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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 03, 2012.

 

 

   Meeting Information            

DOVER CORPORATION

   Meeting Type:   Annual Meeting
   For holders as of:   March 09, 2012
  

 

Date:  May 03, 2012

 

 

    Time: 1:00 PM local time

  

 

Location:     The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center

  

  70 Yorktown Center

LOGO        

  Lombard, IL 60148

 

For meeting directions, visit: www.westinlombard.com/map

 

       

  DOVER CORPORATION

  3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY

  SUITE 200

  DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515

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  Voting Items                   
 

 

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR each director under Item 1:

 

   

 

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Items 2, 3 and 4:

      
 

1.

  Election of Directors        
   

 

1a.    D. H. Benson

 

1b.    R. W. Cremin

 

1c.    J-P. M. Ergas

 

1d.    P. T. Francis

 

1e.    K. C. Graham

 

1f.    R. A. Livingston

 

1g.    R. K. Lochridge

 

1h.    B. G. Rethore

 

1i.     M. B. Stubbs

 

1j.     S. M. Todd

 

1k.    S. K. Wagner

 

1l.     M. A. Winston

   

 

2.    

 

 

To adopt the Dover Corporation 2012 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan.

 
       

3.

  To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent public accounting firm for 2012.  
       

 

4.

 

 

To approve named executive officer compensation.

 
           
                 
           
           
              
            
       

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