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 20, 2019
(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)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b) On February 20, 2019, Peter T. Francis notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Dover Corporation (the “Company”) of his intention to retire from the Board effective as of the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is the end of his current term. Mr. Francis has served on the Board since 2007.
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: February 25, 2019 | DOVER CORPORATION (Registrant) | |||||
| By: | /s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera | |||||
| Ivonne M. Cabrera | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||