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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 8, 2020

 

IMAGE

DOVER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-4018

 

53-0257888

(State or other jurisdiction 

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

3005 Highland Parkway

Downers Grove, Illinois

 

60515

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(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):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

1.250% Notes due 2026

 

DOV 26

 

New York Stock Exchange

0.750% Notes due 2027

 

DOV 27

 

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  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its Annual Meeting on May 8, 2020, at which meeting the shareholders:

  (1) elected nine directors,

  (2) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020, and

  (3) approved, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation.

The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding the right to allow shareholders to act by written consent.

The voting results for each such proposal are reported below.

1. To elect nine directors:

Director

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Vote

 

H. John Gilbertson, Jr.

   

119,655,006

     

556,815

     

529,640

     

9,591,159

 

Kristiane C. Graham

   

116,855,710

     

3,528,430

     

357,321

     

9,591,159

 

Michael F. Johnston

   

118,785,880

     

1,498,768

     

456,813

     

9,591,159

 

Eric A. Spiegel

   

119,737,864

     

459,260

     

544,337

     

9,591,159

 

Richard J. Tobin

   

119,793,248

     

634,933

     

313,280

     

9,591,159

 

Stephen M. Todd

   

119,275,839

     

941,487

     

524,135

     

9,591,159

 

Stephen K. Wagner

   

117,200,239

     

3,098,605

     

442,617

     

9,591,159

 

Keith E. Wandell

   

118,373,378

     

1,894,325

     

473,758

     

9,591,159

 

Mary A. Winston

   

116,589,235

     

3,696,881

     

455,345

     

9,591,159

 

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2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020:

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

125,623,780

 

4,379,061

 

329,779

 

0

3. To approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation:

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

114,782,781

 

5,324,010

 

634,670

 

9,591,159

4. A shareholder proposal regarding the right to allow shareholders to act by written consent:

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

39,791,373

 

80,523,375

 

426,713

 

9,591,159

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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 11, 2020

 

 

DOVER CORPORATION

 

 

(Registrant)

             

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera

 

 

 

Ivonne M. Cabrera

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

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