UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DOVER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 53-0257888 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 3005 Highland Parkway | ||
| Downers Grove, IL | 60515 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class to be so registered: |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
| 2.125% Notes due 2020 | New York Stock Exchange, LLC | |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-172299
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
The descriptions of the general terms and provisions of the 2.125% Notes due 2020 of Dover Corporation (the “Registrant”), to be registered hereby, contained under the heading “Description of Debt Securities” in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-172299) (the “Registration Statement”) and under the heading “Description of Notes” in the Registrant’s Prospectus Supplement, dated November 26, 2013, to the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2. Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Indenture, dated as of February 8, 2001 between the Company and BankOne Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed February 13, 2001 (SEC File No. 001-04018), is incorporated by reference. | |
| 4.2 | First Supplemental Indenture among the Company, J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as original trustee, and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 12, 2005 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is incorporated by reference. | |
| 4.3 | Second Supplemental Indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 14, 2008 (SEC File No. 001-040018) is incorporated by reference. | |
| 4.4 | Third Supplemental Indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 22, 2011 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is incorporated by reference. | |
| 4.5 | Fourth Supplemental Indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 3, 2013 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is incorporated by reference. | |
| 4.6 | Form of Global Note representing the 2.125% Notes due 2020 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.5 and incorporated by reference). | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| DOVER CORPORATION | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| DATE: December 3, 2013 | By: | /s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera | ||
| Ivonne M. Cabrera | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Indenture, dated as of February 8, 2001 between the Company and BankOne Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed February 13, 2001 (SEC File No. 001-04018), is incorporated by reference. | |
| 4.2 | First Supplemental Indenture among the Company, J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as original trustee, and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 12, 2005 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is incorporated by reference. | |
| 4.3 | Second Supplemental Indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 14, 2008 (SEC File No. 001-040018) is incorporated by reference. | |
| 4.4 | Third Supplemental Indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 22, 2011 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is incorporated by reference. | |
| 4.5 | Fourth Supplemental Indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 3, 2013 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is incorporated by reference. | |
| 4.6 | Form of Global Note representing the 2.125 % Notes due 2020 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.5 and incorporated by reference). | |