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): November 2, 2016
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):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
This Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) is filed for the purpose of incorporating the contents of this Report into the Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (No. 333-194385) (the “Registration Statement”) and filing the attached Exhibit No. 12 as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 12 | Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 and each of the five fiscal years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2015. | |
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: November 2, 2016 | DOVER CORPORATION | |||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera | |||||
| Ivonne M. Cabrera | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 12 | Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 and each of the five fiscal years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2015. | |