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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 10, 2019

DOVER CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware |  | 1-4018 |  | 53-0257888
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3005 Highland Parkway Downers Grove, Illinois |  | 60515
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(630) 541-1540

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock |  | DOV |  | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 10, 2019, Dover Corporation (“Dover”) will host an investor meeting. A presentation will be given by Dover’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard J. Tobin. A webcast of the meeting will begin at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time and will be available live to all interested parties. A link to the live audio webcast and the presentation materials will be available on Dover’s website (dovercorporation.com) prior to the webcast, and the replay will be archived on the website. A copy of the presentation materials is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by Dover under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| (d) | Exhibits.

| 99.1 |  |  | Presentation dated September 10, 2019
| 104 |  |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 10, 2019 |  |  |  | DOVER CORPORATION
|  |  |  | (Registrant)
|  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera
|  |  |  |  |  | Ivonne M. Cabrera
|  |  |  |  |  | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary