UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December ~~October 24~~9, 2024

LOGO

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DOVER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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


3005 Highland Parkway
Downers Grove, Illinois				60515
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

(630) 541-1540

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ 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))

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	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
1.250% Notes due 2026	DOV 26	New York Stock Exchange
0.750% Notes due 2027	DOV 27	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 ☐

~~Item~~If ~~2.02~~an ~~Results~~emerging ofgrowth ~~Operations~~company, ~~and~~indicate ~~Financial~~by ~~Condition~~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. ☐

OnItem ~~October 24,~~5.02 ~~2024,~~Departure ~~Dover~~of ~~Corporation~~Directors ~~("Dover")~~or ~~issued~~Certain ~~the~~Officers; ~~Press~~Election ~~Release~~of ~~attached~~Directors; ~~hereto~~Appointment asof ~~Exhibit~~Certain ~~99.1~~Officers; ~~announcing~~Compensatory ~~its~~Arrangements ~~results~~ of ~~operations~~Certain ~~for the quarter ended September 30, 2024~~Officers.

~~The~~On ~~information~~December 9, in2024, ~~this~~Dover ~~Current~~Corporation ~~Report~~(“Dover” onor ~~Form~~the ~~8-K,~~“Company”) ~~including~~announced ~~Exhibit~~that 99Brad M.1 Cerepak, isDover’s ~~being~~Senior ~~furnished~~Vice toPresident ~~the Securities~~ and ~~Exchange~~Chief ~~Commission~~Financial ~~(the~~Officer, ~~“SEC”)~~plans ~~and~~to ~~shall~~retire ~~not~~from beDover ~~deemed~~effective toas beof ~~incorporated~~January 31, by2025. ~~reference~~Mr. Cerepak ~~into~~has ~~any~~served ofas Dover’s ~~filings~~Chief ~~with~~Financial ~~the~~Officer ~~SEC~~since ~~under~~May ~~the Securities Act of 1933, as amended~~2011.

Effective as of January 31, 2025, Chris Woenker, 42, will be elected as Dover’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Woenker currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Dover’s Engineered Products and Climate & Sustainability Technologies segments. Prior to Dover’s re-segmentation in 2019, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Dover’s Engineered Systems segment.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Woenker and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as Chief Financial Officer. There are no family relationships between Mr. Woenker and any director or executive officer of the Company and Mr. Woenker has no direct or indirect material interest in any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

AsOn ~~previously announced, on October~~December 249, 2024, ~~Dover~~the ~~will~~Company ~~hold~~issued ana ~~investor~~press ~~conference~~release ~~call~~announcing ~~and~~the ~~webcast~~retirement atof ~~8:30 a~~Mr.m. Cerepak ~~Central~~and ~~time~~succession ~~(9:30~~of aMr.~~m..~~ Woenker ~~Eastern~~as ~~time)~~Dover’s toSenior ~~discuss~~Vice ~~its~~President ~~results~~and Chief Financial Officer, a copy of ~~operations~~which ~~for~~is ~~the~~furnished ~~quarter~~as ~~ended~~Exhibit ~~September~~99.1 hereto and incorporated in this Item ~~30,~~7.01 ~~2024~~by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such disclosure in this Form 8-K in such a filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:

99.1 Press Release dated October 24, 2024


99.1		Press release, dated December 9, 2024 of the registrant.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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:

October 24, 2024

DOVER CORPORATION

Date: December 9, 2024

DOVER CORPORATION

(Registrant)

~~(Registrant)~~

By:

~~By:~~/s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera

~~/s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera~~

Ivonne M. Cabrera

~~Ivonne M. Cabrera~~

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

~~Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary~~

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