UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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 25, 2008
DOVER CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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1-4018
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53-0257888 |
(State or other Jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer |
of Incorporation)
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Identification No.) |
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280 Park Avenue, New York, NY
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10017 |
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of Principal Executive Offices)
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(212) 922-1640
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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.
On November 25, 2008, Dover Corporation (the Company) announced that Robert A. Livingston, 55,
has been promoted from President and Chief Operating Officer to President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and has been appointed a director of the Company effective December 1, 2008.
Mr. Livingston has been President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since July 1, 2008.
Before then, he held various positions with Company subsidiaries for the past 25 years.
The Company also announced that Ronald L. Hoffman, 60, the Companys current Chief Executive
Officer, will retire from that position and as a Director of the Company effective November 30,
2008.
These actions reflect a management transition that was announced by the Company in June of this
year.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
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Press release of Dover Corporation, dated November 25, 2008. |