Indicate\ue000 by\ue000 check\ue000 mark\ue000 whether\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\ue000 (1)\ue000 has\ue000 filed\ue000 all\ue000 reports\ue000 required\ue000 to\ue000 be\ue000 filed\ue000 by\ue000 Section\ue000 13\ue000 or\ue000 15(d)\ue000 of\ue000 the
Securities\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act\ue000 of\ue000 1934\ue000 during\ue000 the\ue000 preceding\ue000 12\ue000 months\ue000 (or\ue000 for\ue000 such\ue000 shorter\ue000 period\ue000 that\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\ue000 was\ue000 required\ue000 to
file\ue000 such\ue000 reports)\ue000 and\ue000 (2)\ue000 has\ue000 been\ue000 subject\ue000 to\ue000 such\ue000 filing\ue000 requirements\ue000 for\ue000 the\ue000 past\ue000 90\ue000 days.\ue000 \ue000 Yes\ue000\u02db\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000 No\ue000o

Indicate\ue000 by\ue000 check\ue000 mark\ue000 if\ue000 disclosure\ue000 of\ue000 delinquent\ue000 filers\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 Item\ue000 405\ue000 of\ue000 Regulation\ue000 S-K\ue000 is\ue000 not\ue000 contained\ue000 herein, and\ue000 will\ue000 not\ue000 be\ue000 contained,\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 best\ue000 of\ue000 registrant\u2019s\ue000 knowledge,\ue000 in\ue000 definitive\ue000 proxy\ue000 or\ue000 information\ue000 statements\ue000 incorporated\ue000 by reference\ue000 in\ue000 Part\ue000 III\ue000 of\ue000 this\ue000 Form\ue000 10-K\ue000 or\ue000 any\ue000 amendment\ue000 to\ue000 this\ue000 Form\ue000 10-K.\ue000 \ue000o

Indicate\ue000 by\ue000 check\ue000 mark\ue000 whether\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\ue000 is\ue000 a\ue000 large\ue000 accelerated\ue000 filer,\ue000 an\ue000 accelerated\ue000 filer,\ue000 a\ue000 non-accelerated\ue000 filer,\ue000 or\ue000 a smaller\ue000 reporting\ue000 company.\ue000 See\ue000 the\ue000 definitions\ue000 of\ue000 \u201clarge\ue000 accelerated\ue000 filer,\u201d\ue000 \u201caccelerated\ue000 filer\u201d\ue000 and\ue000 \u201csmaller\ue000 reporting\ue000 company\u201d in\ue000 Rule\ue000 12b-2\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act.\ue000 (Check\ue000 one):

The\ue000 aggregate\ue000 market\ue000 value\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 voting\ue000 and\ue000 non-voting\ue000 common\ue000 stock\ue000 held\ue000 by\ue000 non-affiliates\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\ue000 as\ue000 of
the\ue000 close\ue000 of\ue000 business\ue000 June\ue000 30,\ue000 2008\ue000 was\ue000 $9,034,170,540.\ue000 The\ue000 registrant\u2019s\ue000 closing\ue000 price\ue000 as\ue000 reported\ue000 on\ue000 the\ue000 New\ue000 York\ue000 Stock
Exchange-Composite\ue000 Transactions\ue000 for\ue000 June\ue000 30,\ue000 2008\ue000 was\ue000 $48.37\ue000 per\ue000 share.\ue000 The\ue000 number\ue000 of\ue000 outstanding\ue000 shares\ue000 of\ue000 the
registrant\u2019s\ue000 common\ue000 stock\ue000 as\ue000 of\ue000 February\ue000 12,\ue000 2009\ue000 was\ue000 186,013,754.

This\ue000 Annual\ue000 Report\ue000 on\ue000 Form\ue000 10-K,\ue000 especially\ue000 \u201cManagement\u2019s\ue000 Discussion\ue000 and\ue000 Analysis\u201d,\ue000 contains\ue000 \u201cforward-looking\u201d
statements\ue000 within\ue000 the\ue000 meaning\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Securities\ue000 Act\ue000 of\ue000 1933,\ue000 as\ue000 amended,\ue000 the\ue000 Securities\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act\ue000 of\ue000 1934,\ue000 as\ue000 amended,
and\ue000 the\ue000 Private\ue000 Securities\ue000 Litigation\ue000 Reform\ue000 Act\ue000 of\ue000 1995.\ue000 Such\ue000 statements\ue000 relate\ue000 to,\ue000 among\ue000 other\ue000 things,\ue000 income,\ue000 earnings,
cash\ue000 flows,\ue000 changes\ue000 in\ue000 operations,\ue000 operating\ue000 improvements,\ue000 industries\ue000 in\ue000 which\ue000 Dover\ue000 companies\ue000 operate\ue000 and\ue000 the\ue000 U.S.\ue000 and
global\ue000 economies.\ue000 Statements\ue000 in\ue000 this\ue000 10-K\ue000 that\ue000 are\ue000 not\ue000 historical\ue000 are\ue000 hereby\ue000 identified\ue000 as\ue000 \u201cforward-looking\ue000 statements\u201d\ue000 and
may\ue000 be\ue000 indicated\ue000 by\ue000 words\ue000 or\ue000 phrases\ue000 such\ue000 as\ue000 \u201canticipates,\u201d\ue000 \u201csupports,\u201d\ue000 \u201cplans,\u201d\ue000 \u201cprojects,\u201d\ue000 \u201cexpects,\u201d\ue000 \u201cbelieves,\u201d
\u201cshould,\u201d\ue000 \u201cwould,\u201d\ue000 \u201ccould,\u201d\ue000 \u201chope,\u201d\ue000 \u201cforecast,\u201d\ue000 \u201cmanagement\ue000 is\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 opinion,\u201d\ue000 use\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 future\ue000 tense\ue000 and\ue000 similar\ue000 words
or\ue000 phrases.\ue000 Forward-looking\ue000 statements\ue000 are\ue000 subject\ue000 to\ue000 inherent\ue000 risks\ue000 and\ue000 uncertainties\ue000 that\ue000 could\ue000 cause\ue000 actual\ue000 results\ue000 to
differ\ue000 from\ue000 current\ue000 expectations\ue000 including,\ue000 but\ue000 not\ue000 limited\ue000 to:\ue000 current\ue000 economic\ue000 conditions\ue000 and\ue000 uncertainties\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 credit\ue000 and
capital\ue000 markets;\ue000 the\ue000 Company\u2019s\ue000 ability\ue000 to\ue000 achieve\ue000 expected\ue000 savings\ue000 from\ue000 integration,\ue000 synergy\ue000 and\ue000 other\ue000 cost-control
initiatives;\ue000 the\ue000 ability\ue000 to\ue000 identify\ue000 and\ue000 successfully\ue000 consummate\ue000 value-adding\ue000 acquisition\ue000 opportunities;\ue000 increased
competition\ue000 and\ue000 pricing\ue000 pressures\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 markets\ue000 served\ue000 by\ue000 Dover\u2019s\ue000 operating\ue000 companies;\ue000 the\ue000 ability\ue000 of\ue000 Dover\u2019s\ue000 companies
to\ue000 expand\ue000 into\ue000 new\ue000 geographic\ue000 markets\ue000 and\ue000 to\ue000 anticipate\ue000 and\ue000 meet\ue000 customer\ue000 demands\ue000 for\ue000 new\ue000 products\ue000 and\ue000 product
enhancements;\ue000 increases\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 cost\ue000 of\ue000 raw\ue000 materials;\ue000 changes\ue000 in\ue000 customer\ue000 demand;\ue000 political\ue000 events\ue000 that\ue000 could\ue000 impact\ue000 the
worldwide\ue000 economy;\ue000 the\ue000 impact\ue000 of\ue000 natural\ue000 disasters\ue000 and\ue000 their\ue000 effect\ue000 on\ue000 global\ue000 energy\ue000 markets;\ue000 a\ue000 downgrade\ue000 in\ue000 Dover\u2019s
credit\ue000 ratings;\ue000 international\ue000 economic\ue000 conditions\ue000 including\ue000 interest\ue000 rate\ue000 and\ue000 currency\ue000 exchange\ue000 rate\ue000 fluctuations;\ue000 the\ue000 relative
mix\ue000 of\ue000 products\ue000 and\ue000 services\ue000 which\ue000 impacts\ue000 margins\ue000 and\ue000 operating\ue000 efficiencies;\ue000 short-term\ue000 capacity\ue000 constraints;\ue000 domestic
and\ue000 foreign\ue000 governmental\ue000 and\ue000 public\ue000 policy\ue000 changes\ue000 including\ue000 environmental\ue000 regulations\ue000 and\ue000 tax\ue000 policies\ue000 (including
domestic\ue000 and\ue000 international\ue000 export\ue000 subsidy\ue000 programs,\ue000 R&E\ue000 credits\ue000 and\ue000 other\ue000 similar\ue000 programs);\ue000 unforeseen\ue000 developments\ue000 in
contingencies\ue000 such\ue000 as\ue000 litigation;\ue000 protection\ue000 and\ue000 validity\ue000 of\ue000 patent\ue000 and\ue000 other\ue000 intellectual\ue000 property\ue000 rights;\ue000 the\ue000 cyclical\ue000 nature
of\ue000 some\ue000 of\ue000 Dover\u2019s\ue000 companies;\ue000 domestic\ue000 housing\ue000 industry\ue000 weakness;\ue000 and\ue000 continued\ue000 events\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 Middle\ue000 East\ue000 and
possible\ue000 future\ue000 terrorist\ue000 threats\ue000 and\ue000 their\ue000 effect\ue000 on\ue000 the\ue000 worldwide\ue000 economy.\ue000 Readers\ue000 are\ue000 cautioned\ue000 not\ue000 to\ue000 place\ue000 undue
reliance\ue000 on\ue000 such\ue000 forward-looking\ue000 statements.\ue000 These\ue000 forward-looking\ue000 statements\ue000 speak\ue000 only\ue000 as\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 date\ue000 made.\ue000 The
Company\ue000 undertakes\ue000 no\ue000 obligation\ue000 to\ue000 publicly\ue000 update\ue000 or\ue000 revise\ue000 any\ue000 forward-looking\ue000 statements,\ue000 whether\ue000 as\ue000 a\ue000 result\ue000 of\ue000 new
information,\ue000 future\ue000 events\ue000 or\ue000 otherwise,\ue000 except\ue000 as\ue000 required\ue000 by\ue000 law.

The\ue000 Company\ue000 may,\ue000 from\ue000 time\ue000 to\ue000 time,\ue000 post\ue000 financial\ue000 or\ue000 other\ue000 information\ue000 on\ue000 its\ue000 Internet\ue000 website,
www.dovercorporation.com.\ue000 The\ue000 Internet\ue000 address\ue000 is\ue000 for\ue000 informational\ue000 purposes\ue000 only\ue000 and\ue000 is\ue000 not\ue000 intended\ue000 for\ue000 use\ue000 as\ue000 a
hyperlink.\ue000 The\ue000 Company\ue000 is\ue000 not\ue000 incorporating\ue000 any\ue000 material\ue000 on\ue000 its\ue000 website\ue000 into\ue000 this\ue000 report.

PART\ue000 I
Item\ue000 1.\ue000 Business
Item\ue000 1A.\ue000 Risk\ue000 Factors
Item\ue000 1B.\ue000 Unresolved\ue000 Staff\ue000 Comments
Item\ue000 2.\ue000 Properties
Item\ue000 3.\ue000 Legal\ue000 Proceedings
Item\ue000 4.\ue000 Submission\ue000 of\ue000 Matters\ue000 to\ue000 a\ue000 Vote\ue000 of\ue000 Security\ue000 Holders

PART\ue000 II
Item\ue000 5.\ue000 Market\ue000 for\ue000 Registrant\u2019s\ue000 Common\ue000 Equity,\ue000 Related\ue000 Stockholder\ue000 Matters\ue000 and\ue000 Issuer
Purchases\ue000 of\ue000 Equity\ue000 Securities
Item\ue000 6.\ue000 Selected\ue000 Financial\ue000 Data
Item\ue000 7.\ue000 Management\u2019s\ue000 Discussion\ue000 and\ue000 Analysis\ue000 of\ue000 Financial\ue000 Condition\ue000 and\ue000 Results\ue000 of\ue000 Operation
Item\ue000 7A.\ue000 Quantitative\ue000 and\ue000 Qualitative\ue000 Disclosures\ue000 About\ue000 Market\ue000 Risk
Item\ue000 9.\ue000 Changes\ue000 in\ue000 and\ue000 Disagreements\ue000 With\ue000 Accountants\ue000 on\ue000 Accounting\ue000 and\ue000 Financial

Item\ue000 12.\ue000 Security\ue000 Ownership\ue000 of\ue000 Certain\ue000 Beneficial\ue000 Owners\ue000 and\ue000 Management\ue000 and\ue000 Related
Stockholder\ue000 Matters
Item\ue000 13.\ue000 Certain\ue000 Relationships\ue000 and\ue000 Related\ue000 Transactions\ue000 and\ue000 Director\ue000 Independence
Item\ue000 14.\ue000 Principal\ue000 Accountant\ue000 Fees\ue000 and\ue000 Services

EX-10.3:\ue000 EXECUTIVE\ue000 OFFICER\ue000 ANNUAL\ue000 INCENTIVE\ue000 PLAN
EX-10.4:\ue000 EXECUTIVE\ue000 CHANGE\ue000 IN\ue000 CONTROL\ue000 AGREEMENT
EX-10.6:\ue000 DEFERRED\ue000 COMPENSATION\ue000 PLAN,\ue000 AS\ue000 AMENDED
EX-10.7:\ue000 2005\ue000 EQUITY\ue000 AND\ue000 CASH\ue000 INCENTIVE\ue000 PLAN,\ue000 AS\ue000 AMENDED
EX:10.10:\ue000 SUPPLEMENTAL\ue000 EXECUTIVE\ue000 RETIREMENT\ue000 PLAN
EX-21:\ue000 SUBSIDIARIES
EX-23.1:\ue000 CONSENT\ue000 OF\ue000 INDEPENDENT\ue000 REGISTERED\ue000 PUBLIC\ue000 ACCOUNTING\ue000 FIRM
EX-31.1:\ue000 CERTIFICATION
EX-31.2:\ue000 CERTIFICATION
EX-32:\ue000 CERTIFICATION