SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 11-K

                                   (Mark One)

             [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002

                                       OR

             [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE Act of 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

                 For the transition period from ________________

                   Commission file number SEC File No. 2-91561

                  A: DOVER CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                  B: DOVER CORPORATION
                       280 Park Avenue
                    New York, New York 10017
                        212/922-1640

           (Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan
               and the address of its principal executive office)



                              REQUIRED INFORMATION
                       (as required by items no. 1 thru 3)

                                      INDEX



                                                                              Page
                                                                           
Report of Independent Accountants                                              1

Financial Statements:

      Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of                    2
             December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001

      Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits               3
             for the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001

      Notes to Financial Statements                                            4

Supplemental Schedule *:

      Schedule 1 - Schedule of Assets                                         12
             held for investment purposes as of
             December 31, 2002.


* Other schedules outlined by section 2520.103-10 have been omitted, as they are
  not required.



                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Participants and Administrator of

Dover Corporation Retirement Savings Plan:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits
and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits
present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits
of the Dover Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan") at December 31,
2002 and 2001, and the changes in net assets available for benefits, for the
years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements
are the responsibility of the Plan's management; our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We
conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America, which require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatements. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of Assets (Held
at End of Year) as of December 31, 2002, is presented for the purpose of
additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements
but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and
Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the
Plan's management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our
opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic
financial statements taken as a whole.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK
June 10, 2003

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                                DOVER CORPORATION
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                 STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS


                                                           
ASSETS
Investments at Fair Value:
  Dover Corporation Common Stock Fund    $   144,265,385         $   183,863,958
  Mutual Funds                               160,095,093             182,059,337
  Collective Funds                           120,709,857             110,679,466

Participant Loans                             21,427,588              20,741,201
Employee Contributions Receivable              1,116,941               1,250,871
Employer Contributions Receivable              6,837,614               8,946,455
                                         ---------------         ---------------
Net Assets Available
for Benefits                             $   454,452,478         $   507,541,288
                                         ===============         ===============



The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                                DOVER CORPORATION
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
           STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS



DECEMBER 31,                            2002             2001
------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               
Investment Loss:
   Interest                         $   1,415,449    $   1,959,084
   Dividends                            4,384,531        3,827,552
   Net Depreciation
      in Fair Value of Investments    (79,360,760)     (49,254,470)
                                    -------------    -------------
                                      (73,560,780)     (43,467,834)
                                    -------------    -------------

Contributions:
   Employee                            30,358,734       41,748,031
   Employer                            13,878,089       19,595,259
                                    -------------    -------------
                                       44,236,823       61,343,290
                                    -------------    -------------

Plan Mergers                           20,421,979       27,418,119
Rollovers                               1,128,900        1,471,377
Distributions                         (45,315,732)     (53,611,378)
                                    -------------    -------------
Decrease in Net Assets
   Available for Plan Benefits        (53,088,810)      (6,846,426)

Net Assets Available for Benefits
   Beginning of period                507,541,288      514,387,714
                                    -------------    -------------
   End of period                    $ 454,452,478    $ 507,541,288
                                    =============    =============


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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(1)      Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

         Basis of Presentation:

         The accompanying statements prepared on the accrual basis of
         accounting in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
         in the United States of America, present the Net Assets Available for
         Benefits and Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the
         Dover Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan").

         Generally, administrative expenses are paid by the Plan and such costs
         are included in the Net Depreciation in Fair Value of Investments
         recorded in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for
         Benefits.

         Management of Trust Funds:

         American Express Trust Company (the "Trustee") has been granted
         authority by Dover Corporation's Pension Committee (the "Plan
         Administrator") to purchase and sell securities.

         The Trustee maintains investment funds as follows:

         -        The Dover Stock Account (formerly the Dover Stock Fund) is
                  authorized to invest primarily in Dover Corporation common
                  stock and contains a nominal balance in money market
                  instruments for liquidity purposes. This fund accepts shares
                  of Dover common stock purchased through employee contributions
                  and employer matching and other employer contributions during
                  the plan year.

         -        The Dover ESOP Stock Account invests primarily in shares of
                  Dover Corporation common stock with a small percentage
                  invested in money market instruments to provide liquidity.
                  This fund holds shares of Dover common stock from the Dover
                  Stock Account which were transferred effective May 1, 2002 and
                  periodically thereafter.

         -        The Dover Income Fund (Income Fund) invests primarily in the
                  American Express ("AXP") Income Fund II, which is authorized
                  to invest primarily in insurance and bank investment
                  contracts. About 90% of the investments are made in stable
                  contracts; the remaining 10% are invested in money market
                  securities.

         -        PIMCO Total Return Fund (Administrative Class) is an
                  intermediate maturity bond portfolio, which seeks maximum
                  current income and price appreciation, consistent with
                  preservation of capital and prudent investment management.

         -        The AXP Stock Fund (Equity Fund) is authorized to invest
                  mainly in U.S. common stocks and bonds of blue chip U.S.
                  companies representing almost every major sector of the
                  economy.

         -        The AXP Mutual Fund (Balanced Fund) is authorized to invest
                  mainly in common stocks and fixed income securities, such as
                  government and investment grade corporate bonds.

         -        The AXP New Dimensions Fund (Growth Fund) is authorized to
                  invest mainly in U.S. common stocks with significant growth
                  potential due to superiority in technology, marketing and
                  management.

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         -        The Templeton Foreign Fund is authorized to invest primarily
                  in stocks and debt obligations of companies and governments
                  outside the United States.

         -        The AIM Constellation Fund is authorized to invest primarily
                  in common stocks of medium-sized and smaller emerging growth
                  companies.

         -        The American Express Trust Long-Term Horizon Fund is
                  authorized to invest in other collective investment funds to
                  create a diversified portfolio with a moderate risk profile.
                  The collective funds are primarily invested in stock of U.S.
                  and foreign companies, convertible securities, short-term
                  money market instruments and stock index futures contracts.

         -        The American Express Trust Medium-Term Horizon Fund is
                  authorized to invest in other collective investment funds to
                  create a diversified portfolio with a conservative risk
                  profile. The collective funds are primarily invested in
                  corporate bonds, U.S. government securities, including U.S.
                  Treasury Bonds, as well as common stock of domestic and
                  foreign corporations.

         -        The American Express Trust Short-Term Horizon Fund is
                  authorized to invest in other collective investment funds to
                  create a diversified portfolio with a conservative risk
                  profile. The collective funds are primarily invested in bonds
                  and debt obligations issued by U.S. and foreign corporations
                  and the U.S. government.

         -        The AET Equity Index I (Large Cap Blend) is authorized to
                  invest primarily in common stocks, short-term money market
                  instruments and stock index futures contracts. The fund's goal
                  is to achieve a rate of return as close as possible to the
                  return on the S&P 500 Index by investing primarily in some or
                  all of the securities upon which the index is based.

         -        Davis New York Venture Fund (Large Cap Value) is authorized to
                  invest primarily in equities issued by companies with market
                  capitalizations of at least $10 billion, though it may also
                  hold securities of smaller companies.

         -        Neuberger Berman Genesis Trust (Small Cap Value) is authorized
                  to invest primarily in common stocks of companies with small
                  market capitalization (up to $1.5 billion at time of
                  purchase).

         -        AET Emerging Growth II (Small Cap Growth) is authorized to
                  invest primarily in equity securities of companies determined
                  to have the potential for above average earnings growth,
                  convertible securities, money market securities and stock
                  index futures contracts.

         -        Janus Worldwide (Global) is authorized to invest primarily in
                  common stocks of foreign and domestic companies of issuers
                  from at least five different countries, including the United
                  States. The fund may at times invest in fewer than five
                  countries or even a single country.

         The Plan Administrator may delegate the management of the Plan's assets
         to another investment manager if it deems it advisable in the future.
         Funds temporarily awaiting investment are placed in a short-term
         investment fund of the Trustee where they earn the prevailing market
         rate of interest.

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         Investments:

         -        Investments consisting of common shares in Dover Corporation
                  are valued at the closing market price on the last business
                  day of the Plan year based on quotations from national
                  securities exchanges. Investments in registered mutual and
                  collective funds are carried at the fair value of their
                  underlying assets as of the last business day of the Plan year
                  as determined by their respective investment managers.

         -        Participant loans receivable are valued at cost, which
                  approximates fair value.

         -        Purchases and sales of investment securities are reflected on
                  a trade-date basis. Gains and losses on sales of investment
                  securities are determined on the average cost method.

         -        Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest
                  income from other investments is recorded as earned.

         -        The Plan presents in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets
                  Available for Benefits, the net appreciation (depreciation) in
                  the fair value of its investments which consists of the
                  realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation
                  (depreciation) on those investments.

         Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements:

         The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
         principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
         management to make estimate and assumptions that affect the reported
         amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
         and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
         reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
         Actual results could differ from those estimates.

         Risks and Uncertainties:

         The Plan provides for various investment options in any combination of
         stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other investment securities. Investment
         securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market
         and credit. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment
         securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value
         of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that
         changes in risks in the near term would materially affect participants'
         account balances and the amounts reported in the Statement of Net
         Assets Available for Benefits and the Statement of Changes in Net
         Assets Available for Benefits.

         Payment of Benefits:

         Benefits are recorded when paid.

(2)      The Plan

         The following description of the Plan provides only general
         information. The provisions of the Plan are governed in all respects by
         the detailed terms and conditions contained in the Plan itself.

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         The Plan is a defined contribution plan established to encourage and
         facilitate retirement savings and investment by eligible employees of
         Dover Corporation and its subsidiaries ("Dover").

         Effective as of May 1, 2002, the assets of the Plan that were invested
         in Dover Corporation stock were transferred to a separate account
         (Dover ESOP Stock Account), which constitutes an "Employee Stock
         Ownership Plan" (the "ESOP") under the Internal Revenue Code. The
         purpose of the transfer was to allow Plan participants the option to
         receive dividends in cash with respect to the stock held in the Dover
         ESOP Stock Account, which then allows Dover Corporation to deduct for
         Federal income tax purposes the dividends that are paid with respect
         to the stock in such account, regardless of whether participants
         actually receive the dividends in cash. Stock acquired under the Plan
         after April 30, 2002, will be held in a separate account (Dover Stock
         Account) in the Plan that does not meet the ESOP requirements of the
         Internal Revenue Code. Assets held in this separate account will be
         transferred periodically to the Dover ESOP Stock Account.

         Participating companies of Dover may participate in (i) the employee
         salary contribution and matching contribution features of the Plan,
         (ii) the profit-sharing contribution feature of the Plan, or (iii)
         both. Generally, all employees of such participating units who have
         reached age 21 and completed one year of service are eligible to
         participate in the Plan, except in the case of certain participating
         units whose employees are immediately eligible to join the Plan after
         attaining either age 18 or age 21. Employee salary contributions to the
         Plan are voluntary. Generally, a participant may elect to exclude from
         1% to 50% in whole percentages of his or her compensation (the
         "Deferred Amount") from current taxable income through contributions to
         the Plan.

         The amount contributed is subject to applicable Internal Revenue Code
         limits, and the percentage of compensation contributed by highly
         compensated employees may be further limited to enable the Plan to
         satisfy nondiscrimination requirements. In addition, the Internal
         Revenue Code limits to $200,000 (as adjusted for future statutory
         changes) as the amount of compensation that may be taken into account
         under the Plan. Most Dover companies make matching contributions to
         the Plan equal to a percentage of the first 6% of such participants'
         compensation contributed to the Plan (the "Employer Matching
         Contribution"). At the discretion of an Employer's board of directors,
         an additional year-end Employer Matching Contribution may be made to
         the Plan on behalf of participants employed on the last day of the
         year. Basic and year-end matching contributions are subject to an
         aggregate limit on such contributions of 200% of the first 6% of each
         participant's compensation contributed to the Plan. All
         Employer-Matching contributions are initially invested in the Dover
         Stock Account. Participants are fully vested with respect to their
         salary contributions and Employer Matching Contributions, except for
         certain participating units whose employees are immediately eligible to
         join the Plan, in which case Employer Matching Contributions may be
         subject to a one year of service vesting requirement.

         In any Plan year in which a participant does not receive the maximum
         Employer Matching Contributions to which they are entitled, (due to
         periodic payroll - based limitations), the Employer will make a
         "true-up" or a year-end additional Employer Matching Contribution. To
         be entitled to a true-up contribution a participant must either be an
         active employee as

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         of December 31 of the Plan year or his or her employment must have
         terminated during the Plan year due to death, permanent disability or
         retirement.

         An Employer may elect to make profit sharing contributions for a Plan
         year with respect to its employees who have satisfied the age and
         service requirements described above. Such contributions are allocated
         in proportion to the compensation of Participants who are employed by
         that Employer and are employees on the last day of the Plan year. A
         participant's profit-sharing account vests at the rate of 20% per year
         of service (except in the case of certain Employers, whose employees'
         profit-sharing contribution accounts are immediately vested). A
         participant's profit-sharing account becomes fully vested after five
         years, upon the attainment of age 65 while a Dover employee, in the
         event of his or her death or permanent disability while a Dover
         employee, or in the event the Plan is terminated.

         A participant's vested account balance in the Plan is distributable
         following the Participant's retirement, death, or other termination of
         employment.

         At December 31, 2002 and 2001, the forfeited nonvested accounts that
         were unallocated to participants totaled $322,928 and $280,862,
         respectively. These accounts will be used to reduce future Employer
         contributions.

         The Plan allows installment distribution payments in the case of fully
         vested participants who have attained age 55. The Plan does not permit
         withdrawals during a participant's active employment.

         A participant may apply for a loan at any time. A maximum of three
         loans per participant may be outstanding at any one time. Loans are
         repaid in equal installments through payroll deductions over a maximum
         of 30 years (for a principal residence loan) and a minimum of 1 year.
         The minimum a participant may borrow is $1,000, and the maximum amount
         is determined by the balance in the participant's vested account as of
         the Plan's valuation date preceding the loan request, in accordance
         with Department of Labor regulations, per the following schedule:



   Vested Account Balance                        Allowable Loan
   ----------------------                        --------------
                                  
less than or equal to $100,000       up to 50% of Vested Account Balance
more than $100,000                   $50,000


         In addition, no loan may be granted which exceeds $50,000 reduced by
         the highest outstanding balance of the participant. Current outstanding
         loans bear interest from 4.25% to 14.49%.

         Each participant has the right to direct the entire amount of his or
         her Plan account to be invested in one or more of the available
         investment funds in multiples of five percent. Each participant has the
         right during any business day to transfer all or any portion of the
         amount in his or her account (including the amount attributable to
         Employer Matching Contributions) among the investment funds.
         Participants are restricted from transferring all or a portion of their
         Plan accounts into the Dover ESOP Stock Account.

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         Each Participant has the right to roll over into the Plan distributions
         from other qualified plans or conduit IRA's.

(3)      Investments

         The following investments represent 5 percent or more of the Plan's net
         assets.



                                                                    December 31,
                                                        -----------------------------------
                                                              2002               2001
                                                        -----------------------------------
                                                                      
Dover Corporation Common Stock Account *                 $  144,265,386     $   183,863,958

Dover Income Fund *                                          91,268,274          83,788,435

AXP New Dimensions Fund *                                    54,851,453          74,299,493

AXP Stock Fund *                                             35,410,535          46,951,114


* See item Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for descriptions of the
above investments.

         The Plan's investments (including gains and losses on investments
         bought and sold, as well as held during the year) depreciated in value
         as follows:



                                                                    December 31,
                                                        ----------------------------------
                                                               2002               2001
                                                        ----------------------------------
                                                                      
Dover Corporation Common Stock Fund                       $  (38,281,083)   $  (16,520,161)

Mutual Funds                                                 (39,660,384)      (35,105,139)

Collective Funds                                              (1,419,293)        2,370,830
                                                        ----------------------------------
                                                          $  (79,360,760)   $  (49,254,470)
                                                        ===================================


(4)      Related-Party Transactions

         Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by American
         Express Trust Company. American Express Trust Company is the trustee
         as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as
         party-in-interest transactions.

(5)      Federal Income Taxes

         Dover Corporation has previously received a tax qualification letter
         dated June 6,1997 from the Internal Revenue Service stating that the
         Plan qualifies under the provisions of Section 401 of the Internal
         Revenue Code, and that its related trust is exempt from Federal income
         taxes. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination
         letter and a request for an updated determination letter is pending
         before the Internal Revenue Service. Dover Corporation and the Plan's
         tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being
         operated in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Internal
         Revenue Code.

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(6)      Plan Termination

         Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, Dover Corporation
         has the right under the Plan to discontinue all contributions at any
         time and to terminate the Plan, subject to the provisions of the Plan
         and the Internal Revenue Code. In the event of termination,
         participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.

(7)      Plan Mergers

         All of the following mergers and those described under Note 8
         "Subsequent Events" involve companies, which are indirect, wholly -
         owned subsidiaries of Dover Corporation.

         On January 1, 2002 assets amounting to $2,208,821 were merged into the
         Plan from the Hydro-Cam Engineering Company Profit Sharing Plan and
         Trust. Hydro-Cam employees began participating in the Plan on January
         1, 2002.

         On March 1, 2002 assets amounting to $1,358,745 were merged into the
         Plan from the Hydro Systems Company Retirement Savings Plan. Hydro
         Systems employees began participating in the Plan on March 1, 2002.

         On March 1, 2002 assets amounting to $161,371 were merged into the Plan
         from the Colgate South Salary Savings Plan, which was sponsored by
         Kurz-Kasch, Inc. Colgate South employees began participating in the
         Plan on January 1, 2002.

         On March 15, 2002 assets amounting to $11,871,647 were merged into the
         Plan from the Vectron Laboratories Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.
         Vectron International Norwalk employees were already participating in
         the Plan by making salary deferrals under the Plan's 401(k) feature.

         On May 1, 2002 assets amounting to $3,765,847 were merged into the Plan
         from the Kurz-Kasch, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Profit-Sharing
         Plan Effective 1/1/89. Kurz-Kasch employees began participating in the
         Plan on January 1, 2002.

         On May 15, 2002 assets amounting to $943,208 were merged into the Plan
         from the CPI Products Inc. Employees 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan. CPI
         employees began participating in the Plan on May 15, 2002.

         On January 1, 2001 assets amounting to $15,799,173 were merged into the
         Plan from the Crenlo, Inc. Salaried Employees Profit Sharing and 401(k)
         Plan. Crenlo employees began participating in the Plan on September 1,
         2000.

         On January 1, 2001 assets amounting to $388,752 were merged into the
         Plan from the Cook Manley Profit Sharing Plan. Cook Manley employees
         began participating in the Plan on January 1, 2001.

         On January 1, 2001 assets amounting to $2,041,765 were merged into the
         Plan from the TNI, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan. DT Magnetics, Inc. -
         Raleigh Division (formerly TNI, Inc.) employees began participating in
         the Plan on January 1, 2001.

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         On January 1, 2001 assets amounting to $246,734 were merged into the
         Plan from the Provacon 401(k) Retirement Plan. Provacon employees began
         participating in the Plan on October 1, 2000.

         On January 1, 2001 assets amounting to $180,082 were merged into the
         Plan from the C&H Manufacturing, Inc. 401(k) Plan. C&H Manufacturing
         employees began participating in the Plan on January 1, 2001.

         On February 1, 2001 assets amounting to $3,800,331 were merged into the
         Plan from the Preco Turbine & Compressor Services, Inc. Profit Sharing
         Plan. Preco Turbine employees began participating in the Plan on
         January 1, 2001.

         On June 1, 2001 assets amounting to $863,227 were merged into the Plan
         from the Cinox Corporation 401(k) Plan. The Cinox facility is now part
         of Vectron International Norwalk, Inc. The Cinox Facility employees
         began participating in the Plan on December 1, 2000.

         On September 1, 2001 assets amounting to $1,743,315 were merged into
         the Plan from the GFS Manufacturing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan. DT
         Magnetics, Inc. - New Hampshire Division (formerly GFS Manufacturing
         Company Inc.) employees began participating in the Plan on September 1,
         2001.

         On October 1, 2001 assets amounting to $2,022,793 were merged into the
         Plan from the Hydromotion, Inc. 401(k) Pension Plan. Hydromotion, Inc.
         employees began participating in the Plan on October 1, 2001.

 (8)     Subsequent Events

         On April 1, 2003, assets amounting to $79,587,404 were merged into the
         Plan from the Universal Instruments Corporation Profit Sharing Plan.
         Universal employees were already participating in the Dover Corporation
         Retirement Savings Plan under the salary deferral and matching
         contribution features.

         On May 1, 2003, assets amounting to $1,245,690 were merged into the
         Plan from the Somero Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Plan. Somero employees
         began participating in the Plan on May 1, 2003.

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                    DOVER CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
              SCHEDULE 1 - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
                             AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002



(a)                (b)                                               (c)                                  (d)             (e)
       Identity of issuer, borrower           Description of investment, including maturity date,
         Lessor or similar party              rate of interest, collateral par or maturity value          Cost         Fair Value
                                                                                                         
*      Dover Corporation Common Stock
       Account, 4,538,917 shares              Common Stock Fund                                     $   164,789,424  $  144,265,386

*      AXP Stock Fund                         Mutual Funds                                               58,441,062      35,410,535
*      AXP New Dimensions Fund                Mutual Funds                                               85,218,762      54,851,453
*      Templeton Foreign Fund                 Mutual Funds                                                8,878,046       7,474,479
*      Aim Constellation Fund                 Mutual Funds                                               31,247,458      16,969,164
*      AXP Mutual Fund Y                      Mutual Funds                                               18,472,125      12,311,082
*      Davis New York Venture Fund            Mutual Funds                                                6,512,281       5,505,283
*      Neuberger Berman Genesis Trust         Mutual Funds                                               14,924,787      14,004,645
*      Janus Worldwide                        Mutual Funds                                                4,014,416       3,009,319
*      Pimco Total Return Fund                Mutual Funds                                               10,462,110      10,559,133

*      Dover Income Fund                      Collective Funds                                           84,658,249      91,268,275
*      American Express Trust Long-Term
       Horizon Fund                           Collective Funds                                           12,096,579       9,726,401

*      American Express Trust Medium-Term
       Horizon Fund                           Collective Funds                                            8,408,664       7,833,108
*      American Express Trust Short-Term
       Horizon Fund                           Collective Funds                                            4,786,993       4,761,646
*      AET Equity Index I                     Collective Funds                                            5,788,050       4,588,599
*      AET Emerging Growth II                 Collective Funds                                            2,870,534       2,531,828

*      Loan Fund, Interest rate varies from
       4.25% to 14.49% maturity dates vary    Loans                                                      21,476,960      21,427,588
       from 1/1/2003 to 6/22/2032
*    Denotes party-in-interest


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


      
99.1     Certificate Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
         section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed and dated by
         Thomas L. Reece and Robert G. Kuhbach as of June 18, 2003.




                                    SIGNATURE

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Plan Administrator has duly caused this annual report to be signed by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                              DOVER CORPORATION
                                              RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Dated: June 18, 2003                          By: /s/ Joseph Schmidt
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Joseph Schmidt, Vice President
                                                  General Counsel, Secretary
                                                  and Member of the Pension
                                                  Committee (Plan Administrator)

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