Shareholder Vote

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): May 8, 2026       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 3.500% Notes due 2033   DOV 33   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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. On May 8, 2026, Dover Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders:     (1) elected nine directors,     (2) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026,     (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“NEOs”) as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tables in the proxy statement (“Say-on-Pay”) for the Annual Meeting, and     (4) rejected a shareholder proposal requesting an independent board chair. The voting results for each such proposal are reported below.     1. To elect nine directors:        For      Against      Abstained      Broker Non-Votes Deborah L. DeHaas      113,697,705        1,492,992        217,595      8,808,837 H. John Gilbertson, Jr.      109,370,509        5,879,670        158,113      8,808,837 Kristiane C. Graham      111,672,235        3,576,971        159,086      8,808,837 Marc A. Howze      114,925,878        320,852        161,562      8,808,837 Michael Manley      114,892,368        357,746        158,178      8,808,837 Danita K. Ostling      113,176,985        2,004,784        226,523      8,808,837 Eric A. Spiegel      114,891,742        354,049        162,501      8,808,837 Richard J. Tobin      111,088,335        3,877,988        441,969      8,808,837 Keith E. Wandell      111,375,115        3,871,759        161,418      8,808,837     2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026:   For    Against    Abstained    Broker Non-Votes 116,228,921    7,847,535    140,673    —     3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s NEOs:   For    Against    Abstained    Broker Non-Votes 107,087,961    8,026,009    294,322    8,808,837 4. To consider a shareholder proposal requesting an independent board chair:   For    Against    Abstained    Broker Non-Votes 41,420,407    73,601,678    386,207    8,808,837 Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits.   Exhibit No.   Description 104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (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: May 12, 2026   DOVER CORPORATION     (Registrant)     By:   /s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera       Ivonne M. Cabrera       Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary