8-K 1 d741573d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

 

 

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 2, 2019

 

 

 

LOGO

(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)

(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):

 

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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.  ☐

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

 

 

 

Item 5.03.

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; Change in Fiscal Year.

As discussed below, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Dover Corporation (the “Company”), held on May 2, 2019, the Company’s shareholders approved the adoption of the Company’s Fifth Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Fifth Restated Charter”) to eliminate the 80% super-majority voting requirements contained in Articles 15 and 16, respectively, of the Company’s certificate of incorporation. The Fifth Restated Charter also integrates all prior amendments and certificates previously filed with the Secretary of State’s office of the State of Delaware (the “Secretary of State”) into a single document. Following the Annual Meeting, the Company filed the Fifth Restated Charter with the Secretary of State on May 3, 2019.

The Fifth Restated Charter is attached hereto as Exhibit 3(i)(a).

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its Annual Meeting on May 2, 2019, at which meeting the shareholders:

 

  (1)

elected nine directors,

 

  (2)

ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019,

 

  (3)

approved, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation,

 

  (4)

approved amendments to Article 15 of the Company’s certificate of incorporation to eliminate the super-majority voting requirement therein, and

 

  (5)

approved amendments to Article 16 of the Company’s certificate of incorporation to eliminate the super-majority voting requirement therein.

The voting results for each such proposal are reported below:

 

1.

To elect nine directors:

 

Director

    For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Vote  

H. John Gilbertson, Jr.

      117,882,074        760,888        525,564        11,426,476  

Kristiane C. Graham

      115,750,758        2,927,647        490,121        11,426,476  

Michael F. Johnston

      116,772,753        1,881,508        514,265        11,426,476  

Eric A. Spiegel

      118,009,232        643,646        515,648        11,426,476  

Richard J. Tobin

      117,894,264        786,932        487,330        11,426,476  

Stephen M. Todd

      117,979,601        687,244        501,681        11,426,476  

Stephen K. Wagner

      117,145,186        1,503,178        520,162        11,426,476  

Keith E. Wandell

      116,136,177        2,509,510        522,839        11,426,476  

Mary A. Winston

      116,130,039        2,535,901        502,586        11,426,476  

2.

To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Vote

127,120,921   3,025,175   448,906   0

 

3.

To approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Vote

79,217,926   39,125,976   824,624   11,426,476

 

4.

To approve amendments to Article 15 of the Company’s Fourth Restated Charter to eliminate the super-majority voting requirement:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Vote

116,843,538   1,703,313   621,675   11,426,476

 

5.

To approve amendments to Article 16 of the Company’s Fourth Restated Charter to eliminate the super-majority voting requirement:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Vote

116,839,742   1,702,110   626,674   11,426,476

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

 

3(i)(a)    Fifth Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (as filed with the Secretary of State’s Office of the State of Delaware on May 3, 2019).

 

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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 7, 2019     DOVER CORPORATION
    (Registrant)
    By:   /s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera
      Ivonne M. Cabrera
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

 

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