FORM 10-Q
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF
THE SECURTIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005
Commission File Number: 1-4018
Dover Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   53-0257888
(State of Incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY
(Address of principal executive offices)
  10017
(Zip Code)
(212) 922-1640
(Registrant’s telephone number)
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act). Yes þ No o
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s common stock as of October 26, 2005 was 202,668,076.
 
 

 


Dover Corporation
Form 10-Q
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       
 
       
       
 
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(For the nine months ended September 30, 2005)
       
 
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 EX-31.1: CERTIFICATION
 EX-31.2: CERTIFICATION
 EX-32: CERTIFICATION
(All other schedules are not required and have been omitted)

 


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
DOVER CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited) (in thousands, except per share figures)
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
Revenue
  $ 1,562,756     $ 1,383,885     $ 4,484,980     $ 3,886,229  
Cost of goods and services
    1,026,589       911,447       2,947,986       2,540,070  
 
                       
Gross profit
    536,167       472,438       1,536,994       1,346,159  
Selling and administrative expenses
    343,401       305,321       1,024,136       887,063  
 
                       
Operating income
    192,766       167,117       512,858       459,096  
 
                       
Interest expense, net
    16,248       15,933       47,598       45,949  
Other income, net
    (2,406 )     (1,645 )     (14,226 )     (1,775 )
 
                       
Total interest/other expense, net
    (13,842 )     (14,288 )     (33,372 )     (44,174 )
 
                       
Income before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations
    178,924       152,829       479,486       414,922  
Provision for income taxes
    46,329       40,185       128,566       116,561  
 
                       
Income from continuing operations
    132,595       112,644       350,920       298,361  
 
                       
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net
    (9,915 )     7,620       43,095       17,279  
 
                       
Net income
  $ 122,680     $ 120,264     $ 394,015     $ 315,640  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
                               
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.65     $ 0.55     $ 1.73     $ 1.47  
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
    (0.05 )     0.04       0.21       0.09  
Net income
    0.61       0.59       1.94       1.55  
 
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding
    202,572       203,335       203,057       203,229  
 
                       
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
                               
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.65     $ 0.55     $ 1.72     $ 1.46  
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
    (0.05 )     0.04       0.21       0.08  
Net income
    0.60       0.59       1.93       1.54  
 
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding
    203,918       204,714       204,236       204,754  
 
                       
 
                       
 
                               
Dividends paid per common share
  $ 0.17     $ 0.16     $ 0.49     $ 0.46  
 
                       
The following table is a reconciliation of the share amounts used in computing earnings per share:
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
Weighted average shares outstanding — Basic
    202,572       203,335       203,057       203,229  
Dilutive effect of assumed exercise of employee stock options
    1,346       1,379       1,179       1,525  
 
                       
Weighted average shares outstanding — Diluted
    203,918       204,714       204,236       204,754  
 
                       
 
                       
 
                               
Shares excluded from dilutive effect due to exercise price exceeding average market price of common stock
    3,755       4,700       4,537       3,559  
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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DOVER CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited) (in thousands)
                 
    At September 30, 2005     At December 31, 2004  
Assets
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and equivalents
  $ 323,242     $ 355,725  
Receivables, net
    1,024,758       869,760  
Inventories, net
    746,065       740,006  
Deferred tax and other current assets
    125,169       100,986  
 
           
Total current assets
    2,219,234       2,066,477  
 
           
Property, plant and equipment, net
    806,540       730,016  
Goodwill
    2,915,673       2,058,987  
Intangible assets, net
    569,832       528,137  
Other assets and deferred charges
    209,209       195,617  
Assets of discontinued operations
    84,307       208,468  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 6,804,795     $ 5,787,702  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities
               
Current liabilities:
               
Short-term debt and commercial paper
  $ 543,910     $ 339,265  
Accounts payable
    376,437       344,932  
Accrued expenses
    500,842       460,069  
Federal and other taxes on income
    145,514       176,733  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    1,566,703       1,320,999  
 
           
Long-term debt
    1,339,883       753,063  
Deferred income taxes
    309,966       296,147  
Other deferrals (principally compensation)
    266,250       241,182  
Liabilities of discontinued operations
    53,830       63,279  
 
               
Stockholders’ Equity
               
Total stockholders’ equity
    3,268,163       3,113,032  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 6,804,795     $ 5,787,702  
 
           
DOVER CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited) (in thousands)
                                                 
                    Accumulated                        
    Common     Additional     Other                     Total  
    Stock     Paid-In     Comprehensive     Retained     Treasury     Stockholders’  
    $1 Par Value     Capital     Earnings (Loss)     Earnings     Stock     Equity  
     
Balance at December 31, 2004
  $ 239,015     $ 98,979     $ 189,570     $ 3,628,715     $ (1,043,247 )   $ 3,113,032  
Net income
                      394,015             394,015  
Dividends paid
                      (99,434 )           (99,434 )
Common stock issued for options exercised
    570       16,429                         16,999  
Stock acquired
                            (51,162 )     (51,162 )
Translation of foreign financial statements
                (106,233 )                 (106,233 )
Unrealized holding losses, net of tax
                946                   946  
     
Balance at September 30, 2005
  $ 239,585     $ 115,408     $ 84,283     $ 3,923,296     $ (1,094,409 )   $ 3,268,163  
     
Preferred Stock, $100 par value per share. 100,000 shares authorized; none issued.
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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DOVER CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited) (in thousands)
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004  
Operating Activities
               
Net income
  $ 394,015     $ 315,640  
 
           
 
               
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
               
Income from discontinued operations
    (43,095 )     (17,279 )
Depreciation and amortization
    124,387       112,195  
Changes in current assets and liabilities (excluding effects of acquisitions, dispositions and foreign exchange):
               
Increase in accounts receivable
    (142,104 )     (153,069 )
Decrease (increase) in inventories
    23,642       (82,346 )
Increase in prepaid expenses & other assets
    (114 )     (6,901 )
Increase in accounts payable
    19,136       93,746  
Increase in accrued expenses
    24,982       19,753  
Increase (decrease) in accrued federal and other taxes payable
    (16,250 )     51,275  
 
           
Net change in current assets and liabilities
    (90,708 )     (77,542 )
Contributions to defined benefit pension plan
    (18,000 )      
Net change in non-current assets & liabilities
    6,786       27,549  
 
           
Total adjustments
    (20,630 )     44,923  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    373,385       360,563  
 
           
 
               
Investing Activities
               
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
    16,052       13,949  
Additions to property, plant and equipment
    (104,692 )     (69,010 )
Proceeds from sale of discontinued businesses
    142,943       67,921  
Acquisitions (net of cash and cash equivalents acquired)
    (1,079,525 )     (313,542 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,025,222 )     (300,682 )
 
           
 
               
Financing Activities
               
Increase (decrease) in debt, net
    785,005       (52,736 )
Purchase of treasury stock
    (51,162 )     (4,912 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    13,529       10,901  
Dividends to stockholders
    (99,434 )     (93,507 )
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    647,938       (140,254 )
 
           
 
               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    (18,693 )     (3,859 )
 
           
 
               
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations
    (9,891 )     21,399  
 
           
 
               
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (32,483 )     (62,833 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    355,725       368,351  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 323,242     $ 305,518  
 
           
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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DOVER CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules for interim periods, do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Dover Corporation (“Dover” or the “Company”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, which provides a more complete understanding of Dover’s accounting policies, financial position, operating results, business properties and other matters. It is the opinion of management that these financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the interim results. The results of operations of any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year.
As previously disclosed, Dover expanded its subsidiary structure from four to six reportable segments effective January 1, 2005 and is reporting financial information on this basis effective January 1, 2005.
Certain amounts in prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.
2. Stock-Based Compensation
Dover maintains long-term incentive plans authorizing various types of market and performance based incentive awards that may be granted to officers and employees. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation under APB 25, and does not recognize stock-based compensation expense upon the grant of its stock options because the option terms are fixed and the exercise price equals the market price of the underlying stock on the grant date (see Note 13 for information related to new accounting rules for stock-based compensation that will impact Dover beginning January 1, 2006). All granted stock options have a term of ten years and cliff vest after three years.
The following table illustrates the effect on net income and basic and diluted earnings per share if compensation expense had been recognized upon grant of the options, based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model:
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands, except per share figures)   2005     2004     2005     2004  
Net income, as reported
  $ 122,680     $ 120,264     $ 394,015     $ 315,640  
Deduct:
                               
Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of tax effects
    (4,735 )     (4,519 )     (14,133 )     (13,687 )
 
                       
Pro forma net income
  $ 117,945     $ 115,745     $ 379,882     $ 301,953  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings per share:
                               
Basic—as reported
  $ 0.61     $ 0.59     $ 1.94     $ 1.55  
Basic—pro forma
    0.58       0.57       1.87       1.49  
 
                               
Diluted—as reported
  $ 0.60     $ 0.59     $ 1.93     $ 1.54  
Diluted—pro forma
    0.58       0.57       1.86       1.47  

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3. Acquisitions
Knowles Electronics Acquisition
On September 27, 2005, Dover, through its subsidiary Dover Electronics, Inc. (“Dover Electronics”), completed the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Knowles Electronics Holding Inc. (“Knowles”) from Key Acquisition, L.L.C. and the other stockholders of Knowles for approximately $751 million, net of cash acquired. A portion of the purchase price was allocated to satisfy all outstanding debt obligations of Knowles, including the discharge of Knowles’ 13 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due October 15, 2009.
The acquisition of Knowles resulted in an excess purchase price over the book value of assets acquired of approximately $691 million, which was allocated to goodwill in the September 30, 2005 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company is in the process of obtaining appraisals of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and will evaluate and adjust the initial purchase price allocation as additional information relative to the fair values of the assets and liabilities becomes known.
Other Acquisitions
Including the Knowles acquisition described above, Dover completed eight acquisitions during the first nine months of 2005 (listed below), three of which were during the third quarter. During the first nine months of 2004, the Company completed six acquisitions, including two in the third quarter. The acquisitions have been appropriately accounted for under SFAS 141 “Business Combinations.” Accordingly, the accounts of the acquired companies, after adjustments to reflect fair market values assigned to assets and liabilities, have been included in the consolidated financial statements from their respective dates of acquisitions. The 2005 acquisitions are wholly owned and had an aggregate cost of $1,079.5 million, net of cash acquired, at the date of acquisition.
The following table is a summary of the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the dates of acquisition, subject to final purchase price allocations:
As of September 30, 2005
                         
(in thousands)   Knowles     Other Acquisitions     Total  
Current assets, net of cash acquired
  $ 62,395     $ 45,665     $ 108,060  
P P & E
    54,448       36,487       90,935  
Goodwill
    690,736       218,216       908,952  
Intangibles & other assets
    2,459       54,489       56,948  
 
                 
Total assets acquired
  $ 810,038     $ 354,857     $ 1,164,895  
 
                 
 
                       
Total liabilities assumed
    (59,500 )     (25,870 )     (85,370 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net assets acquired
  $ 750,538     $ 328,987     $ 1,079,525  
 
                 

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The following table details all acquisitions made in 2005:
                         
Date   Type   Acquired Companies   Location (Near)   Segment   Group   Operating Company
27-Sep
  Stock   Knowles Electronics, Inc.   Itasca, Illinois   Electronics   Components   N/A
Manufacturer of advanced micro-acoustic component products for the hearing aid and consumer electronics industries.
 
                       
7-Sep
  Stock   Harbor Electronics, Inc.   Santa Clara, CA   Technologies   Circuit Assembly & Test   ECT
Manufacturer of complex, high-layer count, impedance controlled “interface” Printed Circuit Boards for the Semiconductor Test Industry.
 
                       
5-Aug
  Asset   Colder Products Company   St. Paul, Minnesota   Electronics   Components   N/A
Manufacturer of quick disconnect couplings for a wide variety of biomedical and commercial applications.
 
                       
7-Jun
  Stock   C-Tech Energy Services Inc.   Edmonton, Alberta   Resources   Petroleum Equipment   Energy Products Group
Manufacturer of continuous rod technology for oil and gas production.
 
                       
2-Mar
  Asset   APG   Longmont, Colorado   Technologies   Circuit Assembly & Test   ECT
Manufacturer of test fixtures for loaded circuit board testing.
 
                       
23-Feb
  Stock   Fas-Co Coders, Inc.   Phoenix, Arizona   Technologies   Product Identification   Imaje
Integrator of high resolution carton printers.
 
                       
21-Feb
  Asset   Rostone (Reunion Industries)   Lafayette, Indiana   Electronics   Components   Kurz-Kasch
Manufacturer of thermo set specialty plastics.
 
                       
18-Jan
  Asset   Avborne Accessory Group, Inc.   Miami, Florida   Diversified   Industrial Equipment   Sargent
Maintenance, repair, and overhaul of commercial, military and business aircraft.
The following unaudited pro forma information illustrates the effect on Dover’s revenue and net income for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, assuming that the 2005 and 2004 acquisitions had all taken place on January 1, 2004.
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except per share figures)   2005   2004   2005   2004
Revenue from continuing operations:
                               
As reported
  $ 1,562,756     $ 1,383,885     $ 4,484,980     $ 3,886,229  
Pro forma
    1,625,895       1,531,663       4,706,421       4,382,367  
 
Net income from continuing operations:
                               
As reported
  $ 132,595     $ 112,644     $ 350,920     $ 298,361  
Pro forma
    132,945       118,652       353,856       310,432  
 
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations:
                               
As reported
  $ 0.65     $ 0.55     $ 1.73     $ 1.47  
Pro forma
    0.66       0.58       1.74       1.53  
 
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations:
                               
As reported
  $ 0.65     $ 0.55     $ 1.72     $ 1.46  
Pro forma
    0.65       0.58       1.73       1.52  
These pro forma results of operations have been prepared for comparative purposes only and include certain adjustments to actual financial results for the relevant periods, such as imputed financing costs, and additional amortization and depreciation expense as a result of intangibles and fixed assets acquired. They do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations which actually would have resulted had the acquisitions occurred on the date indicated, or which may result in the future.
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4. Inventory
The following table displays the components of inventory:
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
(in thousands)   2005     2004  
Raw materials
  $ 343,665     $ 342,182  
Work in progress
    190,697       200,076  
Finished goods
    252,181       237,014  
 
           
Subtotal
    786,543       779,272  
Less LIFO reserve
    (40,478 )     (39,266 )
 
           
Total
  $ 746,065     $ 740,006  
 
           
5. Property, Plant and Equipment
The following table displays the components of property, plant and equipment:
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
(in thousands)   2005     2004  
Land
  $ 64,079     $ 60,359  
Buildings
    490,153       484,928  
Machinery and equipment
    1,568,853       1,454,630  
Accumulated depreciation
    (1,316,545 )     (1,269,901 )
 
           
Total
  $ 806,540     $ 730,016  
 
           
6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Dover is continuing to evaluate the initial purchase price allocations of certain acquisitions and will adjust the allocations as additional information relative to the fair values of the assets and liabilities of the businesses becomes known. The Company is also in the process of obtaining appraisals of tangible and intangible assets for certain acquisitions.
The following table provides the changes in carrying value of goodwill by market segment through the nine months ended September 30, 2005:
                                 
                    Other adjustments        
            Goodwill from 2005     including currency        
(in thousands)   At December 31, 2004     acquisitions     translations     At September 30, 2005  
Diversified
  $ 218,853     $ 55,751     $ (2,265 )   $ 272,339  
Electronics
    161,118       795,156       (4,590 )     951,684  
Industries
    257,846             (1,453 )     256,393  
Resources
    626,909       9,028       (13,750 )     622,187  
Systems
    109,368             (2,143 )     107,225  
Technologies
    684,893       49,017       (28,065 )     705,845  
     
Total
  $ 2,058,987     $ 908,952     $ (52,266 )   $ 2,915,673  
     
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The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible asset:
                                 
    September 30, 2005     December 31, 2004  
    Gross             Gross        
    Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying     Accumulated  
(in thousands)   Amount     Amortization     Amount     Amortization  
Trademarks
  $ 30,149     $ 12,243     $ 30,061     $ 11,082  
Patents
    105,439       55,919       95,996       60,213  
Customer Intangibles
    194,519       26,980       176,984       15,219  
Unpatented Technologies
    103,007       33,075       101,228       28,521  
Non-Compete Agreements
    6,775       6,074       8,377       7,288  
Drawings & Manuals
    5,964       3,489       5,989       2,722  
Distributor Relationships
    39,500       4,264       38,300       1,915  
Other (primarily minimum pension liability)*
    66,026       11,109       55,269       5,947  
 
                       
Total Amortizable Intangible Assets
    551,379       153,153       512,204       132,907  
 
                       
Total Indefinite-Lived Trademarks
    171,606             148,840        
Total
  $ 722,985     $ 153,153     $ 661,044     $ 132,907  
 
                       
*   Intangible asset balance related to minimum pension liability requirements for Dover’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan liability.
7. Discontinued Operations
Cash proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations during the first nine months of 2005 and 2004 were $142.9 million and $67.9 million, respectively.
Additional detail related to the assets and liabilities of the Company’s discontinued operations is as follows:
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
(in thousands)   2005     2004  
Assets of Discontinued Operations
               
Current assets
  $ 59,586     $ 84,684  
Non-current assets
    24,721       123,784  
 
           
 
  $ 84,307       208,468  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities of discontinued operations
               
Current liabilities
  $ 33,068     $ 38,012  
Long-term liabilities
    20,762       25,267  
 
           
 
  $ 53,830     $ 63,279  
 
           
Summarized results of the Company’s discontinued operations are as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands)   2005     2004     2005     2004  
Other gain (loss), net of tax
  $ (8,983 )   $ (300 )   $ 35,560     $ (5,233 )
Income (loss) from operations, net of tax
    (932 )     7,920       7,535       22,512  
 
                       
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
  $ (9,915 )   $ 7,620     $ 43,095     $ 17,279  
 
                       
Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004
On August 11, 2005, Dover sold Somero Enterprises, a business in the Industries segment, resulting in a gain of approximately $31.8 million ($22.0 million after-tax). Also, during the third quarter of 2005, the company discontinued a business in the Systems segment, resulting in a goodwill impairment of approximately $55.0 million.
In addition, on September 23, 2005, Dover, through its subsidiary Dover Diversified, Inc., entered into an agreement to sell Tranter PHE for approximately $150 million. The closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.
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The results of these three businesses are classified as discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
During the third quarter of 2004, Dover sold two previously discontinued businesses, one from the Industries segment and one from the Resources segment for net cash proceeds of approximately $45.6 million.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004
During the second quarter of 2005, Dover discontinued Hydratight Sweeney, a business in the Diversified segment, which was sold on May 17, 2005 for a gain of approximately $49.0 million ($46.5 million after-tax). Also, during the first quarter of 2005, Dover discontinued one business from the Industries segment, which was subsequently sold on April 1, 2005 resulting in a loss of approximately $2 million.
During the second quarter of 2004, Dover sold two previously discontinued businesses from the Diversified segment for cash proceeds of $22.3 million.
8. Debt
Dover’s long-term notes with a book value of $1,591.0 million, of which $251.2 million matures in the current year, had a fair value of approximately $1,664.5 million at September 30, 2005. The estimated fair value of the long-term notes is based on quoted market prices for similar issues.
On September 1, 2005, Dover entered into a $400 million 364-day unsecured revolving credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. This credit facility has substantially the same terms as the Company’s $600 million 5-year credit agreement and is intended to be used primarily as liquidity back-up for the Company’s commercial paper program. The Company has not drawn down any loan under either the 364-day or 5-year credit facility, and does not anticipate doing so. As of September 30, 2005, the Company had commercial paper outstanding in the principal amount of $274.4 million, which reflects the application of the net proceeds from the subsequent sale of notes and debentures described below.
Subsequent to the quarter ended September 30, 2005, on October 26, 2005, the Company closed a new $1 billion 5-year unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks that replaces both the $400 million 364-day facility and the 5-year $600 million facility. The credit facility has substantially the same terms as the facilities it replaces and is intended for the same purposes. The Company has not drawn down any loans under the $1 billion facility and does not anticipate doing so.
Subsequent to the quarter ended September 30, 2005, on October 13, 2005, Dover issued $300 million of 4.875% notes due 2015 and $300 million of 5.375% debentures due 2035. The net proceeds of $588.6 million from the notes and debentures were used to repay borrowings under Dover’s commercial paper program, and are reflected in long-term debt in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2005. The notes and debentures are redeemable at the option of Dover in whole or in part at any time at a redemption price that includes a make-whole premium, with accrued interest to the redemption date.
During the third quarter, Dover entered into several interest rate swaps related to the October 13, 2005 notes and debentures. As of September 30, 2005, Dover recorded a net unrealized gain related to these swaps in other comprehensive income of $1.5 million. The swap contracts were settled on October 13, 2005 and the resulting gain of $3.0 million will be deferred and amortized over the life of the related notes and debentures.
There are presently two interest rate swap agreements outstanding for a total notional amount of $100.0 million, designated as fair value hedges on part of the Company’s $150.0 million 6.25% Notes due on June 1, 2008, to exchange fixed-rate interest for variable-rate. The swap agreements have reduced the effective interest rate on the notes to 4.98%. There is no hedge ineffectiveness, and the fair value of the interest rate swaps outstanding as of September 30, 2005 was determined through market quotation.
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9. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
A few of the Company’s subsidiaries are involved in legal proceedings relating to the cleanup of waste disposal sites under federal and state statutes that provide for the allocation of such costs among “potentially responsible parties.” In each instance, the extent of the Company’s liability appears to be very small in relation to the total projected expenditures and the number of other “potentially responsible parties” involved, and is anticipated to be immaterial to the Company. In addition, a few of the Company’s subsidiaries are involved in ongoing remedial activities at certain plant sites in cooperation with regulatory agencies, and appropriate reserves have been established.
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are also parties to a number of other legal proceedings incidental to their businesses. Management and legal counsel periodically review the probable outcome of such proceedings, the costs and expenses reasonably expected to be incurred, the availability and extent of insurance coverage, and established reserves. While it is not possible at this time to predict the outcome of these legal actions, in the opinion of management, based on these reviews, it is remote that the disposition of the lawsuits and the other matters mentioned above will have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
Estimated warranty program claims are provided for at the time of sale. Amounts provided for are based on historical costs and adjusted new claims. The changes in carrying amount of product warranties through September 30, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:
                 
(in thousands)   2005     2004  
Beginning Balance January 1
  $ 45,480     $ 35,482  
Provision for warranties
    19,899       20,201  
Settlements made
    (18,621 )     (15,017 )
Other adjustments
    (435 )     13  
 
           
Ending Balance September 30
  $ 46,323     $ 40,679  
 
           
10. Employee Benefit Plans
The following table sets forth the components of net periodic expense.
                                 
    Retirement Plan Benefits     Post Retirement Benefits  
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Three Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands)   2005     2004     2005     2004  
Expected return on plan assets
  $ 6,408     $ 6,877     $     $  
Benefits earned during period
    (3,897 )     (3,358 )     (75 )     (91 )
Interest accrued on benefit obligation
    (5,866 )     (5,654 )     (261 )     (318 )
Amortization
                               
Prior service cost
    (1,769 )     (1,223 )     145       59  
Unrecognized actuarial losses
    (1,334 )     (936 )     (15 )     29  
Transition
    260       268              
 
                       
Net periodic expense
  $ (6,198 )   $ (4,026 )   $ (206 )   $ (321 )
 
                       
                                 
    Retirement Plan Benefits     Post Retirement Benefits  
    Nine Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands)   2005     2004     2005     2004  
Expected return on plan assets
  $ 19,224     $ 20,631     $     $  
Benefits earned during period
    (11,691 )     (10,074 )     (271 )     (549 )
Interest accrued on benefit obligation
    (17,598 )     (16,962 )     (943 )     (1,438 )
Amortization
                               
Prior service cost
    (5,307 )     (3,669 )     187       (397 )
Unrecognized actuarial losses
    (4,002 )     (2,808 )     (65 )     (47 )
Transition
    780       804              
 
                       
Net periodic expense
  $ (18,594 )   $ (12,078 )   $ (1,092 )   $ (2,431 )
 
                       
During the third quarter of 2005, the Company contributed $18.0 million to the Knowles Electronics Holdings, Inc. pension plan. The Company does not anticipate making any additional employer discretionary contributions to defined benefit plan assets during the year ending December 31, 2005.

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11. Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income was as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands)   2005     2004     2005     2004  
Net Income
  $ 122,680     $ 120,264     $ 394,015     $ 315,640  
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    5,637       10,313       (106,233 )     (17,791 )
Unrealized holding losses, net of tax
    (40 )     (82 )     (320 )     (489 )
Unrealized gain on derivative cash flow hedges, net of tax
    1,678             1,266        
 
                       
Comprehensive Income
  $ 129,955     $ 130,495     $ 288,728     $ 297,360  
 
                       
12. Segment Information
Dover has six reportable segments which are based on the management reporting structure used to evaluate performance. Segment financial information and a reconciliation of segment results to consolidated results follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
REVENUE
                               
Diversified
  $ 185,222     $ 148,128     $ 566,969     $ 449,526  
Electronics
    132,264       118,016       409,349       341,648  
Industries
    219,333       201,514       652,374       590,860  
Resources
    404,653       337,139       1,170,557       943,542  
Systems
    197,076       169,092       530,682       451,915  
Technologies
    426,767       412,414       1,162,780       1,115,629  
Intramarket eliminations
    (2,559 )     (2,418 )     (7,731 )     (6,891 )
 
                       
Total consolidated revenue
  $ 1,562,756     $ 1,383,885     $ 4,484,980     $ 3,886,229  
 
                       
 
                               
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
                               
 
                               
Diversified
  $ 23,123     $ 16,586     $ 66,512     $ 54,076  
Electronics
    6,286       9,179       29,794       30,665  
Industries
    29,265       23,714       78,461       68,516  
Resources
    65,940       55,818       196,418       158,480  
Systems
    29,221       19,095       78,168       50,538  
Technologies
    54,557       58,065       121,204       137,464  
 
                       
Total segments
    208,392       182,457       570,557       499,739  
Corporate expense/other
    (13,220 )     (13,695 )     (43,473 )     (38,868 )
Net interest expense
    (16,248 )     (15,933 )     (47,598 )     (45,949 )
 
                       
Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations
    178,924       152,829       479,486       414,922  
Provision for income taxes
    46,329       40,185       128,566       116,561  
 
                       
Income from continuing operations — total consolidated
  $ 132,595     $ 112,644     $ 350,920     $ 298,361  
 
                       
13. New Accounting Standards
In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” (“SFAS 154”), which replaces Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 20 “Accounting Changes,” and SFAS No. 3 “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements.” SFAS 154 changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle, and applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principles, as well as changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that it does not include specific transition provisions. Specifically, SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements, unless it is impracticable to determine the period-specific effects or the cumulative

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effect of the change. SFAS 154 does not change the transition provisions of any existing pronouncement. SFAS 154 is effective for Dover for all accounting changes and corrections of errors made beginning January 1, 2006.
In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations” (“FIN 47”). FIN 47 clarifies that a conditional asset retirement obligation, as used in SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” refers to a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and/or method of settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity. FIN 47 is effective for the Company no later than the end of the 2005. The effect of FIN 47 will be immaterial to Dover’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”). SFAS No. 123R revises previously issued SFAS 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” supersedes APB No.25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and amends SFAS Statement No. 95 “Statement of Cash Flows.” SFAS 123R will require Dover to expense the fair value of employee stock options and other forms of stock-based compensation for the annual periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award. The share-based award must be classified as equity or as a liability and the compensation cost is measured based on the fair value of the award at the date of the grant. In addition, liability awards will be re-measured at fair value each reporting period. Based on current guidance, Dover will begin to expense the fair value of employee stock options and other forms of stock-based compensation in the first quarter of 2006. The effect of the adoption of SFAS 123R will not be materially different from the pro-forma results included in Note 2 — Stock-Based Compensation.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary assets, an amendment of APB No. 29, Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions” (“SFAS 153”). The amendments made by SFAS 153 are based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. Further, the amendments eliminate the narrow exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replace it with a broader exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. The statement was effective for the Company beginning July 1, 2005 and was applied prospectively. The effect of the adoption of SFAS 153 was immaterial to Dover’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position.
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs, an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 43, Chapter 4” (“SFAS 151”). SFAS 151 requires that abnormal amounts of idle capacity and spoilage costs should be excluded from the cost of inventory and expensed when incurred. The provisions of SFAS 151 are applicable to inventory costs incurred beginning January 1, 2006. The effect of the adoption of SFAS 151 will be immaterial to Dover’s consolidated results of operations, cash flow or financial position.
14. Other Events
Repatriation of Dividends
During the third quarter of 2005, the Company recorded a net tax provision of $9.7 million related to the planned repatriation of $290 million of foreign dividends under the provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, which provides for a favorable income tax rate on repatriated earnings, provided the criteria of the law are met.

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Refer to the section entitled “Special Notes Regarding Forward Looking Statements” for a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ from the forward looking statements contained below and throughout this quarterly report.
OVERVIEW
Dover Corporation (“Dover” or the “Company”) is a multinational, diversified manufacturing corporation comprised of 48 stand-alone operating companies which manufacture a broad range of specialized industrial products and sophisticated manufacturing equipment. Dover also provides some engineering and testing services, which are not significant in relation to consolidated revenue. Dover’s operating companies are based primarily in the United States of America and Europe. The Company reports its results in six reportable segments and discusses their operations in 13 groups.
(1) FINANCIAL CONDITION:
Management assesses Dover’s liquidity in terms of its ability to generate cash to fund its operating, investing and financing activities. Significant factors affecting liquidity are: cash flows generated from operating activities, capital expenditures, acquisitions, dispositions, dividends, adequacy of available bank lines of credit and the ability to attract long-term capital with satisfactory terms.
Cash and cash equivalents of $323.2 million at September 30, 2005 decreased from the December 31, 2004 balance of $355.7 million. Cash and cash equivalents were invested in highly liquid investment grade money market instruments with a maturity of 90 days or less.
The following table is derived from the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
Cash Flows from Continuing Operations (in thousands, unaudited)   2005     2004  
Cash Flows Provided By (Used In):
               
Operating activities
  $ 373,385     $ 360,563  
Investing activities
    (1,025,222 )     (300,682 )
Financing activities
    647,938       (140,254 )
Cash flows provided by operating activities for the first nine months of 2005 increased $12.8 million from $360.6 million in the prior year period, which included a tax refund of approximately $41 million in the first quarter of 2004. In addition, the increase in cash flows provided by operations reflected increased net income which was partially offset by an $18.0 million pension contribution in the current period and higher benefits and compensation payouts in 2005.
The level of cash used in investing activities for the first nine months of 2005 increased $724.5 million compared to the prior year period, largely reflecting an increase in acquisition and capital expenditure activity, partially offset by an increase in proceeds from dispositions. Acquisition expenditures for the first nine months of 2005 increased $766.0 million to $1,079.5 million from $313.5 million in the prior year period. Capital expenditures in the first nine months of 2005 increased $35.7 million to $104.7 million as compared to $69.0 million in the prior year period due to investments in plant expansions, plant machinery and information systems. Proceeds from sales of discontinued businesses in the first nine months of 2005 increased $75.0 million to $142.9 million from $67.9 million of proceeds in the prior year period. The Company currently anticipates that any additional acquisitions made during 2005 will be funded from available cash and internally generated funds and, if necessary, through the issuance of commercial paper, established lines of credit or public debt markets.
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cash provided by financing activities of $788.2 during the first nine months of 2005 primarily reflected an increase in borrowings that were used to fund current year acquisitions.
Operational working capital (calculated as accounts receivable, plus inventory, less accounts payable) increased from the prior year period by $129.5 million or 10.2% to $1,394.4 million, primarily driven by increases in receivables of $155.0 million and increases in inventory of $6.1 million, offset by increases in payables of $31.5 million. Excluding the impact of changes in foreign currency of $38.7 million and acquisitions of $74.5 million, operational working capital increased approximately 1.3% when compared to the prior year period. The Company continues to focus on working capital management.
In addition to measuring its cash flow generation and usage based upon the operating, investing and financing classifications included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, the Company also measures free cash flow (a non-GAAP measure). Management believes that free cash flow is an important measure of operating performance because it provides both management and investors a measurement of cash generated from operations that is available to fund acquisitions, pay dividends, repay debt and repurchase Dover’s common stock. Dover’s free cash flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, decreased $22.9 million compared to the prior year period, which included a tax refund of approximately $41 million in the first quarter of 2004. In addition, 2005 results reflected an $18 million contribution to the Knowles Electronics Holdings, Inc. pension plan, higher benefits and compensation payouts, and increased capital expenditures, partially offset by higher net income.
The following table is a reconciliation of free cash flow with cash flows from operating activities:
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
Free Cash Flow (in thousands, unaudited)   2005     2004  
Cash flows provided by operating activities
  $ 373,385     $ 360,563  
Less: Capital expenditures
    (104,692 )     (69,010 )
 
           
Free cash flow
  $ 268,693     $ 291,553  
 
           
The Company utilizes total debt and net debt-to-total-capitalization calculations to assess its overall financial leverage and capacity and believes the calculations are useful to its stakeholders for the same reason. The following table provides a reconciliation of total debt and net debt to total capitalization to the most directly comparable GAAP measures:
                 
    At September 30,     At December 31,  
Net Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio (in thousands, unaudited)   2005     2004  
Current maturities of long-term debt
  $ 251,102     $ 252,677  
Commercial paper and other short-term debt
    292,808       86,588  
Long-term debt
    1,339,883       753,063  
 
           
Total debt
    1,883,793       1,092,328  
Less: Cash and cash equivalents
    323,242       355,725  
 
           
Net debt
    1,560,551       736,603  
 
           
 
Add: Stockholders’ equity
    3,268,163       3,113,032  
 
           
Total capitalization
  $ 4,828,714     $ 3,849,635  
 
           
 
               
Net debt to total capitalization
    32.3 %     19.1 %
 
           
The total debt level of $1,883.8 million at September 30, 2005 increased from December 31, 2004 as a result of an increase in borrowings to fund current year acquisitions. During the third quarter, Dover entered into a $400 million, 364-day unsecured revolving credit facility, which provides Dover with a total of $1 billion in unsecured revolving credit. The facilities are primarily used as liquidity back up for the Company’s commercial paper program. In addition, on October 13, 2005, the Company completed a public offering of $300 million in 4.875% notes due 2015 and $300 million in 5.375% debentures due 2035, the proceeds of which reduced commercial paper borrowings, and are reflected in long-term debt in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2005. Further, on October 26, 2005, Dover completed a new 5-year, $1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility to replace its two existing facilities.

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The net debt increase of $823.9 million was also primarily as a result of the increased borrowings described above. The net debt-to-total capitalization ratio increased from 19.1% at December 31, 2004 to 32.3%.
Dover’s long-term notes with a book value of $1,339.9 million, of which $251.1 million matures in the current year, had a fair value of approximately $1,664.5 million at September 30, 2005. The estimated fair value of the long-term notes is based on quoted market prices for similar issues.
During the third quarter, Dover entered into several interest rate swaps related to the October 13, 2005 notes and debentures. As of September 30, 2005, Dover recorded a net unrecognized gain related to these swaps in other comprehensive income of $1.5 million. The swap contracts were settled on October 13, 2005 and the resulting gain of $3.0 million will be deferred and amortized over the life of the related notes and debentures.
There are presently two interest rate swap agreements outstanding for a total notional amount of $100.0 million, designated as fair value hedges of part of the Company’s $150.0 million 6.25% Notes due on June 1, 2008, to exchange fixed-rate interest for variable-rate. The swap agreements have reduced the effective interest rate on the notes to 4.98%. There is no hedge ineffectiveness, and the fair value of the interest rate swaps outstanding as of September 30, 2005 was determined through market quotation.
(2) RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenue and Gross Profit
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands, unaudited)   2005     2004     % Change     2005     2004     % Change  
Revenue
  $ 1,562,756     $ 1,383,885       13 %   $ 4,484,980     $ 3,886,229       15 %
Cost of goods and services
    1,026,589       911,447       13 %     2,947,986       2,540,070       16 %
Gross profit
    536,167       472,438       13 %     1,536,994       1,346,159       14 %
Gross profit margin
    34.3 %     34.1 %             34.3 %     34.6 %        
Revenue for the third quarter of 2005 increased 13% or $178.9 million from the comparable 2004 period, driven by increases of $67.5 million at Resources, $37.1 million at Diversified, $28.0 million at Systems, $17.8 million at Industries, $14.4 million at Technologies and $14.2 million at Electronics. Foreign currency had an immaterial effect on revenue in the quarter. Acquisitions completed subsequent to the third quarter of 2004 contributed $72.5 million to consolidated revenue during the quarter ended September 30, 2005.
Revenue for the nine months of 2005 increased 15% or $598.8 million from the comparable 2004 period, driven by increases of $227.0 million at Resources, $117.4 million at Diversified, $78.8 million at Systems, $67.7 million at Electronics, $61.5 million at Industries, and $47.2 million at Technologies. Revenue would have increased 14% to $4,438.9 million if 2004 foreign currency translation rates were applied to 2005 results. Acquisitions completed subsequent to the third quarter of 2004 contributed $176.3 million to consolidated revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2005.
Selling and Administrative Expenses
Selling and administrative expenses for the third quarter and first nine months of 2005 increased $38.1 million and $137.1 million from the comparable 2004 periods, respectively, primarily due to increased revenue activity, while selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue remained essentially flat.

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Interest Expense, Net and Other Income, Net
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands, unaudited)   2005     2004     % Change     2005     2004     % Change  
Interest expense, net
  $ 16,248     $ 15,933       2 %   $ 47,598     $ 45,949       4 %
Other income, net
    (2,406 )     (1,645 )     46 %     (14,226 )     (1,775 )        
Interest expense, net for the third quarter of 2005 remained essentially flat when compared to the prior year. Interest expense, net for the first nine months of 2005 increased $1.6 million, primarily due to an increase in commercial paper borrowings. Other income, net of $2.4 million and $14.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, primarily relates to the effects of foreign exchange fluctuations on assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency.
Income Taxes
The effective tax rate for continuing operations was 25.9% for the third quarter compared to the prior year quarter rate of 26.3%. The tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2005, includes a $9.7 million provision related to the planned repatriation of approximately $290 million of dividends and a $21.9 million benefit primarily related to the conclusion of several federal and state income tax issues. The nine-month tax rate for continuing operations, which includes the two items above and a $5.5 million first quarter benefit related to a favorable federal tax resolution, was 26.8%, compared to 28.1% in the prior-year period. Excluding the aforementioned benefits and the repatriation provision, the current year nine-month tax rate for continuing operations was 30.4%. The nine-month increase over the prior year was primarily due to an increase in revenue not qualifying for United States tax incentives under the extraterritorial income exclusion regulations.
Discontinued Operations
Net loss from discontinued operations for the quarter was $9.9 million or $0.05 EPS compared to net income of $7.6 million or $0.04 EPS for the same period last year. In the third quarter of 2005, Dover discontinued and sold Somero Enterprises, which previously reported within the Mobile Equipment group of the Industries segment. Dover also discontinued and entered into an agreement to sell Tranter PHE, which previously reported within the Process Equipment group of the Diversified segment, and Dover discontinued one other business, which previously reported within the Packaging group of the Systems segment.

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SEGEMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Diversified
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands, unaudited)   2005     2004     % Change     2005     2004     % Change  
Revenue
  $ 185,222     $ 148,128       25 %   $ 566,969     $ 449,526       26 %
Segment Income
    23,123       16,586       39 %     66,512       54,076       23 %
Operating margins
    12.5 %     11.2 %             11.7 %     12.0 %        
Bookings
    184,600       166,815       11 %     615,240       501,372       23 %
Book-to-Bill
    1.00       1.13               1.09       1.12          
Backlog
                            296,561       239,057       24 %
Diversified revenue and income increases over the prior year quarter reflect improvements at both Industrial Equipment and Process Equipment. Bookings continued the trend of exceeding prior year levels with growth in the aerospace, defense, heat exchanger, and oil and gas markets.
Industrial Equipment revenue and income were up 26% and 25%, respectively, over the prior year quarter, primarily due to strong demand in the commercial aerospace and construction markets. The margin was essentially flat reflecting higher volume with moderating increases in steel prices, offset by unfavorable product mix. The automotive and powersports businesses were down, as gains in the North American professional racing market were impacted by lower international, aftermarket, and OEM sales. Bookings increased 11%, generating a book-to-bill ratio of 0.96, and backlog increased 22%.
Process Equipment achieved a 57% income improvement on a 23% increase in revenue, compared to the prior year quarter. Income growth was driven by higher volume, pricing adjustments, and productivity gains. The robust oil and gas market for bearings and the expanding European and Far East HVAC markets for heat exchangers were the primary drivers for these gains. Bookings increased 10%, backlog grew 31%, and the book-to-bill ratio was 1.07.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the increases in Diversified revenue, income and bookings reflected improvements at both Industrial Equipment and Process Equipment. Industrial Equipment had revenue and income increases of 29% and 17%, respectively. Bookings increased 24% and the book-to-bill ratio was 1.07. Process Equipment had revenue and income increases of 19% and 35%, respectively. Bookings increased 20% and the book-to-bill ratio was 1.12.
Electronics
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands, unaudited)   2005     2004     % Change     2005     2004     % Change  
Revenue
  $ 132,264     $ 118,016       12 %   $ 409,349     $ 341,648       20 %
Segment Income
    6,286       9,179       -32 %     29,794       30,665       -3 %
Operating margins
    4.8 %     7.8 %             7.3 %     9.0 %        
Bookings
    136,025       111,565       22 %     418,147       349,527       20 %
Book-to-Bill
    1.03       0.95               1.02       1.02          
Backlog
                            116,619       97,184       20 %
The increase in revenue over the prior year quarter in Electronics primarily reflects the Colder and Corning Frequency Controls (CFC) acquisitions, partially offset by the disruption to the Triton ATM business caused by Hurricane Katrina. The disruption in Triton’s business due to the hurricane, coupled with acquisition costs, resulted in a decrease in income, which was partially mitigated by improvements in the component businesses. Sequentially, quarterly revenue and income declined 7% and 52%, respectively, while bookings increased by 1%, resulting in a quarter-end backlog of $117 million.
Components recorded a 25% increase in revenue over the prior year quarter reflecting the impact of the CFC and Colder acquisitions. Income increased by 133% over the prior year quarter driven by the acquisitions, as well as cost reductions and efficiency gains in the core businesses. The margin was up 460 basis points compared to the prior year quarter. Sequentially, revenue was essentially flat as the

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positive impact of acquisitions was offset by weaker shipments from core businesses. Sequential quarterly income increased by 21% due to the impact of Colder as well as improved core business margins. Orders finished on a strong note for the quarter, with a bookings increase of 37%, resulting in a book-to-bill ratio of 0.99, and backlog increased 17% compared to the prior year quarter.
Commercial Equipment revenue and income decreased 15% and 92%, respectively, from the prior year quarter due to hurricane Katrina’s disruption of the ATM business, with operations in Long Beach, Mississippi, and lower shipments in the chemical dispensing business. Losses related to the hurricane, which disrupted operations significantly in September, are estimated to be in the $5 to $6 million range for the quarter. It is expected that ATM operations will be restored to full capacity in the fourth quarter. Bookings were impacted to a lesser extent, declining 6% compared to the prior year quarter, resulting in a book-to-bill ratio of 1.15 and a 70% increase in backlog.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the increases in Electronics revenue and bookings reflected improvements at both Components and Commercial Equipment, while income was essentially flat as a result of the disruption of the ATM business caused by hurricane Katrina. Components had revenue and income increases of 28% and 33%, respectively. Bookings increased 27% and the book-to-bill ratio was 1.02. Commercial Equipment revenue increased 3%, while income decreased 26%, due to the disruption in the ATM business. Bookings increased 3% and the book-to-bill ratio was 1.02.
Industries
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands, unaudited)   2005     2004     % Change     2005     2004     % Change  
Revenue
  $ 219,333     $ 201,514       9 %   $ 652,374     $ 590,860       10 %
Segment Income
    29,265       23,714       23 %     78,461       68,516       15 %
Operating margins
    13.3 %     11.8 %             12.0 %     11.6 %        
Bookings
    227,825       199,904       14 %     662,863       628,379       5 %
Book-to-Bill
    1.04       0.99               1.02       1.06          
Backlog
                            213,376       208,961       2 %
Industries revenue increase over the prior year quarter was driven by Mobile Equipment, while quarterly bookings improved in both groups. Industries income established a new record for the quarter and was a third consecutive quarterly increase. Operating margin increased 150 basis points compared to the prior year quarter.
Mobile Equipment revenue was up 19% over the prior year quarter, driven by strong military sales and continued strength in the oil field industry. Income increased 52% driven by volume and strong cost control initiatives, and was aided by the sale of a previously closed facility, which resulted in a gain of $1.4 million. Bookings increased 21% due to strong demand for trailer and refuse products, resulting in a book-to-bill ratio of 1.05 and a backlog increase of 3%.
Despite a 5% decline in Service Equipment revenue from the prior year quarter due to continued weakness in the automotive service industry, income rose 3%, as a result of continued improvements in operating efficiencies and selective pricing increases. Bookings increased 3%, while the backlog remained essentially flat and the book-to-bill ratio was 1.02.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the increases in Industries revenue, income and bookings reflected improvement primarily at Mobile Equipment, which had revenue and income increases of 16% and 32%, respectively. Mobile Equipment bookings increased 9% and the book-to-bill ratio was 1.01. Service Equipment income improved 1% on increased revenue of 3%, with no change in bookings and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.02.

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Resources
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands, unaudited)   2005     2004     % Change     2005     2004     % Change  
Revenue
  $ 404,653     $ 337,139       20 %   $ 1,170,557     $ 943,542       24 %
Segment Income
    65,940       55,818       18 %     196,418       158,480       24 %
Operating margins
    16.3 %     16.6 %             16.8 %     16.8 %        
Bookings
    410,657       320,140       28 %     1,203,862       995,866       21 %
Book-to-Bill
    1.01       0.95               1.03       1.06          
Backlog
                            192,646       155,243       24 %
Resources record revenue in the third quarter represents a 3% sequential increase over the previous quarter. Income was up 18% from the prior year quarter, but was essentially flat compared to second quarter of 2005. Bookings for the quarter reached an all-time high, exceeding the second quarter by 6%, reflecting strong fundamentals in most of the markets served with the exception of the automotive sector. The decline in operating margin was due primarily to market development initiatives, system implementations, and some one-time charges related to the phase out of underperforming product lines.
The best performing group was Oil and Gas Equipment, which continues to experience strong demand for its energy-related products. Bookings increased by 59%, revenue by 56%, income by 50%, and backlog by 129% over the prior year quarter with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.04.
Revenue in Fluid Solutions was up 4% and income was essentially flat compared to the prior year quarter. These results reflect strength in the rail tank car, cargo tank, and refined fuels processing markets, partially offset by weakness in retail service station equipment. Bookings were up 16% and backlog was up 21%, with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.00.
Material Handling revenue and income increased 16% and 12%, respectively, fueled by strong demand in the petroleum and utility equipment markets. The negative leverage was the result of increases in specialty materials and transportation costs, non-recurring charges and a decline in automotive sector revenue. Backlog increased 13% and bookings increased 21% with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.01.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the increases in Resources revenue, income and bookings reflected improvements at all three Resources groups. Oil and Gas Equipment had revenue and income increases of 56% and 66%, respectively. Bookings increased 55% and the book-to-bill ratio was 1.03. Fluid Solutions revenue and income both increased 14%. Bookings increased 13% and the book-to-bill ratio was 1.01. Material Handling had revenue and income increases of 16% and 7%, respectively. Bookings increased 10% and the book-to-bill ratio was 1.05.
Systems
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands, unaudited)   2005     2004     % Change     2005     2004     % Change  
Revenue
  $ 197,076     $ 169,092       17 %   $ 530,682     $ 451,915       17 %
Segment Income
    29,221       19,095       53 %     78,168       50,538       55 %
Operating margins
    14.8 %     11.3 %             14.7 %     11.2 %        
Bookings
    201,362       175,593       15 %     579,253       490,670       18 %
Book-to-Bill
    1.02       1.04               1.09       1.09          
Backlog
                            172,806       128,064       35 %
Systems income improvements over the prior year quarter were driven by Food Equipment. Operating margin improved 350 basis points compared to the prior-year quarter.
Food Equipment revenue and income improved 23% and 122%, respectively, over the prior year quarter due primarily to increased supermarket and food equipment revenue, and productivity improvements driven by last year’s restructuring initiatives, which resulted in a loss. Bookings increased 18%, backlog increased 33% and the book-to-bill ratio was 0.99. The Food Equipment companies continue to gain market share due to new product introductions and superior customer service.

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Packaging Equipment revenue was down slightly, while income was down 31% compared to the prior year quarter. This shortfall is primarily due to the timing of shipments of can necking and trimming equipment, resulting in the absorption of higher costs in the current quarter to meet future orders. The book-to-bill ratio was 1.15, bookings increased 5% and backlog increased 43%.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the increases in Systems revenue, income and bookings reflected improvements at both Food Equipment and Packaging. Food Equipment had revenue and income increases of 17% and 56%, respectively. Bookings increased 18% and the book-to-bill ratio was 1.08. Packaging had revenue and income increases of 18% and 35%, respectively. Bookings increased 19% and the book-to-bill ratio was 1.11.
Technologies
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands, unaudited)   2005     2004     % Change     2005     2004     % Change  
Revenue
  $ 426,767     $ 412,414       3 %   $ 1,162,780     $ 1,115,629       4 %
Segment Income
    54,557       58,065       -6 %     121,204       137,464       -12 %
Operating margins
    12.8 %     14.1 %             10.4 %     12.3 %        
Bookings
    392,073       348,782       12 %     1,190,261       1,125,546       6 %
Book-to-Bill
    0.92       0.85               1.02       1.01          
Backlog
                            186,291       175,729       6 %
Technologies third quarter revenue increased 7% sequentially, continuing the quarterly improvement seen throughout this year. Quarterly income was at its highest level since the third quarter of 2004 and up 19% sequentially. The Circuit Assembly and Test (“CAT”) group results reflected market trends which, while improving during 2005, appear to have plateaued at current levels. The Product Identification and Printing (“PIP”) group results reflect improved cost saving measures and the addition of Datamax, a fourth quarter 2004 acquisition. Margin improved 140 basis points sequentially continuing the trend of quarterly improvement.
Overall, CAT experienced a 5% decline in revenue and a 17% decrease in income compared to the prior year which benefited from a robust backend semiconductor industry. However, demand resulting from lead free regulations, as well as increased demand in the Far East, drove improved revenue and income from automated screen printers and soldering equipment. Sequentially, revenue and income are up 13% and 69%, respectively. The book-to-bill ratio for the quarter was 0.90 as the group increased production to address the growing backlog, which increased 7% over the prior year quarter. Bookings increased 9% over the prior year quarter. The CAT companies absorbed some expenses related to rationalizing their businesses and lowering cost structures during the third quarter, and anticipate additional fourth quarter charges in the range of $4 to $5 million, primarily for the termination of certain real estate lease obligations.
PIP reported a 26% increase in revenue, resulting in a 23% increase in income over the prior year quarter. The acquisition of Datamax contributed to substantially all of this revenue increase and a significant portion of the income increase. Sequentially, revenue was down 5% with income improving 12%. While PIP continues to face a challenging European market, new products and improved cost efficiencies contributed to improved margins. The book-to-bill ratio was 0.96 for the quarter, and the backlog decreased 1% and bookings increased 20%, from the prior-year quarter.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, Technologies revenue increased 4%, income decreased 12% and bookings were up 6%. CAT had an 8% decrease in revenue, a 38% decrease in income and a 4% decrease in bookings, with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.03. PIP income increased 25% on a 37% increase in revenue with a 31% increase in bookings and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.00. The nine-month results for Technologies and its two groups reflect the conditions described for the third quarter.
Outlook
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quarter acquisition activity in the fourth quarter. The Company is cautiously optimistic that the fourth quarter results will remain strong.
New Accounting Standards
See Note 13 — New Accounting Standards
Special Notes Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, particularly “Management’s Discussion and Analysis,” contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements relate to, among other things, income, cash flow, operating improvements, and industries in which the Company operates and the U.S. and global economies, and may be indicated by words or phrases such as “anticipates,” “supports,” “plans,” “projects,” “expects,” “believes”, “should,” “would,” “could,” “hope,” “forecast,” “management is of the opinion,” use of the future tense and similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent uncertainties and risks, including among others: increasing price and product/service competition by foreign and domestic competitors including new entrants; the impact of technological developments and changes on the Company, particularly the Company’s Electronics and Technologies segments; the ability to continue to introduce competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis; changes in the cost or availability of raw materials or energy, particularly steel; changes in customer demand; the extent to which the Company is successful in expanding into new geographic markets, particularly outside of North America; the relative mix of products and services which impacts margins and operating efficiencies; the achievement of lower costs and expenses; domestic and foreign governmental and public policy changes including environmental regulations and tax policies (including domestic and foreign export subsidy programs, R&E credits and other similar programs, some of which were changed in 2004); unforeseen developments in contingencies such as litigation; protection and validity of patent and other intellectual property rights; the success of the Company’s acquisition program; the cyclical nature of some of the Company’s businesses and the impact of natural disasters, such as recent hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and their effect on global energy markets; continued events in the Middle East and possible future terrorist threats and their effect on the worldwide economy. In addition, such statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates, and general domestic and international economic conditions including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations. In light of these risks and uncertainties, actual events and results may vary significantly from those included in or contemplated or implied by such statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
The Company may, from time to time, post financial or other information on its Internet website, www.dovercorporation.com. Such information will be found in the “What’s New” section of the website’s home page. It will be accessible from the home page for approximately one month after release, after which time it will be archived on the website for a period of time. The Internet address is for informational purposes only and is not intended for use as a hyperlink. The Company is not incorporating any material on its website into this report.
Non-GAAP Information
In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding the Company’s results as determined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company also discloses non-GAAP information which management believes provides useful information to investors. Free cash flow, net debt, total capitalization, operational working capital, revenues excluding the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and organic revenue growth are not financial measures under GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for cash flows from operating activities, debt or equity, revenue and working capital as determined in accordance with GAAP, and they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Management believes the (1) net debt to total capitalization ratio and (2) free cash flow are important measures of operating performance and liquidity. Net debt to total

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capitalization is helpful in evaluating the Company’s capital structure and the amount of leverage it employs. Free cash flow provides both management and investors a measurement of cash generated from operations that is available to fund acquisitions, pay dividends, repay debt and repurchase the Company’s common stock. Reconciliations of free cash flow, total debt and net debt can be found in Part (1) of Item 2-Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Management believes that reporting operational working capital (also sometimes called “working capital”), which is calculated as accounts receivable, plus inventory, less accounts payable, provides a meaningful measure of the Company’s operational results by showing the changes caused solely by revenue. Management believes that reporting operational working capital and revenues at constant currency, which excludes the positive or negative impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, provides a meaningful measure of the Company’s operational changes, given the global nature of Dover’s businesses. Management believes that reporting organic revenue growth, which excludes the impact of foreign currency exchange rates and the impact of acquisitions, provides a better comparison of the Company’s revenue performance and trends between periods.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There has been no significant change in the Company’s exposure to market risk during the first nine months of 2005. For discussion of the Company’s exposure to market risk, refer to Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
At the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective. During the third quarter of 2005, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. In making its assessment of changes in internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2005, management has excluded those companies acquired in purchase business combinations during the twelve months ended September 30, 2005. The Company is currently assessing the control environments of these acquisitions. These companies are wholly-owned by the Company and their total revenue for both the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 represent approximately 9.0% and 8.3%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated total revenue and 24.8% of the Company’s consolidated assets at September 30, 2005.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
See Part I, Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 9.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
  (a)   Not applicable.
 
  (b)   Not applicable.
 
  (c)   The shares listed below represent shares of the Company’s stock which were acquired by the Company during the third quarter. The following table depicts the purchase of these shares:
                         
                        (d) Maximum Number
                    (c) Total Number of   (or Approximate Dollar
                    Shares Purchased as   Value) of Shares that
    (a) Total Number           Part of Publicly   May Yet Be Purchased
    of Shares   (b) Average Price   Announced Plans or   under the Plans or
Period   Purchased   Paid per Share   Programs   Programs
July 1 to July, 31, 2005
    1,654     $ 36.63     Not applicable   Not applicable
August 1 to August 31, 2005
    938       40.65     Not applicable   Not applicable
September 1 to September 30, 2005
              Not applicable   Not applicable
For Third Quarter 2005
    2,592       38.08     Not applicable   Not applicable
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None
Item 5. Other Information
  (a)   None.
 
  (b)   None.
Item 6. Exhibits
10.1   Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2005, by and among Knowles Electronics Holdings, Inc., Key Acquisition, L.L.C., the other stakeholders of Knowles Electronics Holdings, Inc., Dover Electronics, Inc. and Dover Corporation, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2005 (SEC File No. 001-04018), is incorporated by reference.
 
31.1   Certificate pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, signed and dated by Robert G. Kuhbach.
 
31.2   Certificate pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, signed and dated by Ronald L. Hoffman.
 
32   Certificate pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed and dated by Ronald L. Hoffman and Robert G. Kuhbach.

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Signatures
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report on Form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  DOVER CORPORATION
 
 
Date: October 28, 2005  /s/ Robert G. Kuhbach    
  Robert G. Kuhbach, Vice President,   
  Finance, Chief Financial Officer &
Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer) 
 
 
         
     
Date: October 28, 2005  /s/ Raymond T. McKay, Jr.    
  Raymond T. McKay, Jr., Vice President,   
  Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer) 
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
10.1   Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2005, by and among Knowles Electronics Holdings, Inc., Key Acquisition, L.L.C., the other stakeholders of Knowles Electronics Holdings, Inc., Dover Electronics, Inc. and Dover Corporation, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2005 (SEC File No. 001-04018), is incorporated by reference.
 
31.1   Certificate pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, signed and dated by Robert G. Kuhbach.
 
31.2   Certificate pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, signed and dated by Ronald L. Hoffman.
 
32   Certificate pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed and dated by Ronald L. Hoffman and Robert G. Kuhbach.

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EX-31.1
 

Exhibit 31.1
Certification
I, Robert G. Kuhbach, certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Dover Corporation;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  (a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  (b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  (c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  (d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  (a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  (b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
     
Date: October 28, 2005  /s/ Robert G. Kuhbach    
  Robert G. Kuhbach   
  Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer) & Treasurer 
 

 

EX-31.2
 

         
Exhibit 31.2
Certification
I, Ronald L. Hoffman, certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Dover Corporation;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  (a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  (b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  (c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  (d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  (a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  (b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
     
Date: October 28, 2005  /s/ Ronald L. Hoffman    
  Ronald. L. Hoffman   
  Chief Executive Officer and President   

 

EX-32
 

         
Exhibit 32
Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
with Respect to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the Period ended September 30, 2005
of Dover Corporation
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Dover Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
  1.   The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2005, (the “Form 10-Q”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
  2.   Information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
         
     
Dated: October 28, 2005  /s/ Ronald L. Hoffman    
  Ronald L. Hoffman   
  Chief Executive Officer
and President 
 
 
         
     
Dated: October 28, 2005  /s/ Robert G. Kuhbach    
  Robert G. Kuhbach   
  Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer) & Treasurer 
 
 
The certification set forth above is being furnished as an exhibit solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document of the Company or the certifying officers.