Business Editors

    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 1999--The Board of Directors of Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.115 (eleven and one-half cents) per share on its common stock, which is an increase of $.01 (one cent) per share per quarter, payable on September 15, 1999, to holders of record on August 31, 1999.

Dover Corporation is a diversified manufacturer of industrial products with more than $4 billion of sales.

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     CONTACT: Robert G. Kuhbach, Vice President   
              General Counsel and Secretary, Dover
              212/849-4512                        
              http://www.dovercorporation.com     
     
     KEYWORD: NEW YORK
     INDUSTRY KEYWORD: BANKING DIVIDEND