segment (other than its Product Identification platform) and Retail/Commercial Petroleum platform of Danaher in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for the preparation of carved-out combined financial statements.

The Company has historically operated as part of Danaher and not as a stand-alone company. The financial statements have been derived from Danaher’s historical accounting records and are presented on a carve-out basis. All revenues and costs as well as assets and liabilities directly associated with the business activity of the Company are included as a component of the financial statements. The financial statements also include allocations of certain general, administrative, sales and marketing expenses and cost of sales from Danaher’s corporate office and from other Danaher businesses to the Company and allocations of related assets, liabilities, and Danaher’s investment, as applicable. The allocations have been determined on a reasonable basis; however, the amounts are not necessarily representative of the amounts that would have been reflected in the financial statements had the Company been an entity that operated independently of Danaher. Related party allocations are discussed further in Note 17 of the Notes to the Combined Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 and Note 10 to the Combined Condensed Financial Statements for the nine months ended October 2, 2015.

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The Company’s businesses are recognized leaders in attractive markets globally. The Company’s businesses design, develop, manufacture and market professional and engineered products, software and services for a variety of end-markets, building upon leading brand names, innovative technology and significant market positions. The Company’s research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative facilities are located in more than 40 countries across North America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America.

The Company’s business consists of two segments: Professional Instrumentation and Industrial Technologies. For additional details regarding these businesses, please refer to the section titled “Business” included in this information statement.

As part of Danaher, the Company is dependent upon Danaher for all of its working capital and financing requirements as Danaher uses a centralized approach to cash management and financing of its operations. Financial transactions relating to the Company are accounted for through the Company’s Danaher investment account. Accordingly, none of Danaher’s cash, cash equivalents or debt at the corporate level has been assigned to the Company in the financial statements.

OVERVIEW

General

Please see the section titled “Business” included in this information statement for a discussion of the Company’s strategies for delivering shareholder value. The Company is a multinational business with global operations. During 2014, approximately 48% of the Company’s sales were derived from customers outside the United States. As a diversified, global business, the Company’s operations are affected by worldwide, regional and industry-specific economic and political factors. The Company’s geographic and industry diversity, as well as the range of its products and services, typically help limit the impact of any one industry or the economy of any single country on the combined operating results. Given the broad range of products manufactured, software and services provided and geographies served, management does not use any indices other than general economic trends to predict the overall outlook for the Company. The Company’s individual businesses monitor key competitors and customers, including to the extent possible their sales, to gauge relative performance and the outlook for the future.

As a result of the Company’s geographic and industry diversity, the Company faces a variety of opportunities and challenges, including technological development in most of the Company’s served markets, the expansion and evolution of opportunities in high-growth markets, trends and costs associated with a global labor force and consolidation of the Company’s competitors. The Company defines high-growth markets as developing markets of the world experiencing extended periods of accelerated growth in gross domestic product and infrastructure which includes Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia with the exception of Japan and Australia. The Company operates in a highly competitive business environment in most markets, and the Company’s long-term growth and profitability will depend in particular on its ability to expand its business across geographies and market segments, identify, consummate and integrate appropriate acquisitions, develop innovative and differentiated new products, services and software, expand and improve the effectiveness of the Company’s sales force and continue to reduce costs and improve operating efficiency and quality and effectively address the demands of an increasingly regulated environment. The Company is making significant investments, organically and through acquisitions, to address technological change in its served markets and to globalize and improve its manufacturing, research and development and customer-facing resources in order to be responsive to the Company’s customers throughout the world.

In this report, references to sales from existing businesses refers to sales from operations calculated according to GAAP but excluding (1) sales from acquired businesses and (2) the impact of currency translation. References to sales or operating profit attributable to acquisitions or acquired businesses refer to GAAP sales or operating profit, as applicable, from acquired businesses recorded prior to the first anniversary of the acquisition

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less the amount of sales attributable to certain divested product lines not considered discontinued operations. The portion of revenue attributable to currency translation is calculated as the difference between (a) the period-to-period change in revenue (excluding sales from acquired businesses) and (b) the period-to-period change in revenue (excluding sales from acquired businesses) after applying current period foreign exchange rates to the prior year period. Sales from existing businesses should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, sales, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Management believes that reporting the non-GAAP financial measure of sales from existing businesses provides useful information to investors by helping identify underlying growth trends in our business and facilitating easier comparisons of our revenue performance with our performance in prior and future periods and to our peers. The Company excludes the effect of currency translation from sales from existing businesses because currency translation is not under management’s control, is subject to volatility and can obscure underlying business trends, and excludes the effect of acquisitions and divestiture related items because the nature, size and number of acquisitions and divestitures can vary dramatically from period to period and between the Company and its peers and can also obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of long-term performance difficult. References to sales volume refer to the impact of both price and unit sales.

Business Performance and Outlook

While differences exist among the Company’s businesses, on an overall basis, demand for the Company’s products, software and services increased during the nine months ended October 2, 2015 compared to the comparable 2014 period driving sales growth from existing businesses of 4.5%. This increase was more than offset by the adverse effect of a strong U.S. dollar, which reduced reported sales by 5.0% and resulted in a 0.5% aggregate year-over-year sales decline. The Company’s continued investments in sales growth initiatives and the other business-specific factors discussed below contributed to the year-over-year increases in sales from existing businesses. Geographically, year-over-year sales growth rates from existing businesses were led primarily by developed markets. Sales from existing businesses in developed markets grew at a mid-single digit rate during the nine months ended October 2, 2015 as compared to the comparable 2014 period led by growth in North America and Western Europe. Sales growth rates from existing businesses in high-growth markets were essentially flat during the nine months ended October 2, 2015 as compared to the comparable 2014 period.

On an overall basis, demand for the Company’s products, software and services increased in 2014 compared to 2013 driving sales growth from existing businesses of 4.0%. The Company’s continued investments in sales growth initiatives and the other business-specific factors discussed below also contributed to year-over-year sales growth. Geographically, year-over-year sales growth rates from existing businesses during 2014 were relatively balanced across the major geographical regions. Sales growth rates from existing businesses in high-growth markets grew at a mid-single digit rate in 2014 compared to 2013 led by strength in China. Sales from existing businesses in developed markets grew at a mid-single digit rate in 2014 compared to 2013 and were driven by strength in the United States.

Restructuring Activities

In 2014 the Company initiated actions to improve productivity and reduce costs in its businesses to allow for additional investments in product development and sales and marketing initiatives and position itself to provide superior products and services to its customers in a cost efficient manner. These restructuring actions, which were substantially completed by December 31, 2014, resulted in pre-tax charges of $28 million, the majority of which was incurred in the fourth quarter of 2014. The charges, including both employee-related termination costs as well as other termination and exit costs, are expected to result in savings of approximately $20 million in 2015 compared to 2014 expense levels. Restructuring charges were not significant in the nine months ended October 2, 2015 or the comparable 2014 period.

In addition, the Company incurred $28 million of costs associated with restructuring activities in 2013 which resulted in savings of approximately $20 million in 2014 compared to 2013 expense levels.

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Acquisitions and Divestitures

The Company did not acquire any businesses during the nine months ended October 2, 2015.

During 2014, the Company acquired six businesses for total consideration of $289 million in cash, net of cash acquired. The businesses acquired complement existing businesses of both segments. The aggregate annual sales of these six businesses at the time of their respective acquisitions, in each case based on the acquired company’s revenues for its last completed fiscal year prior to the acquisition, were $133 million.

In August 2014, the Company completed the divestiture of its electric vehicle systems (“EVS”)/hybrid product line for a sale price of $87 million in cash. This product line, which was part of the Industrial Technologies segment, had revenues of approximately $60 million in 2014 prior to the divestiture and approximately $100 million in each of 2013 and 2012. The Company recorded a pre-tax gain on the sale of the product line of $34 million ($26 million after-tax) in its 2014 results. Subsequent to the sale, the Company has no continuing involvement in the EVS/hybrid product line.

During 2013, the Company acquired five businesses for total consideration of $434 million in cash, net of cash acquired. The businesses acquired complement existing businesses of both segments. The aggregate annual sales of these five businesses at the time of their respective acquisitions, in each case based on the acquired company’s revenues for its last completed fiscal year prior to the acquisition, were $168 million.

During 2012, the Company acquired five businesses for total consideration of $287 million in cash, net of cash acquired. The businesses acquired complement existing businesses of both segments. The aggregate annual sales of these five businesses at the time of their respective acquisitions, in each case based on the acquired company’s revenues for its last completed fiscal year prior to the acquisition, were $155 million.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 2, 2015 AND SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Combined sales for the nine months ended October 2, 2015 decreased 0.5% compared to the nine months ended September 26, 2014. Sales from existing businesses contributed 4.5% growth, and sales from acquired businesses had a negligible impact on growth on a year-over-year basis. Currency translation decreased reported sales by 5.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Operating profit margins were 20.2% for the nine months ended October 2, 2015 as compared to 19.9% in the comparable period of 2014. The following factors impacted year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons.

2015 vs. 2014 operating profit margin comparisons were favorably impacted by:

2015 vs. 2014 operating profit margin comparisons were unfavorably impacted by:

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Business Segments

Sales by business segment for each of the periods indicated were as follows ($ in millions):

PROFESSIONAL INSTRUMENTATION

The Company’s Professional Instrumentation segment consists of the Company’s Advanced Instrumentation & Solutions and Sensing Technologies businesses. The Advanced Instrumentation & Solutions business consists of field solutions products and product realization services and products. Field solutions include a variety of compact professional test tools, thermal imaging and calibration equipment for electrical, industrial, electronic and calibration applications, and online condition-based monitoring equipment for critical infrastructure in electrical utility and industrial applications. Product realization services and products help developers and engineers convert concepts into finished products and also include highly-engineered energetic materials components used in specialized vertical applications. The Sensing Technologies business offers devices that sense, monitor and control operational or manufacturing variables, such as temperature, pressure, level, flow, turbidity and conductivity.

Professional Instrumentation Selected Financial Data

Components of Sales Growth

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existing businesses. The additional days in the Company’s first fiscal quarter of 2015 as compared to the comparable period in 2014 contributed to year-over-year sales growth across all businesses, and offset declines in sales from existing businesses in the segment’s sensing technologies business during the nine months ended October 2, 2015. The benefit of these extra days in the fiscal first quarter will be offset by fewer days in the Company’s fiscal fourth quarter of 2015 as compared to the prior year.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s Advanced Instrumentation & Solutions businesses grew at a low-single digit rate during the nine months ended October 2, 2015 as compared to the comparable period of 2014, primarily due to mid-single digit growth in year-over-year sales of field solutions products including electrical, networking, thermography and calibration products. Year-over-year sales growth in product realization services and products was essentially flat as increased demand for next-generation oscilloscopes was offset by broader weakness in Russia and Latin America.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s Sensing Technologies business declined at a low-single digit rate during the nine months ended October 2, 2015 as compared to the comparable period of 2014. Lower demand in the North American distribution channel and in technology, defense and energy related end-markets more than offset increased demand in medical and HVAC related end-markets. Geographically, demand increased in China and Latin America, but was more than offset by lower demand in North America and Europe.

Operating profit margins increased 70 basis points during the nine months ended October 2, 2015 as compared to the comparable period of 2014 due to higher 2015 sales volumes and incremental year-over-year cost savings associated with the restructuring actions and continuing productivity improvement initiatives taken in 2014, partially offset by incremental year-over-year costs associated with various new product development initiatives, sales and marketing growth investments and the continued effect of a strong U.S. dollar.

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES

The Company’s Industrial Technologies segment consists of the Company’s Transportation Technologies, Automation & Specialty Components and Franchise Distribution businesses. The Transportation Technologies business is a leading worldwide provider of solutions and services focused on fuel dispensing, remote fuel management, point-of-sale and payment systems, environmental compliance, vehicle tracking and fleet management. The Automation & Specialty Components business consists of automation and engine retarder products. The Franchise Distribution business manufactures and distributes professional tools and a full-line of wheel service equipment.

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Components of Sales Growth

Year-over-year price increases in the segment had a negligible impact on sales during the nine months ended October 2, 2015 compared to the comparable 2014 period. The additional days in the Company’s first fiscal quarter of 2015 as compared to the comparable 2014 period contributed to year-over-year sales growth across all businesses. The benefit of these extra days in the fiscal first quarter will be offset by fewer days in the Company’s fiscal fourth quarter of 2015 as compared to the prior year.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s Transportation Technologies businesses grew at a mid-single digit rate during the nine months ended October 2, 2015, as compared to the comparable period of 2014, primarily due to strong increase in demand for dispenser systems, service and point-of-sale systems in North America and Latin America. Customers in the United States have begun to upgrade point-of-sale systems to comply with upcoming deadlines for enhanced credit card security requirements based on the Europay, MasterCard and Visa (“EMV”) global standard and the Company expects this trend to continue to drive growth for the next several years. This growth was partially offset by lower sales of vapor recovery products, particularly in China.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s Automation & Specialty Components business grew at a low-single digit rate during the nine months ended October 2, 2015, as compared to the comparable period of 2014. Year-over-year growth in industrial automation, defense and technology related end-markets as well as increased demand for engine retarder products, was partly offset by continued soft demand in agricultural related end-markets. Geographically, demand increased in Europe, but was partially offset by weak demand in North America. Year-over-year sales comparisons are also adversely affected by the sale of the Company’s EVS/hybrid product line in the third quarter of 2014, the impact of which is reflected in “Acquisitions (divestitures), net” in the Components of Sales Growth table above.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s Franchise Distribution business grew at a mid-teens rate during the nine months ended October 2, 2015, as compared to the comparable period of 2014, primarily due to a strong net increase in franchisees, higher demand for tool storage solutions, diagnostics and powered tool products and new product offerings primarily in the United States.

Operating profit margins decreased 10 basis points during the nine months ended October 2, 2015 as compared to the comparable period of 2014. The following factors impacted year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons.

2015 vs. 2014 operating profit margin comparisons were favorably impacted by:

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2015 vs. 2014 operating profit margin comparisons were unfavorably impacted by:

COST OF SALES AND GROSS PROFIT

The year-over-year decrease in cost of sales during the nine months ended October 2, 2015, as compared to the comparable period in 2014, is due primarily to the impact of a strong U.S. dollar and incremental year-over-year cost savings associated with the restructuring and continued productivity improvement actions taken in 2014, partially offset by increased year-over-year sales volumes.

The year-over-year increase in gross profit margins during the nine months ended October 2, 2015, as compared to the comparable period in 2014, is due primarily to the favorable impact from higher year-over-year sales volumes, incremental year-over-year cost savings associated with 2014 restructuring activities and continued productivity improvements.

OPERATING EXPENSES

SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales increased 40 basis points on a year-over-year basis for the nine months ended October 2, 2015 as compared with the comparable period of 2014. The increase in SG&A expense as a percentage of sales was driven by higher relative spending levels of recently acquired businesses. In addition, during the nine months ended October 2, 2015, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $12 million related to certain tradenames used in the Industrial Technologies segment.

R&D expenses as a percentage of sales remained flat during the nine months ended October 2, 2015 as compared to the comparable period of 2014.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012

Combined sales for the year ended December 31, 2014 increased 6.5% compared to 2013. Sales from existing businesses contributed 4.0% growth and sales from acquired businesses, net of dispositions contributed 3.0% growth on a year-over-year basis. The impact of currency translation reduced reported sales by 0.5% as the U.S. dollar was, on average, stronger against other major currencies during 2014 as compared to 2013.

Combined sales for the year ended December 31, 2013 increased 3.0% compared to 2012. Sales from existing businesses were essentially flat and sales from acquired businesses contributed 3.5% growth on a year-over-year basis. The impact of currency translation reduced reported sales by 0.5% in 2013 as compared to 2012.

Operating profit margins were 19.7% for the year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to 19.2% in 2013. The following factors impacted year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons.

2014 vs. 2013 operating profit margin comparisons were favorably impacted by:

2014 vs. 2013 operating profit margin comparisons were unfavorably impacted by:

Operating profit margins were 19.2% for the year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to 19.5% in 2012. The positive impact of higher 2013 sales volumes and incremental year-over-year cost savings associated with the restructuring actions and continuing productivity improvement initiatives taken in 2012 and 2013 were more than offset by the incremental net dilutive effect in 2013 of acquired businesses and incremental year-over-year costs associated with various product development and sales and marketing growth investments.

Business Segments

Sales by business segment for the years ended December 31 are as follows ($ in millions):

PROFESSIONAL INSTRUMENTATION

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Components of Sales Growth

2014 COMPARED TO 2013

Price increases in the segment contributed 0.5% to sales growth on a year-over-year basis during 2014 as compared with 2013 and are reflected as a component of the change in sales from existing businesses.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s Advanced Instrumentation & Solutions businesses grew at a low-single digit rate during 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to increased year-over-year sales of field solutions and product realization services and products. Field solutions products grew at a low-single digit rate year-over-year driven by electrical, networking, and calibration products and strong sales of new product offerings. Geographically, demand for field solutions products increased across all major geographies. Sales of product realization services and products grew at a low-single digit rate during 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to increased sales of general purpose test products driven by new product offerings and video monitoring products. Geographically, demand increased in North America, China, Western Europe and Latin America.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s Sensing Technologies business grew at a mid-single digit rate during 2014 as compared to 2013, primarily due to increased demand in North American distribution and technology, defense and energy related end-markets. Geographically, sales growth was led by increased demand in North America, Western Europe and China.

Operating profit margins increased 110 basis points during 2014 as compared to 2013. The following factors impacted year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons.

2014 vs. 2013 operating profit margin comparisons were favorably impacted by:

2014 vs. 2013 operating profit margin comparisons were unfavorably impacted by:

2013 COMPARED TO 2012

Price increases in the segment contributed 0.5% to sales growth on a year-over-year basis during 2013 as compared with 2012 and are reflected as a component of the change in sales from existing businesses.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s Advanced Instrumentation & Solutions businesses remained flat rate during 2013 as compared to 2012. Sales of field solutions products increased at a low-single digit rate during 2013 as compared to 2012 primarily due to increased demand for compact hand-held professional test

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tools, analytical diagnostic tools and networking tools in North America and Asia. Sales from product realization services and products declined at a low-single digit rate during 2013 as compared to 2012 due to lower demand for general purpose test products and video test products partially offset by higher demand for energetic material components. Geographically, demand decreased in North America, Europe and China, which was partially offset by increased demand in the Middle East. However, the Company did see demand stabilize during the second half of 2013 as compared to the first half of 2013, particularly in Europe and North America.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s Sensing Technologies business declined at a low-single digit rate during 2013 as compared to 2012, primarily due to soft demand in technology and defense related end-markets primarily in North America.

Operating profit margins declined 40 basis points during 2013 as compared to 2012.

2013 vs. 2012 operating profit margin comparisons were unfavorably impacted by:

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES

Industrial Technologies Selected Financial Data

Components of Sales Growth

2014 COMPARED TO 2013

Price increases in the segment contributed 0.5% to sales growth on a year-over-year basis during 2014 as compared to 2013 and are reflected as a component of the change in sales from existing businesses.

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in North America during 2014. Continued strong demand for point-of-sale systems, service and vapor recovery products in most major geographies also contributed to year-over-year sales growth.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s Automation & Specialty Components business grew at a mid-single digit rate during 2014 as compared to 2013. Improved year-over-year demand in industrial automation, North America distribution, medical related end-markets and strong demand in engine retarder products was partially offset by lower year-over-year demand in technology, agricultural and defense related end-markets and the effect of exiting certain low-margin original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) product lines which negatively impacted the first half of 2014. Geographically, strong year-over-year demand in China and other high-growth markets as well as moderate sales growth in North America, more than offset year-over-year sales declines in Europe. During the third quarter of 2014, the Company sold its EVS/hybrid business. The impact of this divestiture is reflected in “Acquisitions (divestitures), net” in the Components of Sales Growth table above. See Note 4 to the Combined Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 for additional information related to this transaction.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s Franchise Distribution business grew at a high-single digit rate during 2014 as compared to 2013, primarily due to a strong net increase in franchisees, higher demand for hardline and powered tool products and new product offerings in North America.

Operating profit margins increased 10 basis points during 2014 as compared to 2013. The following factors impacted year-over-year operating profit margin comparisons.

2014 vs. 2013 operating profit margin comparisons were favorably impacted by:

2014 vs. 2013 operating profit margin comparisons were unfavorably impacted by:

Depreciation and amortization as a percentage of sales each increased during 2014 as compared to 2013 due primarily to business acquisitions in 2013. The inclusion of a full year of these incremental depreciation and amortization expenses in 2014 drove the increase.

2013 COMPARED TO 2012

Price increases in the segment contributed 1.0% to sales growth on a year-over-year basis during 2013 as compared to 2012 and are reflected as a component of the change in sales from existing businesses.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s Transportation Technologies business grew at a low-single digit rate during 2013 as compared to 2012. Demand for the businesses’ dispenser and retail automation products was particularly strong in Western Europe, Asia and the Middle East. On a year-over-year basis, the business experienced strong increase in demand for its point-of-sale and payment systems and continued growth in demand for dispensers, which were partially offset by slight declines in demand for services.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s Automation & Specialty Components business declined at a mid-single digit rate during 2013 as compared to 2012. Continued soft year-over-year demand in the majority of end-markets served, particularly technology and defense related end-markets, engine retarder products and the

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impact of exiting certain low-margin OEM product lines, was partially offset by increased sales of industrial automation products, primarily in North America. Geographically, year-over-year sales declines in Europe, China and certain end-markets in North America more than offset improving demand in certain high-growth markets.

Sales from existing businesses in the segment’s Franchise Distribution business grew at a high-single digit rate during 2013 as compared to 2012, primarily due to a net increase in franchisees and higher demand for tool storage solutions and diagnostic products in North America.

Operating profit margins decreased 20 basis points during 2013 as compared to 2012. The incremental net dilutive effect of acquired businesses in 2013 and year-over-year costs associated with various product development and sales and marketing growth investments, more than offset incremental year-over-year cost savings associated with the restructuring actions and continuing productivity improvement initiatives taken in 2012 and 2013.

Depreciation and amortization as a percentage of sales each increased during 2013 as compared to 2012 due primarily to business acquisitions in 2012. The inclusion of a full year of these incremental depreciation and amortization expenses in 2013 drove the increase.

COST OF SALES AND GROSS PROFIT

Cost of sales increased approximately 6% on a year-over-year basis during 2014 as compared to 2013, due primarily to the impact of higher year-over-year sales volumes, acquisitions completed in 2013 and 2014 and incremental year-over-year costs associated with continuing productivity improvement initiatives. These factors were partially offset by incremental year-over-year cost savings associated with the restructuring actions and continued productivity improvements taken in 2013 and 2014.

Cost of sales increased approximately 3% on a year-over-year basis during 2013 as compared to 2012, due primarily to the impact of higher year-over-year sales volumes, acquisitions completed in 2012 and 2013 and incremental year-over-year costs associated with continuing productivity improvement initiatives. These factors were partially offset by incremental year-over-year cost savings associated with the restructuring actions and continued productivity improvements taken in 2012 and 2013 and the decrease in restructuring costs during 2013 as compared to 2012.

Gross profit margins increased 10 basis points on a year-over-year basis during 2014 as compared to 2013, due primarily to the favorable impact of higher year-over-year sales volumes and incremental year-over-year cost savings associated with the restructuring actions and continued productivity improvements taken in 2013 and 2014.

Gross profit margins increased 20 basis points on a year-over-year basis for 2013 as compared to 2012, due primarily to the favorable impact of higher year-over-year sales volumes and incremental year-over-year cost savings associated with the restructuring actions and continued productivity improvements taken in 2012 and 2013.

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OPERATING EXPENSES

SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales decreased 20 basis points on a year-over-year basis for 2014 compared to 2013. The year-over-year increase in SG&A expenses reflects incremental year-over-year investments in the Company’s sales and marketing growth initiatives, higher corporate expenses and incremental year-over-year costs associated with restructuring actions and continuing productivity improvement initiatives, partially offset by year-over-year cost savings associated with 2013 and 2014 restructuring actions. As a percentage of sales, the overall increase in SG&A expenses was offset by the benefit of increased leverage of the Company’s general and administrative cost base resulting from higher 2014 sales.

SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales increased 30 basis points on a year-over-year basis for 2013 compared to 2012. The year-over-year increase reflects incremental year-over-year investments in the Company’s sales and marketing growth initiatives, higher corporate expenses and continuing productivity improvement initiatives. These increases were partially offset by the benefit of increased leverage of the Company’s general and administrative cost base resulting from higher 2013 sales and incremental year-over-year cost savings associated with 2012 and 2013 restructuring actions.

R&D expenses (consisting principally of internal and contract engineering personnel costs) as a percentage of sales decreased 20 basis points on a year-over-year basis in 2014 as compared to 2013 due primarily to increased leverage of the existing cost base due to higher sales. R&D expenses as a percentage of sales increased 20 basis points on a year-over-year basis in 2013 as compared to 2012 due primarily to investments in new product development.

OTHER INCOME

In August 2014, the Company completed the divestiture of its EVS/hybrid product line for a sale price of $87 million in cash. This product line, which was part of the Industrial Technologies segment, had revenues of approximately $60 million in 2014 prior to the divestiture and approximately $100 million in each of 2013 and 2012. Operating results of the product line were not significant to segment or overall the Company’s reported results in any period presented. The Company recorded a pre-tax gain on the sale of the product line of $34 million ($26 million after-tax) in its 2014 results. Subsequent to the sale, the Company has no continuing involvement in the EVS/hybrid product line.

INCOME TAXES

General

Income tax expense and deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect management’s assessment of future taxes expected to be paid on items reflected in the Company’s financial statements. The Company records the tax effect of discrete items and items that are reported net of their tax effects in the period in which they occur.

The Company’s effective tax rate can be affected by changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates (including as a result of business acquisitions and dispositions), changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, accruals related to contingent tax liabilities and period-to-period

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changes in such accruals, the results of audits and examinations of previously filed tax returns (as discussed below), the expiration of statutes of limitations, the implementation of tax planning strategies, tax rulings, court decisions, settlements with tax authorities and changes in tax laws.

The Company conducts business globally, and, as part of its global business, Danaher files numerous income tax returns in the U.S. federal, state and foreign jurisdictions. The countries in which the Company has a significant presence that have lower statutory tax rates than the United States include China, Germany and the United Kingdom. The Company’s ability to obtain a tax benefit from lower statutory tax rates outside of the United States is dependent on its levels of taxable income in these foreign countries. The Company believes that a change in the statutory tax rate of any individual foreign country would not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements given the geographic dispersion of the Company’s taxable income.

Danaher and its subsidiaries are routinely examined by various domestic and international taxing authorities. The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has completed examinations of certain of Danaher’s federal income tax returns through 2009 and is currently examining certain of Danaher’s federal income tax returns for 2010 and 2011. Danaher’s U.S. tax returns for 2012 and 2013 remain open for examination by the IRS. In addition, Danaher has subsidiaries (including the businesses of the Company) in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Finland, Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia, Sweden and various other countries, states and provinces that are currently under audit for years ranging from 2004 through 2012.

As part of Danaher, the amount of income taxes the Company pays is subject to ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities, which often result in proposed assessments. Management performs a comprehensive review of its global tax positions on a quarterly basis. Based on these reviews, the results of discussions and resolutions of matters with certain tax authorities, tax rulings and court decisions, and the expiration of statutes of limitations, reserves for contingent tax liabilities are accrued or adjusted as necessary. For a discussion of risks related to these and other tax matters, please refer to “Risk Factors” in this Information Statement.

Comparison of the Nine Months Ended October 2, 2015 and September 26, 2014

The Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended October 2, 2015 was 32.6%, as compared to 31.8% for the nine months ended September 26, 2014.

The Company’s effective tax rate for 2015 and 2014 differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35.0% due principally to the Company’s earnings outside the United States that are indefinitely reinvested and taxed at rates lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate.

The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2015 is forecasted to be approximately 32.5% based on the projected mix of earnings before tax by jurisdiction, excluding the impact of any matters that would be treated as “discrete.” The actual mix of earnings by jurisdiction could fluctuate from the Company’s projection which would impact the Company’s effective tax rate for the period. In addition, the tax effects of discrete items, including accruals related to tax contingencies, the resolution of worldwide tax matters, tax audit settlements, statute of limitations expirations and changes in tax regulations, are reflected in the period in which they occur. As a result, it is reasonably possible that the actual effective tax rate used for financial reporting purposes will change in future periods.

Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

The Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was 30.9%, 27.3% and 32.3%, respectively.

The Company’s effective tax rate for each of 2014, 2013 and 2012 differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35.0% due principally to the Company’s earnings outside the United States that are indefinitely reinvested and taxed at rates lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate. The effective tax rates for 2014 and 2013 also

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include the benefit from the reinstatement of certain tax benefits and credits resulting from the enactment of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 and the America Tax Relief Act of 2012. In addition, the effective tax rate of 27.3% in 2013 includes tax benefits from the release of reserves resulting from the expiration of statutes of limitations.

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comparison of the Nine Months Ended October 2, 2015 and September 26, 2014

Comprehensive income decreased $13 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2015 as compared to the comparable period of 2014, primarily due to the impact of lower net earnings, partially offset by the impact of lower foreign currency translation adjustments during the first nine months of 2015. For the nine months ended October 2, 2015, the Company recorded a foreign currency translation loss of $100 million compared to a translation loss of $112 million for the nine months ended September 26, 2014.

Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013

Comprehensive income decreased by $156 million for 2014 as compared to 2013. Higher net earnings were offset by the impact of foreign currency translation adjustments resulting from the strong U.S. dollar compared to most major currencies during the year and pension benefit adjustments. The Company recorded a foreign currency translation loss of $154 million for 2014 compared to a translation gain of $32 million for 2013. Pension benefit adjustments resulted in a loss of $19 million in 2014 compared to a gain of $3 million in 2013.

Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

Comprehensive income increased by $105 million for 2013 as compared to 2012, primarily due to increased net earnings for 2013. Foreign currency translation adjustments resulted in a gain of $32 million for 2013 as compared to a gain of $17 million for 2012. The Company recorded a pension benefit gain of $3 million for 2013 compared to a loss of $20 million for 2012.

INFLATION

The effect of inflation on the Company’s revenues and net earnings was not significant in the nine months ended October 2, 2015 and September 26, 2014 or in any of the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 or 2012.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, credit risk and commodity prices, each of which could impact its financial statements. The Company generally addresses its exposure to these risks through its normal operating and financing activities. In addition, the Company’s broad-based business activities help to reduce the impact that volatility in any particular area or related areas may have on its operating profit as a whole.

Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The Company faces transactional exchange rate risk from transactions with customers in countries outside the United States and from intercompany transactions between affiliates. Transactional exchange rate risk arises from the purchase and sale of goods and services in currencies other than Danaher’s functional currency or the functional currency of an applicable subsidiary. The Company also faces translational exchange rate risk related to the translation of financial statements of our foreign operations into U.S. dollars, Fortive’s functional currency. Costs incurred and sales recorded by subsidiaries operating outside of the United States are translated

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into U.S. dollars using exchange rates effective during the respective period. As a result, the Company is exposed to movements in the exchange rates of various currencies against the U.S. dollar. The effect of a change in currency exchange rates on the Company’s net investment in international subsidiaries is reflected in the accumulated other comprehensive income component of Parent’s equity. A 10% depreciation in major currencies relative to the U.S. dollar as of October 2, 2015 and December 31, 2014 would have resulted in a reduction of Parent’s equity of approximately $166 million and $170 million, respectively.

Currency exchange rates negatively impacted nine months ended October 2, 2015 reported sales by 5.0% as compared to the comparable period in 2014, as the U.S. dollar was, on average, stronger against most major currencies during 2015 as compared to exchange rate levels during 2014. Currency exchange rates negatively impacted full year 2014 reported sales by 0.5% as compared to full year 2013.

Additional strengthening of the U.S. dollar against other major currencies would further adversely impact the Company’s sales and results of operations on an overall basis. Any weakening of the U.S. dollar against other major currencies would positively impact the Company’s sales and results of operations.

The Company has generally accepted the exposure to exchange rate movements without using derivative financial instruments to manage this risk. Both positive and negative movements in currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar will therefore continue to affect the reported amount of sales, profit, and assets and liabilities in the Company’s Combined Financial Statements.

Credit Risk

Concentrations of credit risk arising from receivables from customers are limited due to the geographic and business diversity of the Company’s customers. The Company’s businesses perform credit evaluations of their customers’ financial conditions as appropriate and also obtain collateral or other security when appropriate.

Commodity Price Risk

For a discussion of risks relating to commodity prices, refer to “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Fortive’s Businesses.”

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As part of Danaher, the Company is dependent upon Danaher for all of its working capital and financing requirements as Danaher uses a centralized approach to cash management and financing of its operations. Financial transactions relating to the Company are accounted for through the Net parent investment account of the Company. Accordingly, none of Danaher’s cash, cash equivalents or debt at the corporate level has been assigned to the Company in the financial statements. During the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, and the nine month periods ended October 2, 2015 and September 26, 2014, the Company generated sufficient cash from operating activities to fund its operating and investing activities. Management assesses the Company’s liquidity in terms of its ability to generate cash to fund its operating and investing activities. The Company continues to generate substantial cash from operating activities and believes that its operating cash flow and other sources of liquidity will be sufficient to allow it to continue investing in existing businesses, consummating strategic acquisitions and managing its capital structure on a short and long-term basis.

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Following is an overview of the Company’s cash flows and liquidity:

Overview of Cash Flows and Liquidity

Comparison of the Nine Months Ended October 2, 2015 and September 26, 2014

Operating cash flows from operations increased $79 million during the nine months ended October 2, 2015 as compared to the comparable period of 2014 due to cash flow increases generated from higher operating profit and lower investments in working capital in the nine months ended October 2, 2015 as compared to the comparable period of 2014. Net cash used in investing activities decreased $185 million during the nine months ended October 2, 2015 as compared to the comparable period of 2014, principally due to the absence of business acquisitions during 2015. Cash used in financing activities increased $264 million during the nine months ended October 2, 2015 as compared to the comparable period in 2014, as higher levels of available cash were returned to Danaher.

Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013

Operating cash flows from operations decreased $84 million during 2014 as compared to 2013. Cash flow increases generated from higher operating profit were more than offset by increased investments in working capital. Cash paid for acquisitions constituted the most significant use of cash in 2014. Net cash used in investing activities decreased $220 million during 2014 as compared to 2013, due primarily to lower levels of acquisition expenditures during 2014 and proceeds from the divestiture of the EVS/hybrid product line in 2014. Net cash used in financing activities increased $137 million during 2014 as compared to the comparable period in 2013, as more cash was transferred to Danaher due to less cash being used in investing activities.

Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

Operating cash flows from operations increased $86 million during 2013 as compared to 2012, principally due to higher net earnings. Cash paid for acquisitions constituted the most significant use of cash in 2013. Net cash used in investing activities increased $163 million during 2013 as compared to 2012, principally due to higher levels of acquisition expenditures during 2013. Cash used in financing activities decreased $77 million during 2013 as compared to 2012, as the Company invested more in acquisitions and therefore returned less cash to Danaher.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures are made primarily for increasing capacity, replacing equipment, supporting new product development, improving information technology systems and the manufacturing of equipment used in revenue generating arrangements with certain of the Company’s customers. Capital expenditures totaled $103 million in 2014, $81 million in 2013 and $70 million in 2012.

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Contractual Obligations

The following table sets forth, by period due or year of expected expiration, as applicable, a summary of the Company’s contractual obligations relating to continuing operations as of December 31, 2014 under (1) capital lease obligations and other, (2) operating leases, (3) purchase obligations and (4) other long-term liabilities reflected on the Company’s balance sheet under GAAP. The amounts presented in the table below do not reflect $194 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, the timing of which is uncertain. Refer to Note 11 to the Combined Financial Statements for additional information on unrecognized tax benefits. Certain of our acquisitions also involve the potential payment of contingent consideration. The table below does not reflect any such obligations, as the timing and amounts of any such payments are uncertain. Refer to “—Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements” for a discussion of other contractual obligations that are not reflected in the table below.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The following table sets forth, by period due or year of expected expiration, as applicable, a summary of off-balance sheet commitments of Parent, on behalf of the Company, as of December 31, 2014.

Guarantees consist primarily of outstanding standby letters of credit, bank guarantees and performance and bid bonds. These guarantees have been provided in connection with certain arrangements with vendors, customers, financing counterparties and governmental entities to secure the Company’s obligations and/or performance requirements related to specific transactions.

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Other Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has from time to time divested certain of its businesses and assets. In connection with these divestitures, the Company often provides representations, warranties and/or indemnities to cover various risks and unknown liabilities, such as claims for damages arising out of the use of products or relating to intellectual property matters, commercial disputes, environmental matters or tax matters. The Company has not included any such items in the contractual obligations table above because they relate to unknown conditions and the Company cannot reasonably estimate the potential liabilities from such matters, but the Company does not believe it is reasonably possible that any such liability will have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. In addition, as a result of these divestitures, as well as restructuring activities, certain properties leased by the Company have been sublet to third parties. In the event any of these third parties vacate any of these premises, the Company would be legally obligated under master lease arrangements. The Company believes that the financial risk of default by such sub-lessors is individually and in the aggregate not material to the Company’s financial statements.

In the normal course of business, the Company periodically enters into agreements that require it to indemnify customers, suppliers or other business partners for specific risks, such as claims for injury or property damage arising out of the Company’s products or services or claims alleging that Company products, services or software infringe third party intellectual property. The Company has not included any such indemnification provisions in the contractual obligations table above. Historically, the Company has not experienced significant losses on these types of indemnification obligations.

Legal Proceedings

Please refer to Note 14 to the Combined Financial Statements included in this information statement for information regarding legal proceedings and contingencies, and for a discussion of risks related to legal proceedings and contingencies, please refer to “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Fortive’s Businesses.”

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

Management’s discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations is based upon the Company’s Combined Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company bases these estimates and judgments on historical experience, the current economic environment and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates and judgments.

The Company believes the following accounting estimates are most critical to an understanding of its financial statements. Estimates are considered to be critical if they meet both of the following criteria: (1) the estimate requires assumptions about material matters that are uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and (2) material changes in the estimate are reasonably likely from period to period. For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting estimates, refer to Note 2 in the Company’s Combined Financial Statements.

Accounts Receivable: The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts to reflect probable credit losses inherent in its portfolio of receivables. Determination of the allowances requires management to exercise judgment about the timing, frequency and severity of credit losses that could materially affect the allowances for doubtful accounts and, therefore, net income. The allowances for doubtful accounts represent management’s best estimate of the credit losses expected from the Company’s trade accounts, contract and finance receivable portfolios. The level of the allowances is based on many quantitative and qualitative factors including historical loss experience by receivable type, portfolio duration, delinquency trends, economic conditions and credit risk quality. The Company regularly performs detailed reviews of its accounts receivable portfolio to determine if an impairment

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has occurred and to assess the adequacy of the allowances. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate with a severity, frequency and/or timing different from the Company’s assumptions, additional allowances would be required and the Company’s financial statements would be adversely impacted.

Inventories: The Company records inventory at the lower of cost or market value. The Company estimates the market value of its inventory based on assumptions of future demand and related pricing. Estimating the market value of inventory is inherently uncertain because levels of demand, technological advances and pricing competition in many of the Company’s markets can fluctuate significantly from period to period due to circumstances beyond the Company’s control. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, the Company could be required to reduce the value of its inventory, which would adversely impact the Company’s financial statements. Refer to Note 5 in the Company’s Combined Financial Statements.

Acquired Intangibles: The Company’s business acquisitions typically result in the recognition of goodwill, in-process research and development and other intangible assets, which affect the amount of future period amortization expense and possible impairment charges that the Company may incur. Refer to Notes 2, 3 and 7 in the Company’s Combined Financial Statements for a description of the Company’s policies relating to goodwill, acquired intangibles and acquisitions.

In performing its goodwill impairment testing, the Company estimates the fair value of its reporting units primarily using a market based approach. The Company estimates fair value based on multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) determined by current trading market multiples of earnings for companies operating in businesses similar to each of the Company’s reporting units, in addition to recent market available sale transactions of comparable businesses. In evaluating the estimates derived by the market based approach, management makes judgments about the relevance and reliability of the multiples by considering factors unique to its reporting units, including operating results, business plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows, and transactions and marketplace data as well as judgments about the comparability of the market proxies selected. In certain circumstances the Company also estimates fair value utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis (i.e., an income approach) in order to validate the results of the market approach. The discounted cash flow model requires judgmental assumptions about projected revenue growth, future operating margins, discount rates and terminal values. There are inherent uncertainties related to these assumptions and management’s judgment in applying them to the analysis of goodwill impairment.

As of December 31, 2014, the Company had eleven reporting units for goodwill impairment testing. Reporting units resulting from recent acquisitions generally present the highest risk of impairment. Management believes the impairment risk associated with these reporting units decreases as these businesses are integrated into the Company and better positioned for potential future earnings growth. The carrying value of the goodwill included in each individual reporting unit ranges from $7 million to $1.1 billion. The Company’s annual goodwill impairment analysis in 2014 indicated that in all instances, the fair values of the Company’s reporting units exceeded their carrying values and consequently did not result in an impairment charge. The excess of the estimated fair value over carrying value (expressed as a percentage of carrying value for the respective reporting unit) for each of the Company’s reporting units as of the annual testing date ranged from approximately 20% to approximately 900%. In order to evaluate the sensitivity of the fair value calculations used in the goodwill impairment test, the Company applied a hypothetical 10% decrease to the fair values of each reporting unit and compared those values to the reporting unit carrying values. Based on this hypothetical 10% decrease, the excess of the estimated fair value over carrying value (expressed as a percentage of carrying value for the respective reporting unit) for each of the Company’s reporting units ranged from approximately 10% to approximately 800%.

The Company reviews identified intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The Company also tests intangible assets with indefinite lives at least annually for impairment. Determining whether an impairment loss occurred requires a comparison of the carrying amount to the sum of undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. These analyses require management to make judgments and estimates about future revenues, expenses, market conditions and discount rates related to these assets.

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If actual results are not consistent with management’s estimates and assumptions, goodwill and other intangible assets may be overstated and a charge would need to be taken against net earnings which would adversely affect the Company’s financial statements.

Contingent Liabilities: As discussed in Note 14 to the Combined Financial Statements, the Company is, from time to time, subject to a variety of litigation and similar contingent liabilities incidental to its business (or the business operations of previously owned entities). The Company recognizes a liability for any contingency that is known or probable of occurrence and reasonably estimable. These assessments require judgments concerning matters such as litigation developments and outcomes, the anticipated outcome of negotiations, the number of future claims and the cost of both pending and future claims. In addition, because most contingencies are resolved over long periods of time, liabilities may change in the future due to various factors, including those discussed in Note 14 to the Combined Financial Statements. If the reserves established by the Company with respect to these contingent liabilities are inadequate, the Company would be required to incur an expense equal to the amount of the loss incurred in excess of the reserves, which would adversely affect the Company’s financial statements.

Revenue Recognition: The Company derives revenues from the sale of products and services. Refer to Note 2 to the Company’s Combined Financial Statements for a description of the Company’s revenue recognition policies.

Although most of the Company’s sales agreements contain standard terms and conditions, certain agreements contain multiple elements or non-standard terms and conditions. As a result, judgment is sometimes required to determine the appropriate accounting, including whether the deliverables specified in these agreements should be treated as separate units of accounting for revenue recognition purposes, and, if so, how the consideration should be allocated among the elements and when to recognize revenue for each element. The Company allocates revenue to each element in the contractual arrangement based on the selling price hierarchy that, in some instances, may require the Company to estimate the selling price of certain deliverables that are not sold separately or where third party evidence of pricing is not observable. The Company’s estimate of selling price impacts the amount and timing of revenue recognized in multiple element arrangements.

If the Company’s judgments regarding revenue recognition prove incorrect, the Company’s revenues in particular periods may be adversely affected.

Corporate Allocations: The Company has historically operated as part of Danaher and not as a stand-alone company. Accordingly, certain shared costs have been allocated to the Company and are reflected as expenses in the accompanying financial statements. Management considers the allocation methodologies used to be reasonable and appropriate reflections of the related expenses attributable to the Company for purposes of the carve-out financial statements; however, the expenses reflected in these financial statements may not be indicative of the actual expenses that would have been incurred during the periods presented if the Company had operated as a separate stand-alone entity. In addition, the expenses reflected in the financial statements may not be indicative of expenses that will be incurred in the future by the Company. Refer to Note 17 to the Company’s Combined Financial Statements for a description of the Company’s corporate allocations and related-party transactions.

Stock-Based Compensation: For a description of the Company’s stock-based compensation accounting practices, refer to Note 15 to the Company’s Combined Financial Statements. Determining the appropriate fair value model and calculating the fair value of stock-based payment awards require subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the awards, stock price volatility and expected forfeiture rate. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based payment awards represent the Company’s best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. If actual results are not consistent with management’s assumptions and estimates, the Company’s equity-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future.

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Pension: For a description of the Company’s pension accounting practices, refer to Note 10 in the Company’s Combined Financial Statements. Calculations of the amount of pension costs and obligations depend on the assumptions used in the actuarial valuations, including assumptions regarding discount rates, expected return on plan assets, rates of salary increases, health care cost trend rates, mortality rates, and other factors. If the assumptions used in calculating pension and other post-retirement benefits costs and obligations are incorrect or if the factors underlying the assumptions change (as a result of differences in actual experience, changes in key economic indicators or other factors) the Company’s financial statements could be materially affected. A 50 basis point reduction in the discount rates used for the plans for 2014 would have increased the net obligation by $9 million ($6 million on an after tax basis) from the amounts recorded in the financial statements as of December 31, 2014.

The Company’s plan assets consist of various insurance contracts, equity and debt securities as determined by the administrator of each plan. The estimated long-term rate of return for the plans was determined on a plan by plan basis based on the nature of the plan assets and ranged from 2.0% to 7.1%. If the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets for 2014 was reduced by 50 basis points, pension expense for the plans for 2014 would have increased $1.0 million ($0.7 million on an after-tax basis).

Income Taxes: For a description of the Company’s income tax accounting policies, refer to Notes 2 and 11 to the Company’s Combined Financial Statements. The Company establishes valuation allowances for its deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized which requires management to make judgments and estimates regarding: (1) the timing and amount of the reversal of taxable temporary differences, (2) expected future taxable income, and (3) the impact of tax planning strategies. Future changes to tax rates would also impact the amounts of deferred tax assets and liabilities and could have an adverse impact on the Company’s financial statements.

The Company provides for unrecognized tax benefits when, based upon the technical merits, it is “more-likely-than-not” that an uncertain tax position will not be sustained upon examination. Judgment is required in evaluating tax positions and determining income tax provisions. The Company re-evaluates the technical merits of its tax positions and may recognize an uncertain tax benefit in certain circumstances, including when: (i) a tax audit is completed; (ii) applicable tax laws change, including a tax case ruling or legislative guidance; or (iii) the applicable statute of limitations expires.

In addition, certain of Danaher’s tax returns are currently under review by tax authorities (see “—Results of Operations—Income Taxes” and Note 11 to the Combined Financial Statements). Management believes the positions taken in these returns are in accordance with the relevant tax laws. However, the outcome of these audits is uncertain and could result in the Company being required to record charges for prior year tax obligations which could have a material adverse impact to the Company’s financial statements, including its effective tax rate.

An increase in the Company’s 2014 nominal tax rate of 1.0% would have resulted in an additional income tax provision for continuing operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 of $13 million.

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which impacts virtually all aspects of an entity’s revenue recognition. The core principle of the new standard is that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. On July 9, 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of the standard by one year which results in the new standard being effective for the Company at the beginning of its first quarter of fiscal year 2018. Management has not yet completed its assessment of the impact of the new standard, including possible transition alternatives, on the Company’s financial statements.

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In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (Topic 330), which modifies existing requirements regarding measuring inventory at the lower of cost or market. Under existing standards, the market amount requires consideration of replacement cost, net realizable value (NRV), and NRV less an approximately normal profit margin. The new ASU replaces market with NRV, defined as estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. This eliminates the need to determine and consider replacement cost or NRV less an approximately normal profit margin when measuring inventory. For the Company, this standard is effective prospectively beginning January 1, 2017, with early adoption permitted. Management has not yet completed its assessment of the impact of the new standard on the Company’s financial statements.

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments (Topic 805), which eliminates the requirement for an acquirer in a business combination to account for measurement-period adjustments retrospectively. Under existing standards, an acquirer in a business combination reports provisional amounts with respect to acquired assets and liabilities when their measurements are incomplete as of the end of the reporting period. Prior to the impact of this ASU, an acquirer is required to adjust provisional amounts (and the related impact on earnings) by restating prior period financial statements during the measurement period which cannot exceed one year from the date of acquisition. The new guidance requires that the cumulative impact of a measurement-period adjustment (including the impact on prior periods) be recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustment is identified-eliminating the requirement to restate prior period financial statements. The new standard requires disclosure of the nature and amount of measurement-period adjustments as well as information with respect to the portion of the adjustments recorded in current-period earnings that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustments to provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. The ASU is applied prospectively to measurement-period adjustments that occur after the effective date. For the Company, this standard is effective prospectively beginning January 1, 2016. Management has not yet completed its assessment of the impact of the new standard on the Company’s financial statements.

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BUSINESS

The Company

Fortive is a diversified industrial growth company comprising businesses that are recognized leaders in attractive markets globally. We operate businesses that design, develop, manufacture, service and market professional and engineered products, software and services for a variety of end markets, building upon leading brand names, innovative technology and significant market positions. Our research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative facilities are located in more than 40 countries across North America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America.

We strive to create shareholder value through consistent and sustainable earnings growth, driven by continuous improvement in the operating performance of our existing businesses and acquisitions of other businesses that strategically fit within our existing business portfolio or expand our portfolio into new and attractive markets.

To accomplish these goals, we use a set of growth, lean and leadership tools and processes, which today are known as DBS, designed to continuously improve business performance in the critical areas of quality, delivery, cost, growth and innovation. Within the DBS framework, we pursue a number of ongoing strategic initiatives relating to idea generation, product development and commercialization, global sourcing of materials and services, manufacturing improvement and sales and marketing. DBS has a long and deep history within our businesses, many of which originated fundamental DBS tools and have driven results through DBS for decades. Following our separation from Danaher, our rights to the DBS tools and processes will continue pursuant to the DBS license agreement described under “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—DBS License Agreement,” and we will continue using and developing these tools and processes under the name “                    ”.

Our 2014 sales by geographic destination (geographic destination refers to the geographic area where the final sale to the Company’s customer is made) were: North America, 55% (including 52% in the United States); Europe, 20%; Asia Pacific, 18%, and all other regions, 7%. For additional information regarding sales by geography, please refer to Note 16 in the Combined Financial Statements included in this information statement.

Our industrial growth businesses have historically been operated as Danaher’s Test & Measurement segment, Industrial Technologies segment (other than its Product Identification platform) and Retail/Commercial Petroleum platform. Today, our businesses are organized in two segments: Professional Instrumentation and Industrial Technologies.

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Fortive’s headquarters are located at 6920 Seaway Blvd, Everett, WA 98203, and its telephone number is (        )          -             .

Strategy

Our strategy is to maximize shareholder value through several key initiatives:

Strengths

We believe the Company has significant competitive strengths, including:

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Reportable Segments

The table below describes the percentage of our total annual revenues attributable to each of our two segments over each of the last three years ended December 31, 2014. For additional information regarding sales, operating profit and identifiable assets by segment, please refer to Note 16 in the Combined Financial Statements included in this information statement.

Professional Instrumentation

Our Professional Instrumentation segment offers essential products, software and services used to create actionable intelligence by measuring and monitoring a wide range of physical parameters in industrial applications, including electrical current, radio frequency signals, distance, pressure and temperature. Customers for these products and services include industrial service, installation and maintenance professionals, designers and manufacturers of electronic devices and instruments, and other customers for whom precision and reliability are critical in their specific applications. 2014 sales for this segment by geographic destination were: North America, 50%; Europe, 19%; Asia Pacific, 23%, and all other regions, 8%. Our Professional Instrumentation segment consists of the following lines of business.

Advanced Instrumentation & Solutions

Our Advanced Instrumentation & Solutions business consists of:

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Competition in the business is based on a number of factors, including the reliability, performance, ruggedness, ease of use, ergonomics and aesthetics of the product, the service provider’s relevant expertise with particular technologies and applications, as well as the other factors described under “—Competition.” Sales in the segment are generally made through independent distributors and direct sales personnel.

Sensing Technologies

Our Sensing Technologies business offers devices that sense, monitor and control operational or manufacturing variables, such as temperature, pressure, level, flow, turbidity and conductivity. Users of these products span a wide variety of industrial and manufacturing markets, including medical equipment, food and beverage, marine, industrial, off-highway vehicles, building automation and semiconductors. Our competitive advantage in these markets is based on our ability to apply advanced sensing technologies to a variety of customer needs, many of which are in demanding operating environments. Our modular products and agile supply chain enable rapid customization of solutions for unique operational requirements and which meet the lead-time needs of our customers. Competition in the business is based on a number of factors, including technology, application design expertise, lead time, channels of distribution, brand awareness, as well as the other factors described under “—Competition.” Products in this business are primarily marketed under a variety of brands, including the ANDERSON-NEGELE, GEMS SENSORS and SETRA brands. Sales in the segment are generally made through direct sales personnel and independent distributors.

Manufacturing facilities of our Professional Instrumentation segment are located in North America, Europe and Asia.

Industrial Technologies

Our Industrial Technologies segment offers critical technical equipment, components, software and services for manufacturing, repair and transportation markets worldwide. We offer fueling, field payment, vehicle tracking and fleet management solutions that are used in commercial and private fleet applications, as well as precision motion-control and other specialty products and solutions that enable manufacturing and other process industries around the world to operate more effectively and efficiently. Customers for these products and services include fleet owners, industrial machine OEMs, commercial garages and other industrial customers. 2014 sales for this segment by geographic destination were: North America, 59%; Europe, 22%; Asia Pacific, 14% and all other regions, 5%. Our Industrial Technologies segment consists of the following lines of business.

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Transportation Technologies

Our Transportation Technologies business is a leading worldwide provider of solutions and services focused on fuel dispensing, remote fuel management, point-of-sale and payment systems, environmental compliance, vehicle tracking and fleet management. This business consists of:

Customers in this line of business choose suppliers based on a number of factors including product features, performance and functionality, the supplier’s geographic coverage and the other factors described under “—Competition.” Sales are generally made through independent distributors and our direct sales personnel.

Automation & Specialty Components

Our Automation & Specialty Components business provides a wide range of electromechanical and electronic motion control products (including standard and custom motors, drives and controls) and mechanical components (such as ball screws, linear bearings, clutches/brakes and linear actuators), as well as supplemental braking systems for commercial vehicles. The automation products are sold in various precision motion markets, such as the markets for packaging equipment, medical equipment, metal forming equipment, robotics and food and beverage processing applications. Customers are typically systems integrators who use our products in production and packaging lines and original equipment manufacturers that integrate our products into their machines and systems. Customers in this industry choose suppliers based on a number of factors, including product performance, the breadth of the supplier’s product offering, the geographic coverage offered by the supplier and the other factors described under “—Competition.” The business is also a leading worldwide supplier of supplemental braking systems for commercial vehicles, selling JAKE BRAKE brand engine retarders for class 6 through 8 vehicles and bleeder and exhaust brakes for class 3 through 7 vehicles. Customers are primarily major original equipment manufacturers of class 3 through class 8 vehicles, and typically choose suppliers based on their technical expertise and total cost of ownership. Products in this business are marketed under a variety of brands, including DYNAPAR, HENGSTLER, JAKE BRAKE, KOLLMORGEN, PORTESCAP and THOMSON. Sales are generally made through our direct sales personnel and independent distributors.

Franchise Distribution

Our Franchise Distribution business consists of:

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Manufacturing facilities of our Industrial Technologies businesses are located in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

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The following discussion includes information common to both of our segments.

Materials

Our manufacturing operations employ a wide variety of raw materials, including steel, copper, cast iron, electronic components, aluminum, plastics and other petroleum-based products. Prices of oil and gas also affect our costs for freight and utilities. We purchase raw materials from a large number of independent sources around the world. No single supplier is material, although for some components that require particular specifications or qualifications there may be a single supplier or a limited number of suppliers that can readily provide such components. We utilize a number of techniques to address potential disruption in and other risks relating to our supply chain, including in certain cases the use of safety stock, alternative materials and qualification of multiple supply sources. During 2014 we had no raw material shortages that had a material effect on our business. For a further discussion of risks related to the materials and components required for our operations, please refer to “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Fortive’s Businesses.”

Intellectual Property

We own numerous patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and licenses to intellectual property owned by others. Although in aggregate our intellectual property is important to our operations, we do not consider any single patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or license to be of material importance to any segment or to the business as a whole. From time to time we engage in litigation to protect our intellectual property rights. For a discussion of risks related to our intellectual property, please refer to “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Fortive’s Businesses.” All capitalized brands and product names throughout this document are trademarks owned by, or licensed to, Danaher.

Competition

We believe that we are a leader in many of our served markets. Although our businesses generally operate in highly competitive markets, our competitive position cannot be determined accurately in the aggregate or by segment, since none of our competitors offer all of the same product and service lines or serve all of the same markets as we do. Because of the range of the products and services we sell and the variety of markets we serve, we encounter a wide variety of competitors, including well-established regional competitors, competitors who are more specialized than we are in particular markets, as well as larger companies or divisions of larger companies with substantial sales, marketing, research, and financial capabilities. We face increased competition in a number of our served markets as a result of the entry of competitors based in low-cost manufacturing locations, and increasing consolidation in particular markets. The number of competitors varies by product and service line. Our management believes that we have a market leadership position in many of the markets we serve. Key competitive factors vary among our businesses and product and service lines, but include the specific factors noted above with respect to each particular business and typically also include price, quality, performance, delivery speed, applications expertise, distribution channel access, service and support, technology and innovation, breadth of product, service and software offerings and brand name recognition. For a discussion of risks related to competition, please refer to “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Fortive’s Businesses.”

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Seasonal Nature of Business

General economic conditions impact our business and financial results, and certain of our businesses experience seasonal and other trends related to the industries and end markets that they serve. For example, capital equipment sales are often stronger in the fourth calendar quarter and sales to OEMs are often stronger immediately preceding and following the launch of new products. However, as a whole, we are not subject to material seasonality.

Working Capital

We maintain an adequate level of working capital to support our business needs. There are no unusual industry practices or requirements relating to working capital items in either of our reportable segments. In addition, our sales and payment terms are generally similar to those of our competitors.

Backlog

The following sets forth the unfulfilled orders attributable to each of our segments as of December 31 ($ in millions):

A large majority of the unfilled orders as of December 31, 2014 were delivered to customers within four months of such date. Given the relatively short delivery periods and rapid inventory turnover that are characteristic of most of our products and the shortening of product life cycles, we believe that backlog is indicative of short-term revenue performance but not necessarily a reliable indicator of medium or long-term revenue performance.

Employee Relations

As of December 31, 2014, we employed approximately 22,000 persons, of whom approximately 12,000 were employed in the United States and approximately 10,000 were employed outside of the United States. Of our United States employees, approximately 1,300 were hourly-rated, unionized employees. Outside the United States, we have government-mandated collective bargaining arrangements and union contracts in certain countries, particularly in Europe where certain of our employees are represented by unions and/or works councils. For a discussion of risks related to employee relations, please refer to “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Fortive’s Businesses.”

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