SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
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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 4, 2004
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DOVER CORPORATION
STATE OF DELAWARE
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1-4018 | 53-0257888 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
of Incorporation)
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Identification No.) |
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY
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10017 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code) | |||
(212) 922-1640
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name or Former address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
(b) Departure of Directors or Principal Officers
On November 5, 2004, Dover Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Thomas L. Reece will retire from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective December 31, 2004. Mr. Reece has served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since 1994. Until July 2003, he also served as President of the Company.
(c) Appointment of Principal Officers
On November 5, 2004, Dover announced that the Company’s Board of Directors elected Ronald L. Hoffman to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective January 1, 2005. Mr. Hoffman, age 56, has served as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer since July 1, 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Hoffman was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dover Resources, Inc., one of Dover’s segments, from January 1, 2002 to July 1, 2003, and its Executive Vice President from May 2000 to January 2002. Prior thereto, since 1985, Mr. Hoffman was President of Tulsa Winch, a company acquired by Dover in 1996.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
99.1 Press release of Dover Corporation, dated November 5, 2004, is filed as Exhibit 99.1.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: November 5, 2004 | DOVER CORPORATION (Registrant) |
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| By: | /s/ Joseph W. Schmidt | |||
| Name: | Joseph w. Schmidt | |||
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | |||