UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2019
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-4018 | 53-0257888 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 3005 Highland Parkway Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 |
60515 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(630) 541-1540
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock | DOV | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On May 16, 2019, Dover Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Jay L. Kloosterboer plans to retire from his position as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Mr. Kloosterboer will continue to serve in his role until his successor is named. He will continue to be employed by the Company through December 31, 2019, and will assist in an orderly transition of his duties.
The Company also announced that Carrie Anderson, Vice President, Controller, will be leaving the Company on May 24, 2019 to pursue another opportunity. Ryan Paulson, currently Assistant Controller, Global Consolidations & Operations Accounting, will serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer on an interim basis until the Company names a successor to Ms. Anderson.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: May 16, 2019 | DOVER CORPORATION (Registrant) | |||||
| By: | /s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera | |||||
| Ivonne M. Cabrera | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||
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