Dover 8-K 2023-02-09

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): February 9, 2023

DOVER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(630) 541-1540

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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On February 9, 2023, Dover Corporation (the “Company”) announced that the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) elected Michael Manley as a new independent director effective as of February 9, 2023. Mr. Manley’s election increases the size of the Board to 11 directors, 10 of whom are independent directors.

The Board (i) determined that Mr. Manley qualifies (a) as an “independent director” pursuant to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and (b) qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” pursuant to the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and has “accounting or related financial management expertise” pursuant to the rules of the NYSE and (ii) appointed Mr. Manley as a member of the Audit Committee and Finance Committee of the Board.

Mr. Manley serves as the Chief Executive Officer of AutoNation, Inc. (“AutoNation”) and as a member of its Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc.

Mr. Manley has no family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no arrangements or understandings with any person pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Company. In addition, there have been no transactions directly or indirectly involving Mr. Manley that would be 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”).

On February 9, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Mr. Manley to the Board, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated in this Item 7.01 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.

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:

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.