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): November 2, 2016
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)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 2, 2016, Dover Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a pricing agreement (the “Pricing Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International, Wells Fargo Securities International Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and the other several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”) relating to the Company’s public offering of €600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.250% euro-denominated notes due 2026 (the “Notes”). The Company also entered an underwriting agreement, dated November 2, 2016, with the Underwriters (the “Underwriting Agreement”), the provisions of which are incorporated by reference into the Pricing Agreement.
The Notes were registered under the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-194385) and are being offered by means of the Company’s prospectus dated March 6, 2014, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement, dated November 2, 2016.
The Company expects the offering of the Notes to close on November 9, 2016, subject to customary closing conditions.
For a complete description of the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement and the Pricing Agreement, please refer to such agreements, which are incorporated herein by reference and attached to this report as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated November 2, 2016, between Dover Corporation and the Underwriters. | |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Pricing Agreement, dated November 2, 2016, between Dover Corporation and the Underwriters. | |
SIGNATURE
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: November 4, 2016 | DOVER CORPORATION | |||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera | |||||
| Ivonne M. Cabrera, Senior Vice President, | ||||||
| General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated November 2, 2016, between Dover Corporation and the Underwriters. | |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Pricing Agreement, dated November 2, 2016, between Dover Corporation and the Underwriters. | |