Form 8-K

 

 

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): October 29, 2015

 

 

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))

 

 

 


Item 8.01 Other Events.

This Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) is filed for the purpose of incorporating the contents of this Report into the Registration Statement on Form S-3 ASR (No. 333-194385) (the “Registration Statement”) and filing the attached Exhibit No. 12 as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report.

 

Exhibit

  

Description

12    Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 and each of the five fiscal years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2014.


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: October 29, 2015     DOVER CORPORATION
    (Registrant)
    By:  

/s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera

      Ivonne M. Cabrera
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

  

Description

12    Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 and each of the five fiscal years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2014.