NEW YORK, Aug 5, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- The Board of Directors of Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) today increased the quarterly cash dividend to $.16 (sixteen cents) per share, from $.15 (fifteen cents). The new dividend will be paid on September 15, 2004 to shareholders of record as of August 31, 2004.

Dover Corporation is a diversified manufacturer of industrial products with approximately $4.4 billion in sales.

SOURCE Dover Corporation

Joseph W. Schmidt, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
of Dover Corporation, +1-212-922-1640

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