Results of Operations

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 10, 2024 _______________________________ 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)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock DOV New York Stock Exchange 1.250% Notes due 2026 DOV 26 New York Stock Exchange 0.750% Notes due 2027 DOV 27 New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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. ¨ Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. As previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K, on October 8, 2024, Dover Corporation (the "Company") completed the sale of its Environmental Service Group ("ESG") business, which was part of the Company's Engineered Products segment. The ESG business met the criteria to be classified as held for sale and qualifies for discontinued operations reporting because its disposal represents a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results. To aid review of its third quarter 2024 financial results, which will present ESG in discontinued operations, the Company is furnishing as Exhibit 99.1 hereto annual unaudited financial information reflecting the ESG business in discontinued operations for full years 2021, 2022 and 2023 and quarterly unaudited financial information for 2023 and 2024. This unaudited financial information is derived from historical financial statements that were audited. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of Dover’s filings with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits . The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report: 99.1 Annual unaudited financial information for full years 2021, 2022, 2023, and quarterly unaudited financial information for 2023 and 2024 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). 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 10, 2024 DOVER CORPORATION   (Registrant)         By: /s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera     Ivonne M. Cabrera     Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary