Edgar Filing: DOVER Corp

Date: December 7, 2017

DOVER CORPORATION

(Registrant)

/s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera

Ivonne M. Cabrera

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

8-K

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): December 7, 2017

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)

(630) 541-1540

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On December 7, 2017, Dover Corporation (“Dover”) announced that it plans to spin off its upstream energy businesses within the Dover Energy segment, collectively, the “Wellsite” business, into a standalone, publicly-traded company, to be named at a later date. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


99.1		Dover Corporation Press Release dated December 7, 2017.

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.