UNITED STATES

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SCHEDULE 14A

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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 2, 2020. Meeting Information FORTIVE CORPORATION Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: April 6, 2020 Date: June 2, 2020 Time: 3:00 PM PDT Location:* Fortive Corporation 6920 Seaway Blvd Everett, WA 98203 You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above. This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side). FORTIVE CORPORATION We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in 6920 SEAWAY BLVD the proxy materials before voting. EVERETT, WA 98203 * As of April 20, 2020, we intend to hold the meeting in person at Fortive Corporation, 6920 Seaway Blvd, Everett,WA 98203. However, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the corresponding public health and travel concerns of our shareholders, directors, officers, employees and service providers, we may change the location of our 2020 Annual Meeting to a virtual only meeting format. If we change the location of our 2020 Annual Meeting to a virtual only meeting format, we will announce the change as promptly as practicable through a press release which will also be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, please monitor our investor website at www.fortive.com for updated information. If you are planning to attend our 2020 Annual Meeting in person, please check the website at least one week prior to the meeting date. If we change the location of our 2020 Annual Meeting to a virtual meeting format only, you will not be able to attend our meeting in person. See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.

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Voting Items The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: 1. To elect the following nominees to serve as Directors, each for a one-year term expiring 3. To approve on an advisory basis Fortive’s named at the 2021 annual meeting and until their executive officer compensation. successors are elected and qualified. 4. To approve Fortive’s Amended and Restated Nominees: Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and restated to eliminate the supermajority voting 1a. Kate D. Mitchell requirements applicable to shares of Common Stock. 1b. Mitchell P. Rales NOTE: To consider and act upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. 1c. Steven M. Rales 1d. Jeannine Sargent 1e. Alan G. Spoon The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4. 2. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Fortive’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020.