UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2010
DOVER CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-4018 (Commission File Number) |
53-0257888 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
280 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
New York, NY 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(212) 922-1640
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Dover Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 6, 2010 at which
meeting the shareholders elected eleven directors and ratified the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010.
The breakdown of the shareholder votes on these matters is listed below:
1. Election of Directors:
| Director | For | Against | Abstained | |||||||||
David H. Benson |
150,599,256 | 1,964,997 | 88,103 | |||||||||
Robert W. Cremin |
151,460,842 | 1,101,937 | 89,577 | |||||||||
Jean-Pierre M. Ergas |
150,431,954 | 2,130,965 | 89,437 | |||||||||
Peter T. Francis |
151,383,771 | 1,183,403 | 85,182 | |||||||||
Kristiane C. Graham |
150,731,240 | 1,812,476 | 108,640 | |||||||||
James L. Koley |
150,494,609 | 2,072,694 | 85,053 | |||||||||
Robert A. Livingston |
151,156,907 | 1,422,053 | 73,396 | |||||||||
Richard K. Lochridge |
150,710,708 | 1,847,370 | 94,278 | |||||||||
Bernard G. Rethore |
151,474,387 | 1,095,877 | 82,092 | |||||||||
Michael B. Stubbs |
150,875,208 | 1,693,345 | 83,803 | |||||||||
Mary A. Winston |
151,028,431 | 1,537,629 | 86,296 | |||||||||
2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm for 2010.
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||
| 161,736,126 | 1,284,065 | 98,964 | ||||||
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: May 12, 2010 |
DOVER CORPORATION (Registrant) |
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| By: | /s/ Joseph W. Schmidt | |||
| Joseph W. Schmidt | ||||
| Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||