Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ______________________________________   FORM 8-K/A ________________________________   CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 4, 2017 ________________________________   DOVER CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ________________________________   State of 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: ¨ 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)) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ¨ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨           Explanatory Note This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) is being filed as an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Dover Corporation (the “Company”) on May 9, 2017 (the “Original 8-K”). The Original 8-K was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to report the results of the matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held on May 5, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). The sole purpose of this Amendment is to disclose, in accordance with Item 5.07(d) of Form 8-K, the Company’s decision as to how frequently it will conduct future shareholder advisory votes regarding executive compensation. Except as set forth herein, no other modifications have been made to the Original 8-K. Item 5.07      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (d) At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on, among other matters, an advisory proposal concerning the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. As reported in the Original 8-K, the advisory vote was in favor of annual frequency. In light of the Company’s prior practice of annual advisory votes on executive compensation and the vote of the shareholders, the Company intends to continue the practice of holding the votes annually until the next required shareholder vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation. 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: August 7, 2017 DOVER CORPORATION       (Registrant)                 By: /s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera         Ivonne M. Cabrera         Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary