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2012 Annual Report

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2013 INVESTOR FACT SHEET

Dover at a Glance

Company Overview 

n  Traded on the NYSE under “DOV” 

Key Officers:  

n  Dover strives to achieve strong 

operating margins and generate 
free cash flow in excess of 10%  
of revenue

n  Dover has rewarded shareholders 

with an annually increased 
dividend for 57 consecutive years 
(the fourth-longest record on  
the NYSE).

Sales For Year Ended 12/31/12:
$8.1 B 

EPS From Continuing  
Operations For 2012: 
$4.53

Headquarters:  

Dover Corporation
3005 Highland Parkway
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
www.dovercorporation.com

Investor Contact: 

Paul Goldberg
Vice President 
Investor Relations
(212) 922-1640
FAX (212) 922-0945
e-mail: peg@dovercorp.com

Bob Livingston
President &  
Chief Executive Officer

Ivonne Cabrera 
Senior Vice President,  
General Counsel & Secretary

Brad Cerepak
Senior Vice President &  
Chief Financial Officer

Tom Giacomini
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Dover Engineered Systems

John Hartner
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Dover Printing & Identification

Jay Kloosterboer
Senior Vice President,  
Human Resources

Jeff Niew
President & Chief Executive Officer, 
Dover Communication Technologies

Steve Sellhausen
Senior Vice President, 
Corporate Development

Bill Spurgeon
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Dover Energy 

3005 Highland Parkway
Downers Grove, IL 60515
www.dovercorporation.com

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues of over 
$8 billion.  For over 50 years, Dover has been delivering outstanding 
products and services that reflect its market leadership and commitment 
to operational and technical excellence. The Company’s entrepreneurial 
business model encourages, promotes and fosters deep customer 
engagement which has led to Dover’s well-established and valued 
reputation for providing superior customer service and industry-
leading product innovation. Dover focuses on innovative equipment 
and components, specialty systems and support services through its 
four major operating segments: Communication Technologies, Energy, 
Engineered Systems and Printing & Identification. Headquartered in 
Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover employs 37,000 people worldwide. 
Dover is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under “DOV.” 
Additional information is available on the company’s website at 
www.dovercorporation.com.

Financial Highlights 2012
(dollars in thousands, except per share figures) 

Revenue 
Earnings before taxes 
Earnings from continuing operations 
Earnings per diluted share  
     from continuing operations 
Dividends per common share 
Capital expenditures 
Acquisitions (net assets acquired) 
Cash flows from operations 
Return on average equity 
Number of employees 

2012 

2011

$ 8,104,339 
$  1,137,571 
$  833,119 

$ 7,369,154
$  1,010,262
$  773,186

4.53 
$ 
$ 
1.33 
$  297,012 
$  1,181,043  
$  1,261,160 
16.5% 
 37,416  

4.09
$ 
$ 
1.18
$  262,676
$  1,342,461
$  948,864
18.9%
33,827

Credit Ratings: 

Pillars of Success

Page 9 in Letter

Fact Sheet 

2012 Revenue by Region 

Moody’s: 
Standard & Poor’s: 
Fact Sheet 
Fitch 

Long  Short
Term
Term 
P-1
A2 
A-1
A 
F1
A 

2012 Revenue by Segment                        2012 Revenue by Region
2012 Revenue by Segment
2012 Revenue by Region 

7%

12%

19%

15%

19%

59%

42%

■	North America
■	Asia
■	Europe
■	Rest of World

27%

■	Communication 
  Technologies 
■	Energy
■	Engineered 
  Systems
■	Printing &

Identification

7%
8%

15%
15%

19%
18%

59%
59%

■	North America
■	Asia
■	Europe
■	Rest of World

Revenue vs. Continuing Earnings 
($ in millions)

Free Cash Flow
($ in millions)

$8,000

$900

$1,000

20%

6,000

4,000

2,000

0

675

750

450

500

225

250

0

0

15

10

5

0

 2008     2009     2010     2011     2012

Revenue
Earnings from Continuing Operations

 2008     2009     2010     2011     2012

Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow as a % of Revenue

Strategic Asset Allocation
Dover grows its business by thoughtfully and strategically allocating 
capital, primarily in our five growth spaces – Energy, Product ID, Fluid 
Solutions, Communication Components and Refrigeration Equipment. 
We then create value by quickly implementing an integration plan that 
unlocks the earnings power of the acquired business in a timely manner. 
Acquisitions are complimented by a consistent dividend policy and 
strategic share repurchases. 

Leveraging Our Scale
Dover creates value by leveraging the scale and expertise inherent in our 
company. By aggregating volumes and streamlining systems, creating 
commonality and standardized processes, and combining facilities and 
eliminating duplication, we seek to do more with less. We create an 
environment that maximizes the benefit of our size, while ensuring that 
our companies remain nimble enough to deliver extraordinary service to 
their customers.

Leadership Development
Dover supports its goals by providing resources and programs designed 
to enhance and maximize employees’ leadership opportunities. By 
promoting a positive environment that empowers future leaders to 
interact and share experiences, encourages expression of ideas, inspires 
creativity, and fosters opportunities for leadership development, we 
develop and retain the people who will drive our future success.

Corporate Responsibility
Dover endeavors to live up to the highest standards of corporate 
responsibility, in all aspects of our business, whether at home in the 
United States, or elsewhere around the globe. We strive to achieve the 
highest ethical standards and good corporate governance, and adhere to 
all applicable laws, regulations and codes of conduct in the geographies 
where we operate.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ABOUT DOVER

Revenue by End Markets 
Revenue by End Markets

10%

16%

27%

47%

■	Consumer Electronics 
■	Aerospace/Defense
■	Medical Technology
■	Telecom/Other

Revenue by End Markets
Geography
  Revenue by Geography
Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets

2%

Geography
Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets
Revenue by End Markets     
Revenue by End Markets

2%

10%

16%

19%

11%
10%

47%

58%
47%

27%

29%
16%

27%

27%

■	Consumer Electronics 
■	 Asia
■	Production 
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	Consumer Electronics 
■	North America
■	 Downstream 
54%
■	Medical Technology
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	Europe 
■	 Drilling 
■	Telecom/Other
■	Medical Technology
■	Rest of World
■	Telecom/Other

11%
10%

19%

25%
16%

62%
47%

27%

27%

19%

■	 Asia
■	Production 
■	Consumer Electronics 
■	North America
■	 Downstream 
54%
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	Europe 
■	 Drilling 
54%
■	Medical Technology
■	Rest of World
■	Telecom/Other

■	Production 
■	 Downstream 
■	 Drilling 

27%

  Revenue by Geography
Geography
Revenue by End Markets

6%

7%

7%

19%

27%

80%

54%

■	North America
■	Europe  
■	Production 
■	Rest of World
■	 Downstream 
■	Asia  
■	 Drilling 

Printing & Identification

Geography

Communication Technologies

Energy

Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets

10%

16%

27%

47%

■	Consumer Electronics 

■	Aerospace/Industrial

■	Medical Technology

■	Telecom/Other

19%

27%

54%

■	Production 

■	 Downstream 

■	 Drilling 

Engineered Systems

Printing & Identification

Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets

24%

36%

40%

■	Refrigeration & 

Food Equipment

■	Industrial  

■	Fluid Solutions 

41%

59%

■	Fast Moving 

  Consumer Goods 

■	Industrial 

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

Communication Technologies

Communication Technologies

Energy

Communication Technologies
Communication Technologies

ENERGY

Energy

Communication Technologies
Communication Technologies

Energy

Energy
Energy

Revenue (in millions)  
Engineered Systems

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

$1,500

$1,500

$1,500

Revenue by End Markets

Segment Earnings (in millions)  Segment Margin

Engineered Systems
 $ in millions

Printing & Identification

 $ in millions
Engineered Systems
$225
$225
Revenue by End Markets

 $ in millions

$225

Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets

18%

$1,000

$1,000

$1,000

24%

$500

36%

40%
$500

■	Refrigeration & 
Food Equipment

$500

■	Industrial  
■	Fluid Solutions 

$0

$0

$0

$150

$150

24%

40%

41%

24%
$75

$75
36%

36%

$0

$0

$0

$150
■	Refrigeration & 
Food Equipment

■	Fast Moving 
■	Refrigeration & 
  Consumer Goods 
6%
6%
Food Equipment
■	Industrial 

59%
■	Industrial  
40%
$75
■	Fluid Solutions 

■	Industrial  
■	Fluid Solutions 

41%

24%

6%

36%

41%

$750

40%

■	Fast Moving 
■	Refrigeration & 
  Consumer Goods 
$750
Food Equipment
■	Industrial 

59%
$750

■	Fast Moving 
  Consumer Goods 
■	Industrial 

59%
■	Industrial  
■	Fluid Solutions 
$0

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010    2011    2012

2010    2011    2012

0%
0%
0%
2010    2011     2012
2010    2011     2012
2010    2011     2012

2010    2011    2012

$0

$0

Segment Earnings (in millions)  Segment Margin

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions
Printing & Identification

$600

$600
16%

$600

34%

Revenue by End Markets

20%

$400

$400

$400

■	Europe
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Rest of World

30%

30%

30%

30%

20%

20%

20%

$200

41%

$200

$200

59%

■	Fast Moving 
10%
  Consumer Goods 
■	Industrial 

10%

10%

$0

$0

$0

0%

0%

0%

Engineered Systems

Geography

Printing & Identification
Revenue (in millions)  
7%
 $ in millions
Printing & Identification
$2,250

8%
Engineered Systems
18%
18%
$2,250
Revenue by End Markets

 $ in millions

$2,250

 $ in millions

Revenue by End Markets
17%

■	North America
Revenue by End Markets
■	Europe
■	Asia
■	Rest of World

$1,500

$1,500

68%
$1,500

12%

12%

12%

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

Key Brands 

Communication Technologies

Revenue by End Markets
Communication Technologies

Geography

10%

2%

16%

11%

27%

25%

47%

62%

■	Consumer Electronics 
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	Medical Technology
SOUND
■	 Asia
■	Telecom/Other
SOLUTIONS
■	North America
■	Europe 
■	Rest of World

Key Products
n	Micro-acoustic audio input and 
  output components
n	Advanced miniaturized receivers and  
  electromechanical components
n	Specialized components for use in 

Energy

Communication Technologies

Revenue by End Markets
Communication Technologies

implantable devices and medical equipment

Revenue by End Markets
Energy

Geography

11%

n	Control components, electromechanical 
10%
Geography
7%
2%
47%
7%
11%

n	Specialty hydraulics, fasteners, bearings,  
Communication Technologies
switches and filters
Geography
19%
2%
6%
switches, multi-layered capacitors, filters  
■	Consumer Electronics 
■	Production 
  and quick disconnect couplings
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	 Downstream 
54%
n	Specialty mechanical and frequency control 
■	Medical Technology
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	 Drilling 
communication components
■	Telecom/Other
■	Europe  
■	North America
■	 Asia
n	Medical and bio processing connectors 
■	Rest of World
■	Europe 
80%
■	North America
■	Asia  
■	Rest of World
■	Europe 
■	Rest of World

27%

62%

25%

62%

16%

27%

25%

Key Brands 

Energy

Revenue by End Markets
Energy

Energy
Communication Technologies
Geography

2010    2011    2012

2010    2011    2012

2010    2011    2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

Key Products
n  Diamond cutters for down-hole drilling tools 
n  Quartz down-hole pressure tranducers
n  Artificial lift systems and well site controls
n  Compressor products and monitoring 

solutions and related aftermarket services
n  Winches and supporting electronic systems
n  Fluid film and magnetic bearings, bearing 
Energy
isolators, seals and monitoring systems

n  Fueling nozzles and underground containment  

Geography
19%
6%

7%

6%
54%

Geography
7%
2%
27%

7%

11%

7%

25%

62%

80%

■	Production 
■	 Downstream 
■	North America
■	 Drilling 
■	Europe  
■	Rest of World
■	Asia  

■	 Asia
■	North America
80%
■	Europe 
■	Rest of World

■	North America
■	Europe  
■	Rest of World
■	Asia  

Geography

systems and fuel management systems
n  Valves, gauges, interconnects, and loading  
  equipment for hazardous liquids and dry  
7%
  bulk materials

7%

6%

■	North America
■	Europe  
■	Rest of World
■	Asia  

80%

ENGINEERED SYSTEMS

Engineered Systems

Printing & Identification
Printing & Identification

Printing & Identification

PRINTING & IDENTIFICATION

Printing & Identification

Printing & Identification

Printing & Identification

Engineered Systems
Engineered Systems
Geography
Revenue by End Markets 
Revenue by End Markets
8%

7%

Engineered Systems
Geography

Engineered Systems

Geography

  Revenue by Geography
Geography
Revenue by End Markets
7%
8%

Revenue by End Markets

7%

16%

Engineered Systems
Geography
Revenue by End Markets 
Geography
Revenue by End Markets

Geography

7%

16%

24%

17%

68%
40%

36%

■	North America
■	Europe
■	Refrigeration & 
■	Asia
Food Equipment
■	Rest of World
■	Industrial  
■	Fluid Solutions 

8%

17%

24%

36%

20%
41%

68%
40%

17%

68%

8%

■	North America
■	Europe
34%
■	Europe
■	North America
■	North America
■	Refrigeration & 
■	Fast Moving 
■	Asia
■	 Asia
■	Europe
Food Equipment
  Consumer Goods 
59%
■	Rest of World
■	Rest of World
■	Asia
■	Industrial  
30%
■	Industrial 
■	Rest of World
■	Fluid Solutions 

17%

20%
41%

34%

16%

■	Europe
■	North America
■	Europe
■	North America
34%
■	Fast Moving 
■	 Asia
■	North America
■	Europe
  Consumer Goods 
■	Rest of World
■	 Asia
■	Asia
■	Industrial 
■	Rest of World
■	Rest of World
30%

68%

20%
30%

59%

  Revenue by Geography
Geography

16%

20%

34%

30%

■	Europe
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Rest of World

Revenue (in millions) 
 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

Segment Earnings (in millions)  Segment Margin
 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

Revenue (in millions) 
 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

Segment Earnings (in millions)  Segment Margin

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

$3,600

$3,600

$3,600

$525

$525

$525

18%

18%

18%

$1,200

$1,200

$1,200

$180

$180

$180

18%

18%

18%

Communication Technologies

$2,400

$2,400

$2,400

Communication Technologies
$350

$350

$350

Energy

12%

12%

Energy
12%

$800

$800

$800

$120

$120

$120

12%

12%

12%

Geography

Geography

Geography

2%
$1,200

$1,200

$1,200

$175

2%

$175

6%
$175

7%

6%

6%

11%

11%

7%

Geography

6%

7%

6%
$400

7%

$400

$400

$60

$60

$60

6%

6%

6%

2010     2011     2012

25%
2010     2011     2012
2010     2011     2012

$0

$0
62%

2010    2011    2012

2010    2011    2012

$0
25%

$0
62%
2010    2011    2012

$0

■	 Asia
$0
■	North America
■	Europe 
■	Rest of World

■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Europe  
■	North America
2010   2011     2012
2010   2011     2012
■	Rest of World
■	Europe 
80%
■	Asia  
■	Rest of World

0%
0%
2010     2011     2012
2010     2011     2012

0%
2010     2011     2012

2010   2011     2012

$0

$0

80%

■	North America
$0
■	Europe  
■	Rest of World
■	Asia  

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

$0

$0

$0

0%

0%

0%

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Key Brands 

Engineered Systems

Geography

7%

8%

17%

68%

■	North America
■	Europe
■	Asia
■	Rest of World

Key Products
n	Refrigeration cases and systems, specialty  

Key Brands 

Engineered Systems

Geography

cases and doors 

Printing & Identification

Geography

n	Specialty industrial pumps
n	Brazed plate heat exchangers
n	Automotive lifts and collision repair equipment
n	Refuse collection vehicles, waste compacting 
7%
  and recycling equipment
n	Workholding devices and factory 
  automation components
n	Winches, hoists, powertrain components 
68%
  & accessories 

■	Europe
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Rest of World

■	North America
34%
■	Europe
■	Asia
■	Rest of World
30%

16%

20%

8%

17%

Printing & Identification

Geography

16%

20%

34%

30%

■	Europe
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Rest of World

Key Products

n  Product market and coding equipment and

related consumables and services

n  Barcode printing equipment and related

consumables and services

n  Soldering and fluid dispensing equipment 
  and related consumables and services

OUR ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS MODEL 
Our customer-focused business model encourages, promotes and fosters deep customer 

engagement which has led to Dover’s well established and valued reputation as a global industrial  

manufacturer that provides industry leading product innovation and superior customer service.  

Our success is based on the core technological advantages of our businesses  

which are leaders in the niche markets they serve. Our intense customer focus and  

innovative products help our customers create value and win in their markets. 

WE BUILD ON OUR STRENGTHS 
Our deep bench of talent, core knowledge and industry leading expertise provides critical 

insight that guides our product development, growth initiatives and focused acquisition targeting  

that allows us to grow and expand the potential of our businesses. 

WE LEVERAGE OUR SCALE 
We share our expertise across all of Dover to achieve optimal productivity in manufacturing and operational 

excellence. Our proven track record of successfully combining and utilizing all of Dover’s global resources helps 

drive leverage across the entire company and enables us to continue our global growth and expansion.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share figures) 

Revenue 

Earnings before taxes 

Earnings from continuing operations 

Earnings per diluted share from continuing operations 

Dividends per common share 

Capital expenditures 

Acquisitions (net assets acquired) 

Cash flows from operations 

Return on average equity 

Number of employees 

2012 

$  8,104,339  

$  1,137,571  

$ 

$ 

$ 

 833,119  

4.53 

1.33 

$ 

 297,012  

$   1,181,043   

$  1,261,160  

16.5% 

37,416  

2011 

$ 7,369,154  

$ 1,010,262  

$  773,186  

$ 

$ 

4.09  

1.18 

$   262,676 

$ 1,342,461  

$   948,864  

        18.9% 

33,827 

2010

$6,109,507 

$  813,122 

$  619,497  

$ 

$ 

3.27  

1.07 

$    169,297 

$  104,418 

$   830,295 

        16.3%

31,962

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues of over $8 billion.  For over 50 years, Dover has been delivering  

outstanding products and services that reflect its market leadership and commitment to operational and technical excellence.  

The Company’s entrepreneurial business model encourages, promotes and fosters deep customer engagement which has led to  

Dover’s well-established and valued reputation for providing superior customer service and industry-leading product innovation.  

Dover focuses on innovative equipment and components, specialty systems and support services through its four major operating 

segments: Communication Technologies, Energy, Engineered Systems and Printing & Identification. Headquartered in Downers  

Grove, Illinois, Dover employs 37,000 people worldwide. Dover is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under “DOV.” Additional 

information is available on the company’s website at www.dovercorporation.com. 

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

Computershare Shareowner Services can 
be reached at the following address:

Via Regular Mail:
Computershare Investor Services 
P.O. Box 43078 
Providence, RI 02940-3078 
(888) 567-8341 
www.computershare.com/investor

Via Registered or Overnight Mail:
Computershare Investor Services 
250 Royall Street 
Canton, MA 02021 
(888) 567-8341 
www.computershare.com/investor

Investor Inquiries  
and Corporate News:
For quarterly earnings releases, informa-
tion on conference calls and webcasts, 
press releases, annual reports, SEC 
filings including Form 10-K, acquisitions, 
supplemental financial disclosure, and all 
other corporate news releases, please visit 
our website at: 
www.dovercorporation.com

Dividends:
Quarterly dividends on Dover Corporation 
common stock are typically paid on or 
about the 15th of March, June, September 
and December. Dover has paid an increased 
dividend each year since 1955.

Dover’s Ticker Symbol: 
Dover’s ticker symbol is DOV.  
The stock trades on the New  
York Stock Exchange and is  
one of the corporations listed  
in the S&P 500.

Annual Shareholders Meeting:
May 2, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. CT 
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center 
70 Yorktown Center 
Lombard, IL 60148

Independent Accountants:
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 
Chicago, IL

Executive Offices:
Dover Corporation 
3005 Highland Parkway 
Downers Grove, IL 60515 
(630) 541-1540 
Visit us on the web at: 
www.dovercorporation.com

Shareholder Services:
For help with any of the  
following, please contact:

Computershare Shareowner Services: 
n   Address changes
n   Direct deposit of dividends
n   Dividend reinvestment
n   Lost dividend checks
n   Lost stock certificates
n   Name changes
n   Shareholder records
n   Stock transfers
n   IRS Form 1099
n   Direct Stock Purchase Plan

                                       
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
2012 HIGHLIGHTS

DOVER COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
Dover Communication Technologies, the leader in acoustics products to the handset market, continued to 

benefit from multiple design wins across the OEM landscape, as the smart phone market once again posted 

strong growth. Within this segment, consumer electronics, medical technology, aerospace /defense,  

and telecom performed well and are a source of core strength, as we have begun to leverage products,  

technology and operational capability across the entire segment. We are making significant investments  

in new product development and global expansion that will continue to drive growth.  

DOVER ENERGY
Key acquisitions throughout the year, most notably Production Control Services, enabled Dover Energy to 

add multiple technologies to our artificial lift offerings, including gas lift and nitrogen generation, while 

greatly improving our overall automation offering. In addition, the segment continued to make strong 

progress in growing its global presence. Dover Energy‘s excellent results for the year were driven by solid 

production markets that included constructive oil prices and continuing well completion activity, strong 

international growth, and the continuing strength in downstream distribution and retail fueling. 

DOVER ENGINEERED SYSTEMS
Innovation and an unwavering commitment to customer support is the lifeblood of Dover Engineered Systems,  

as ongoing investments in engineering and product development are yielding a steady stream of opportunities.  

Our focus on energy efficiency and the lowest total cost of ownership is helping our customers win in their mar-

kets, and helping us gain share, especially in the Refrigeration & Food Equipment market. During the year we  

acquired Anthony, the world’s leading supplier of refrigeration door systems, specialty curved glass, LED lighting 

and case reskinning for the retail grocery and convenience store markets. This business will allow us to gain  

access to new markets and new geographies, and also capitalize on the emerging “close the case” trend. 

DOVER PRINTING & IDENTIFICATION
Solid organic growth in our fast moving consumer goods market driven by a steady stream of new products 

was a key for Dover Printing & Identification. We remain focused on continued product development in our 

core markets for 2013, including the launch of the Smartlase C Series family of laser printers and our new 

RL3 and RL4 thermal transfer mobile printers. These new products, coupled with aggressive investments 

in developing economies and important cost actions taken earlier in 2012, position this segment well for 

further growth.

Revenue vs. Continuing Earnings
($ in millions)

Free Cash Flow
($ in millions)

EPS Growth

$8,000

$900

$1,000

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$5.00

$120

6,000

4,000

2,000

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Free Cash Flow as a % of Revenue

2008  2009  2010  2011  2012

Dover
S&P 500

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$5

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2.50

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2008  2009  2010  2011  2012

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COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

Dover Communication Technologies (DCT) provides acoustic components for the consumer electronics market, serving the top OEM’s.  

In addition, DCT designs and manufactures products for the aerospace/defense, medical technology and telecom/other markets.

KEY BRANDS

SOUND
SOLUTIONS

KEY PRODUCTS 

n	Micro-acoustic audio input and 

  output components

n	Advanced miniaturized receivers 

  and electromechanical components

n	Specialized components for 

  use in implantable devices and  

  medical equipment

n	Specialty hydraulics, fasteners, 

  bearings, switches and filters

n	Control components, 

electromechanical switches,  

  multi-layered capacitors, filters  

  and quick disconnect couplings

n	Specialty mechanical and frequency  

control communication components

n	Medical and bio processing 

connectors 

Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by Geography 

2%

11%

 47%

29%

58%

 10%

 16%

 27%

■	Consumer Electronics
■	Aerospace/Defense 
■	Medical Technology
■	Telecom/Other

■	 Asia
■	North America
■	Europe
■	Rest of World

Revenue 
 $ in millions

Segment Earnings
 $ in millions

Segment Margin

$1,500

$1,000

$500

$0

$225

$150

$75

$0

18%

12%

6%

0%

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010    2011    2012

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ENERGY

Dover Energy (DE) is focused on providing innovative products and solutions that serve the drilling, production  

and downstream markets, including a significant presence in artificial lift technologies. 

KEY BRANDS

KEY PRODUCTS 

n  Diamond cutters for down-hole 

drilling tools

n  Quartz down-hole pressure 

tranducers  

n  Artificial lift systems and well 

site controls

n  Compressor products and 

  monitoring solutions and related  

aftermarket services

n  Winches and supporting 

electronic systems

n  Fluid film and magnetic bearings, 

bearing isolators, seals and  

  monitoring systems

n  Fueling nozzles and underground 

containment systems and  

fuel management systems

n  Valves, gauges, interconnects, and  

loading equipment for hazardous  

liquids and dry bulk materials

Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by Geography 

19%

 27%

54%

■	Production 
■	Downstream
■	 Drilling

6%

 7%

7%

 80%

■	 North America 
■	Europe 
■	Rest of World 
■	Asia 

Revenue 
 $ in millions

Segment Earnings
 $ in millions

Segment Margin

$2,250

$1,500

$750

$0

$600

$400

$200

$0

30%

20%

10%

0%

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010    2011    2012

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ENGINEERED SYSTEMS

Dover Engineered Systems (DES) is comprised of two platforms: Fluid Solutions concentrates on the global pump and fluid  

handling markets, while Refrigeration & Industrial focuses on refrigeration systems and other industrial equipment and components.

KEY BRANDS

KEY PRODUCTS 

n  Refrigeration cases and systems, 

specialty cases and doors 

n  Specialty industrial pumps

n  Brazed plate heat exchangers

n  Automotive lifts and collision 

repair equipment

n  Refuse collection vehicles, waste 

compacting and recycling equipment

n  Workholding devices and factory 

automation components

n  Winches, hoists, powertrain 

components and accessories 

Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by Geography 

 40%

 24%

 36%

■	Refrigeration & 
Food Equipment

■	Industrial 
■	Fluid Solutions

 7%

 8%

 17%

 68%

■	 North America 
■	Europe  
■	Asia 
■	Rest of World

Revenue 
 $ in millions

Segment Earnings
 $ in millions

Segment Margin

$3,600

$2,400

$1,200

$0

$525

$350

$175

$0

18%

12%

6%

0%

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010    2011    2012

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PRINTING & IDENTIFICATION

Dover Printing & Identification (DPI) provides integrated printing, coding and identification equipment  

and related consumables in the fast-moving consumer goods and industrial markets. 

KEY BRANDS

KEY PRODUCTS 

n	Product marking  and coding 

equipment and related  

consumables and services

n  Barcode printing equipment 

and related consumables  

and services

n  Soldering and fluid dispensing  

equipment and related  

consumables and services

Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by Geography 

Revenue 
 $ in millions

Segment Earnings
 $ in millions

Segment Margin

 41%

 59%

■	Fast Moving
  Consumer Goods 
■	Industrial

 16%

 20%

 34%

 30%

■	Europe
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Rest of World

$1,200

$800

$400

$0

$180

$120

$60

$0

18%

12%

6%

0%

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010    2011    2012

5
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DEAR SHAREHOLDERS:

Dover posted another very strong year 

depth within the core markets of 

in 2012 thanks to the dedicated efforts 

chemicals and petrochemicals; and our 

of our entire global team. Our financial 

product and services offerings for the oil 

performance was excellent in a difficult 

and gas industry in the attractive energy 

environment, and the continued execu-

space are greatly enhanced with the 

tion on our strategy enabled us to make 

addition of Production Control Services, 

significant progress toward strengthen-

now allowing us to offer our customers 

ing our Company.  

All four of our segments again achieved 

growth, as the energy, handset and 

refrigeration & food equipment markets 

a broader solution set. Our acquisitions 

have us very well positioned in our key 

markets and aligned even more closely 

with our customers. 

were particularly strong. The highlights 
for us this year include:

Dover’s global growth also continues,  
as we again expanded our presence 

Robert A. Livingston
President and Chief Executive Officer

outside our traditional North American 

and European markets in 2012. About  

DCT to achieve a 12 percent increase in 

18 percent of our revenue came from 

sales to $1.5 billion. 

n  Revenue increasing 10 percent to $8.1  

 billion for the year reflecting growth  

 of 5 percent organically and 6 percent  

 from acquisitions. 

n   Earnings per share from continuing  

  operations increasing 11 percent  

 to $4.53.

n	 Full-year segment margin expanding  

 to 17.2 percent. 

n	 Free Cash Flow approaching 

 $1 billion. 

Asia in 2012, up two percentage points 

from the prior year. We look for this 

global growth trend to continue as we 

leverage the strength of our expanded 

product, technology and service offer-

ings to new customers in markets such 

as the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and 

South America. 

n	 Our annual dividend increasing 

In addition to our investments to 

 11 percent, marking the 57th  

support organic growth and value 

 consecutive year of growth.

added strategic acquisitions, we have 

The continued growth and opportunities 

in the segment will be driven by two 

primary factors. First, the demand for 

better communications, especially au-

dio in handsets, surges on. Second, the 

quest for enhanced communications is 

now global in scope. In many cases we 

are just scratching the surface on global 

penetration. Communication Technolo-

gies’ unique capabilities will provide an 

excellent opportunity to capitalize on 

We were again quite active in acquiring 

market-leading businesses by invest-

ing a total of $1.2 billion in 2012, and in 

the process, we significantly enhanced 

our Company’s position in our growth 

spaces of energy, communication com-

ponents, refrigeration & food service 

equipment, fluid solutions and product 

identification. In particular, the addi-

tion of Anthony in our refrigeration and 

food equipment space enabled us to 

gain access to new markets and new 
geographies, with an increased product 

offering led by the exciting “close the 

case” trend; the acquisition of Maag 

Pump greatly improves our overall fluids 

position through the expansion of our 

product portfolio and technological  

remained committed in our focus on 

this tailwind. 

returning capital to shareholders. We 

continued our long history of dividend 

increases by raising the annual dividend 

11 percent to $1.40. Also, late in the year 

we began execution on a new $1 billion 

share repurchase program. 

Our performance and accomplishments 
are clearly an indication of the strength 
and responsiveness of the leadership 
across all of Dover. Let’s take a closer 
look at the year’s highlights from each 
of our Segments.

Dover Communication Technologies 
At Communication Technologies, the 

In the largest end-market in this seg-

ment, Consumer Electronics, our MEM’s 

activity was again very strong reflecting 

the breadth of our OEM coverage and 

the benefits of multiple design wins.  

The combination of our MEMS micro-

phone business, with our speaker and 

receiver product offerings from Sound 

Solutions, has made us the recognized 

leader in acoustics products to the 

handset market. 

New multi microphone applications 

using our technology continue to 

emerge. OEM’s continue to focus on 

consumer electronics market continued 

noise reduction for clearer voice calls, 

to be very strong, especially in the area 

and noise cancellation to better hear 

of smart phones. This activity helped 

the person speaking. The key here is 

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“I am very pleased with our 2012 financial results and with the significant progress we 
have made this year, and over the last several years, in strengthening our Company.”

Robert A. Livingston, President and CEO

that all these applications require more 

world. We have grown at a 35 percent 

As one of two segment platforms, Fluids 

microphones. In the nearly 2 billion unit 

CAGR over the last three years outside 

delivered over $800 million in revenue 

handset market we saw an increase 

of North America and Europe, driven 

through their focus on pumps, heat 

in microphones per phone, and in the 

by the increasing need for artificial lift 

exchangers and dispensing equipment. 

smart phone market some new phones 

products and services in international 

Fluids’ revenue grew 21 percent for the 

are using three microphones. We believe 

markets that didn’t traditionally deploy 

full year driven by our continued acqui-

the consumer benefits of these added 

such technologies. We expect this 

sition investments in the pump space. 

microphones will support strong growth 

growth to continue as a result of the 

We have also accelerated our invest-

well into the future.

significant investments we have made 

ments in China, India and Brazil over 

In the speaker and receiver product 
category, we are introducing several new 

to support demand in Latin America, the 
Middle East and Australia. 

the last few years with increased sales, 
engineering and operating capabilities. 

products this year, including launching 

Through our growth initiatives, we be-

our N’Bass™ speaker with enhanced 

lieve we have one of the most complete 

audio performance. These new products 

product sets around, and we’re proud 

are the key to our success going forward. 

our customers continually choose our 

A key end-market in Medical Technol-

ogy is the hearing aid market, which 

strong lineup of products to help them 

win in their markets. 

continues to benefit from an aging popu-

The macro trends continue to remain in 

lation and growth of the consumer class 

place: the continuing need for artificial 

in emerging markets. In Aerospace/

lift due to the maturation of energy 

Defense we continue to see strong sales 

fields; the increasing demand for more 

in commercial aerospace.

sustainable and efficient products  

Communication Technologies clearly 

offers a broad portfolio of products and 

comprehensive spectrum of manufac-

turing technologies. This segment is 

extremely well positioned in exciting 

markets and poised for strong growth 

in 2013. 

Dover Energy

The Energy segment had another 
excellent year in 2012 with sales now 
representing 27 percent of our annual 
revenue. For the year, Energy set records 
in bookings, sales, earnings, and mar-
gins. Segment revenue grew 14 percent 
over the prior year to $2.2 billion, with 
9 percent organic growth and 5 percent 

and solutions that meet the ever-

growing regulations; and the increasing 

demand for upgraded infrastructure 

worldwide, including fueling stations 

and power plants. 

We’re in attractive markets with solid 
long term outlooks, and have the prod-
ucts and capabilities to capture the 
multiple opportunities in front of us. 
Our Energy segment is extremely well 
positioned and will continue to outgrow 
our markets and grow globally. 

Dover Engineered Systems

Engineered Systems, at $3.4 billion of 
sales, is our largest segment and rep-
resents 42 percent of our total revenue. 

coming from acquisitions.

This segment also achieved record 

Energy’s technologies and capabilities 

have positioned us well not only in 

North America, but also around the 

financial results with year over year rev-

enue increasing 10 percent and earnings 

exceeding half a billion dollars.  

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7

Going forward, our strategy for Fluids 

remains the same. First, we intend to  

expand our vertical end markets through 

acquisitions and by driving  

alliances with key multi-national cus-

tomers across their geographic locations 

with our comprehensive portfolio of 

products and global operating footprint. 

Secondly, we will leverage our strong 

North American and European technical 

and product positions as energy, chemi-

cal, food and pharmaceutical industry 

activity increases with the growth in 

emerging markets. 

The Refrigeration and Industrial platform 

generated over $2.6 billion in revenue 

and consists primarily of refrigeration 

and food equipment, and other industri-

al businesses. We see the strong secular 

trends in refrigeration continuing to 

drive demand due to:

n   Retailers continuing to focus  

  on profitability and cost savings.  
  Our technology, especially “close-the- 
  case,” offers significant energy  
  savings versus traditional open cases.

n   The ongoing importance of sustain- 
  ability initiatives around the use of   

  refrigerants. We offer our customers a 

  broad spectrum of products that  

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While clearly impacted by the European 

On the product side, numerous new re-

  traffic in their stores through  

economy, Printing & Identification 

leases, including our new Laser offering, 

  innovative merchandising. We have  

has been able to deliver solid organic 

have enhanced our product portfolio. In 

  a leading position in customized  

growth of over 6 percent over the last 

addition to our new array of products, 

  traditional and specialty cases.

three years in the fast moving consumer 

our enhanced customer facing resources 

n   The growth of the consumer class    

goods market.

  in developing economies where  

  better refrigeration products are  

  becoming increasingly critical to  

  ensure the safe storage of food.

Revenue vs. Continuing Earnings 
In addition to refrigeration, look for 
($ in millions)

Revenue vs. Continuing Earnings 
($ in millions)

Revenue vs. Continuing Earnings 
($ in millions)

Engineered Systems to launch many 

Printing & Identification has a very 

solid presence in the $4 billion marking 

and coding market which features high 

recurring revenues and strong margins.  
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow
Our customers in this market count on 
($ in millions)
($ in millions)
us to provide a full range of printers, 

Free Cash Flow
($ in millions)

new offerings in 2013 that will drive 
$900

$900
strong growth. Our new products have 

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

$900

enhanced patented or proprietary ele-
675
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6,000

6,000

6,000

675

675

drive recurring revenue stemming from 
450

4,000

4,000

4,000

450

450

consumables and service; a continuous 
$5.00
$1,000
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$1,000

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20%

20%

$5.00

$1,000

ing challenges through the introduction 
3.75
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750

750

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15

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sales and service presence. Through 

10

10

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2.50

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500

500

service and/or maintenance.  

strong execution in each of these areas, 

2,000

225
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2,000

2,000

225

225

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strong 2012 and we’re very excited 
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Dover Printing & Identification 
Earnings from Continuing Operations
Earnings from Continuing Operations
Earnings from Continuing Operations
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Free Cash Flow as a % of Revenue

us closely with our customers.  With 
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow
respect to Printing & Identification’s 
Free Cash Flow as a % of Revenue
Free Cash Flow as a % of Revenue

and attention to customer needs will 

serve us very well going forward. 

As we exited the year we saw the begin-

ning of stabilizing markets in Europe, 

which also bodes well. We’re excited 

EPS Growth

EPS Growth

with Printing & Identification’s opportu-
EPS Growth
nities in 2013.

Our Strengthened Company
$120
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Through our ongoing development of 

$120

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innovative products, focused growth ini-
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customer engagement, we continue to 
2.50
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manufacturing leader. We have contin-

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tive secular trends and strong long-term 

is highly focused on the broad  
Revenue vs. Continuing Earnings 
Revenue vs. Continuing Earnings 
and global fast moving consumer  
($ in millions)
($ in millions)

Revenue vs. Continuing Earnings 
($ in millions)

goods and industrial markets. This 

Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow
($ in millions)
($ in millions)

world’s growth in packaging in the next 
Free Cash Flow
($ in millions)
three years will come from the emerg-

EPS Growth

EPS Growth

EPS Growth

spaces have now grown to nearly 80 

percent of our total revenue, up from 

ing economies. We have been investing 

56 percent in 2009. The 28 companies 

global presence, three-fourths of the 

growth prospects. Our sales in these 

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last year expanded our production facil-
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3.75

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and will deliver consistent growth and 

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Value Creation
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Dover S&P 500

Dover
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Long-Term Investment
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■	North America

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■	Communication 
  Technologies 
■	Energy
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Identification

To continue efforts to focus on our key 

growth spaces, we announced our intent 

■	North America
■	Europe
■	Other Americas
■	Total Asia

growth spaces and I am excited about 

a new manufacturing plant in Oklahoma 

the prospects in all four segments.

for our growing Heat Exchanger busi-

to divest our businesses serving the 

electronic assembly and test markets. 

Although these were very solid busi-

nesses and leaders in their respective 

niches, the volatility of their end-mar-

kets had an impact on the consistency of 

our results. We believe that by finding a 

new owner for these businesses, as we 

did with our construction businesses in 

late 2011, we will greatly improve the 

consistency of our future results.

During the year we also continued to 

make significant progress on our pro-

ductivity and scale initiatives. Progress 

on these initiatives was driven through 

focus on our supply chain, shared 

manufacturing and services, and lean 

activities. We also continued to benefit 

from our talent development initia-

tive, as several promotions of internal 

candidates were made to key positions, 

including company Presidents. 

I am very pleased with our 2012 results 
and with the significant progress  
we have made this year, and over the 
last several years, in strengthening  

our Company.

Closing Thoughts

The continuing consumer demand for 

better audio in mobile devices will help 

drive growth at Communication  

Technologies, as another strong year  

for smart phones is predicted.

Global expansion opportunities in  

production and downstream, along  

with constructive oil prices, will fuel 

Energy’s growth. 

I expect a very strong year of growth 

for both platforms within Engineered 

Systems. In Fluids, we will leverage 

our recent acquisitions and continue 

to expand geographically, while in 

Refrigeration and Industrial, growth will 

be driven by customer wins, an active 

remodel market, our expanded product 

offerings, and recent acquisitions, such 

as Anthony. 

Printing & Identification will benefit and 
grow from an expansion of core applica-
tions and the release of several exciting 
new product launches. 

To help facilitate our continued growth 
in 2013, we will be investing to ensure 

we deliver seamless support and service 

to our customers. To this effect, our 

ness; and a new facility in Houston to 

serve the Energy market. These projects, 

along with the ongoing innovation 

investments, will help ensure that our 

advancing technology positions us to 

help our customers win in their markets. 

Dover’s successes would not be pos-

sible without the outstanding efforts of 

our employees around the world who 

focus on serving our customers and 

achieving results on a daily basis. You 

all truly deserve a big thank you.   

I am also grateful to our customers and 

suppliers for their continuing support 

and confidence in our products and 

services. In addition, I thank the Board 

of Directors for their continuing support 

and guidance.

I continue to remain very excited  
about Dover and am confident that  
2013 will be another year of growth for 
our Company.

Sincerely,

As I look to 2013, I remain very confident 

in the positions we hold in our five key 

investment plans include: a manufactur-

Robert A. Livingston

ing facility in the Philippines to support 

President and CEO

Communication Technologies’ markets; 

February 15, 2013

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11–YEAR CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL DATA

(dollars in thousands, except per share figures)  

2012  

2011  

2010  

2009  

2008  

2007  

2006  

2005  

2004  

2003  

2002

Dover Continuing Operations: 

  Revenue  

 $8,104,339  

 $7,369,154  

 $6,109,507  

 $5,055,796  

 $6,233,670  

 $5,911,051  

 $5,193,512  

 $4,308,820  

 $3,540,820  

 $2,974,272  

 $2,741,543 

Cost of goods and services 

   4,997,274  

   4,524,351  

   3,686,861  

   3,123,655  

   3,883,173  

   3,695,613  

   3,274,215  

   2,759,698  

   2,255,023  

   1,877,918  

   1,749,460  

  Selling and administrative expenses 

    1,841,688  

   1,720,954  

   1,499,597  

   1,320,858  

   1,461,059  

   1,367,752  

   1,179,330  

 999,942  

Interest expense, net 

  Other expense (income), net 

Earnings before provision for taxes 

and discontinued operations 

Provision for income taxes 

 121,141  

 6,665  

 115,525  

 (1,938) 

 1,137,571  

 1,010,262  

 304,452  

237,076  

 106,371  

 3,556  

813,122  

193,625  

100,384  

 (4,382) 

515,282  

 124,577  

 96,140  

 (9,830) 

 803,128  

 225,772  

 90,155  

 281  

 77,092  

 5,609  

 72,504  

(9,518) 

 852,439  

 60,803  

 (10,505) 

 737,834  

 646,920 

 62,109  

 1,159  

 64,364   

 17,453 

 757,249  

   657,266  

486,195  

   383,060  

   295,252  

 210,994  

 182,921  

 138,108  

105,206  

 72,223  

 263,345 

 50,895  

Earnings from continuing operations  

$ 

 833,119  

$  773,186  

 $  619,497  

 $  390,705  

 $  579,376  

 $  536,613  

 $  463,208  

 $  347,435  

 $  273,605  

 $  220,145  

 $  209,884 

  % of revenue 

10.3% 

10.5% 

10.1% 

7.7% 

9.3% 

9.1% 

8.9% 

8.1% 

7.7% 

7.4% 

7.7% 

Diluted earnings per common share: 

Earnings from continuing operations 

$ 

4.53 

 $ 

4.09  

 $ 

3.27  

 $ 

2.09  

 $ 

3.06  

 $ 

2.64  

 $ 

2.25  

 $ 

1.70  

 $ 

1.34  

 $ 

1.08  

 $ 

1.03   

  Depreciation and amortization 

  Net property, plant and equipment  

357,585  

 1,167,052  

 290,477  

970,703  

 229,237  

 756,484  

 217,982  

 731,017  

 216,585  

 757,906  

 196,355  

 755,613  

 164,299  

 680,717  

 127,618  

 584,662  

 107,726  

 495,963  

 101,127  

 467,874  

 102,308  

 433,195  

Total assets – continuing operations 

  10,046,398  

   9,013,692  

   7,397,544  

   6,747,537  

   6,682,074  

  6,600,353  

   6,017,540  

   4,959,769  

   3,980,752  

   3,398,958  

   2,871,541  

Total debt    

Capital expenditures 

  Adjusted working capital (1)  

 2,800,116  

   2,187,252  

   1,807,476  

   1,860,884  

   2,084,173  

  2,087,652  

   1,766,540  

   1,538,335  

   1,090,393  

   1,065,671  

   1,050,170  

 297,012  

262,676  

 169,297  

 1,447,381  

   1,336,808  

 1,101,001  

 108,639  

 929,593  

 160,489  

 155,220  

 171,437  

   1,044,596  

   1,082,390  

   1,065,601  

 113,586  

 886,335  

 68,961  

 820,290  

 59,957  

 683,364  

 62,667  

633,175  

Total Dover:

  Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (2)  

  Return on average equity (3) 

  Dividends per common share   

  Book value per common share   

  Acquisitions 

  Stockholders’ equity   

Common shares outstanding  

  Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted  

$ 

$ 

$ 

4.41 

16.5% 

1.33 

28.16 

$ 

$ 

$ 

4.74 

18.9% 

1.18 

26.86 

$  1,181,043  

$  1,342,461  

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

3.70 

16.3% 

1.07 

24.27 

$ 

$ 

$ 

1.91  

9.1% 

1.02  

21.85 

104,418  

$  228,394 

103,761  

$  273,610 

$ 1,116,780  

$ 1,089,650 

$  502,545 

$  362,062   

99,710      

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

3.12  

15.3% 

0.90  

20.40 

$ 

$ 

$ 

3.26  

17.0% 

0.77 

20.34  

$ 

$ 

$ 

2.73 

15.7% 

0.71 

18.65 

$ 

$ 

$ 

2.50 

15.8% 

0.66 

16.41  

$ 

$ 

$ 

2.02  

14.1% 

0.62 

15.33 

$ 

$ 

$ 

11.4% 

0.57   

13.52    

1.44   

$ 

(0.60) 

7.0%

0.54 

11.83  

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 4,919,230  

 $4,930,555 

$ 4,526,562 

$ 4,083,608 

$ 3,792,866  

$ 3,946,173 

$ 3,811,022  

$ 3,329,523 

$ 3,118,682 

$ 2,742,671    

$ 2,394,834 

  174,718  

 183,993  

183,591 

188,887 

186,488 

189,170 

186,876  

186,736  

185,967  

189,269  

194,039  

202,918  

204,305 

205,497 

202,849  

204,177 

203,497 

204,786 

202,913    

203,614   

202,402 

203,346 

Closing common stock price per share  

$ 

65.71 

$ 

58.05 

$ 

58.45  

$ 

41.61  

$ 

32.92 

$ 

46.09 

$ 

49.02  

$ 

40.49 

$ 

41.94 

$ 

39.75  

$ 

29.16

  Number of employees 

37,416  

33,827 

31,962 

29,318 

32,586  

34,561  

34,153 

32,465  

28,102 

25,729   

24,934

(1)   Adjusted working capital is a non-GAAP measure defined as accounts receivable plus inventory less accounts payable.
(2)  2002 EPS includes $293 million, net of tax, or $1.44 EPS, of goodwill impairment from the adoption of SFAS 142.
(3)  2002 has been adjusted by the item in footnote 2 above.

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  Revenue  

Interest expense, net 

  Other expense (income), net 

Earnings before provision for taxes 

and discontinued operations 

Provision for income taxes 

Diluted earnings per common share: 

Total Dover:

  Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (2)  

  Return on average equity (3) 

  Dividends per common share   

  Book value per common share   

  Acquisitions 

  Stockholders’ equity   

Common shares outstanding  

(dollars in thousands, except per share figures)  

2012  

2011  

2010  

2009  

2008  

2007  

2006  

2005  

2004  

2003  

2002

Cost of goods and services 

   4,997,274  

   4,524,351  

   3,686,861  

   3,123,655  

   3,883,173  

   3,695,613  

   3,274,215  

   2,759,698  

   2,255,023  

   1,877,918  

   1,749,460  

 $8,104,339  

 $7,369,154  

 $6,109,507  

 $5,055,796  

 $6,233,670  

 $5,911,051  

 $5,193,512  

 $4,308,820  

 $3,540,820  

 $2,974,272  

 $2,741,543 

  Selling and administrative expenses 

    1,841,688  

   1,720,954  

   1,499,597  

   1,320,858  

   1,461,059  

   1,367,752  

   1,179,330  

 999,942  

 121,141  

 6,665  

 115,525  

 (1,938) 

 1,137,571  

 1,010,262  

 304,452  

237,076  

 106,371  

 3,556  

813,122  

193,625  

100,384  

 (4,382) 

515,282  

 124,577  

 96,140  

 (9,830) 

 803,128  

 225,772  

 90,155  

 281  

 77,092  

 5,609  

 72,504  

(9,518) 

 852,439  

 60,803  

 (10,505) 

 737,834  

 646,920 

 62,109  

 1,159  

 64,364   

 17,453 

 757,249  

   657,266  

486,195  

   383,060  

   295,252  

 210,994  

 182,921  

 138,108  

105,206  

 72,223  

 263,345 

 50,895  

Earnings from continuing operations  

$ 

 833,119  

$  773,186  

 $  619,497  

 $  390,705  

 $  579,376  

 $  536,613  

 $  463,208  

 $  347,435  

 $  273,605  

 $  220,145  

 $  209,884 

  % of revenue 

10.3% 

10.5% 

10.1% 

7.7% 

9.3% 

9.1% 

8.9% 

8.1% 

7.7% 

7.4% 

7.7% 

Earnings from continuing operations 

$ 

4.53 

 $ 

4.09  

 $ 

3.27  

 $ 

2.09  

 $ 

3.06  

 $ 

2.64  

 $ 

2.25  

 $ 

1.70  

 $ 

1.34  

 $ 

1.08  

 $ 

1.03   

  Depreciation and amortization 

  Net property, plant and equipment  

357,585  

 1,167,052  

 290,477  

970,703  

 229,237  

 756,484  

 217,982  

 731,017  

 216,585  

 757,906  

 196,355  

 755,613  

 164,299  

 680,717  

 127,618  

 584,662  

 107,726  

 495,963  

 101,127  

 467,874  

 102,308  

 433,195  

Total assets – continuing operations 

  10,046,398  

   9,013,692  

   7,397,544  

   6,747,537  

   6,682,074  

  6,600,353  

   6,017,540  

   4,959,769  

   3,980,752  

   3,398,958  

   2,871,541  

Total debt    

Capital expenditures 

  Adjusted working capital (1)  

 2,800,116  

   2,187,252  

   1,807,476  

   1,860,884  

   2,084,173  

  2,087,652  

   1,766,540  

   1,538,335  

   1,090,393  

   1,065,671  

   1,050,170  

 297,012  

262,676  

 169,297  

 1,447,381  

   1,336,808  

 1,101,001  

 108,639  

 929,593  

 160,489  

 155,220  

 171,437  

   1,044,596  

   1,082,390  

   1,065,601  

 113,586  

 886,335  

 68,961  

 820,290  

 59,957  

 683,364  

 62,667  

633,175  

$ 

$ 

$ 

4.41 

16.5% 

1.33 

28.16 

$ 

$ 

$ 

4.74 

18.9% 

1.18 

26.86 

3.70 

16.3% 

1.07 

24.27 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

1.91  

9.1% 

1.02  

21.85 

$  1,181,043  

$  1,342,461  

104,418  

$  228,394 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

3.12  

15.3% 

0.90  

20.40 

$ 

$ 

$ 

3.26  

17.0% 

0.77 

20.34  

$ 

$ 

$ 

2.73 

15.7% 

0.71 

18.65 

$ 

$ 

$ 

2.50 

15.8% 

0.66 

16.41  

$ 

$ 

$ 

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0.62 

15.33 

$ 

$ 

$ 

11.4% 

0.57   

13.52    

103,761  

$  273,610 

$ 1,116,780  

$ 1,089,650 

$  502,545 

$  362,062   

7.0%

0.54 

11.83  

99,710      

$ 

$ 

$ 

1.44   

$ 

(0.60) 

  Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted  

  174,718  

 183,993  

183,591 

188,887 

186,488 

189,170 

186,876  

186,736  

185,967  

189,269  

194,039  

202,918  

204,305 

205,497 

202,849  

204,177 

203,497 

204,786 

202,913    

203,614   

202,402 

203,346 

Closing common stock price per share  

$ 

65.71 

$ 

58.05 

$ 

58.45  

$ 

41.61  

$ 

32.92 

$ 

46.09 

$ 

49.02  

$ 

40.49 

$ 

41.94 

$ 

39.75  

$ 

29.16

  Number of employees 

37,416  

33,827 

31,962 

29,318 

32,586  

34,561  

34,153 

32,465  

28,102 

25,729   

24,934

$ 4,919,230  

 $4,930,555 

$ 4,526,562 

$ 4,083,608 

$ 3,792,866  

$ 3,946,173 

$ 3,811,022  

$ 3,329,523 

$ 3,118,682 

$ 2,742,671    

$ 2,394,834 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kristiane C. Graham 2, 3
Private Investor 

Michael F. Johnston 1
Former Chairman &  
Chief Executive Officer,  
Visteon Corporation

Robert A. Livingston
President & 
Chief Executive Officer, 
Dover Corporation 

Richard K. Lochridge 2
Former President, 
Lochridge & Company, Inc. 

Bernard G. Rethore 1 
Chairman Emeritus &  
Former President &  
Chief Executive Officer,  
Flowserve Corporation  

Michael B. Stubbs 1 
Private Investor

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Thomas W. Giacomini 
President & Chief Executive Officer,  
Dover Engineered Systems 

John F. Hartner 
President & Chief Executive Officer,  
Dover Printing & Identification 

Jeffrey S. Niew 
President & Chief Executive Officer,  
Dover Communication Technologies 

William W. Spurgeon, Jr. 
President & Chief Executive Officer,  
Dover Energy

David H. Benson 3
Senior Advisor,  
Fleming Family & Partners 

Robert W. Cremin 2, 3
Former Chairman,  
President & Chief  
Executive Officer,  
Esterline Technologies  
Corporation 

Jean-Pierre M. Ergas 2, 3
Former Chairman &  
Chief Executive Officer,  
BWAY Corporation 

Peter T. Francis 2
Former Chairman,  
President & Chief  
Executive Officer,  
J.M. Huber Corporation 

Robert A. Livingston
President & 
Chief Executive Officer  

Ivonne M. Cabrera 
Senior Vice President,  
General Counsel & Secretary

Brad M. Cerepak 
Senior Vice President &  
Chief Financial Officer

Jay L. Kloosterboer 
Senior Vice President,  
Human Resources 

Stephen R. Sellhausen 
Senior Vice President,  
Corporate Development

Niclas Ytterdahl 
Senior Vice President,  
Global Sourcing

Stephen M. Todd 1 
Former Global Vice Chairman, 
Assurance Professional  
Practice of Ernst &  
Young Global Limited 

Stephen K. Wagner 1, 3 
Former Senior Advisor, Center  
for Corporate Governance, 
Deloitte & Touche LLP 

Mary A. Winston 1
Executive Vice President &  
Chief Financial Officer,  
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

1 Members of Audit Committee
2 Members of Compensation Committee
3 Members of Governance & 
   Nominating Committee

Kevin P. Buchanan 
Vice President, Tax 

C. Anderson Fincher 
Executive Vice President,  
Dover Engineered Systems

Paul E. Goldberg 
Vice President,  
Investor Relations 

Raymond T. McKay, Jr. 
Vice President & Controller 

Brian P. Moore 
Vice President & Treasurer 

James H. Moyle 
Executive Vice President,  
Dover Engineered Systems 

Sivasankaran Somasundaram 
Executive Vice President,  
Dover Energy 

Michael Y. Zhang 
President, Asia

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 

Commission File Number: 1-4018
Dover Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of                                            
incorporation or organization)

53-0257888
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

3005 Highland Parkway
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number:  (630) 541-1540

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 Title of Each Class
Common Stock, par value $1

 Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes 

     No 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.  Yes 

     No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), 
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes 

     No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every 
Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during 
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.) Yes 

     No 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not 
contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements 
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  

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

Large accelerated filer 

Accelerated filer 

Non-accelerated filer 

Smaller reporting company 

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes 

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The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of the close 
of business on June 30, 2012 was $9,799,921,456. The registrant’s closing price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange-
Composite Transactions for June 30, 2012 was $53.61 per share. The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common 
stock as of February 8, 2013 was 174,679,432.

Documents Incorporated by Reference: Part III — Certain Portions of the Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting of Shareholders 
to be held on May 2, 2013 (the “2013 Proxy Statement”).

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K, especially “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of 
Operations”, contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements relate to, among 
other things, income, earnings, cash flows, changes in operations, operating improvements, industries in which Dover businesses 
operate and the U.S. and global economies. Statements in this Form 10-K that are not historical are hereby identified as “forward-
looking statements” and may be indicated by words or phrases such as “anticipates,” “supports,” “indicates,” “suggests,” “will,” 
“plans,” “projects,” “expects,” “believes,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “hope,” “forecast,” “management is of the opinion,”  or 
the use of the future tense and similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties 
that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations including, but not limited to, the state of the worldwide 
economy and sovereign credit, especially in Europe; political events that could impact the worldwide economy; the impact of 
natural disasters and their effect on global supply chains and energy markets; current economic conditions and uncertainties in 
the credit and capital markets; instability in countries where Dover conducts business; possible future terrorist threats and their 
effect on the worldwide economy; the ability of Dover’s businesses to expand into new geographic markets and to anticipate 
and meet customer demands for new products and product enhancements; increased competition and pricing pressures in the 
markets served by Dover’s businesses; the impact of loss of a single-source manufacturing facility; changes in customer demand 
or loss of a significant customer; the relative mix of products and services which impacts margins and operating efficiencies; 
short-term capacity constraints; increases in the cost of raw materials; domestic and foreign governmental and public policy 
changes including environmental regulations, conflict mineral disclosure requirements, and tax policies (including domestic 
and international export subsidy programs, R&E credits and other similar programs); protection and validity of patent and other 
intellectual  property  rights;  the  ability  to  identify  and  successfully  consummate  value-adding  acquisition  opportunities;  the 
Company’s  ability  to  achieve  expected  savings  from  integration,  synergy  and  other  cost-control  initiatives;  unforeseen 
developments in contingencies such as litigation; international economic conditions including interest rate and currency exchange 
rate fluctuations; and a downgrade in Dover’s credit ratings.   Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-
looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation 
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, 
except as required by law. 

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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Business

Item 1.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.

Properties
Legal Proceedings
Mine Safety Disclosures
Executive Officers of the Registrant

PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of 
Equity Securities
Selected Financial Data
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 6.
Item 7.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 8.
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information

PART III

Item 10.
Item 11.
Item 12.

Item 13.
Item 14.

Directors and Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
Security Ownership of certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder 
Matters
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence
Principal Accountant Fees and Services

PART IV

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

Item 15.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX

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ITEM 1.   BUSINESS

Overview

PART I

Dover Corporation is a diversified global manufacturer focusing on innovative equipment and components, specialty systems, 
and support services provided through its four major operating segments:  Communication Technologies, Energy, Engineered 
Systems, and Printing & Identification.  The Company's entrepreneurial business model encourages, promotes, and fosters deep 
customer engagement, which has lead to Dover's well-established and valued reputation for providing superior customer service 
and industry-leading product innovation.   Unless the context indicates otherwise, references herein to “Dover,” “the Company,” 
and words such as “we,” “us,” and “our” include Dover Corporation and its subsidiaries. Dover was incorporated in 1947 in the 
State of Delaware and became a publicly traded company in 1955. Dover is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois and 
currently employs approximately 35,000 people worldwide within its continuing operations. 

Our Communication Technologies segment is engaged in the design and manufacture of innovative products and components 
in the consumer electronics, medical technology, aerospace/defense, and telecom/other markets. Our Energy segment provides 
highly-engineered solutions for the safe and efficient extraction and handling of oil and gas in the drilling, production, and 
downstream markets. Our Engineered Systems segment is comprised of two platforms, Fluid Solutions and Refrigeration & 
Industrial, which are industry leaders in the fluids systems, refrigeration and food equipment, and certain other industrial markets. 
Our Printing & Identification segment provides integrated printing, coding, and dispensing solutions for the consumer goods, 
food, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets. 

The following table shows the percentage of total revenue and segment earnings generated by each of our four segments for the 
years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:   

Communication Technologies
Energy
Engineered Systems
Printing & Identification

Management Philosophy 

2012

Revenue
2011

2010

19%
27%
42%
12%

18%
26%
42%
14%

18%
21%
46%
15%

Segment Earnings
2011

2012

2010

16%
39%
35%
10%

18%
36%
35%
11%

19%
30%
37%
14%

Our businesses are committed to operational excellence and to being market leaders as measured by market share, customer 
service, innovation, profitability, and return on invested capital. Our operating structure of four business segments and two 
platforms allows for focused acquisition activity, accelerates opportunities to identify and capture operating synergies, including 
global sourcing and supply chain integration, and advances the development of our executive talent. Our segment and executive 
management set strategic direction, initiatives and goals, provide oversight, allocate and manage capital, are responsible for 
major acquisitions, and provide other services. We foster an operating culture with high ethical standards, trust, respect, and 
open communication, to allow individual growth and operational effectiveness. 

In addition, we are committed to creating value for our customers, employees, and shareholders through sustainable business 
practices that protect the environment and developing products that help our customers meet their sustainability goals. Our 
companies are increasing their focus on efficient energy usage, greenhouse gas reduction, and waste management as they strive 
to meet the global environmental needs of today and tomorrow.

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Company Goals 

We are committed to driving shareholder return through three key objectives. First, we are committed to achieving annual organic 
sales growth over the next three years (2013 through 2015) of 4% to 6%, complemented by acquisition growth of 3% to 5% 
over the same period. Secondly, we continue to focus on segment margin expansion through productivity initiatives, including 
supply chain activities, strategic pricing, and portfolio shaping. We are targeting segment margins of approximately 19% by 
2015, representing an increase of roughly 200 basis points  over our 2012 segment margins. Lastly, we are committed to generating 
free  cash  flow  as  a  percentage  of  sales  of  approximately  10%  through  disciplined  capital  allocation,  strong  performance, 
productivity  improvements,  and  active  working  capital  management.  We  support  these  goals  through  (1)  alignment  of 
management compensation with financial objectives, (2) well-defined and actively managed merger and acquisition processes, 
and (3) talent development programs. 

Business Strategy 

To achieve our goals, we are focused on execution of the following three key business strategies: 

Positioning ourselves for growth 

We have aligned our business segments to focus on key-end markets that are well-positioned for future growth. In particular, 
our businesses are well-positioned to capitalize on growth trends in the areas of global energy demand, sustainability, consumer 
product safety, communications, and emerging economies. For instance, our Communication Technologies segment is positioned 
to capitalize on growth in hand-held communications (handsets), medical technology, and aerospace/defense, with its complement 
of micro audio components and communication components serving those markets. Our Energy segment is driven by a growing 
demand for innovative extraction technologies. The growing demand from emerging economies, plus expanding exploration 
activity around the globe will provide significant opportunities for this segment. Our Engineered Systems segment combines 
its engineering technology, unique product advantages, and applications expertise to address market needs and requirements 
including sustainability, consumer product safety, and growth in emerging economies, while our Printing & Identification segment 
is responding to the growing requirements for consumer product safety and traceability technologies by providing integrated 
printing, coding, and identification solutions with a global reach, in the growing markets of fast moving consumer goods and 
industrial applications. 

Capturing the benefits of common ownership 

We  are  committed  to  operational  excellence,  and  have  implemented  various  productivity  initiatives,  such  as  supply  chain 
management,  lean  manufacturing,  and  facility  consolidations  to  maximize  our  efficiency,  coupled  with  workplace  safety 
initiatives  to  help  ensure  the  health  and  welfare  of  our  employees.  We  foster  the  sharing  of  best  practices  throughout  the 
organization. To  ensure  success,  our  businesses  place  strong  emphasis  on  continual  quality  improvement  and  new  product 
development to better serve customers and expand into new product and geographic markets. We have also developed regional 
support centers and shared manufacturing centers in China, Brazil, and India.  Further, we continue to make significant investments 
in talent development, recognizing that the growth and development of our employees are essential for our continued success. 

Disciplined capital allocation 

Our businesses generate annual free cash flow of approximately 10% of revenue. We are focused on the most efficient allocation 
of our capital to maximize investment returns. To do this, we grow and support our existing businesses, with annual investment 
in capital spending approximating 3.5% of revenue with a focus on internal projects to expand markets, develop products, and 
boost productivity. We continue to evaluate our portfolio for strategic fit and intend to make additional acquisitions focused on 
our key growth spaces: consumer electronics, energy, product ID, refrigeration and food equipment, and fluid solutions. We 
consistently provide shareholder returns by paying dividends, which have increased annually over each of the last 57 years. We 
will also continue to repurchase our shares per our previously announced share repurchase programs. 

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Portfolio Development 

Acquisitions 

Our acquisition program has two key elements. First, we seek to acquire value creating add-on businesses that enhance our 
existing businesses either through their global reach and customers, or by broadening their product mix. Second, in the right 
circumstances, we will strategically pursue larger, stand-alone businesses that have the potential to either complement our existing 
businesses or allow us to pursue innovative technologies within our key growth spaces. Over the past three years (2010 – 2012), 
we have spent over $2.6 billion to purchase 22 businesses that strategically fit within our business model. This included the 
largest acquisition in our history, that of Sound Solutions in July of 2011 for net purchase consideration of approximately $790 
million. By enhancing the product offerings serving the high growth handset market, the acquisition of Sound Solutions has 
enabled our Communication Technologies segment to be a global leader in audio components serving this market.  In the fourth 
quarter of  2012, we spent approximately $600 million to acquire Anthony International, a leading manufacturer of specialty 
glass, commercial glass refrigerator and freezer doors, lighting systems, and display equipment. The acquisition of Anthony 
expands our portfolio of industry-leading technology in the refrigeration space and provides access to new geographies and new 
markets, most notably the convenience store market.  Recent significant acquisitions have also included Harbison-Fischer, which 
we acquired for approximately $400 million at the beginning of 2011 in order to enhance our artificial lift portfolio within our 
Energy segment, Maag Pump Systems, a European acquisition for our Fluid Solutions platform, which we acquired in the first 
quarter of 2012 for approximately $266 million, and Production Control Services, acquired in the second quarter of 2012 for 
consideration totaling $220 million, which added to our artificial lift technology in our Energy segment.  

For more details regarding acquisitions completed over the past two years, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. Our future growth depends in large part on finding and acquiring successful businesses, as a 
substantial number of our current businesses operate in relatively mature markets. While we expect to generate annual organic 
growth of 4% - 5% over a long-term business cycle absent extraordinary economic conditions, sustained organic growth at these 
levels for individual businesses is difficult to achieve consistently each year. Our success is also dependent on the ability to 
successfully integrate our acquired businesses within our existing structure. To track post-merger integration and accountability, 
we utilize an internal tool kit and defined processes to help ensure synergies are realized and value is created, as had been planned 
when the acquisition was made. 

Dispositions 

We continually review our portfolio to evaluate whether our businesses continue to be essential contributors to our long-term 
strategy. Occasionally, we may also make an opportunistic sale of one of our businesses based on specific market conditions 
and strategic considerations. Accordingly, in an effort to reduce our exposure to cyclical markets and focus on our higher margin 
growth  spaces,  during  the  past  three  years  (2010  –  2012)  we  have  sold  four  businesses  for  aggregate  consideration  of 
approximately $517 million.  Over the same period, disposals of a few minor non-core divisions of our businesses generated 
additional  proceeds  of  approximately  $5  million.   Additionally,  in  the  fourth  quarter  of    2012,  we  initiated  the  sale  of  two 
businesses in our Printing & Identification segment that serve the electronic assembly and test markets to reduce our exposure 
to these cyclical markets.  The financial position and results of operations for these businesses have been presented as discontinued 
operations for all periods presented. For more details, see Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 
10-K. 

Business Segments 

As noted previously, we currently operate through four business segments that are aligned with the key end-markets they serve 
and comprise our operating and reportable segments: Communication Technologies, Energy, Engineered Systems, and Printing 
& Identification. For financial information about our segments and geographic areas, see Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. 

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Communication Technologies 

Our Communication Technologies segment serves the following major markets: consumer electronics, medical technology, 
aerospace/defense, and telecom/other. 

•  Consumer electronics – Our businesses serving the consumer electronics market design, manufacture, and assemble micro-

acoustic audio input and output components for use principally in personal mobile handsets.

•  Medical technology – Our businesses serving the medical technology market manufacture advanced miniaturized receivers 
and  electromechanical  components  for  use  in  hearing  aids,  connectors  for  use  in  a  variety  of  medical  devices  and  bio 
processing applications, and specialized components for use in implantable devices and medical equipment.

•  Aerospace/Defense – Our businesses serving the aerospace/defense markets manufacture precision engineered components 
and aftermarket parts across a broad array of market applications. This includes the design and manufacture of specialty 
hydraulics,  fasteners,  bearings,  switches,  and  filters  sold  to  both  original  equipment  manufacturers  ("OEMs")  and  as 
aftermarket  products,  as  well  as  mechanical  and  frequency  control  communication  components  serving  shipboard 
applications, strategic mission critical parts on key Airborne programs and Command and Control communications, and 
frequency  control  components,  electromechanical  switches,  multi-layered  capacitors,  filters,  and  quick  disconnect 
couplings.  These businesses also support key space initiatives with critical communication components.  

• 

Telecom/Other - Our businesses serving these markets manufacture frequency control components for wired and wireless 
network base station communications that ensure precise signal timing and filters for non-interrupted access across high 
speed networks. 

Communication Technologies’ products are manufactured primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia and are sold globally, 
directly and through a network of distributors. 

Energy 

Our Energy segment serves the oil, gas, and power generation industries with products that promote efficient and cost-effective 
drilling, extraction, storage, and movement of oil and gas products, or constitute critical components for power generation 
equipment. This segment consists of the following lines of business: 

•  Drilling – Our businesses serving the drilling market design and manufacture products that promote efficient and cost-
effective drilling, including long-lasting polycrystalline diamond cutters (PDCs) for applications in down-hole drilling tools 
and quartz pressure transducers and hybrid electronics used in down-hole tools and monitoring devices.

•  Production – Our businesses serving the production market design and manufacture products and components that facilitate 
the extraction and movement of fuel from the ground, including steel sucker rods, down-hole rod pumps, progressive cavity 
pumps and drive systems, plunger lifts, and accessories used in artificial lift applications in oil and gas production; pressure, 
temperature, and flow monitoring equipment used in oil and gas exploration and production applications; and control valves 
and instrumentation for oil and gas production. In addition, these businesses manufacture various compressor parts that are  
used in the natural gas production, distribution, and oil refining markets; and winches, hoists, gear drives, swing drives, 
auger drives, slewing ring bearings, hydraulic pump, and electronic monitoring solutions for energy, infrastructure, and 
recovery markets worldwide.

•  Downstream – Our businesses serving the downstream market produce systems and products that support efficient, safe, 
and environmentally-sensitive transportation and handling of fuel, hazardous liquids, and dry-bulk commodities. Vehicle 
fuel dispensing products include conventional, vapor recovery, and clean energy (LPG, CNG, and Hydrogen) nozzles, 
swivels, and breakaways, as well as tank pressure management systems. Products manufactured for the transportation, 
storage, and processing of hazardous liquid and dry-bulk commodities include relief valves, loading/unloading angle valves, 
rupture disc devices, actuator systems, level measurement gauges, swivel joints, butterfly valves, lined ball valves, aeration 
systems, industrial access ports, manholes, hatches, collars, weld rings, and fill covers. In addition, we offer bearings, bearing 
isolators, seals, and remote condition monitoring systems that are used for rotating machinery applications such as turbo 
machinery, motors, generators, and compressors used in energy, utility, marine, and other industries.

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Our Energy segment’s sales are made directly to customers and through various distribution channels. We manufacture our 
products primarily in North America, and our sales are concentrated in North America with an increasing level of international 
sales directed largely to Europe, Central and South America, China, the Middle East, and Australia.

Engineered Systems 

Our Engineered Systems segment combines its engineering technology, unique product advantages, and applications expertise 
to address market needs and requirements including sustainability, consumer product safety needs, and growth in emerging 
economies. To better serve its end-markets, the segment manages its products and services through two core business platforms, 
Fluid Solutions and Refrigeration & Industrial, as described below. 

Fluid Solutions 

The  Fluid  Solutions  platform  designs  and  manufactures  pumps,  compressors,  and  chemical  proportioning  and  dispensing 
products. The pumps and compressors are used to transfer liquid and bulk products and are sold to a wide variety of markets, 
including  the  refined  fuels,  LPG,  pulp  and  paper,  wastewater,  food/sanitary,  military,  transportation,  and  chemical  process 
industries. The pumps include centrifugal, reciprocating (double diaphragm), and rotary pumps that are used in demanding and 
specialized fluid transfer process applications. The chemical portioning and dispensing systems are used to dilute and dispense 
concentrated cleaning chemicals and are sold to the food service, health care, supermarket, institutional, school, building service 
contractor, and industrial markets. In addition, the platform manufactures copper-brazed compact heat exchangers and designs 
software for heating and cooling substations. Fluid Solutions products are manufactured in the United States, South America, 
Asia, and Europe and marketed globally through direct channels and a network of distributors.

Refrigeration & Industrial 

The Refrigeration & Industrial platform manufactures products and systems serving the refrigeration and food equipment and 
other industrial markets, as follows: 

•  Refrigeration and food equipment – Our businesses manufacture refrigeration systems, refrigeration display cases, walk-
in coolers and freezers, specialty glass, commercial glass refrigerator and freezer doors, electrical distribution products and 
engineering  services,  commercial  foodservice  equipment,  cook-chill  production  systems,  custom  food  storage  and 
preparation  products,  kitchen  ventilation  systems,  conveyer  systems,  beverage  can-making  machinery,  and  packaging 
machines used for meat, poultry, and other food products. The platform’s refrigeration/food related manufacturing facilities 
and distributing operations are principally in North America, Europe, and Asia.

The majority of the refrigeration/food systems and machinery that are manufactured or serviced by the Refrigeration & 
Industrial platform are used by the supermarket industry, “big-box” retail and convenience stores, the commercial/industrial 
refrigeration industry, institutional and commercial foodservice and food production markets, and beverage can-making 
industries. The commercial foodservice cooking equipment products serve their markets worldwide through a network of 
dealers, distributors, national chain accounts, manufacturer representatives, and a direct sales force with the primary market 
being North America. 

•  Other industrial – We also serve the vehicle service, industrial automation, and waste and recycling markets.  Our businesses 
serving the vehicle service markets provide a wide range of products and services that are utilized in vehicle services, 
maintenance, washing, repair, and modification. Vehicle lifts and collision equipment are sold through equipment distributors 
and directly to a wide variety of markets, including independent service and repair shops, collision repair shops, national 
chains and franchised service facilities, new vehicle dealers, governments, and directly to consumers via the Internet. The 
businesses also produce 4WD and AWD powertrain systems and accessories for off-road vehicles, which are sold to OEMs 
and through extensive dealer networks primarily in North America. These other industrial manufacturing operations are 
located primarily in North and South America, Asia, and Europe.

The businesses in the industrial automation market provide a wide range of modular automation components including 
manual clamps, power clamps, rotary and linear mechanical indexers, conveyors, pick and place units, glove ports and 
manipulators, as well as end-of-arm robotic grippers, slides, and end effectors. These products serve a very broad market 
including food processing, packaging, paper processing, medical, electronic, automotive, nuclear, and general industrial 
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through  a  global  dealer  and  distribution  network  to  industrial  end  users. We  also  provide  highly  engineered  hydraulic 
cylinders and swivels to the North American markets for use in mining and resource recovery, vehicle recovery, materials 
handling, and various other OEM applications.

Our businesses serving waste and recycling markets provide products and services for the refuse collection industry and 
for on-site processing and compaction of trash and recyclable materials. Products are sold to municipal customers, national 
accounts, and independent waste haulers through a network of distributors and directly in certain geographic areas. The on-
site waste management and recycling systems include a variety of stationary compactors, wire processing and separation 
machines, and balers that are manufactured and sold primarily in the United States to distribution centers, malls, stadiums, 
arenas, office complexes, retail stores, and recycling centers.

Printing & Identification 

Our Printing & Identification segment is a worldwide supplier of precision marking & coding,  printing, dispensing, soldering 
and coating equipment, and related consumables and services. The segment serves two broad global end-markets: fast moving 
consumer goods and industrial. 

•  Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) – Our businesses serving this market primarily design and manufacture marking 
& coding products used for printing variable information (such as date codes and serial numbers) on food, beverage, consumer 
goods, and pharmaceutical products, capitalizing on expanding food and product safety requirements and growth in emerging 
markets.

• 

Industrial – Our products used by the industrial market are primarily marking & coding, bar code & portable printers, and 
fluid dispensing related products serving a number of industrial end markets including aerospace, cable, military, material 
packaging, industrial assembly, and medical devices capitalizing on growing industrial-related manufacturing in emerging 
markets. Additional products include broad line marking solutions leveraged for secondary packaging, such as cartons and 
pallets for use in warehouse logistics operations and bar code and portable printers used where on-demand labels/receipts 
are required.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, we reclassified to discontinued operations our businesses serving the electronic assembly and test 
markets, as we intend to divest these businesses in 2013. 

Printing & Identification’s products are manufactured primarily in the United States, France, China, and India, and are sold 
throughout the world directly and through a network of distributors.

Raw Materials 

We use a wide variety of raw materials, primarily metals and semi-processed or finished components, which are generally 
available from a number of sources. As a result, shortages or the loss of any single supplier have not had, and are not likely to 
have, a material impact on operating profits. While the required raw materials are generally available, commodity pricing has 
trended upward over the past few years, particularly for various grades of steel, copper, aluminum, select other commodities, 
and rare earth metals. Although some cost increases may be recovered through increased prices to customers, our operating 
results are exposed to such fluctuations. We attempt to control such costs through fixed-price contracts with suppliers and various 
other programs, such as our global supply chain activities. 

Research and Development 

Our businesses are encouraged to develop new products as well as to upgrade and improve existing products to satisfy customer 
needs,  expand  revenue  opportunities  domestically  and  internationally,  maintain  or  extend  competitive  advantages,  improve 
product  reliability,  and  reduce  production  costs.  During  2012,  we  spent  $189,844  for  research  and  development,  including 
qualified engineering costs.  In 2011 and 2010, research and development spending totaled $175,532 and $159,338, respectively.   

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Our Communication Technologies and Printing & Identification segments expend significant effort in research and development 
because the rate of product development by their customers is often quite high.  Our businesses that develop product identification 
and printing equipment and specialty electronic components for the consumer electronics, medical technology, and datacom/
telecom markets believe that their customers expect a continuing rate of product innovation, performance improvement, and 
reduced costs. The result has been that product life cycles in these markets generally average less than five years with meaningful 
sales price reductions over that time period. 

Our other segments contain many businesses that are also involved in important product improvement initiatives. These businesses 
also concentrate on working closely with customers on specific applications, expanding product lines and market applications, 
and continuously improving manufacturing processes. Most of these businesses experience a much more moderate rate of change 
in their markets and products than is generally experienced by the Communication Technologies and Printing & Identification 
segments. 

Intellectual Property and Intangible Assets 

Our businesses own many patents, trademarks, licenses, and other forms of intellectual property, which have been acquired over 
a number of years and, to the extent relevant, expire at various times over a number of years. A large portion of our businesses’ 
intellectual property consists of patents, unpatented technology, and proprietary information constituting trade secrets that we 
seek to protect in various ways, including confidentiality agreements with employees and suppliers where appropriate. In addition, 
a  significant  portion  of  our  intangible  assets  relate  to  customer  relationships. While  our  intellectual  property  and  customer 
relationships are important to our success, the loss or expiration of any of these rights or relationships, or any group of related 
rights or relationships, is not likely to materially affect our results on a consolidated basis. We believe that our commitment to 
continuous engineering improvements, new product development, and improved manufacturing techniques, as well as strong 
sales, marketing, and service efforts, are significant to our general leadership positions in the niche markets we serve.

Seasonality 

In general, our businesses, while not strongly seasonal, tend to have stronger revenue in the second and third quarters, particularly 
those serving the consumer electronics, transportation, construction, waste and recycling, petroleum, commercial refrigeration, 
and  food  service  markets.  Our  businesses  serving  the  major  equipment  markets,  such  as  power  generation,  chemical,  and 
processing  industries,  have  longer  lead  times  geared  to  seasonal,  commercial,  or  consumer  demands,  and  tend  to  delay  or 
accelerate product ordering and delivery to coincide with those market trends that tend to moderate the aforementioned seasonality 
patterns. 

Customers 

We serve thousands of customers, no one of which accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenue in 2012.  Similarly, 
within each of our four segments, no customer accounted for more than 10% of any individual segment’s revenue in 2012, except 
in our Communication Technologies segment where there is some revenue concentration with OEM customers in the consumer 
electronics market.  Given our diversity of served markets, customer concentrations are quite varied. Businesses supplying the 
waste and recycling, agricultural, defense, energy, automotive, commercial refrigeration, handset, and hearing aid industries 
tend to deal with a few large customers that are significant within those industries. This also tends to be true for businesses 
supplying the power generation, aerospace, and chemical industries. In the other markets served, there is usually a much lower 
concentration of customers, particularly where the companies provide a substantial number of products and services applicable 
to a broad range of end-use applications. 

Certain of our businesses, particularly within the Communication Technologies segment, serve the military, space, aerospace, 
commercial, and telecom infrastructure markets. Their customers include some of the largest operators in these markets. In 
addition,  many  of  the  OEM  customers  within  the  Communication Technologies  segment  outsource  their  manufacturing  to 
Electronic Manufacturing Services (“EMS”) companies. Other customers include global cell phone and hearing aid manufacturers 
and many of the largest global EMS companies, particularly in China.

Backlog 

Backlog is not a significant indicator of long-term performance, as our products generally have relatively short order-to-delivery 
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contracts, primarily in the aerospace and defense markets of our Communication Technologies segment. Our total backlog 
relating to our continuing operations as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $1.5 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively. 

Competition 

Our competitive environment is complex because of the wide diversity of our products manufactured and the markets served. 
In general, most of our businesses are market leaders that compete with only a few companies, and the key competitive factors 
are customer service, product quality, price, and innovation.  However, as we become increasingly global, we are exposed to 
more competition. Certain businesses in the Communication Technologies and Printing & Identification segments compete 
globally against a variety of companies, primarily operating in Europe and East Asia.  A summary of our key competitors by 
end market within each our segments follows:

Segment
Communication Technologies

Energy

End Market
Consumer electronics
Medical technology
Aerospace/Defense
Telecom/Other
Drilling

Production

Downstream

Engineered Systems

Refrigeration and food systems

Other industrial

Fluid solutions

Printing & Identification

Fast moving consumer goods
Industrial

International 

Key Competitors
AAC Technologies, GoerTek Inc.
Sonion A/S
Smiths Interconnect, SPS Technologies
Rakon Ltd., NDK Ltd.
DeBeers Group (Element Six), Schlumberger Ltd. 
(MegaDiamond)
Weatherford International Ltd., Lufkin Industries, 
Paccar Inc.
Danaher Corp. (Gilbarco Veeder-Root), Franklin 
Electric, Gardner Denver, Inc. (Emco Wheaton)
Hussman Corp., Heatcraft Worldwide 
Refrigeration (Kysor/Warren), Manitowoc 
Company, Illinois Tool Works
Oshkosh Corp. (McNeilus), Siemens AG (Weiss 
GmbH), Challenger Lifts, Labrie Enviroquip 
Group, and numerous others
IDEX Corp, Alfa Laval, Ingersoll Rand, Danfoss, 
SPX Corp.
Danaher Corp. (Videojet), Domino Printing
Danaher Corp. (Videojet), Domino Printing, 
Zebra Technologies

Consistent  with  our  strategic  focus  on  positioning  our  businesses  for  growth,  we  continue  to  increase  our  expansion  into 
international markets, particularly in developing economies in South America, Asia, and Eastern Europe. 

Most of our non-U.S. subsidiaries and affiliates are currently based in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, 
the United Kingdom and, with increasing emphasis, Canada, China, Malaysia, India, Mexico, Brazil, and Eastern Europe. 

The following table shows annual revenue derived from customers outside the U.S. as a percentage of total annual revenue for 
each of the last three years, by segment and in total:

% Non-U.S. Revenue by Segment
Years Ended December 31,
2011

2012

2010

Communication Technologies
Energy
Engineered Systems
Printing & Identification
Total percentage of revenue derived from customers outside of the U.S.

73%
31%
37%
72%
46%

71%
32%
36%
74%
47%

63%
33%
34%
74%
45%

Our percentage of revenue derived from customers outside of the U.S. declined slightly in 2012 as compared to 2011 as a result 
of economic weakness in Europe and slower growth in Asia, which impacted certain of our businesses.  

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Our international operations are subject to certain risks, such as price and exchange rate fluctuations and non-U.S. governmental 
restrictions, which are discussed further in “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”  For additional details regarding our non-U.S. revenue and 
the geographic allocation of the assets of our continuing operations, see Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in 
Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Environmental Matters 

Our operations are governed by a variety of international, national, state, and local environmental laws. We are committed to 
continued compliance and believe our operations generally are in substantial compliance with these laws. In a few instances, 
particular plants and businesses have been the subject of administrative and legal proceedings with governmental agencies or 
private parties relating to the discharge or potential discharge of regulated substances. Where necessary, these matters have been 
addressed with specific consent orders to achieve compliance. 

In 2010, we developed and implemented a process to conduct an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions.  Since then, we have 
evaluated our climate change risks and opportunities and have developed an energy and climate change strategy that includes 
clearly defined goals and objectives, along with prioritized programs and projects for achieving energy use and greenhouse gas 
emissions reductions. We have committed to reducing our overall energy and greenhouse gas intensity indexed to net revenue 
by 20% from 2010 to 2020.  We also participated as a respondent in the 2012 Carbon Disclosure Project. 

All of our segments are investigating the energy efficiencies related to their operations and the use of their products and services 
by customers. In some instances, our businesses may be able to help customers reduce some of their energy needs. Increased 
demand for energy-efficient products, based on a variety of drivers (including, but not limited to, reduction of greenhouse gas 
emissions) could result in increased sales for a number of our businesses. 

There have been no material effects upon our earnings and competitive position resulting from compliance with laws or regulations 
enacted or adopted relating to the protection of the environment. We are aware of a number of existing or upcoming regulatory 
initiatives intended to reduce emissions in geographies where our manufacturing and warehouse/distribution facilities are located 
and have evaluated the potential impact of these regulations on our businesses. We anticipate that direct impacts from regulatory 
actions will not be significant in the short- to medium-term. We expect the regulatory impacts associated with climate change 
regulation would be primarily indirect and would result in “pass through” costs from energy suppliers, suppliers of raw materials, 
and other services related to our operations. 

Employees 

We had approximately 35,000 employees in continuing operations as of December 31, 2012, which was an increase of 13% 
from the prior year end.  The increase is primarily the result of recent acquisitions, slightly offset by headcount reduction  programs 
in certain businesses.  

Iran Related Activities

Pursuant to Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we are required to provide disclosure if, during 2012, we or 
any of our affiliates have engaged in transactions or dealings with the government of Iran that have not been specifically authorized 
by a U.S. federal department or agency.  

During the disclosure period, Automatik Plastics Machinery GmbH ("Automatik"), a German affiliate of Maag Pump Systems, 
which we acquired on March 13, 2012, exported from Germany European-origin equipment used in the processing of polystyrene 
pellets and PET chip to two entities in Iran, Tabriz Petrochemical (“Tabriz”) and Shahid Tondgoyan Petrochemical (“Shahid 
Tondgoyan”), which we understand are owned or controlled by the Government of Iran.  All of the exports except one were 
made prior to August 10, 2012, the date of enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (“ITRA”).   
Automatik made two exports to Tabriz on February 24, 2012 and May 8, 2012, with total revenue and net profit values of  €51,550 
and €14,759, respectively.  Automatik made three exports to Shahid Tondgoyan on March 6, 2012, July 19, 2012, and August 
8, 2012 with total revenue and net profit values of €516,831 and €162,588, respectively.  The only export made after the enactment 
of the ITRA was made to Shahid Tondgoyan on October 4, 2012, with a revenue and net profit value of €20,388 and €7,411, 
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violation of U.S. law for owned or controlled foreign subsidiaries after October 9, 2012 to knowingly engage in transactions 
with the Government of Iran or any person subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran.  For most of these exports, 
Automatik received official written confirmation from the German Government that it did not require a license under German 
law and for the others it received oral confirmation no license was required.  Automatik also received a payment in November 
2012 for a prior order that was not shipped and will not be shipped in the future.  Given the SEC guidance that issuers should 
disclose all activities, including those taking place prior to ITRA's enactment on August 10, 2012, we are including all exports 
by Automatik Germany to government entities in Iran during 2012.  Management has instructed all of the Company's non-U.S. 
affiliates not to engage in any trade transactions with Iran. 

Other Information 

We make available through the “Financial Reports” link on our Internet website, http://www.dovercorporation.com, our annual 
reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to these reports. We 
post each of these reports on the website as soon as reasonably practicable after the report is filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission. The information on our Internet website is not incorporated into this Form 10-K.

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ITEM 1A.   RISK FACTORS

Our business, financial condition, operating results, and cash flows can be impacted by a number of factors which could cause 
our actual results to vary materially from recent results or from anticipated future results. In general, we are subject to the same 
general risks and uncertainties that impact many other industrial companies such as general economic, industry and/or market 
conditions, and growth rates; the impact of natural disasters, and their effect on global markets; possible future terrorist threats 
and their effect on the worldwide economy; and changes in laws or accounting rules. The risk factors discussed in this section 
should be considered together with information included elsewhere in this Form 10-K and should not be considered the only risks 
to which we are exposed.

•  Our results may be impacted by current domestic and international economic conditions and uncertainties.

Our businesses may be adversely affected by disruptions in the financial markets or declines in economic activity both 
domestically and internationally in those countries in which we operate. These circumstances will also impact our suppliers 
and customers in various ways which could have an impact on our business operations, particularly if global credit markets 
are not operating efficiently and effectively to support industrial commerce.  

Our Energy segment is subject to risk due to the volatility of global energy prices and regulations that impact production, 
although  overall  demand  is  more  directly  related  to  depletion  rates  and  global  economic  conditions  and  related  energy 
demands.

Negative changes in worldwide economic and capital market conditions are beyond our control, are highly unpredictable, 
and can have an adverse effect on our revenue, earnings, cash flows, and cost of capital.

•  We are subject to risks relating to our existing international operations and expansion into new geographical markets.

Approximately 46% of our revenues for 2012 and 47% of our revenues for 2011 were derived outside the United States. We 
continue to focus on penetrating global markets as part of our overall growth strategy and expect sales from outside the 
United States to continue to represent a significant portion of our revenues. In addition, many of our manufacturing operations 
and suppliers are located outside the United States.  Our international operations and our global expansion strategy are subject 
to general risks related to such operations, including:

o  political, social, and economic instability and disruptions;

o  government embargoes or trade restrictions;

o  the imposition of duties and tariffs and other trade barriers;

o  import and export controls;

o  limitations on ownership and on repatriation of earnings;

o  transportation delays and interruptions;

o  labor unrest and current and changing regulatory environments;

o  increased compliance costs, including costs associated with disclosure requirements and related due diligence;

o  the impact of loss of a single-source manufacturing facility;

o  difficulties in staffing and managing multi-national operations; and

o  limitations on our ability to enforce legal rights and remedies.

If we are unable to successfully manage the risks associated with expanding our global business or adequately manage 
operational risks of our existing international operations, the risks could have a material adverse effect on our growth strategy 
involving expansion into new geographical markets or our results of operations and financial position.

• 

Increasing product/service and price competition by international and domestic competitors, including new entrants, 
and our inability to introduce new and competitive products could cause our businesses to generate lower revenue, 
operating profits, and cash flows.

Our competitive environment is complex because of the wide diversity of the products that our businesses manufacture and 
the markets they serve. In general, most of our businesses compete with only a few companies. Our ability to compete 
effectively depends on how successfully we anticipate and respond to various competitive factors, including new products 
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are unable to anticipate their competitors’ development of new products and services, and/or identify customer needs and 
preferences on a timely basis, or successfully introduce new products and services in response to such competitive factors, 
they could lose customers to competitors. If our businesses do not compete effectively, we may experience lower revenue, 
operating profits, and cash flows.

• 

Some of our businesses may not anticipate, adapt to, or capitalize on technological developments and this could cause 
these businesses to become less competitive and lead to reduced market share, revenue, operating profits, and cash flows.

Certain of our Communication Technologies businesses sell their products in electronic and technology-based industries that 
are constantly experiencing change as new technologies are developed. In order to grow and remain competitive in these 
industries, they must adapt to future changes in technology to enhance their existing products and introduce new products 
to address their customers’ changing demands. If these businesses are unable to adapt to the rapid technological changes, it 
could have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.

•  We could lose customers or generate lower revenue, operating profits, and cash flows if there are significant increases 

in the cost of raw materials (including energy) or if we are unable to obtain raw materials.

We purchase raw materials, sub-assemblies, and components for use in our manufacturing operations, which expose us to 
volatility in prices for certain commodities. Significant price increases for these commodities could adversely affect operating 
profits for certain of our businesses.  While we generally attempt to mitigate the impact of increased raw material prices by 
hedging or passing along the increased costs to customers, there may be a time delay between the increased raw material 
prices and the ability to increase the prices of products, or we may be unable to increase the prices of products due to a 
competitor’s pricing pressure or other factors. In addition, while raw materials are generally available now, the inability to 
obtain necessary raw materials could affect our ability to meet customer commitments and satisfy market demand for certain 
products. Consequently, a significant price increase in raw materials, or their unavailability, may result in a loss of customers 
and adversely impact revenue, operating profits, and cash flows.

•  Customer  requirements  and  new  regulations  may  increase  our  expenses  and  impact  the  availability  of  certain  raw 

materials, which could adversely affect our revenue and operating profits.

Our businesses use parts or materials that are impacted by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
(the “Dodd-Frank Act”) requirement for disclosure of the use of “conflict minerals” mined in the Democratic Republic of 
the Congo and adjoining countries.  It is possible that some of our businesses' customers will require “conflict free” metals 
in products purchased from us.  We have begun the process of determining the country of origin of certain metals used by 
our businesses, as required by the Dodd-Frank Act. The supply chain due diligence and verification of sources may require 
several years to complete based on the current availability of smelter origin information and the number of vendors.  We 
may not be able to complete the process in the time frame required because of the complexity of our supply chain.  Other 
governmental social responsibility regulations also may impact our suppliers, manufacturing operations, and operating profits.

The need to find alternative sources for certain raw materials or products because of customer requirements and regulations 
may impact our ability to secure adequate supplies of raw materials or parts, lead to supply shortages, or adversely impact 
the prices at which our businesses can procure compliant goods.     

•  Our businesses and their profitability and reputation could be adversely affected by domestic and foreign governmental 
and public policy changes (including environmental and employment regulations and tax policies such as export subsidy 
programs,  research  and  experimentation  credits,  carbon  emission  regulations,  and  other  similar  programs),  risks 
associated with emerging markets, changes in statutory tax rates, and unanticipated outcomes with respect to tax audits.

Our  businesses’  domestic  and  international  sales  and  operations  are  subject  to  risks  associated  with  changes  in  local 
government laws (including environmental and export/import laws), regulations, and policies. Failure to comply with any 
of these laws could result in civil and criminal, monetary, and non-monetary penalties as well as potential damage to our 
reputation. In addition, we cannot provide assurance that our costs of complying with new and evolving regulatory reporting 
requirements and current or future laws, including environmental protection, employment, and health and safety laws, will 
not exceed our estimates. In addition, we have invested in certain countries, including Brazil, Russia, India, and China, that 
carry high levels of currency, political, compliance, and economic risk. While these risks or the impact of these risks are 
difficult to predict, any one or more of them could adversely affect our businesses and reputation.

Our effective tax rate is impacted by changes in the mix among earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes 
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can be adversely impacted by changes in statutory tax rates and laws and are subject to ongoing audits by domestic and 
international authorities. If these audits result in assessments different from amounts estimated, then our financial results 
may be adversely affected by unfavorable tax adjustments.

•  Our revenue, operating profits, and cash flows could be adversely affected if our businesses are unable to protect or obtain 

patent and other intellectual property rights.

Our businesses own patents, trademarks, licenses, and other forms of intellectual property related to their products. Our 
businesses employ various measures to maintain and protect their intellectual property. These measures may not prevent 
their intellectual property from being challenged, invalidated, or circumvented, particularly in countries where intellectual 
property rights are not highly developed or protected. Unauthorized use of these intellectual property rights could adversely 
impact the competitive position of our businesses and have a negative impact on our revenue, operating profits, and cash 
flows.

•  Our growth and results of operations may be adversely affected if we are unsuccessful in our capital allocation and 

acquisition program.

We expect to continue our strategy of seeking to acquire value creating add-on businesses that broaden our existing position 
and global reach as well as, in the right circumstances, strategically pursue larger acquisitions that could have the potential 
to either complement our existing businesses or allow us to pursue a new platform.  However, there can be no assurance that 
we will be able to continue to find suitable businesses to purchase, that we will be able to acquire such businesses on acceptable 
terms, or that all closing conditions will be satisfied with respect to any pending acquisition. If we are unsuccessful in our 
acquisition efforts, then our ability to continue to grow at rates similar to prior years could be adversely affected.  In addition 
a completed acquisition may underperform relative to expectations, may be unable to achieve synergies originally anticipated, 
or may expose us to unexpected liabilities. Further, if we fail to allocate our capital appropriately, in respect of either our 
acquisition program or organic growth in our operations, we could be overexposed in certain markets and geographies.  These 
factors could potentially have an adverse impact on our operating profits and cash flows.

•  Our operating profits and cash flows could be adversely affected if we cannot achieve projected savings and synergies.

We are continually evaluating our cost structure and seeking ways to capture synergies across our operations. If we are unable 
to reduce costs and expenses through our various programs, it could adversely affect our operating profits and cash flows.

•  Unforeseen developments in contingencies such as litigation could adversely affect our financial condition.

We and certain of our subsidiaries are, and from time to time may become, parties to a number of legal proceedings incidental 
to their businesses involving alleged injuries arising out of the use of their products, exposure to hazardous substances, or 
patent infringement, employment matters, and commercial disputes. The defense of these lawsuits may require significant 
expenses and divert management’s attention, and we may be required to pay damages that could adversely affect our financial 
condition. In addition, any insurance or indemnification rights that we may have may be insufficient or unavailable to protect 
us against potential loss exposures. 

•  The indemnification provisions of acquisition agreements by which we have acquired companies may not fully protect 

us and may result in unexpected liabilities.

Certain of the acquisition agreements by which we have acquired companies require the former owners to indemnify us 
against certain liabilities related to the operation of the company before we acquired it. In most of these agreements, however, 
the  liability  of  the  former  owners  is  limited  and  certain  former  owners  may  be  unable  to  meet  their  indemnification 
responsibilities. We cannot be assured that these indemnification provisions will fully protect us, and as a result we may face 
unexpected liabilities that adversely affect our profitability and financial position.  

•  Failure to attract, retain, and develop personnel or to provide adequate succession plans for key management could have 

an adverse effect on our operating results.

Our growth, profitability, and effectiveness in conducting our operations and executing our strategic plans depend in part on 
our ability to attract, retain, and develop qualified personnel, align them with appropriate opportunities, and maintain adequate 
succession plans for key management positions. If we are unsuccessful in these efforts, our operating results could be adversely 
affected.

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•  Our business operations may be adversely affected by information systems interruptions or intrusion.  

Our businesses rely on a number of information technologies to manage, store, and support business activities.  We have put 
in place a number of systems, processes, and practices designed to protect against intentional or unintentional misappropriation 
or corruption of our systems and information, disruption of our operations, or corruption of the software that supports our 
products.  Disruptions or cybersecurity attacks, such as unauthorized access, malicious software, or other violations may 
lead to exposure of proprietary or confidential information as well as potential data corruption.  Any intrusion may cause 
operational stoppages, violations of applicable law, diminished competitive advantages or reputational damages, and increased 
operational costs for remedial activities.  

•  Our reputation, ability to do business, and results of operations may be impaired by improper conduct by any of our 

employees, agents, or business partners.

While we strive to maintain high standards, we cannot provide assurance that our internal controls and compliance systems 
will always protect us from acts committed by our employees, agents, or business partners that would violate U.S. and/or 
non-U.S. laws or fail to protect our confidential information, including the laws governing payments to government officials, 
bribery, fraud, anti-kickback and false claims rules, competition, export and import compliance, money laundering, and data 
privacy laws, as well as the improper use of proprietary information or social media.  Any such violations of law or improper 
actions could subject us to civil or criminal investigations in the U.S. and in other jurisdictions, could lead to substantial civil 
or criminal, monetary and non-monetary penalties, and related shareholder lawsuits and could damage our reputation. 

•  Our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations on cross-border transactions and the translation of local currency results 

into U.S. dollars could negatively impact our results of operations.

We conduct business through our subsidiaries in many different countries, and fluctuations in currency exchange rates could 
have a significant impact on the reported results of operations, which are presented in U.S. dollars. A significant and growing 
portion of our products are manufactured in lower-cost locations and sold in various countries. Cross-border transactions, 
both  with  external  parties  and  intercompany  relationships,  result  in  increased  exposure  to  foreign  exchange  effects. 
Accordingly, significant changes in currency exchange rates, particularly the Euro, Pound Sterling, Swiss franc, Chinese 
RMB (Yuan), and the Canadian dollar, could cause fluctuations in the reported results of our businesses’ operations that could 
negatively  affect  our  results  of  operations.  Additionally,  the  strengthening  of  certain  currencies  such  as  the  Euro  and 
U.S. dollar potentially exposes us to competitive threats from lower cost producers in other countries such as China. Our 
sales are translated into U.S. dollars for reporting purposes. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar could result in unfavorable 
translation effects as the results of foreign locations are translated into U.S. dollars.

•  Our borrowing costs may be impacted by our credit ratings developed by various rating agencies.

Three major ratings agencies (Moody’s, Standard and Poor’s, and Fitch Ratings) evaluate our credit profile on an ongoing 
basis and have each assigned high ratings for our long-term debt as of December 31, 2012.  Although we do not anticipate 
a material change in our credit ratings, if our current credit ratings deteriorate, then our borrowing costs could increase, 
including increased fees under our Five-Year Credit Facility, and our access to future sources of liquidity may be adversely 
affected.

ITEM 1B.   UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable. 

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ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES

The number, type, location and size of the properties used by our continuing operations as of December 31, 2012 are shown in 
the following charts, by segment:

Communication Technologies
Energy
Engineered Systems
Printing & Identification

Number and nature of facilities

Manufacturing Warehouse
3
31
51
59
34
65
22
11

Sales / Service
12
47
46
68

Square footage (in 000s)
Leased
Owned

1,129
3,265
6,180
600

1,420
1,353
3,290
673

Communication Technologies
Energy
Engineered Systems
Printing & Identification

North 
America

18
122
84
13

Locations

Europe

Asia

Other

9
5
41
27

9
3
26
41

Expiration dates          
of leased facilities       

(in years)

Minimum Maximum
15
13
12
7

1
1
1
1

1
10
3
2

We believe our owned and leased facilities are well-maintained and suitable for our operations.

ITEM 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

A few of our subsidiaries are involved in legal proceedings relating to the cleanup of waste disposal sites identified under federal 
and state statutes which provide for the allocation of such costs among “potentially responsible parties.” In each instance, the 
extent of the subsidiary’s liability appears to be very small in relation to the total projected expenditures and the number of other 
“potentially responsible parties” involved and it is anticipated to be immaterial to us on a consolidated basis. In addition, a few 
of our subsidiaries are involved in ongoing remedial activities at certain plant sites, in cooperation with regulatory agencies, and 
appropriate reserves have been established.  At December 31, 2012 and 2011, we have reserves totaling $28.9 million and $19.6 
million, respectively, for environmental matters that are probable and estimable, with the 2012 increase primarily attributed to 
environmental contingencies assumed in recent acquisitions.

We and certain of our subsidiaries are, and from time to time may become, parties to a number of other legal proceedings 
incidental to our businesses. These proceedings primarily involve claims by private parties alleging injury arising out of the use 
of our businesses' products, exposure to hazardous substances or patent infringement, employment matters and commercial 
disputes. Management and legal counsel periodically review the probable outcome of such proceedings, the costs and expenses 
reasonably expected to be incurred, the availability and extent of insurance coverage, and established reserves. At December 31, 
2012 and 2011, we have reserves totaling $1.2 million for legal matters that are probable and estimable and not otherwise covered 
by insurance.  While it is not possible at this time to predict the outcome of these legal actions, in the opinion of management, 
based on the aforementioned reviews, we are not currently involved in any legal proceedings which, individually or in the 
aggregate, could have a material affect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.  

ITEM 4.   MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable. 

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

All of our officers are elected annually at the first meeting of the Board of Directors following our annual meeting of shareholders, 
and are subject to removal at any time by the Board of Directors. Our executive officers as of February 15, 2013, and their 
positions with Dover (and, where relevant, prior business experience) for the past five years, are as follows:

Name
Robert A. Livingston

Age
59

Ivonne M. Cabrera

Brad M. Cerepak

Thomas W. Giacomini

John F. Hartner

Jay L. Kloosterboer

Jeffrey S. Niew

Stephen R. Sellhausen

William W. Spurgeon, Jr.

Niclas Ytterdahl

46

53

47

50

52

46

55

54

48

Positions Held and Prior Business Experience

Chief Executive Officer and Director (since December 2008), President (since 
June 2008) and Chief Operating Officer (from June 2008 to December 2008) of 
Dover; prior thereto Vice President of Dover and President and Chief Executive 
Officer of Dover Engineered Systems (from July 2007 to May 2008); prior 
thereto Vice President of Dover and President and Chief Executive Officer of 
Dover Electronics (from October 2004 to June 2007).

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Dover (since January 
2013); prior thereto Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Assistant 
Secretary of Dover (from November 2012 to December 2012); prior thereto Vice 
President, Business Affairs and General Counsel of Knowles Electronics, LLC 
(from February 2011 to December 2012); prior thereto Vice President (from May 
2010 to February 2011), Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary (from 
February 2004 to February 2011) of Dover.

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since May 2011) of Dover; 
prior thereto Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (from August 2009 to 
May 2011) of Dover; prior thereto Vice President, Finance (from June 2009 to 
August 2009) of Dover; prior thereto Vice President and Controller (from August 
2005 to June 2008) of Trane, Inc.

Vice President (since February 2008) of Dover and President and Chief 
Executive Officer (since November 2011) of Dover Engineered Systems; prior 
thereto President (from April 2009 to November 2011) and Chief Executive 
Officer (from July 2009 to November 2011) of Dover Industrial Products; prior 
thereto President (from October 2007 to July 2009) of Dover's Material Handling 
Platform.

Vice President (since May 2011) of Dover and President and Chief Executive 
Officer (since November 2011) of Dover Printing & Identification; prior thereto 
Executive Vice President (from April 20l1 to November 2011) of Dover 
Engineered Systems; prior thereto Executive Vice President (from October 2007 
to April 2011) of Dover Electronic Technologies.

Senior Vice President, Human Resources (since May 2011) of Dover; prior 
thereto Vice President, Human Resources (from January 2009 to May 2011) of 
Dover; prior thereto Executive Vice President - Business Excellence (from May 
2005 to January 2009) of AES Corporation.

Vice President of Dover and President and Chief Executive Officer of Dover 
Communication Technologies (since November 2011); prior thereto President 
(from January 2008 to November 2011) and Chief Executive Officer (from 
February 2010 to November 2011) of Knowles Electronics; prior thereto Chief 
Operating Officer (from January 2007 to February 2010) of Knowles 
Electronics.

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development (since May 2011) of Dover; prior
thereto Vice President, Corporate Development (from January 2009 to May
2011) of Dover; prior thereto Vice President, Business Development (from April
2008 to January 2009) of Dover; prior thereto investment banker with Citigroup
Global Markets.

Vice President (since October 2004) of Dover and President and Chief Executive 
Officer (since November 2011) of Dover Energy; prior thereto President and 
Chief Executive Officer (from July 2007 to November 2011) of Dover Fluid 
Management.

Senior Vice President, Global Sourcing (since January 2012) of Dover; prior 
thereto Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing (from April 2006 to December 
2011) of AES Corporation.

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Name
Kevin P. Buchanan

C. Anderson Fincher

Paul E. Goldberg

Raymond T. McKay, Jr.

Brian P. Moore

James H. Moyle

Sivasankaran Somasundaram

Michael Y. Zhang

Age
57

42

49

59

42

60

47

49

Positions Held and Prior Business Experience

Vice President, Tax (since July 2010) of Dover; prior thereto Deputy General 
Counsel, Tax (from November 2009 to June 2010) and Vice President, Tax (from 
May 2000 to October 2009) of Monsanto Company.

Vice President (since May 2011) of Dover and Executive Vice President (since 
November 2011) of Dover Engineered Systems; prior thereto Executive Vice 
President (from May 2009 to November 2011) of Dover Industrial Products; 
prior thereto President (from January 2005 to May 2009) of Heil Trailer 
International.

Vice President, Investor Relations (since November 2011) of Dover; prior 
thereto Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations (from February 2006 to 
November 2011) of Dover.

Vice President (since February 2004) and Controller (since November 2002) of
Dover.

Vice President, Treasurer (since November 2011) of Dover; prior thereto Senior 
Director, Investor Relations (from April 2010 to October 2011) of USG 
Corporation; prior thereto Director of Credit & Accounts Receivable (from 
December 2008 to April 2010) of USG; prior thereto Director of Finance (from 
December 2007 to December 2008) at USG; prior thereto Assistant Treasurer 
(from October 2004 to December 2008) of USG.

Vice President (since 2009) of Dover and Executive Vice President (since 
January 2012) of Dover Engineered Systems; prior thereto Senior Vice President, 
Global Sourcing and Supply Chain (from April 2009 to December 2011) of 
Dover; prior thereto Chief Financial Officer (from July 2007 to April 2009) of 
Dover Fluid Management; prior thereto Vice President and Chief Financial 
Officer (from November 2005 to July 2007) of Dover Diversified.

Vice President (since January 2008) of Dover and Executive Vice President 
(since November 2011) of Dover Energy; prior thereto Executive Vice President 
(from January 2010 to November 2011) of Dover Fluid Management; President 
(from January 2008 to December 2009) of Dover's Fluid Solutions Platform; 
prior thereto President (from May 2006 to January 2008) of Gas Equipment 
Group.

Vice President (since May 2010) of Dover and President, Asia (since May 2011) 
of Dover; prior thereto Managing Director (from January 2009 to May 2011) of 
Dover Regional Headquarters, China; prior thereto various roles at ABB, Ltd. 
including Vice President, ABB Control System and Product Business (from 
September 2004 to March 2008).

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PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND 
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information and Dividends

The principal market in which Dover common stock is traded is the New York Stock Exchange. Information on the high and 
low sales prices of our stock and the frequency and the amount of dividends paid during the last two years is as follows:

2012

Market Prices

High

Low

$

$

67.20
64.36
61.64
65.80

56.81
50.88
50.27
54.90

Dividends 
per Share
0.315
$
0.315
0.350
0.350
1.330

$

2011

Market Prices

High

Low

$

$

68.07
69.25
70.15
59.27

56.51
60.57
45.42
43.64

Dividends
per Share
0.275
$
0.275
0.315
0.315
1.180

$

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Holders 

The number of holders of record of Dover common stock as of February 1, 2013 was approximately 19,201. This figure includes 
participants in our domestic 401(k) program. 

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans 

Information regarding securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans is contained in Part III, Item 12 
of this Form 10-K. 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities 

None. 

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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 

During the fourth quarter of 2012, we made the following purchases of Dover shares:

Period
October 1 to October 31
November 1 to November 30
December 1 to December 31
For the Fourth Quarter

Total Number
of Shares
Purchased (1)
1,798,907
2,237,527
1,729,037
5,765,471

Average
Price Paid
per Share
58.41
$
62.04
64.54
61.65

$

Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs

1,798,907
2,235,978
1,727,106
5,761,991

Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar Value) of
Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased under the Plans or
Programs (2)

May 2012
Program

3,908,289
3,908,289
3,908,289
3,908,289

November
2012 Program
—
$
861,328
749,898
749,898

$

(1) 

In May 2012, the Board of Directors renewed its standing authorization of the Company's share repurchase program, on 
terms consistent with its prior five-year authorization which expired at that time. This renewal authorizes the repurchase 
of up to 10,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock during the five-year period ending May 2017. We purchased 
1,798,907 shares under this program during the fourth quarter. Additionally, in November 2012, the Board of Directors 
approved a $1 billion share repurchase program authorizing repurchases of Dover’s common shares over the next 12 to 
18 months. We purchased 3,963,084 shares under this new program during the fourth quarter. We also acquired 3,480 
shares from holders of our employee stock options when they tendered those shares as full or partial payment of the 
exercise price of such options. These shares were applied against the exercise price at the market price on the date of 
exercise. 

(2)  As of December 31, 2012, the number of shares still available for repurchase under the May 2012 share repurchase 
authorization was 3,908,289. The approximate dollar amount still available for repurchase under the November 2012 
share repurchase authorization was $749,898. 

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Performance Graph

This performance graph does not constitute soliciting material, is not deemed filed with the SEC, and is not incorporated by 
reference in any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the 
date  of  this  Form  10-K  and  irrespective  of  any  general  incorporation  language  in  any  such  filing,  except  to  the  extent  we 
specifically incorporate this performance graph by reference therein.

Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return *
Dover Corporation, S&P 500 Index & Peer Group Index

Total Shareholder Returns

$180

$160

$140

$120

$100

$80

$60

$40

$20

$0

12/07

12/08

12/09

12/10

12/11

12/12

Dover Corporation

S&P 500

Peer Group

Data Source: Research Data Group, Inc 

_______________________ 

*Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends. 

This graph assumes $100 invested on December 31, 2007 in Dover Corporation common stock, the S&P 500 index, and a peer 
group index. 

Thomas & Betts Corp. and Cooper Industries, two companies that were part of the peer index group in 2011, were acquired by 
ABB Ltd  and Eaton Corporation, respectively, during 2012 and have since been removed from the index. The 2012 peer index 
consists of the following 37 public companies selected by the Company. 

3M Company
Actuant Corp.
Ametek Inc.
Amphenol Corp. 
Cameron International
Carlisle Companies
Corning Inc. 
Crane Company
Danaher Corporation
Eaton Corporation
Emerson Electric Co.
Flowserve Corporation
FMC Technologies

Gardner Denver Inc. 
Honeywell International
Hubbell Incorporated
IDEX Corporation
Illinois Tool Works
Ingersoll-Rand PLC
Lennox International Inc. 
Nordson Corp. 
Pall Corporation
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
Pentair Inc.
Precision Castparts Corp.
Regal Beloit Corp. 

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Rockwell Automation
Roper Industries
Snap-On Inc. 
SPX Corporation
Teledyne Technologies Inc. 
Textron Inc. 
The Timken Company
Tyco International
United Technologies Corp.
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. 
Weatherford International

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ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

dollars in thousands except share data

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Revenue
Earnings from continuing operations
Net earnings

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations
Net earnings

$

$

8,104,339
833,119
811,070

4.59
(0.12)
4.47

$

$

$

$

7,369,154
773,186
895,243

4.16
0.66
4.82

$

$

6,109,507
619,497
700,104

3.31
0.43
3.75

5,055,796
390,705
356,438

2.10
(0.18)
1.91

$

$

6,233,670
579,374
590,831

3.07
0.06
3.13

Weighted average shares outstanding

181,551,000

185,882,000

186,897,000

186,136,000

188,481,000

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations
Net earnings

$

$

4.53
(0.12)
4.41

$

4.09
0.65
4.74

$

3.27
0.43
3.70

$

2.09
(0.18)
1.91

3.06
0.06
3.12

Weighted average shares outstanding

183,993,000

188,887,000

189,170,000

186,736,000

189,269,000

Dividends per common share

Capital expenditures
Depreciation and amortization
Total assets
Total debt

$

$

$

$

1.33

297,012
357,585
10,443,943
2,800,116

$

$

1.18

262,676
290,477
9,500,552
2,187,252

$

$

1.07

169,297
229,237
8,558,743
1,807,476

1.02

108,639
217,981
7,882,403
1,860,884

$

$

0.90

160,489
216,585
7,883,238
2,084,173

All results and data in the table above reflect continuing operations, unless otherwise noted. As a result, the data presented above 
will not necessarily agree to previously issued financial statements. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 
8 of this Form 10-K for additional information on disposed and discontinued operations and Note 2 for additional information 
regarding the impact of 2012 acquisitions.

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ITEM  7.      MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS  OF  FINANCIAL  CONDITION AND  RESULTS  OF 
OPERATIONS

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended 
to help the reader understand our results of operations and financial condition for the three years ended December 31, 2012. The 
MD&A should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes included in Item 8 of this Form 
10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ 
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed 
elsewhere in this Form 10-K, particularly in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and in the “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking 
Statements” preceding Part I of this Form 10-K.

OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer focusing on innovative equipment and components, specialty systems, and support 
services provided through its four major operating segments:  Communication Technologies, Energy, Engineered Systems, and 
Printing & Identification. The Company's entrepreneurial business model encourages, promotes, and fosters deep customer 
engagement which has led to Dover's well-established and valued reputation for providing superior customer service and industry-
leading product innovation.  

Overall, 2012 concluded as a solid performance year, with strong revenue, earnings, and cash flow growth, despite the backdrop 
of a low-growth macro-economic environment.  Our consolidated revenue increased $735 million or 10% to $8.1 billion, inclusive 
of acquisitions, and our gross profit increased by $262 million or 9% to $3.1 billion.  The 2012 results were led by our strong 
positions in the energy, handset, refrigeration and food equipment, and other industrial markets.  

In our Energy segment, expanding production activity and strong downstream investments in distribution and retail fueling are 
among the trends that drove solid results during the year.  The strong production and downstream performance was partially 
offset by the softening North American rig count, which caused our year-over-year drilling end market comparisons to decline 
as the year progressed.  In all, the segment had solid performance, characterized by continuing growth and strong margins.  We 
expect this trend to continue in 2013.

Within our Communication Technologies segment, several OEM's launched new products in the handset market during the 
second quarter and our microelectronic mechanical ("MEMs") microphone activity was very strong once the new OEM product 
launches commenced.  However, our 2012 performance at Sound Solutions was weaker than anticipated.  The Sound Solutions 
business continued to work through operational challenges which led to lower volumes than anticipated for the year; however, 
they did experience sequential growth and margin improvement in the fourth quarter, relative to the earlier quarters, and we 
expect their performance to continue to improve in 2013. Overall, we expect the handset market to be strong in 2013, supported 
by numerous new product releases, coupled with the increased use of multiple microphones per handset. Our aerospace/defense 
and medical technology markets were solid during the year, while our telecom market continued to be weak. 

Within our Engineered Systems segment, the refrigeration and food equipment markets were solid, as were most of our U.S. 
industrial end markets.  The results of our Fluid Solutions platform continued to reflect good performance from our first quarter 
Maag Pump Systems acquisition, which helped to mitigate the impact of a weakened market in Europe.  We expect 2013 to be 
another solid year for Engineered Systems, as we leverage our recent acquisitions and continue our geographic expansion within 
our Fluid Solutions platform.  We anticipate customer wins, an active remodel market, expanded product offerings and recent 
acquisitions to drive 2013 growth within our Refrigeration & Industrial platform.   

In our Printing & Identification segment, solid organic growth in our fast moving consumer goods market more than offset 
uneven demand in our industrial markets, which was impacted by weak Europe and slowing China markets.  We anticipate the 
release of several new products in the first half of the year, traction of added sales and service resources in key regional markets, 
along with stable fast moving consumer goods and industrial markets to contribute to our 2013 growth.  Margin performance 
in  the  segment  steadily  improved  over  the  course  of  2012,  driven  by  productivity  and  restructuring  activities.  We  expect 
incremental benefit from these activities to carry over into 2013, enabling continued reinvestment in our product identification 
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In addition to our solid financial results, we continued to execute on our corporate strategy.  During 2012, we continued to focus 
on our five key growth spaces of communication components, energy, fluids, refrigeration and food equipment, and product  
identification.  We invested $1.2 billion on seven acquisitions that expanded our markets, enhanced our product offerings and 
broadened our customer base.  In advancing our strategy of focusing on our higher margin growth spaces, we have reclassified 
to discontinued operations two non-core businesses serving the electronic assembly and test markets.  We expect to divest these 
businesses in 2013.  Although solid performers, these businesses serve highly volatile end-markets, and their sale should improve 
the consistency of our future results and enable management to focus on our key growth spaces.  In 2012, we generated $964 
million in free cash flow, which enabled us to continue to invest in higher growth economies and innovation, and to continue 
our  long  tradition  of  raising  our  annual  dividend,  now  standing  at  57  consecutive  years.  Lastly,  in  November  of  2012,  we 
announced and began to execute on a $1 billion share repurchase program, to continue to drive long-term shareholder value.  

With respect to our expectations for 2013, we are targeting full year organic growth in the range of 3% to 5% (inclusive of a 
negligible  foreign  exchange  impact)  and  acquisition  related  growth  of  approximately  4%  for  acquisitions  completed  in 
2012.  Based on these revenue assumptions, our profitability expectations and anticipated additional share buy-backs, our diluted 
earnings per share from continuing operations for 2013 is estimated to be in the range of $5.05 to $5.35, and we expect our 
earnings to follow a traditional seasonal pattern of being higher in the second and third quarters.  If global or domestic economic 
conditions accelerate or deteriorate, our operating results for 2013 could be materially different than currently projected.

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CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

As discussed in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K, in the fourth quarter of 2012, we 
reclassified certain businesses in the Printing & Identification segment to discontinued operations based on our decision to divest 
these businesses.  The results of operations of these businesses have been removed from the results of continuing operations 
and are presented within results of discontinued operations for all periods presented.

Years Ended December 31,

(dollars in thousands, except per share figures)
Revenue
Cost of goods and services
Gross profit

Gross profit margin

2012
$ 8,104,339
4,997,274
3,107,065

2011
$ 7,369,154
4,524,351
2,844,803

2010
$ 6,109,507
3,686,861
2,422,646

38.3%

38.6%

39.7%

Selling and administrative expenses

1,841,688

1,720,954

1,499,597

Selling and administrative as a percent of revenue

22.7%

23.4%

24.5%

Interest expense, net
Other expense (income), net

Provision for income taxes

Effective tax rate

121,141
6,665

115,525
(1,938)

106,371
3,556

304,452

237,076

193,625

26.8%

23.5%

23.8%

% / Point Change
2011 vs.
2012 vs.
2010
2011

10.0%
10.5%
9.2%
(0.3)

7.0%
(0.7)

4.9%
nm

28.4%
3.3

20.6%
22.7%
17.4%
(1.1)

14.8%
(1.1)

8.6%
nm

22.4%
(0.3)

Earnings from continuing operations

833,119

773,186

619,497

7.8%

24.8%

Loss from discontinued operations, net

(22,049)

122,057

80,607

nm

51.4%

Earnings from continuing operations per common
share - diluted

$

4.53

$

4.09

3.27

10.8%

25.1%

Revenue

Our 2012 consolidated revenue increased 10% to $8.1 billion, reflecting organic growth of 5%, growth from acquisitions of 6% 
and an unfavorable impact from currency translation of 1%.   All four of our segments generated 2012 organic revenue growth, 
with the majority attributed to volume increases driven by strength in the energy, handset, refrigeration and food equipment, 
and many of the other industrial markets served by our Engineered Systems segment.  Approximately 3% of our growth was 
generated by new products, particularly in our Communication Technologies segment, and geographic market expansion in our 
Energy segment.  Pricing had a negligible impact to 2012 revenue, as price increases implemented to offset higher commodity 
costs, were partly offset by lower strategic pricing initiatives.  Revenues generated outside of the U.S. increased by 9% compared 
with 2011, with growth in Canada and Asia offsetting weakness in Europe.  

Over 80% of the 2012 revenue growth from acquisitions was generated by Sound Solutions, Maag Pump Systems, and Production 
Control Services, three of our more significant recent acquisitions made in the second half of 2011 and first half of 2012. 

Our 2011 consolidated revenue increased $1.3 billion or 21% compared with 2010, reflecting organic growth of 12%, growth 
from acquisitions of 7% and a favorable impact from currency translation of 2%. The majority of our 2011 organic growth was 
attributed to increased volumes across all four segments driven by strength in the energy and consumer handset markets and 
solid growth in fluid solutions, refrigeration equipment and many of the industrial markets served by our Engineered Systems 
segment. Additionally, approximately 2% of our growth was generated by new products, particularly in our Communication 
Technologies and Printing & Identification segments. Pricing added about 1% to revenue principally driven by strategic pricing 
initiatives and price increases implemented to offset higher commodity costs. Revenues generated outside of the U.S. increased 
by 25% compared with 2010, with revenue generated in emerging economies of China and Latin America increasing 56%.   

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Over 70% of the 2011 revenue growth from acquisitions was generated by Harbison-Fischer and Sound Solutions, two large 
acquisitions that we made in 2011 to expand our operations serving the artificial lift and handset markets, respectively. 

Gross Profit

Our gross profit increased $262.3 million or 9% in 2012 compared with 2011, reflecting the benefit of increased sales volumes, 
favorable net material costs, and benefits from productivity initiatives.  Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenue contracted 
30 basis points in 2012 to 38.3% from 38.6% in 2011, with the reduction in large part due to the integration of Sound Solutions, 
which generated lower than anticipated revenue in 2012, more than offsetting the operating leverage achieved by our other 
businesses.  

Our gross profit increased $422.2 million or 17% in 2011 compared with 2010, reflecting the benefit of increased sales volumes. 
However, gross profit margin as a percentage of revenue contracted 110 basis points in 2011 to 38.6% from 39.7% in 2010 due 
principally to the impact of product and customer mix, which more than offset operating leverage, as well as the impact of higher 
depreciation from recent acquisitions. 

Selling and Administrative Expenses

Selling and administrative expenses increased $120.7 million or 7% in 2012 compared with 2011 due primarily to general 
increases across the segments in support of higher volumes.  As a percentage of revenue, selling and administrative expenses 
declined to 22.7% in  2012 compared with 23.4% in 2011. This 70 basis point improvement is largely a result of leverage from 
the higher revenue levels, which more than offset higher acquisition-related amortization and increased restructuring charges. 

Selling and administrative expenses increased $221.4 million or 15% in 2011 compared with 2010 due primarily to general 
increases across the segments in support of higher volumes. As a percentage of revenue, selling and administrative expenses 
declined to 23.4% in  2011 compared with 24.5% in 2010. This 110 basis point improvement was largely a result of leverage 
from the higher revenue levels, which more than offset higher amortization and other nonrecurring expenses related to recent 
acquisitions. 

Non-Operating Items

Interest expense, net, increased $5.6 million or 5% to $121.1 million in 2012 primarily due to lower average levels of cash on 
hand at reduced interest rates, leading to $4.4 million less of interest income in 2012 as compared with 2011.

In 2011, our interest expense, net, increased 9% to $115.6 million due primarily to higher average outstanding borrowings during 
2011 as compared with 2010.  As discussed in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K, in 
February of 2011 we issued $800 million in new notes, receiving net proceeds of $789 million, approximately half of which 
was used to repay outstanding commercial paper balances incurred to retire $400 million of notes which came due earlier that 
month, with the remainder used to fund first quarter 2011 acquisitions. As a result, our total borrowings were $380 million higher 
at the end of 2011 compared to the end of 2010. 

Other expense (income), net in 2012, 2011, and 2010 includes $9.5 million, $7.5 million, and $6.9 million, respectively, of net 
expense from foreign currency exchange fluctuations on assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional 
currency, offset in each of these years by royalty income and other miscellaneous non-operating gains and losses, none of which 
are individually significant. In 2010, other expense (income), net also includes a $4.3 million loss on extinguishment of debt 
relating to early settlement of a non-interest bearing, structured loan arrangement.  

Income Taxes

We operate globally, and 38%, 43%, and 47% of our pre-tax earnings in 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively, were generated in 
foreign jurisdictions, where such earnings are generally subject to local country tax rates that are well below the 35% U.S. 
statutory rate.  We also benefit from tax holidays and incentives in a number of the foreign jurisdictions in which we operate.  
As a result, our blended effective tax rate is typically significantly lower than the U.S. statutory rate.

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The 2012 effective tax rate on continuing operations was 26.8% compared to the 2011 rate of 23.5%.  The 2012 and 2011 rates 
were favorably impacted by net discrete items, principally settlements with U.S. federal and state taxing authorities totaling 
$16.1 million and $40.7 million, respectively.  After adjusting for discrete items, the effective tax rates were 28.2% and 27.5% 
for 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The higher pre-discrete rate in 2012 reflects the impact of a higher proportion of U.S. earnings, 
partly offset by lower effective tax rates on earnings generated in foreign jurisdictions.  

The 2010 effective tax rate on continuing operations was 23.8%.  The effective tax rate in 2010 was also favorably impacted by 
net discrete and other items totaling $50.3 million, arising principally from settlements with the U.S. federal taxing authority, 
coupled with the resolution of a foreign tax matter.  After adjusting for discrete and other items, the effective tax rate for 2010 
was 30%, which was higher than the adjusted effective tax rate for 2011 of 27.5% due primarily to the geographic mix of earnings,   
with a greater proportion of our non-U.S. earnings generated in foreign jurisdictions having higher tax rates than  in 2011, when 
more of the non-U.S. earnings were generated in foreign jurisdictions having lower tax rates on average.   

We believe it is reasonably possible during the next twelve months that uncertain tax positions may be settled, which could result 
in a decrease in the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits.  This decrease may result in an income tax benefit. Due to the 
potential for resolution of federal, state, and foreign examinations, and the expiration of various statutes of limitation, our gross 
unrecognized tax benefits balance may change within the next twelve months by a range of zero to $140 million.  Some portion 
of such change may be reported as discontinued operations. We believe adequate provision has been made for all income tax 
uncertainties.

Earnings from Continuing Operations

Earnings from continuing operations increased 8% to $833.1 million, or $4.53 diluted earnings per share ("EPS") in 2012, 
compared with earnings from continuing operations of $773.2 million, or $4.09 EPS, in 2011.  The increase in 2012 earnings 
from  continuing  operations  is  primarily  the  result  of  higher  revenues  and  benefits  from  productivity  and  cost  containment 
initiatives, offset in part by higher acquisition-related expenses and increased restructuring charges relative to 2011.  The EPS  
increase reflects the increase in earnings, as well as the impact of lower weighted average shares outstanding for the 2012 period 
relative to 2011.  As discussed in the "Financial Condition" section of this MD&A, we have repurchased incrementally more 
common shares in 2012 as compared to 2011.  

Earnings from continuing operations increased 25% to $773.2 million, or $4.09 EPS in 2011, compared with earnings from 
continuing operations of $619.5 million, or $3.27 EPS, in 2010.  The increase in 2011 dollar earnings and EPS from continuing 
operations was primarily the result of higher revenues and the lower effective tax rate relative to 2010. 

Discontinued Operations

We did not dispose of any businesses in 2012.  However, in the fourth quarter, we announced our intent to divest Everett Charles 
Technologies (including the Multitest business, collectively "ECT") and DEK International ("DEK"), two non-core businesses 
serving  the  electronic  assembly  and  test  markets.  The  results  of  operations  and  cash  flows  of  these  businesses  have  been 
reclassified to discontinued operations for all periods presented herein.  In the fourth quarter of 2012, we recognized a goodwill 
impairment charge of $63.8 million ($51.9 million, net of tax) in connection with the intended divestiture of ECT.  As a result, 
in 2012, we generated a net after-tax loss from discontinued operations of $22.0 million, or a loss of $0.12 EPS, reflecting $30.0 
million of net earnings from the operations of these businesses along with minor adjustments to other discontinued assets and 
liabilities, which were more than offset by the fourth quarter goodwill impairment charge.

We sold three businesses in the third and fourth quarters of 2011, and the operations of these businesses were reclassified to 
discontinued operations in 2011.  Our net earnings from discontinued operations for 2011 totaled $122.1 million, or $0.65 EPS, 
and includes net earnings of $100.7 million from the operations of the businesses sold in 2011 and held for sale in 2012, coupled 
with tax benefits of $18.0 million and adjustments to other discontinued assets and liabilities.  Net earnings from discontinued 
operations also includes a $4.7 million loss on the 2011 sale of the three businesses, inclusive of goodwill impairment.    

For 2010, our net earnings from discontinued operations totaled $80.6 million, or $0.43 EPS, and includes net earnings of $80.7 
million from the operations of the businesses sold in 2011 and held for sale in 2012, coupled with adjustments to other discontinued 
assets and liabilities, offset in part by a net loss of $14.2 million relating to the sale of a business that had been reflected as a 
discontinued operation in a previous year.  Refer to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-
K for additional information on disposed and discontinued operations.

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Restructuring Activities   

2012 Restructuring Activities 

During  the  year,  we  initiated  restructuring  actions  relating  to  ongoing  cost  reduction  efforts,  including  targeted  facility 
consolidations and headcount reductions at certain businesses.  As a result, in 2012, we incurred restructuring charges totaling 
$19.4 million related to these programs, as follows:  

•  The Communication Technologies segment incurred restructuring charges of $5.5 million, primarily relating to a facility 
consolidation and related headcount reductions within its operations that serve the telecom infrastructure market to better 
reflect the current market dynamics, along with headcount reductions undertaken to facilitate management changes and 
optimize the cost structure of its businesses serving the consumer electronics market.

•  The Energy segment incurred restructuring charges of $0.7 million, primarily representing costs for the integration of recent 

acquisitions and minor headcount reductions.  

•  The Engineered Systems segment incurred restructuring charges of $7.5 million, mainly relating to facility consolidations 

and other headcount reduction programs undertaken to optimize its cost structure.  

•  The Printing & Identification segment incurred restructuring charges of $5.7 million, principally relating to rationalization 
of global headcount within its marking and coding businesses to better align its footprint with present market conditions.   

We expect to incur restructuring charges of approximately $20 to $30 million in 2013 in connection with the above-mentioned 
projects, as well as certain other programs to be initiated during the year to rationalize headcount and optimize operations in a 
few select businesses.   We anticipate that a significant portion of the 2013 charges will be incurred in the first quarter, with 
much of the benefit of the 2012 and 2013 programs being realized over the remainder of 2013 and into 2014.  We also expect 
to fund the remainder of the 2012 programs currently underway, as well those commenced in 2013, over the next 12 to 18 
months.  In light of the economic uncertainty in certain of our end markets and our continued focus on improving our operating 
efficiency, it is possible that additional programs may be implemented throughout the remainder of 2013.  

2011 and 2010 Restructuring Activities

Restructuring initiatives in 2011 and 2010 were limited to a few targeted facility consolidations.  We incurred restructuring 
charges of $5.6 million and $5.9 million, respectively, relating to such activities.  See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional details regarding our recent restructuring activities.

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SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This summary that follows provides a discussion of the results of operations of each of our four reportable operating segments 
(Communication Technologies, Energy, Engineered Systems, and Printing & Identification).  Each of these segments is comprised 
of various product and service offerings that serve multiple end markets.  See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for a reconciliation of segment revenue, earnings, and operating margin to our consolidated revenue, 
earnings from continuing operations, and operating margin.  Segment EBITDA and segment EBITDA margin, which are presented 
in the segment discussion that follows, are non-GAAP measures and do not purport to be alternatives to operating income as a 
measure of operating performance.  We believe that these measures are useful to investors and other users of our financial 
information in evaluating ongoing operating profitability as they exclude the depreciation and amortization expense related 
primarily to capital expenditures and acquisitions that occurred in prior years, as well as in evaluating operating performance 
in relation to our competitors.   For further information, see the Non-GAAP Disclosures at the end of this Item 7.  

Communication Technologies   

Our Communication Technologies segment is engaged in the design and manufacture of innovative products and components 
which  serve  the  following  key  markets:  Consumer  Electronics,  Medical  Technology,  Aerospace/Defense,  and  Telecom/
Other.  For the reporting within this Form 10-K, and on a go-forward basis, we have condensed our end market analysis into 
the four above-mentioned markets, reduced from the analysis of five end markets in our prior annual and quarterly reporting.  
Therefore, all prior year revenue information has been recast to be consistent with the current end-market designations.  

(dollars in thousands)
Revenue:

Consumer Electronics
Medical Technology
Aerospace/Defense
Telecom/Other

Total

Segment earnings
Operating margin

Segment EBITDA 
Segment EBITDA margin

Other measures:

Years Ended December 31,

2012

2011

2010

% Change

2012 vs.
2011

2011 vs.
2010

$

708,191
244,788
413,877
149,729
$ 1,516,585

$

542,389
233,820
400,179
183,689
$ 1,360,077

$

260,396
240,400
374,900
200,316
$ 1,076,012

30.6 %
4.7 %
3.4 %
(18.5)%
11.5 %

108.3 %
(2.7)%
6.7 %
(8.3)%
26.4 %

$

218,960

$

226,382

$

205,215

(3.3)%

10.3 %

14.4%

16.6%

19.1%

$

351,579

$

328,221

$

277,477

7.1 %

18.3 %

23.2%

24.1%

25.8%

Depreciation and amortization
Bookings
Backlog

$

132,619
1,504,242
424,144

$

101,839
1,344,540
437,320

$

72,262
1,128,265
404,374

30.2 %
11.9 %
(3.0)%

40.9 %
19.2 %
8.1 %

Components of segment revenue growth:

Organic growth
Acquisitions
Foreign currency translation

2012 vs.
2011

2011 vs.
2010

2.4 %
9.9 %
(0.8)%
11.5 %

7.2 %
18.0 %
1.2 %
26.4 %

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2012 Versus 2011 

Revenue generated by our Communication Technologies segment in 2012 increased by $156.5 million or 12% compared to the 
same period of 2011. The overall increase in revenue resulted primarily from increased microelectronic mechanical (“MEMs”) 
microphone volumes stemming from new product introductions and overall smart phone market growth, combined with a full 
year of revenue for Sound Solutions in 2012 compared to six months of revenue in 2011. Our MEMs revenue grew in excess 
of 25% over the 2011 level.  The 2012 revenue increase was partially offset by strategic pricing initiatives for our communications 
and telecommunication products, corresponding to normal product life cycle maturities, and reduced volumes in certain end 
markets. 

•  Our revenue in the consumer electronics market (representing 47% of 2012 segment revenue) increased $165.8 million 
or 31% due to solid demand for components serving the handset market.  This growth was tempered in part by delays 
in the launches of certain OEM products and operational challenges in the Sound Solutions business impacting its 
product rollouts which have led to lower volume for this portion of the business. As anticipated, our Sound Solutions 
business experienced improvement in revenue and margin in the fourth quarter of 2012 relative to earlier quarters, and 
we expect this trend to continue in 2013.  Overall, our MEMs microphones remain well positioned to capitalize on this 
market's growth as we have continued to invest in capacity to meet the growing market demands.

•  Our medical technology revenue (16% of 2012 segment revenue) increased by $11.0 million or 5% due to increased   
hearing aid demand.  Revenue derived from other medical products was unfavorably impacted by weakened European 
and Asian economic conditions.

•  Revenue derived from our aerospace/defense market (27% of 2012 segment revenue) increased $13.7 million or 3% 
mainly due to continued increase in build rates of commercial aircraft and the timing and funding of key defense 
programs in which we participate. The defense market in Europe continues to be impacted by the weak macro-economic 
environment.   

•  We continue to experience weakened demand in the global telecom markets, driven in part by continued deferred 
industry investment.  This contributed to a revenue decrease of $34.0 million or 18% from our telecom/other markets 
(10% of 2012 segment revenue).

Communication Technologies earnings in 2012 decreased $7.4 million or 3% compared with 2011, with a decrease in operating 
margin of 220 basis points. The earnings and margin decreases were mainly due to lower margins from the integration of Sound 
Solutions including a full year of incremental depreciation and amortization compared to six months in 2011, new product ramp 
up costs and restructuring charges related to cost reduction activities, offset in part by productivity initiatives, leverage on higher 
MEMs volume, and the absence of one-time acquisition related costs associated with the Sound Solutions. 

Bookings for the year ended December 31, 2012 and backlog at December 31, 2012 indicate continued strength across each of 
our end markets, with the exception of our telecommunication/other market.

2011 Versus 2010 

Revenue generated by our Communication Technologies segment increased $284.1 million or 26% compared with 2010, with 
$190.2 million, or 18% of the growth, attributed principally to the 2011 acquisition of Sound Solutions, which supplemented 
our product offerings in the growing handset market. Our organic revenue growth of 7% was largely due to continued strong 
demand for smart phones serving the consumer electronics market which grew significantly year over year.  Although there was 
an incremental decrease in revenue due to strategic pricing initiatives for our communication and telecommunication products 
corresponding to normal product life cycle maturities, this decrease was more than offset by revenue growth from market share 
gains, new product introductions and product mix.

•  Our revenue in the consumer electronics market (representing 40% of 2011 segment revenue) increased $91.8 million 
or 35%, excluding Sound Solutions.  Our MEMs microphones and SiSonic™ technologies were well positioned to 
capitalize on this market's growth as we have continued to invest in capacity to meet the growing market demands. 

•  Our medical technology revenue (17% of segment revenue) declined by $6.6 million or 3% principally due to softer 

hearing aid demand in the first half of 2011 and overall softer medical equipment demand.

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•  Our aerospace/defense revenue (29% of 2011 segment revenue) increased $25.3 million or 7%. We experienced solid 
demand in the commercial aerospace market due to increased build rates of commercial aircraft by leading aircraft 
manufactures and increased demand for our aftermarket products globally. This increase was partially offset by revenue 
derived from our defense market mainly due to timing and funding of certain programs in which we participate. 

•  Our telecom/other revenue (14% of 2011 segment revenue) decreased $16.6 million or 8% due to weakened demand 

in the global telecom markets, driven in part by deferred industry investment due to service provider consolidation. 

Communication Technologies 2011 earnings increased 10% compared with 2010, but operating margin declined 250 basis points. 
The margin decline mainly resulted from higher acquisition related costs including incremental depreciation and amortization, 
higher raw material costs, and lower margins from the integration of the Sound Solutions acquisition.  Excluding the impact of 
Sound Solutions, earnings would have increased by $36.6 million, or 18%, and operating margin would have increased by 160 
basis points as compared with 2010.

Energy

Our Energy segment serves the oil, gas, and power generation industries with products that promote efficient and cost-effective 
drilling, extraction, storage, and movement of oil and gas products, or constitute critical components for power generation 
equipment. The Energy segment operates through the following business lines: Drilling, which comprises products supporting 
the cost-effective drilling of oil and gas wells; Production, which comprises products and components facilitating the extraction 
and movement of fuel from the ground; and Downstream, which comprises systems and products that support the efficient, safe, 
and environmentally-sensitive handling of fuel, hazardous liquids, and dry-bulk commodities.

(dollars in thousands)

Revenue:

Drilling
Production
Downstream

Total

Segment earnings
Operating margin

Segment EBITDA
Segment EBITDA margin

Other measures:

Years Ended December 31,

2012

2011

2010

% Change

2012 vs.
2011

2011 vs.
2010

$

408,629
1,182,315
581,660
$ 2,172,604

$

400,280
969,271
531,198
$ 1,900,749

$

297,926
562,800
442,781
$ 1,303,507

2.1 %
22.0 %
9.5 %
14.3 %

34.4%
72.2%
20.0%
45.8%

$

538,650

$

450,637

$

316,113

19.5 %

42.6%

24.8%

23.7%

24.3%

$

633,727

$

528,456

$

364,955

19.9 %

44.8%

29.2%

27.8%

28.0%

Depreciation and amortization
Bookings
Backlog

$

95,077
2,193,042
256,093

$

77,819
1,985,405
246,351

$

48,842
1,319,015
152,183

22.2 %
10.5 %
4.0 %

59.3%
50.5%
61.9%

Components of revenue growth:

Organic growth
Acquisitions
Foreign currency translation

2012 vs.
2011

2011 vs.
2010

9.4 %
5.3 %
(0.4)%
14.3 %

26.2%
18.5%
1.1%
45.8%

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2012 Versus 2011 

Our 2012 Energy segment revenue increased $271.9 million or 14% compared to 2011. The increase was driven by organic 
revenue growth of 9%, growth from the acquisitions of Production Control Services (in April 2012) and Oil Lift (in September 
2011) totaling 5%, and a negligible impact from foreign currency translation.  Pricing actions, mainly in response to increased 
raw material costs, represented approximately 2% of the revenue increase.  

•  Drilling revenue (representing 19% of 2012 segment revenue) increased by $8.3 million or 2% due to an essentially 

flat level of drilling activity compared to 2011, which moderated demand for the segment's drilling products.  

• 

Production revenue (54% of 2012 segment revenue) increased by $213.0 million 22%, with 12% due to organic growth 
and 10% from acquisitions.  Organic growth was driven by an increased number of active U.S. oil wells and wells with 
natural gas liquids driving demand for artificial lift products, higher international sales, and increased demand for 
compressor related products and winch products serving the infrastructure and recovery markets.  

•  Our revenues in the drilling sector, and to a smaller extent in the production sector, are impacted by changes in the 
number of active North American drilling rigs.  In 2012, the average North American drilling rig count declined 1% 
compared to the prior year.  We expect the North American rig count growth to turn positive in the second half of 2013.

•  Downstream revenue (27% of 2012 segment revenue) increased by $50.5 million or 10%, reflecting increased demand 
for loading equipment for the rail, cargo tank and chemical/industrial markets, bearing products serving energy markets, 
and fuel delivery systems.  

Energy earnings in 2012 increased $88.0 million or 20% primarily resulting from higher volume in the production and downstream 
sectors.  Operating margin increased 110 basis points compared to the prior year due to improved operating leverage associated 
with higher volumes, strategic pricing, and productivity gains, which more than offset the impact of unfavorable product mix 
and higher acquisition-related depreciation and amortization.

Bookings  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2012  and  backlog  at  December  31,  2012  increased  11%  and  4%,  respectively, 
compared  to  the  prior  year  periods.  We  expect  market  conditions  in  2013  to  moderate  compared  to  2012,  with  continued 
geographic expansion and further penetration of new and acquired products and technologies are also expected to contribute to 
our growth in 2013.

2011 Versus 2010 

Our Energy segment posted record organic revenue, earnings, and bookings in 2011. Revenue and earnings were up 46% and 
43%, respectively, due to continued strength in the drilling, production, and downstream energy markets served by the segment. 
Recent acquisitions generated revenue growth of 19% and contributed to the segment’s record results. Sales outside of North 
America grew 35% driven by significantly higher sales to Central and South America, the Middle East, and Russia. Pricing 
actions, generally undertaken to offset commodity inflation, accounted for a marginal portion of the revenue increase. 

•  Drilling revenue (representing 21% of 2011 segment revenue) grew 34% due to increased exploration activity, pricing, 

and market share increases. 

• 

Production revenue (51% of 2011 segment revenue) increased 72%, with 35% due to organic growth and 37% from 
acquisitions. The organic growth was driven by higher drilling and well completion activity, increased international 
sales, and higher demand for winch products serving the energy, infrastructure, and recovery markets. 

•  Our revenues in the drilling and production sectors are impacted by changes in the number of active North American 
drilling rigs. The average North American drilling rig count in 2011 was up 21% over the prior year, driven by strong 
oil prices. 

•  Downstream revenue (28% of 2011 segment revenue) was up 20%, with 14% from organic revenue growth and the 
balance from recent acquisitions. The organic growth reflected continued strong demand for products in the power 
generation, rail, cargo tank, and chemical/industrial markets, as well as nozzles and hanging hardware for retail fueling 
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Energy earnings increased $134.5 million, or 43%, from the higher organic and acquisition volumes. Energy operating margin 
declined 60 basis points compared to the prior year, due to the impact of acquisition-related costs, including higher depreciation 
and amortization, and higher material costs, partially offset by improved operating leverage associated with the higher volumes, 
strategic pricing, and productivity gains. 

Engineered Systems

Our Engineered Systems segment is comprised of two platforms, Fluid Solutions and Refrigeration & Industrial.  The Fluid 
Solutions platform designs and manufactures pumps, compressors, and chemical proportioning and dispensing products.  The 
Refrigeration & Industrial platform manufactures products and systems which serve two key end-markets:  Refrigeration & 
Food Equipment and Other Industrial.   

(dollars in thousands)
Revenue:

Refrigeration & Industrial

Refrigeration & Food Equipment
Other Industrial

Years Ended December 31,

% Change

2012

2011

2010

2012 vs.
2011

2011 vs.
2010

$ 1,373,579
1,230,263
2,603,842

$ 1,240,938
1,183,700
2,424,638

$ 1,142,533
1,077,311
2,219,844

10.7 %
3.9 %
7.4 %

8.6%
9.9%
9.2%

Fluid Solutions Platform
Eliminations

817,162
(1,460)
$ 3,419,544

677,621
(1,524)
$ 3,100,735

567,914
(1,316)
$ 2,786,442

20.6 %

19.3%

10.3 %

11.3%

Segment earnings
Operating margin

$

501,952

$

445,186

$

382,644

12.8 %

16.3%

14.7%

14.4%

13.7%

Segment EBITDA
Segment EBITDA margin

Other measures:
Depreciation and amortization

Bookings

Refrigeration & Industrial
Fluid Solutions
Eliminations

Backlog

Refrigeration & Industrial
Fluid Solutions
Eliminations

Components of revenue growth:

Organic growth
Acquisitions
Foreign currency translation

$

595,573

$

519,962

$

455,170

14.5 %

14.2%

17.4%

16.8%

16.3%

$

93,621

$

74,776

$

72,526

25.2 %

3.1%

$ 2,585,130
796,489
(1,441)
$ 3,380,178

$ 2,512,706
682,832
(2,816)
$ 3,192,722

$ 2,291,896
573,886
(2,412)
$ 2,863,370

2.9 %
16.6 %

9.6%
19.0%

5.9 %

11.5%

$

$

516,559
160,890
(157)
677,292

$

$

528,118
54,194
(177)
582,135

$

$

446,267
47,123
(315)
493,075

(2.2)%
196.9 %

18.3%
15.0%

16.3 %

18.1%

2012 vs.
2011

2011 vs.
2010

5.6 %
6.1 %
(1.4)%
10.3 %

9.4%
0.6%
1.3%
11.3%

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Engineered Systems 2012 revenue increased $318.8 million or 10% driven by organic revenue growth of 6% and growth from 
recent acquisitions of 6%, offset by a 2% unfavorable foreign currency impact.  

•  Revenue of our Refrigeration & Industrial platform, which serves our refrigeration and food equipment and other 

industrial end-markets, increased $179.2 million or 7%. 

•  Revenue derived from refrigeration and food equipment markets (representing 40% of 2012 segment revenue) 
increased $132.6 million or 11%, with 2% of the revenue growth generated by the Anthony and Advansor 
acquisitions, and the remaining 9% of the growth reflecting solid demand for refrigeration systems fueled by 
remodel activity at major retail chains, as well as increased demand for foodservice equipment through dealer 
and direct channels and for beverage can-making equipment, especially in Asia.

•  Revenue  generated  by  our  businesses  serving  other  industrial  markets  (36%  of  2012  segment  revenue) 
increased $46.6 million or 4%.  The increase was driven by higher demand  for waste and recycling equipment 
and industrial automation machinery, along with increased demand for vehicle services in the important Asian 
markets and strong first-half demand for hydraulic equipment serving the mining and utility sectors.  

•  Revenue of our Fluid Solutions platform (24% of 2012 segment revenue) increased by $139.5 million or 21% reflecting 
the favorable impact of recent acquisitions, most notably Maag Pump Systems, which was acquired in the first quarter 
of 2012, partly offset by a 1% decline in organic revenue, primarily resulting from weakness in our European markets.

Engineered Systems segment earnings in 2012 increased $56.8 million or 13% compared with 2011, due to the impact of recent 
acquisitions, favorable net material cost, and productivity improvements, partially offset by weakened Europe markets and 
unfavorable foreign currency impacts.  Operating margin increased 30 basis points compared to 2011, as favorable pricing and 
productivity benefits more than offset acquisition-related costs and unfavorable foreign currency impacts.

Segment bookings for 2012 and backlog at December 31, 2012 increased compared to 2011 levels, primarily from higher pump 
equipment orders associated with Maag.  Our 2012 Refrigeration & Industrial year-end backlog level declined slightly compared 
to 2011, which included significant refrigeration bookings for Target's P-fresh remodeling project, which is nearing completion.  

2011 Versus 2010

Engineered Systems 2011 revenue increased 11%, driven by organic revenue growth of 9%, favorable foreign currency of 1% 
and a negligible impact from recent acquisitions. 

•  Revenue of our refrigeration & industrial platform, which serves our refrigeration and food equipment, waste and 

recycling, and other industrial end-markets, increased $204.8 million or 9%. 

•  Revenue from refrigeration and food equipment (representing 40% of 2011 segment revenue) increased $98 
million or 9% reflecting strong demand for refrigeration systems fueled by remodel activity at major retail 
chains. 

• 

Performance by our businesses serving the waste and recycling and other industrial markets (38% of 2011 
segment revenue) was driven by increased global demand for industrial automation machinery, improving 
demand for vehicle services in the important Asian markets and a market rebound in hydraulic equipment due 
in part to strength in the mining sector, partially offset by a double-digit decline in waste and recycling revenue 
given continued constraints on municipal spending.  These factors combined to increase other industrial revenue 
by $106 million or 10%. 

•  Revenue of our fluid solutions platform (22% of 2011 segment revenue) increased by $110 million or 19% reflecting 
strong demand for pumps in the chemical, transport, and hygienic markets and increasing demand for heat exchange 
systems, coupled with the benefits from geographic expansion, particularly in Asia, and price increases necessary to 
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Engineered Systems segment earnings increased $62.5 million or 16% on the strength of increased volume. Operating margin 
expanded by 70 basis points, as a result of positive pricing actions and productivity savings, which more than offset cost escalation 
and unfavorable product mix. 

Printing & Identification

Our Printing & Identification segment is a worldwide supplier of precision marking and coding, printing, dispensing, soldering 
and coating equipment and related consumables and services.  The segment serves two broad global end- markets:  Fast Moving 
Consumer Goods ("FMCG") and Industrial.  As discussed previously, two businesses serving the electronic assembly and test 
markets, namely ECT and DEK, were reclassified to discontinued operations in the fourth quarter of 2012, as we expect to divest 
these businesses in 2013.  The discussion that follows addresses only the remaining continuing operations of the segment.  

(dollars in thousands)
Revenue:

Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Industrial

Total

Segment earnings
Operating margin

Segment EBITDA
Segment EBITDA margin

Other measures:

Years Ended December 31,

% Change

2012

2011

2010

2012 vs.
2011

2011 vs.
2010

$

$

$

588,856
407,675
996,531

$

581,158
427,078
$ 1,008,236

135,159

$

141,561

13.6%

14.0%

$

$

$

545,000
398,681
943,681

151,235

16.0%

1.3 %
(4.5)%
(1.2)%

6.6 %
7.1 %
6.8 %

(4.5)%

(6.4)%

$

168,761

$

175,043

$

184,805

(3.6)%

(5.3)%

16.9%

17.4%

19.6%

Depreciation and amortization
Bookings
Backlog

$

33,602
999,054
97,857

$

33,482
1,018,355
94,557

$

33,570
959,177
90,554

0.4 %
(1.9)%
3.5 %

(0.3)%
6.2 %
4.4 %

Components of revenue growth:

Organic growth
Acquisitions
Foreign currency translation

2012 Versus 2011 

2012 vs.
2011

2011 vs.
2010

2.4 %
— %
(3.6)%
(1.2)%

3.3 %
— %
3.5 %
6.8 %

Printing & Identification segment revenue decreased $11.7 million or 1% compared to 2011, attributable to 2% organic revenue 
growth, primarily driven by higher FMCG end market revenue, more than offset by a 3% unfavorable foreign currency impact.

• 

• 

FMCG revenue (representing 59% of 2012 segment revenue) grew $7.7 million or 5% year-over-year, excluding a 4% 
unfavorable impact from foreign currency.  Despite economic weakness in Europe, growth was driven by continued 
market acceptance of our new products and added sales and service resources in key regional markets.

Industrial  revenue  (41%  of  2012  segment  revenue)  contracted  1%  compared  with  the  prior  year,  excluding  a  4% 
unfavorable impact from foreign currency, reflecting weaker European and slowing Asia markets.

Printing & Identification segment earnings declined $6.4 million or 5% in 2012 compared to 2011, resulting in an operating 
margin decline of 40 basis points.  The margin decline is primarily attributed to lower industrial end market volumes, key strategic 
investments for growth and restructuring expenses recognized in the first half of 2012, partially offset by ongoing productivity 
improvements and a partial year of restructuring savings. 

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Bookings for 2012 decreased 2% as compared to 2011, principally due to unfavorable currency, while backlog levels at December 
31, 2012 increased 4% compared to the prior year end.  

2011 Versus 2010

Printing & Identification segment 2011 revenue increased $64.6 million or 7% compared with 2010, with over 3% organic 
revenue growth and 3.5% favorable foreign currency impact.

• 

• 

FMCG revenue (representing 58% of 2011 segment revenue) grew in excess of 3% year-over-year, excluding a 3.5% 
favorable impact from foreign currency, as new product introductions gained traction as the year progressed, offset 
partially by softening European markets at the end of the year.   

Industrial revenue (42% of 2011 segment revenue) was up similarly in excess of 3% versus the prior year, excluding 
a 3.5% favorable impact from foreign currency.

Printing & Identification segment earnings declined $9.7 million in 2011 compared to 2010, resulting in an operating margin 
decline of 200 basis points.  The margin decline is primarily attributed to unfavorable regional mix and new product introduction 
costs.  We also completed several small employee reduction in force programs across targeted businesses to streamline operations 
and to align more closely with our growth in geographic end markets.  Costs related to these programs were not significant.  

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FINANCIAL CONDITION

We assess our liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund our operating, investing, and financing activities. Significant 
factors affecting liquidity are: cash flows generated from operating activities, capital expenditures, acquisitions, dispositions, 
dividends, repurchase of outstanding shares, adequacy of available commercial paper and bank lines of credit, and the ability 
to attract long-term capital with satisfactory terms.  We generate substantial cash from the operations of our businesses and 
remain in a strong financial position, with sufficient liquidity available for reinvestment in existing businesses and strategic 
acquisitions.

Cash Flow Summary

The following table is derived from our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:

Cash Flows from Continuing Operations (in thousands)
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In):
Operating activities
Investing activities
Financing activities

Operating Activities

Years Ended December 31,
2011

2010

2012

$ 1,261,160
(1,345,888)
(342,942)

$

948,864
(1,012,430)
(50,501)

$

830,295
(166,444)
(304,788)

Cash provided by operating activities in 2012 increased $312.3 million, primarily due to increased net earnings in 2012 and 
reduced investment in working capital relative to 2011.  Higher sales volume increased 2012 net earnings before depreciation 
and amortization by $127 million as compared with 2011.  Our net cash flow increased $129 million on the change in working 
capital year-over-year, as we converted working capital of approximately $31 million to cash in 2012, while we invested $98 
million in working capital in 2011.  Additionally, 2012 cash flow increased $77 million from the year-over-year change in income 
tax accruals.  In 2012, our tax provision exceeded our payments leading to an increase in the accrued tax balance, while in 2011 
we made tax payments in excess of the 2011 provision, in part due to 2011 settlement activity, which reduced the accrued tax 
balance.  

Cash provided by operating activities in 2011 increased $118.6 million, primarily due to increased earnings in 2011 and reduced 
investment  in  working  capital  relative  to  2010.  Higher  sales  volume  increased  2011  net  earnings  before  depreciation  and 
amortization by $215 million as compared with 2010.  Our investment in working capital was $59 million lower than in 2010, 
at which time a working capital build-up was necessary to support revenue levels recovering from the 2009 declines. These 
increases in cash flow were partially offset by $170 million of higher income tax payments resulting from our higher earnings 
and 2011 tax settlement activity, as well as higher employee incentive compensation payments and reductions in deferred revenue. 

Pension and Post-Retirement Activity.  Post-retirement costs relating to pension and other employee-related defined benefit plans 
affect results in all segments.  We recorded net periodic benefit costs of $44 million, $40 million, and $33 million in 2012, 2011, 
and 2010, respectively, relating to our benefit plans (including our defined benefit, supplemental, and post-retirement plans). 
The main drivers of fluctuations in expense from year to year are assumptions in formulating our long-term estimates, including 
discount rates used to value plan obligations, expected returns on plan assets, the service and interest costs, and the amortization 
of actuarial gains and losses. In 2012, the actual return on plan assets increased consistent with increased returns within the 
global equity markets.  In 2011, the actual return on U.S. plan assets increased, while returns on our non-U.S. plans declined, 
as a result of the different mix of investments in the plans.  In 2013, we expect our net periodic benefit cost to be approximately 
$60 million, with the increase compared to 2012 being attributed to the lower discount rates used to value the post-retirement 
obligations,  higher  amortization  relating  to  unrecognized  asset  losses,  and  an  increase  in  participants  in  our  supplemental 
retirement plans. 

The funded status of our qualified defined benefit pension plans is dependent upon many factors, including returns on invested 
assets, the level of market interest rates, and the level of funding. We contribute cash to our plans at our discretion, subject to 
applicable regulations and minimum contribution requirements.  At December 31, 2012, the projected benefit obligations of our 
qualified defined benefit plans reflected underfunding by $153 million, which includes $49 million relating to the U.S. Dover 
Corporate Pension Plan and $103 million relating to our significant international pension plans, some in locations where it is 
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to defined pension plans operated by our businesses in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. Cash contributions to 
qualified defined benefit pension plans in 2012, 2011, and 2010 totaled $28 million, $49 million, and $38 million, respectively. 
In 2013, we expect to contribute $20 to $40 million to our U.S. qualified defined benefit plan and approximately $14 million 
to our non-U.S. plans.  See Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion 
regarding our post-retirement plans. 

Adjusted Working Capital.  In 2012, Adjusted Working Capital (a non-GAAP measure calculated as accounts receivable, plus 
inventory, less accounts payable) increased from 2011 by $111 million, or 8%, to $1.4 billion, which reflected an increase in 
receivables of $107 million, an increase in net inventory of $139 million, and an increase in accounts payable of $135 million, 
generally due to the impact of 2012 acquisitions. Excluding acquisitions and the effects of foreign exchange translation of $11 
million, Adjusted Working Capital would have decreased by $30 million, or 2%.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities results from cash outflows for capital expenditures, acquisitions, and short-term investments, 
partially offset by proceeds from sales of businesses, property, plant and equipment, and short-term investments.  In 2012, we 
used cash in investing activities of $1.3 billion compared to $1.0 billion in 2011, driven by the following factors:

•  Acquisitions.  In 2012, we used $1.0 billion to acquire seven businesses, including $266 million for Maag Pump Systems, 
a European acquisition for our Fluid Solutions platform, $119 million for the cash portion of the purchase price paid 
for PCS, a second quarter acquisition in our Energy segment, and $603 million for Anthony International, a fourth 
quarter acquisition for our Refrigeration & Industrial platform.  A portion of the PCS acquisition was also funded by 
the issuance of Dover stock valued at $101 million at the date of acquisition.  Cash paid for the 2012 acquisitions is 
net  of  $45  million  received  as  final  payment  for  settlement  of  purchase  price  adjustments  for  post-acquisition 
contingencies  relating  to  the  2011  Sound  Solutions  acquisition  by  our  Communication Technologies  segment.    In 
comparison, in 2011, we used $1.4 billion to acquire nine businesses, including $401 million for the acquisition of 
Harbison-Fischer by our Energy segment and $824 million for the acquisition of Sound Solutions.  See Note 2 to the 
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  Item  8  of  this  Form  10-K  for  additional  information  with  respect  to  recent 
acquisitions.

•  Capital spending. Capital expenditures, primarily to support capacity expansion, innovation, and cost savings, were 
$297 million in 2012 and $263 million in 2011. Our capital expenditures were approximately $34 million higher in the 
2012 period as compared to 2011, reflecting continued investment in capacity expansion to support growth in the 
handset market with significant investments to increase MEMs manufacturing capacity in our domestic and Asian 
facilities, along with other investments supporting growth in our energy production end markets.  We expect 2013 
capital expenditures as a percentage of revenue to approximate 3.5%.

•  Proceeds from sale of businesses.  In 2011, we generated cash of $517 million, primarily from the sale of Paladin 

Brands, Crenlo, and Heil Trailer, three businesses that had operated in our Engineered Systems segment.   

• 

Short-term investments. We typically invest cash in excess of near-term requirements in short-term investments.  In 
2011, we generated proceeds of $124 million from the sale of short-term investments, which were liquidated to provide 
cash for 2011 acquisitions.  We held no short-term investments during 2012.

We anticipate that capital expenditures and any acquisitions we make through the remainder of 2013 will be funded from available 
cash and internally generated funds and, if necessary, through the issuance of commercial paper, the use of established lines of 
credit, or accessing the public debt or equity markets.

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Financing Activities

Our cash flow from financing activities generally relates to the use of cash for purchases of our common stock and payment of 
dividends, offset by net borrowing activity and proceeds from exercise of stock options.  For 2012, we used cash of $343 million 
for financing activities compared to $51 million in 2011, with the activity attributed to the following:

• 

Long-term debt.  In the 2012 period, we had negligible reductions in long-term debt.  However, in the 2011 period, we 
received proceeds of $789 million from the issuance of 4.3% 10-year Notes due 2021 and 5.375% 30-year Notes due 
2041.  These proceeds were used to fund acquisitions made in the first quarter of 2011 and repay $400 million of other 
borrowings which came due during the period.

•  Notes payable.  In December 2012, we received proceeds of $608 million from commercial paper issued principally 

to fund the fourth quarter Anthony acquisition.  

• 

Treasury purchases.   In November 2012, Dover's Board of Directors approved an additional $1 billion stock repurchase 
program, to drive additional shareholder value. As a result, our 2012 activity includes incremental share buy-backs 
under the above-mentioned program and the repurchase of shares to offset the dilutive impact of shares issued for the 
second quarter acquisition of PCS, in addition to the typical repurchase of shares to offset the dilutive impact of shares 
issued under our equity compensation plans.  In total, we used $749 million in 2012 to purchase 12.3 million shares of 
our common stock in the open market.  In 2011, we purchased approximately 4.0 million shares for $242 million.  

•  Dividend payments.  Total dividend payments to common shareholders were $241 million in 2012 and $219 million 
in 2011.  Our dividends per common share increased 13% to $1.33 per share in 2012 compared to $1.18 per share in 
2011. This represents the 57th consecutive year that our dividend has increased. 

•  Proceeds from the exercise of stock options.  We received $43 million from employee exercises of stock options in 
2012, compared to $40 million in 2011, with the variance attributed to a greater number of options exercised in the 
2012 period.

Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations

In 2012, 2011, and 2010 our businesses reported as discontinued operations generated cash flow of $5 million, $117 million, 
and $100 million, respectively.  The 2011 and 2010 amounts reflect cash flows from the three businesses sold in the third and 
fourth quarters of 2011, as well as cash flows from the two businesses reclassified to discontinued operations in 2012.  The 
significant decrease in 2012 cash flows from discontinued operations, relative to the prior years, reflects a significant decrease 
in 2012 earnings from the businesses reclassified in 2012, as well as the the absence of cash flows from the businesses sold in 
2011.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Free Cash Flow

In addition to measuring our cash flow generation and usage based upon the operating, investing, and financing classifications 
included in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, we also measure free cash flow (a non-GAAP measure). We believe 
that  free  cash  flow  is  an  important  measure  of  operating  performance  because  it  provides  management  and  investors  a 
measurement of cash generated from operations that is available to repay debt, pay dividends, fund acquisitions, and repurchase 
our common stock.  For further information, see the Non-GAAP Disclosures at the end of this Item 7.

The following table reconciles our free cash flow to cash flow provided by operating activities:

Free Cash Flow (dollars in thousands)
Cash flow provided by operating activities
Less: Capital expenditures
Free cash flow
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue

2012
$ 1,261,160
(297,012)
964,148

Years Ended December 31,
2011
948,864
(262,676)
686,188

$

$

$

$

$

2010
830,295
(169,297)
660,998

11.9%

9.3%

10.8%

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For 2012, we generated free cash flow of $964.1 million, representing 11.9% of revenue and 115.7% of earnings from continuing 
operations, while continuing to make investments necessary to support our growth.  Free cash flow in 2011 was $686.2 million 
or 9.3% of revenue, compared to $661.0 million, or 10.8% of revenue in 2010.  The increase in 2012 free cash flow reflects 
higher earnings from continuing operations before depreciation and amortization and a $129 million positive change in working 
capital year-over-year, offset in part by higher capital expenditures in 2012 necessary to fund expansion in the Company’s high-
growth businesses. We expect to generate free cash flow in 2013 of approximately 10% of revenue, consistent with our historical 
performance. 

The 2011 increase in free cash flow compared to 2010 reflects higher earnings from continuing operations and lower investment 
in working capital, partially offset by higher tax payments and increased capital expenditures in 2011.  

Net Debt to Net Capitalization

We utilize the net debt to net capitalization calculation (a non-GAAP measure) to assess our overall financial leverage and 
capacity and believe the calculation is useful to investors for the same reason. The following table provides a reconciliation of 
net debt to net capitalization to the most directly comparable GAAP measures:

Net Debt to Net Capitalization Ratio                  
(dollars in thousands)
Current maturities of long-term debt
Commercial paper
Long-term debt
Total debt
Less:  Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term 
investments
Net debt
Add:  Stockholders' equity
Net capitalization
Net debt to net capitalization

December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010
$

$

$

3,266
607,500
2,189,350
2,800,116

1,022
—
2,186,230
2,187,252

1,590
15,000
1,790,886
1,807,476

(800,076)
2,000,040
4,919,230
6,919,270

28.9%

$

(1,206,755)
980,497
4,930,555
5,911,052

16.6%

$

(1,309,095)
498,381
4,526,562
5,024,943

9.9%

$

Our net debt to net capitalization ratio increased at December 31, 2012 compared to the prior year-end, primarily due to the use 
of cash and borrowings to fund acquisitions totaling $1.0 billion during the year.  Total borrowings are higher by $613 million 
at December 31, 2012, primarily due to commercial paper issued in the fourth quarter to fund acquisitions.  We expect to replace 
these commercial paper borrowings with long-term fixed rate notes in 2013.  

Our net debt to net capitalization ratio increased at December 31, 2011 compared to the 2010 year end primarily due to the use 
of cash and debt to fund acquisitions totaling $1.4 billion during the year.  Total net borrowings increased by $380 million during 
2011, primarily due to $789 million net proceeds received from the 4.3% 10-year Notes due 2021 and 5.375% 30-year Notes 
due 2041 issued in February, approximately half of which was used to repay outstanding commercial paper balances incurred 
to retire $400 million of notes which came due earlier in February 2011.  In 2011, we also received cash proceeds of $517 
million, primarily from the sale of three businesses. 

We use commercial paper borrowings for general corporate purposes, including the funding of acquisitions and the repurchase 
of our common stock.  We currently maintain an unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks which permits 
borrowings up to $1 billion and expires on November 10, 2016. This facility is used primarily as liquidity back-up for our 
commercial paper program. We have not drawn down any loans under this facility nor do we anticipate doing so. If we were to 
draw down a loan, at our election, the loan would bear interest at a Eurodollar or Sterling rate based on LIBOR, plus an applicable 
margin ranging from 0.565% to 1.225% (subject to adjustment based on the rating accorded our senior unsecured debt by S&P 
and Moody’s) or at a base rate pursuant to a formula defined in the facility. Under this facility, we are required to maintain an 
interest coverage ratio of EBITDA to consolidated net interest expense of not less than 3.0 to 1. We were in compliance with 
this covenant and our other long-term debt covenants at December 31, 2012 and had a coverage ratio of 13.9 to 1. We are not 
aware of any potential impairment to our liquidity and expect to remain in compliance with all of our debt covenants. 

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We also have a current shelf registration statement filed with the SEC with remaining capacity of $1 billion that allows for the 
issuance of additional debt securities that may be utilized in one or more offerings on terms to be determined at the time of the 
offering.  Net  proceeds  of  any  offering  would  be  used  for  general  corporate  purposes,  including  repayment  of  existing 
indebtedness, capital expenditures, and acquisitions. 

At December 31, 2012, our cash and cash equivalents totaled $800 million, of which approximately $700 million was held 
outside the United States. Cash equivalents are invested in highly liquid investment grade money market instruments with 
maturities of three months or less. We regularly invest cash in excess of near-term requirements in short-term investments, which 
consist of investment grade time deposits with original maturity dates at the time of purchase greater than three months, up to 
twelve months.  We held no short-term investments at December 31, 2012 or 2011. 

If our cash held outside of the U.S. were to be repatriated, under current law, it would be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, 
less applicable foreign tax credits.  However, our intent is to permanently reinvest these funds outside of the U.S.  The cash that 
our foreign subsidiaries hold for indefinite reinvestment is generally used to finance foreign operations and investments, including 
acquisitions.  It is not practicable to estimate the amount of tax that might be payable if some or all of such earnings were to be 
repatriated, and the amount of foreign tax credits that would be available to reduce or eliminate the resulting U.S. income tax 
liability.  Management believes that it has sufficient liquidity to satisfy its cash needs, including its cash needs in the United 
States.

Our ability to obtain debt financing at comparable risk-based interest rates is partly a function of our existing cash-flow-to-debt 
and debt-to-capitalization levels as well as our current credit standing. Our credit ratings, which are independently developed 
by the respective rating agencies, were as follows as of December 31, 2012: 

Moody's
Standard & Poor's
Fitch

Short Term
Rating
P-1
A-1
F1

Long Term
Rating
A2
A
A

Outlook
Stable
Stable
Stable

We believe that existing sources of liquidity are adequate to meet anticipated funding needs at comparable risk-based interest 
rates for the foreseeable future. Acquisition spending and/or share repurchases could potentially increase our debt. Operating 
cash flow and access to capital markets are expected to satisfy our various cash flow requirements, including acquisitions and 
capital expenditures. 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations 

As of December 31, 2012, we had approximately $96.7 million outstanding in letters of credit with financial institutions, which 
expire at various dates in 2013 through 2017.  These letters of credit are primarily maintained as security for insurance, warranty 
and other performance obligations. In general, we would only be liable for the amount of these guarantees in the event of default 
in the performance of our obligations, the probability of which we believe is remote. 

We have also provided typical indemnities in connection with sales of certain businesses and assets, including representations 
and warranties and related indemnities for environmental, health and safety, tax, and employment matters. We do not have any 
material liabilities recorded for these indemnifications and are not aware of any claims or other information that would give rise 
to material payments under such indemnities. 

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A summary of our consolidated contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2012 and the years when these 
obligations are expected to be due is as follows: 

Payments Due by Period

(in thousands)
Long-term debt (1)
Interest expense (2)
Rental commitments
Purchase obligations (3)
Capital leases
Supplemental & post-retirement benefits (4)
Uncertain tax positions (5)
Total obligations

Total
$2,192,616
1,816,585
271,505
41,660
6,839
167,976
214,064
$4,711,245

_________ 

Less than 
1 Year

$

3,266
117,788
63,228
35,245
2,552
21,045
1,214
$ 244,338

1-3 Years
$ 302,086
232,529
87,534
6,401
2,644
44,299
—
$ 675,493

More
than 5
Years

Other 
(5)

3-5 Years
$

206,326
47,206
14
855
21,939
—
$ 276,340

— $1,887,264
1,259,942
73,537
—
788
80,693

$

—
—
—
—
—
—
— 212,850
$ 212,850

$3,302,224

(1) See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Amounts represent total long-term debt, including current maturities.
(2) Amounts represent estimate of future interest payments on long-term debt using the interest rates in effect at December 

31, 2012.

(3) Amount includes purchase obligations totaling $36,473 relating to businesses reported within discontinued operations at 

December 31, 2012.

(4) Amounts represent estimated benefit payments under our supplemental and post-retirement benefit plans. See Note 14 to 
the Consolidated Financial Statements. We also expect to contribute approximately $20 to $40 million to our qualified 
defined benefit plans in 2013, which amount is not reflected in the above table.

(5) Amount in "Other" column includes $63,059 reported within discontinued operations at December 31, 2012.  Due to the 
uncertainty of the potential settlement of future uncertain tax positions, we are unable to estimate the timing of the related 
payments, if any, that will be made subsequent to 2013. These amounts do not include the potential indirect benefits 
resulting from deductions or credits for payments made to other jurisdictions.

Financial Instruments and Risk Management 

The diverse nature of our businesses’ activities necessitates the management of various financial and market risks, including 
those related to changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, and commodity prices. We periodically use derivative 
financial instruments to manage some of these risks. We do not hold or issue derivative instruments for trading or speculative 
purposes. We are exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to our financial instrument contracts; 
however, nonperformance by these counterparties is considered unlikely as our policy is to contract with highly-rated, diversified 
counterparties.

Interest Rate Exposure 

We may from time to time enter into interest rate swap agreements to manage our exposure to interest rate changes. As of 
December 31, 2012, we did not have any open interest rate swap contracts. We issue commercial paper, which exposes us to 
changes in variable interest rates; however, maturities are typically three months or less so a change in rates over this period 
would have an immaterial impact on our pre-tax earnings. 

We consider our current risk related to market fluctuations in interest rates to be minimal since our debt is largely long-term and 
fixed-rate in nature. Generally, the fair market value of fixed-interest rate debt will increase as interest rates fall and decrease 
as interest rates rise. A 100 basis point increase in market interest rates would decrease the 2012 year-end fair value of our long-
term debt by approximately $250 million.  However, since we have no plans to repurchase our outstanding fixed-rate instruments 
before their maturities, the impact of market interest rate fluctuations on our long-term debt does not affect our results of operations 
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Foreign Currency Exposure 

We conduct business in various non-U.S. countries, primarily in Canada, Mexico, substantially all of the European countries, 
Brazil, Argentina, Malaysia, China, India, and other Asian countries.   Therefore, we have foreign currency risk relating to 
receipts from customers, payments to suppliers, and intercompany transactions denominated in foreign currencies.  We will 
occasionally use derivative financial instruments to offset such risks, when it is believed that the exposure will not be limited 
by our normal operating and financing activities. We have formal policies to mitigate risk in this area by using fair value and/
or cash flow hedging programs.  We have not had material foreign currency hedging activity in recent years.  

Changes in the value of the currencies of the countries in which we operate affect our results of operations, financial position, 
and cash flows when translated into U.S. dollars, our reporting currency.  The strengthening of the U.S dollar could result in 
unfavorable translation effects as the results of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars. We have generally accepted 
the exposure to exchange rate movements relative to our investment in non-U.S. operations.  We may, from time to time, for a 
specific exposure, enter into fair value hedges, and at December 31, 2012, we had one outstanding floating-to-floating cross 
currency swap agreement for a total notional amount of $50 million in exchange for CHF 65.1 million, which matures on October 
15, 2015.  This transaction hedges a portion of our net investment in non-U.S. operations. The agreement qualifies as a net 
investment  hedge  and  changes  in  the  fair  value  are  reported  within  the  cumulative  translation  adjustment  section  of  other 
comprehensive earnings, with any hedge ineffectiveness being recognized in current earnings. The fair values at December 31, 
2012 and 2011 reflected cumulative losses of $22.7 million and $21.7 million, respectively, due to the strengthening of the Swiss 
franc relative to the U.S. dollar over the term of this arrangement. 

Commodity Price Exposure

Certain of our businesses are exposed to volatility in the prices of certain commodities, such as aluminum, steel, copper, and 
various precious metals, among others.  Our primary exposure to commodity pricing volatility relates to the use of these materials 
in purchased component parts or the purchase of raw materials.  When possible, we maintain long-term fixed price contracts on 
raw materials and component parts; however, we are prone to exposure as these contracts expire.  We may, from time to time, 
for a specific exposure, enter into cash flow hedges to mitigate our risk to commodity pricing; however, we had no such contracts 
outstanding at December 31, 2012.  

Critical Accounting Policies

Our consolidated financial statements and related public financial information are based on the application of generally accepted 
accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). GAAP requires the use of estimates, assumptions, judgments, 
and subjective interpretations of accounting principles that have an impact on the assets, liabilities, revenue, and expense amounts 
we report. These estimates can also affect supplemental information contained in our public disclosures, including information 
regarding contingencies, risk, and our financial condition. The significant accounting policies used in the preparation of our 
consolidated financial statements are discussed in Note 1. The accounting assumptions and estimates discussed in the section 
below are those that we consider most critical to an understanding of our financial statements because they inherently involve 
significant judgments and estimates. We believe our use of estimates and underlying accounting assumptions conforms to GAAP 
and is consistently applied. We review valuations based on estimates for reasonableness on a consistent basis. 

•  Revenue is recognized when all of the following circumstances are satisfied: a) persuasive evidence of an arrangement 
exists, b) price is fixed or determinable, c) collectability is reasonably assured, and d) delivery has occurred or services 
have been rendered. The majority of our revenue is generated through the manufacture and sale of a broad range of 
specialized products and components, with revenue recognized upon transfer of title and risk of loss, which is generally 
upon shipment. Service revenue represents less than 10% of our total revenue and is recognized as the services are 
performed. In limited cases, our revenue arrangements with customers require delivery, installation, testing, certification, 
or  other  acceptance  provisions  to  be  satisfied  before  revenue  is  recognized.  We  do  not  have  significant  multiple 
deliverable arrangements.

• 

Inventories for the majority of our subsidiaries, including all international subsidiaries, are stated at the lower of cost, 
determined on the first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis, or market. Other domestic inventories are stated at cost, determined 
on the last-in, first-out (LIFO) basis, which is less than market value. Under certain market conditions, estimates and 
judgments regarding the valuation of inventories are employed by us to properly value inventories. Businesses within 
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of inventory value fluctuations, particularly given the relatively high rate of product obsolescence over relatively short 
periods of time.

•  We have significant tangible and intangible assets on our balance sheet that include goodwill and other intangibles 
related to acquisitions. The valuation and classification of these assets and the assignment of useful depreciation and 
amortization  lives  involve  significant  judgments  and  the  use  of  estimates.  The  testing  of  these  intangibles  under 
established accounting guidelines for impairment also requires significant use of judgment and assumptions, particularly 
as it relates to the identification of reporting units and the determination of fair market value. Our assets and reporting 
units  are  tested  and  reviewed  for  impairment  on  an  annual  basis  during  the  fourth  quarter  or,  when  indicators  of 
impairment exist, such as a significant sustained change in the business climate, or when a significant portion of a 
reporting unit is to be reclassified to discontinued operations, during the interim periods. We estimate fair value using 
discounted cash flow analyses (i.e. an income approach) which incorporate management assumptions relating to future 
growth and profitability. Changes in business or market conditions could impact the future cash flows used in such 
analyses. We believe that our use of estimates and assumptions are reasonable and comply with generally accepted 
accounting principles.  We performed the annual impairment testing of our 17 identified reporting units in the fourth 
quarter of 2012, and the fair value of 16 of the reporting units exceeded the carrying value by at least 20% and, in most 
cases, significantly more. If the fair value of each of these reporting units was decreased by 10%, the resulting fair 
value would still have exceeded the carrying value and no impairment would have been recognized.  The testing of the 
goodwill of our ECT business upon reclassification to discontinued operations in the fourth quarter resulted in a goodwill 
impairment on the basis of the fair value assumptions predicated on an anticipated sale.  As a result, we computed a 
goodwill impairment of $63.8 million ($54.9 million, net of tax) that was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2012 
within the results of discontinued operations.

•  The valuation of our pension and other post-retirement plans requires the use of assumptions and estimates that are 
used to develop actuarial valuations of expenses and assets/liabilities. Inherent in these valuations are key assumptions, 
including discount rates, investment returns, projected salary increases and benefits, and mortality rates. Annually, we 
review the actuarial assumptions used in our pension reporting and compare them with external benchmarks to ensure 
that they accurately account for our future pension obligations. Changes in assumptions and future investment returns 
could potentially have a material impact on our pension expense and related funding requirements. Our expected long-
term rate of return on plan assets is reviewed annually based on actual returns, economic trends and portfolio allocation. 
Our discount rate assumption is determined by developing a yield curve based on high quality corporate bonds with 
maturities matching the plans’ expected benefit payment streams. The plans’ expected cash flows are then discounted 
by the resulting year-by-year spot rates.  As disclosed in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the 2012 
weighted-average discount rates used to measure our qualified defined benefit, supplemental, and other post-retirement 
obligations ranged from 3.31% to 4.05%, reduced from the 2011 rates, which ranged from 4.45% to 4.85%. The reduced 
discount rates are reflective of the decline in global market interest rates over these periods.  A 25 basis point decrease 
in the discount rates used for these plans would have increased the post retirement benefit obligations by approximately 
$43.1 million from the amount recorded in the financial statements at December 31, 2012. Our pension expense is also 
sensitive to changes in the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets. A decrease of 25 basis points in the expected 
long-term rate of return on assets would have increased our defined benefit pension expense by approximately $1.7 
million.

•  We have significant amounts of deferred tax assets that are reviewed for recoverability and valued accordingly. These 
assets are evaluated by using estimates of future taxable income streams and the impact of tax planning strategies. 
Reserves  are  also  estimated,  using  more  likely  than  not  criteria,  for  ongoing  audits  regarding  federal,  state,  and 
international issues that are currently unresolved. We routinely monitor the potential impact of these situations and 
believe that we have established the proper reserves. Reserves related to tax accruals and valuations related to deferred 
tax assets can be impacted by changes in tax codes and rulings, changes in statutory tax rates, and our future taxable 
income levels. The provision for uncertain tax positions provides a recognition threshold and measurement attribute 
for financial statement tax benefits taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and disclosure requirements regarding 
uncertainties in income tax positions. The tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 
50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. We record interest and penalties related to unrecognized 
tax benefits as a component of our provision for income taxes.

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•  We have significant accruals and reserves related to the self-insured portion of our risk management program. These 
accruals require the use of estimates and judgment with regard to risk exposure and ultimate liability. We estimate 
losses under these programs using actuarial assumptions, our experience, and relevant industry data. We review these 
factors quarterly and consider the current level of accruals and reserves adequate relative to current market conditions 
and experience.

•  We have established liabilities for environmental and legal contingencies at both the business and corporate levels. A 
significant amount of judgment and the use of estimates are required to quantify our ultimate exposure in these matters. 
The valuation of liabilities for these contingencies is reviewed on a quarterly basis to ensure that we have accrued the 
proper level of expense. The liability balances are adjusted to account for changes in circumstances for ongoing issues 
and the establishment of additional liabilities for emerging issues. While we believe that the amount accrued to-date 
is adequate, future changes in circumstances could impact these determinations.

•  Occasionally, we will establish liabilities for restructuring activities at an operation, in accordance with appropriate 
accounting principles. These liabilities, for both severance and exit costs, require the use of estimates. Though we 
believe that these estimates accurately reflect the anticipated costs, actual results may be different than the estimated 
amounts.

•  We will from time to time discontinue certain operations for various reasons. Estimates are used to adjust, if necessary, 
the assets and liabilities of discontinued operations, including goodwill, to their estimated fair market value. These 
estimates include assumptions relating to the proceeds anticipated as a result of the sale. Fair value is established using 
internal valuation calculations along with market analysis of similar-type entities. The adjustments to fair market value 
of these operations provide the basis for the gain or loss when sold. Changes in business conditions or the inability to 
sell an operation could potentially require future adjustments to these estimates.  As noted above, we recognized a 
goodwill impairment charge of $63.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, as determined at the time one of our reporting 
units was reclassified to discontinued operations.  We will continue to evaluate the businesses held for sale for impairment 
at each reporting period. 

•  We are required to recognize in our consolidated statements of earnings the expense associated with all share-based 
payment awards made to employees and directors, including stock options, stock appreciation rights (SARs), restricted 
stock, and performance share awards. We use the Black-Scholes valuation model to estimate the fair value of SARs 
and stock options granted to employees. The model requires that we estimate the expected life of the SAR or option, 
expected forfeitures and the volatility of our stock using historical data. We use the Monte Carlo simulation model to 
estimate fair value of performance share awards which also require us to estimate the volatility of our stock and the 
volatility of returns on the stock of our peer group as well as the correlation of the returns between the companies in 
the peer group. For additional information related to the assumptions used, see Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04 which was issued to provide a consistent definition of fair value and ensure that 
the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements are similar between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 changes certain 
fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements particularly for Level 3 fair value measurements. 
 The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2012 and its adoption did not significantly impact the Company's consolidated 
financial statements. 

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05 which provides new guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income.  ASU 
2011-05  eliminates  the  option  to  report  other  comprehensive  income  and  its  components  in  the  statement  of  changes  in 
stockholders’ equity and instead requires an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income 
and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive 
statements.   This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, 
with early adoption permitted.  The adoption of this ASU only requires a change in the format of the current presentation.  The 
Company adopted this guidance for its 2011 year-end reporting, presenting other comprehensive earnings in a separate statement 
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In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08 which provides an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to 
determine whether it is necessary to perform the current two-step test for goodwill impairment.  If an entity believes, as a result 
of its qualitative assessment, that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, 
the quantitative impairment test is required.  Otherwise, no further testing is required. This standard became effective for the 
Company on January 1, 2012.  Its adoption did not impact the Company's consolidated financial statements.  

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-09 which requires enhanced disclosures around an employer’s participation in 
multiemployer pension plans.  The standard is intended to provide more information about an employer’s financial obligations 
to a multiemployer pension plan to help financial statement users better understand the financial health of the significant plans 
in which the employer participates. This guidance became effective for the Company for its fiscal 2011 year-end reporting.  Its 
adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02, which allows an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it 
is necessary to perform a quantitative impairment test of an indefinite-lived intangible asset. Per the terms of this ASU, an entity 
would not be required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset unless the entity determines, based on 
qualitative assessment, that it is not more likely than not, the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. The revised standard 
is effective for Dover for its annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. 
The Company does not expect adoption of this ASU to significantly impact its consolidated financial statements.  

Non-GAAP Disclosures 

In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding our results as determined by generally accepted accounting 
principles (GAAP), we also disclose non-GAAP information which we believe provides useful information to investors.  Segment 
EBITDA, segment EBITDA margin, free cash flow, net debt, total debt, net capitalization, the net debt to net capitalization ratio, 
adjusted working capital, earnings adjusted for non-recurring items, effective tax rate adjusted for discrete and other items, 
revenue excluding the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and organic revenue growth are not financial 
measures under GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for cash flows from operating activities, debt or equity, 
earnings, revenue, or working capital as determined in accordance with GAAP, and they may not be comparable to similarly 
titled measures reported by other companies.  We believe that segment EBITDA and segment EBITDA margin are useful to 
investors and other users of our financial information in evaluating ongoing operating profitability as they exclude the depreciation 
and amortization expense related primarily to capital expenditures and acquisitions that occurred in prior years, as well as in 
evaluating operating performance in relation to our competitors.  Segment EBITDA is calculated by adding back depreciation 
and amortization expense to segment earnings.  Segment margin is calculated as segment EBITDA divided by segment revenue.
We believe the net debt to net capitalization ratio and free cash flow are important measures of operating performance and 
liquidity. Net debt to net capitalization is helpful in evaluating our capital structure and the amount of leverage we employ. Free 
cash flow provides both management and investors a measurement of cash generated from operations that is available to fund 
acquisitions, pay dividends, repay debt, and repurchase our common stock.  Reconciliations of free cash flow, total debt, and 
net  debt  can  be  found  above  in  this  Item  7,  Management’s  Discussion  and Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of 
Operation. We believe that reporting our effective tax rate adjusted for discrete and other items is useful to management and 
investors as it facilitates comparisons of our ongoing tax rate to prior and future periods and our peers. We believe that reporting 
adjusted working capital (also sometimes called “working capital”), which is calculated as accounts receivable, plus inventory, 
less accounts payable, provides a meaningful measure of our operational results by showing the changes caused solely by revenue. 
We believe that reporting adjusted working capital and revenues at constant currency, which excludes the positive or negative 
impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, provides a meaningful measure of our operational changes, given the 
global nature of our businesses. We believe that reporting organic revenue and organic revenue growth, which exclude the impact 
of foreign currency exchange rates and the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, provides a useful comparison of our revenue 
performance and trends between periods.

ITEM 7A.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The information required by this section is incorporated by reference to the section, Financial Instruments and Risk Management, 
included within the MD&A in Item 7.  

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ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Financial Statement Schedule - Schedule II, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

The  management  of  the  Company  is  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  adequate  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). 

The  Company’s  management  assessed  the  effectiveness  of  the  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of 
December 31, 2012. In making this assessment, the Company’s management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of 
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework. 

Based on its assessment under the criteria set forth in Internal Control — Integrated Framework, management concluded that, 
as of December 31, 2012, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective to provide reasonable assurance 
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance 
with U.S. GAAP. 

In making its assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, management has excluded Maag 
Pump  Systems,  Production  Control  Services,  and Anthony  International,  three  companies  acquired  in  purchase  business 
combinations during 2012.  These companies are wholly-owned by the Company and their revenue for the year ended December 
31, 2012 represents approximately 2.8% of the Company’s consolidated total revenue for the same period and their excluded 
assets represent approximately 3.2% of the Company’s consolidated assets as of December 31, 2012.

The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012 has been audited by 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Dover Corporation:

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, 
the financial position of Dover Corporation and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results of their operations 
and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012 in conformity with accounting principles 
generally accepted in the United States of America.  In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the 
accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the 
related  consolidated  financial  statements.   Also  in  our  opinion,  the  Company  maintained,  in  all  material  respects,  effective 
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated 
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).  The Company's 
management is responsible for these financial statements and financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal 
control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included 
in Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, appearing under Item 8.  Our responsibility is to express 
opinions on these financial statements, on the financial statement schedule, and on the Company's internal control over financial 
reporting based on our integrated audits.  We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company 
Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable 
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over 
financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.  Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test 
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and 
significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  Our audit of internal 
control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the 
risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based 
on the assessed risk.  Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. 
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A  company's  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  is  a  process  designed  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the 
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally 
accepted accounting principles.  A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures 
that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions 
of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation 
of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the 
company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide 
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's 
assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, 
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate 
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

As  described  in  Management's  Report  on  Internal  Control  Over  Financial  Reporting,  management  has  excluded  from  its 
assessment of internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012 those companies acquired by the Company in 
purchase business combinations during 2012. We have also excluded those companies from our audit of internal control over 
financial reporting. These companies are wholly-owned by the Company and their excluded assets and revenue, comprised 
primarily of Maag Pump Systems, Production Control Services and Anthony International, represent approximately 3.2% and 
2.8%, respectively, of the related consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, Illinois
February 15, 2013

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DOVER CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(In thousands, except per share figures)

Revenue
Cost of goods and services
Gross profit
Selling and administrative expenses
Operating earnings
Interest expense, net
Other expense (income), net
Earnings before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations
Provision for income taxes
Earnings from continuing operations
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net
Net earnings

Earnings per share from continuing operations:

Basic
Diluted

Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations:

Basic
Diluted

Net earnings per share:

Basic
Diluted

Dividends paid per common share

Years Ended December 31,

2012
$ 8,104,339
4,997,274
3,107,065
1,841,688
1,265,377
121,141
6,665
1,137,571
304,452
833,119
(22,049)
811,070

$

2011
$ 7,369,154
4,524,351
2,844,803
1,720,954
1,123,849
115,525
(1,938)
1,010,262
237,076
773,186
122,057
895,243

$

2010
$ 6,109,507
3,686,861
2,422,646
1,499,597
923,049
106,371
3,556
813,122
193,625
619,497
80,607
700,104

$

$
$

$
$

$
$

$

4.59
4.53

$
$

(0.12) $
(0.12) $

4.47
4.41

1.33

$
$

$

4.16
4.09

0.66
0.65

4.82
4.74

1.18

$
$

$
$

$
$

$

3.31
3.27

0.43
0.43

3.75
3.70

1.07

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DOVER CORPORATION 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS
(In thousands)

Years Ended December 31,
2011

2010

2012

Net earnings

$

811,070

$

895,243

$

700,104

Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments:

Foreign currency translation gains (losses) during period
Reclassification of foreign currency translation losses to earnings upon 
sale of subsidiaries

Total foreign currency translation

38,880

(71,612)

(34,667)

—
38,880

11,090
(60,522)

1,031
(33,636)

Pension and other postretirement benefit plans:
Actuarial losses arising during period
Prior service cost arising during period
Amortization of actuarial losses included in net periodic pension cost
Amortization of prior service costs included in net periodic pension cost

Total pension and other postretirement benefit plans

Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges:

Unrealized net gains (losses) arising during period
Net gains reclassified into earnings

Total cash flow hedges

Other

Other comprehensive loss

Comprehensive earnings

(56,159)
(4,685)
8,530
5,304
(47,010)

482
(357)
125

609

(46,284)
(1,067)
5,646
5,390
(36,315)

(948)
(124)
(1,072)

238

(7,342)
(1,848)
2,731
5,180
(1,279)

623
(389)
234

—

(7,396)

(97,671)

(34,681)

$

803,674

$

797,572

$

665,423

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DOVER CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables, net of allowances of $20,392 and $21,238
Inventories, net
Prepaid and other current assets
Deferred tax assets

Total current assets

Property, plant and equipment, net
Goodwill
Intangible assets, net
Other assets and deferred charges
Assets of discontinued operations
Total assets

Current liabilities:

Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt
Accounts payable
Accrued compensation and employee benefits
Accrued insurance
Other accrued expenses
Federal and other taxes on income
Total current liabilities

Long-term debt
Deferred income taxes
Other liabilities
Liabilities of discontinued operations
Stockholders' equity:

Preferred stock - $100 par value; 100,000 shares authorized; none issued
Common stock - $1 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized;
254,119,478 and 250,591,610 shares issued at December 31, 2012 and
December 31, 2011, respectively
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Common stock in treasury

Total stockholders' equity

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

800,076
1,225,898
872,841
79,094
49,935
3,027,844
1,167,052
4,114,650
1,625,420
111,432
397,545
10,443,943

610,766
651,358
334,634
103,318
255,632
30,920
1,986,628
2,189,350
462,244
677,533
208,958

1,206,755
1,118,848
733,807
148,392
40,376
3,248,178
970,703
3,506,975
1,184,505
103,331
486,860
9,500,552

1,022
515,847
269,824
103,955
218,957
30,399
1,140,004
2,186,230
348,522
619,337
275,904

—

—

254,119
834,677
7,199,227
(54,906)
(3,313,887)
4,919,230
10,443,943

$

250,592
663,289
6,629,116
(47,510)
(2,564,932)
4,930,555
9,500,552

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DOVER CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands)

Common
Stock $1 Par
Value

Additional
Paid-In
Capital

Retained
Earnings

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Earnings
(Loss)

Treasury
Stock

Total
Stockholders'
Equity

Balance at December 31, 2009

$

247,342

$

497,291

$

5,453,022

$

84,842

$

(2,198,889) $

4,083,608

Net earnings

Dividends paid

Common stock issued for the exercise of
stock options and SARs
Tax benefit from the exercise of stock options
and SARs
Stock-based compensation expense

Common stock issued, other

Common stock acquired

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

—

—

1,983

—

—

36

—

—

—

—

69,465

6,466

21,464

1,771

—

—

700,104

(200,099)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(34,681)

—

—

—

—

—

—

700,104

(200,099)

71,448

6,466

21,464

1,807

(123,555)

—

(123,555)

(34,681)

Balance at December 31, 2010

$

249,361

$

596,457

$

5,953,027

$

50,161

$

(2,322,444) $

4,526,562

Net earnings

Dividends paid

Common stock issued for the exercise of
stock options and SARs
Tax benefit from the exercise of stock options
and SARs
Stock-based compensation expense

Common stock issued, other

Common stock acquired

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

Other

—

—

1,155

—

—

76

—

—

—

—

—

25,063

8,752

25,391

4,780

—

—

2,846

895,243

(219,154)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(97,671)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(242,488)

—

—

895,243

(219,154)

26,218

8,752

25,391

4,856

(242,488)

(97,671)

2,846

Balance at December 31, 2011

$

250,592

$

663,289

$

6,629,116

$

(47,510) $

(2,564,932) $

4,930,555

Net earnings

Dividends paid

Common stock issued for acquisition

Common stock issued for the exercise of
stock options and SARs
Tax benefit from the exercise of stock options
and SARs
Stock-based compensation expense

Common stock issued, other

Common stock acquired

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

—

—

1,636

1,871

—

—

20

—

—

—

—

98,974

17,210

22,771

31,251

1,182

—

—

811,070

(240,959)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

811,070

(240,959)

100,610

19,081

22,771

31,251

1,202

(748,955)

(748,955)

(7,396)

—

(7,396)

Balance at December 31, 2012

$

254,119

$

834,677

$

7,199,227

$

(54,906) $

(3,313,887) $

4,919,230

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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DOVER CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)

Operating Activities of Continuing Operations
Net earnings

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash from operating activities:

Loss (gain) from discontinued operations, net
Depreciation and amortization
Stock-based compensation
Provision for losses on accounts receivable (net of recoveries)
Deferred income taxes
Employee benefit plan expense
Contributions to employee benefit plans
Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt
Other, net

Cash effect of changes in assets and liabilities (excluding effects of acquisitions,
dispositions and foreign exchange):
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Accounts payable
Accrued compensation and employee benefits
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Accrued taxes

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations

Investing Activities of Continuing Operations

Additions to property, plant and equipment
Acquisitions, including adjustment for prior year acquisition purchase price (net of 
cash and cash equivalents acquired)
Purchase of short-term investments
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from the sale of businesses
Other

Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations

Financing Activities of Continuing Operations

Purchase of common stock
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options and SARs, including tax benefits
Dividends to stockholders
Change in notes payable, net
Reduction of long-term debt
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs

Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations

Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations
Net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations
Net cash provided by discontinued operations

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

Supplemental information - cash paid during the year for:

Income Taxes
Interest

Years Ended December 31,
2011

2010

2012

$

811,070

$

895,243

$

700,104

22,049
357,585
30,884
5,162
(19,023)
43,912
(48,576)
—
(24,283)

(4,549)
(37,986)
9,066
73,460
45,475
(14,779)
11,693
1,261,160

(122,057)
290,477
25,130
5,694
3,354
39,954
(63,567)
—
18,313

(124,193)
(56,145)
2,143
82,624
34,745
(17,858)
(64,993)
948,864

(80,607)
229,237
20,407
(153)
63,913
32,914
(58,201)
4,343
(32,467)

(147,011)
(88,552)
8,205
79,183
80,335
32,428
(13,783)
830,295

(297,012)

(262,676)

(169,297)

(1,035,433)
—
—
13,843
—
(27,286)
(1,345,888)

(748,955)
43,054
(240,959)
607,500
(3,582)
—
(342,942)

12,013
(7,134)
4,879

16,112

(406,679)
1,206,755
800,076

281,331
125,770

$

$
$

(1,382,217)
—
124,410
9,363
516,901
(18,211)
(1,012,430)

(242,488)
39,826
(219,154)
(15,002)
(402,654)
788,971
(50,501)

(104,418)
(466,881)
553,466
16,186
4,500
—
(166,444)

(123,555)
79,721
(200,099)
15,000
(75,855)
—
(304,788)

130,638
(13,327)
117,311

112,597
(12,309)
100,288

16,150

9,822

19,394
1,187,361
1,206,755

269,895
121,715

$

$
$

469,173
718,188
1,187,361

100,163
115,871

$

$
$

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

55

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

1.  Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description  of  Business  -  Dover  Corporation  (the  “Company”)  is  a  diversified  global  manufacturer  offering  innovative 
equipment, components, and specialty systems.  The Company also provides supporting engineering, testing, and other similar 
services, which are not significant in relation to consolidated revenue. The Company’s businesses are based primarily in the 
United States of America and Europe with manufacturing and other operations throughout the world.  The Company operates 
through four business segments that are aligned with the key end-markets they serve: Communication Technologies, Energy, 
Engineered Systems, and Printing & Identification.  For additional information on the Company’s segments, see Note 16.

Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned 
subsidiaries.  Intercompany  accounts  and  transactions  have  been  eliminated  in  consolidation.  The  results  of  operations  of 
purchased businesses are included from the dates of acquisitions.  As discussed in Note 3, the Company is reporting certain 
businesses that are held for sale at December 31, 2012 as discontinued operations.  The assets, liabilities, results of operations, 
and cash flows of all discontinued operations have been separately reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the 
United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated 
Financial Statements and accompanying disclosures.  These estimates may be adjusted due to changes in future economic, 
industry, or customer financial conditions, as well as changes in technology or demand.  Estimates are used in accounting for, 
among  other  items,  allowances  for  doubtful  accounts  receivable,  net  realizable  value  of  inventories,  restructuring  reserves,  
warranty reserves, pension and post retirement plans, stock-based compensation, useful lives for depreciation and amortization 
of long-lived assets, future cash flows associated with impairment testing for goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets and 
other long-lived assets, deferred tax assets, uncertain income tax positions, and contingencies.  Actual results may ultimately 
differ from estimates, although management does not believe such differences would materially affect the financial statements 
in any individual year.  Estimates and assumptions are periodically reviewed and the effects of revisions are reflected in the 
Consolidated Financial Statements in the period that they are determined.

Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, demand deposits, and short-term investments 
which are highly liquid in nature and have original maturities at the time of purchase of three months or less.

Short-Term Investments - Short-term investments consist of investment grade time deposits that have original maturity dates 
at  the  time  of  purchase  greater  than  three  months,  up  to  twelve  months.  The  Company  held  no  short-term  investments  at 
December 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts – The Company maintains allowances for estimated losses as a result of customers' inability 
to make required payments.  Management evaluates the aging of the accounts receivable balances, the financial condition of its 
customers, historical trends, and the time outstanding of specific balances to estimate the amount of accounts receivable that 
may not be collected in the future and records the appropriate provision.

Inventories – Inventories for the majority of the Company’s subsidiaries, including all international subsidiaries, are stated at 
the lower of cost, determined on the first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis, or market. Other domestic inventories are stated at cost, 
determined on the last-in, first-out (LIFO) basis, which is less than market value.

Property, Plant and Equipment - Property, plant and equipment includes the historic cost of land, buildings, equipment, and 
significant improvements to existing plant and equipment or, in the case of acquisitions, a fair market value appraisal of such 
assets  completed  at  the  time  of  acquisition.  Property,  plant  and  equipment  also  includes  the  cost  of  purchased 
software.  Expenditures for maintenance, repairs, and minor renewals are expensed as incurred. When property or equipment 
is sold or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation is removed from the respective accounts and the 
gain or loss realized on disposition is reflected in earnings.  The Company depreciates its assets on a straight-line basis over 
their estimated useful lives as follows: buildings and improvements 5 to 31.5 years; machinery and equipment 3 to 7 years; 
furniture and fixtures 3 to 7 years; vehicles 3 years; and software 3 to 5 years.  Depreciation expense totaled $201,816 in 2012, 
$168,024 in 2011, and $144,937 in 2010. 

Derivative Instruments - The Company periodically uses derivative financial instruments to hedge its exposures to various risks, 
including interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risk.  The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

for  speculative  purposes  and  does  not  have  a  material  portfolio  of  derivative  financial  instruments.  Derivative  financial 
instruments used for hedging purposes must be designated and effective as a hedge of the identified risk exposure at inception 
of the contract.  The Company recognizes all derivatives as either assets or liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet and 
measures those instruments at fair value.  For derivatives designated as hedges of the fair value of assets or liabilities, the changes 
in fair value of both the derivatives and of the hedged items are recorded in current earnings. For derivatives designated as cash 
flow  hedges,  the  effective  portion  of  changes  in  the  fair  value  of  the  derivatives  is  recorded  as  a  component  of  other 
comprehensive earnings and subsequently recognized in net earnings when the hedged items impact earnings.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets - Goodwill represents the excess of purchase consideration over the fair value 
of the net assets of businesses acquired.  Goodwill and certain other intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives (primarily 
trademarks) are not amortized.  Instead, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually 
or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist, such as a significant sustained change in the business climate or a current 
expectation of an impending disposal.  The Company conducts its annual impairment evaluation in the fourth quarter of each 
year.  Recoverability of goodwill is measured at the reporting unit level and determined using a two-step process.  For 2012, the 
Company identified 17 reporting units for its annual goodwill impairment test.  Step one of the test compares the fair value of 
each  reporting  unit  using  a  discounted  cash  flow  method  to  its  book  value. This  method  uses  the  Company’s  own  market 
assumptions including projections of future cash flows, determinations of appropriate discount rates, and other assumptions 
which are considered reasonable and inherent in the discounted cash flow analysis. The projections are based on historical 
performance and future estimated results.  These assumptions require significant judgment and actual results may differ from 
assumed and estimated amounts.  Step two, which compares the book value of the goodwill to its implied fair value, was not 
necessary since there were no indicators of potential impairment from step one.  See Note 6 for additional details on goodwill 
balances.

As discussed in Note 3, in the fourth quarter of 2012, in connection with impending sale of ECT, the Company tested the related 
goodwill for impairment, using internal valuation calculations validated by market-based analysis of similar transactions, and 
recognized an after-tax impairment loss of $51,854 within the results of discontinued operations.  The fair value of businesses 
held for sale at December 31, 2012 will continue to be evaluated at each subsequent reporting period until the time of sale, and 
further adjustments to fair value are possible if business conditions should change. In 2011, an after-tax impairment loss of 
$76,072 was recorded within discontinued operations in connection with the sale of Paladin Brands. 

Similar to goodwill, in testing its other indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment, the Company uses a discounted cash 
flow method to calculate and compare the fair value of the intangible asset to its book value. This method uses the Company’s 
own market assumptions which are considered reasonable and inherent in the discounted cash flow analysis.  Any excess of 
carrying value over the estimated fair value is recognized as an impairment loss.  No impairment of indefinite lived intangibles 
was indicated for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, or 2010.

Other  Intangible Assets  -  Other  intangible  assets  with  determinable  lives  consist  primarily  of  customer  lists,  unpatented 
technology, patents, and trademarks.  These other intangibles are amortized over their estimated useful lives, ranging from 5 to 
15 years.

Long-Lived  Assets -  Long-lived  assets  (including  intangible  assets  with  determinable  lives)  are  reviewed  for  impairment 
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable, such as a 
significant sustained change in the business climate.  If an indicator of impairment exists for any grouping of assets, an estimate 
of undiscounted future cash flows is produced and compared to its carrying value.  If an asset is determined to be impaired, the 
loss is measured by the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its fair value as determined by an estimate of discounted 
future cash flows. 

Foreign Currency - Assets and liabilities of non-U.S. subsidiaries, where the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, have 
been translated at year-end exchange rates and profit and loss accounts have been translated using weighted-average yearly 
exchange  rates.  Foreign  currency  translation  gains  and  losses  are  included  as  a  component  of  Accumulated  Other 
Comprehensive Earnings (Loss).  Assets and liabilities of an entity that are denominated in currencies other than an entity’s 
functional currency are re-measured into the functional currency using end of period exchange rates or historical rates where 
applicable to certain balances.   Gains and losses related to these re-measurements are recorded within the Statement of Earnings 
as a component of Other Expense (Income), net.

Revenue Recognition - Revenue is recognized when all of the following conditions are satisfied: a) persuasive evidence of an 
arrangement exists, b) price is fixed or determinable, c) collectability is reasonably assured, and d) delivery has occurred or 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

services have been rendered. The majority of the Company’s revenue is generated through the manufacture and sale of a broad 
range of specialized products and components, with revenue recognized upon transfer of title and risk of loss, which is generally 
upon shipment. Service revenue represents less than 10% of total revenue and is recognized as the services are performed.  In 
limited  cases,  revenue  arrangements  with  customers  require  delivery,  installation,  testing,  certification,  or  other  acceptance 
provisions  to  be  satisfied  before  revenue  is  recognized.   The  Company  does  not  have  significant  multiple  deliverable 
arrangements.

Stock-Based Compensation – The principal awards issued under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans include non-
qualified stock-settled stock appreciation rights and performance share awards.  The cost for such awards is measured at the 
grant date based on the fair value of the award.  The value of the portion of the award that is expected to ultimately vest is 
recognized as expense on a straight-line basis, generally over the explicit service period of three years (except for retirement-
eligible  employees  and  retirees)  and  is  included  in  selling  and  administrative  expense  in  the  Consolidated  Statements  of 
Earnings.  Expense for awards granted to retirement-eligible employees is recorded over the period from the date of grant through 
the date the employee first becomes eligible to retire and is no longer required to provide service.  See Note 12 for additional 
information related to the Company’s stock-based compensation.  At the time of grant, the Company estimates forfeitures, based 
on historical experience, in order to estimate the portion of the award that will ultimately vest.

Income Taxes - The provision for income taxes on continuing operations includes federal, state, local, and non-U.S. taxes. Tax 
credits, primarily for research and experimentation, non-U.S. earnings, and U.S. manufacturer's tax deduction are recognized 
as a reduction of the provision for income taxes on continuing operations in the year in which they are available for tax purposes.  
Deferred taxes are provided using enacted rates on the future tax consequences of temporary differences.  Temporary differences 
include the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases 
and the tax benefit of carryforwards.  A valuation allowance is established for deferred tax assets for which realization is not 
assured.  In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, management considers all available evidence, including the future 
reversal  of  existing  taxable  temporary  differences,  taxable  income  in  carryback  periods,  prudent  and  feasible  tax  planning 
strategies,  and  estimated  future  taxable  income.  The  valuation  allowance  can  be  affected  by  changes  to  tax  regulations, 
interpretations and rulings, changes to enacted statutory tax rates, and changes to future taxable income estimates.

Tax benefits are recognized from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained 
on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position in consideration of applicable tax statutes 
and related interpretations and precedents. Tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured 
based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized on ultimate settlement.

The Company has not provided for any residual U.S. income taxes on unremitted earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries as such 
earnings are currently intended to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the U.S.  It is not practicable to estimate the amount of 
tax that might be payable if some or all of such earnings were to be repatriated, and the amount of foreign tax credits that would 
be available to reduce or eliminate the resulting U.S. income tax liability.  

Research and Development Costs – Research and development costs, including qualifying engineering costs, are expensed 
when incurred and amounted to $189,844 in 2012, $175,532 in 2011, and $159,338 in 2010.

Advertising – Advertising costs are expensed when incurred and amounted to $39,560 in 2012, $39,214 in 2011, and $33,772 
in 2010.

Risk, Retention, Insurance - The Company currently self-insures its product and commercial general liability claims up to $5.0 
million per occurrence, its workers’ compensation claims up to $0.5 million per occurrence, and automobile liability claims up 
to$1.0 million per occurrence.  Third-party insurance provides primary level coverage in excess of these amounts up to certain 
specified limits. In addition, the Company has excess liability insurance from third-party insurers on both an aggregate and an 
individual occurrence basis well in excess of the limits of the primary coverage. A worldwide program of property insurance 
covers the Company’s owned and leased property and any business interruptions that may occur due to an insured hazard affecting 
those properties, subject to reasonable deductibles and aggregate limits. The Company’s property and casualty insurance programs 
contain various deductibles that, based on the Company’s experience, are typical and customary for a company of its size and 
risk profile. The Company does not consider any of the deductibles to represent a material risk to the Company. The Company 
generally maintains deductibles for claims and liabilities related primarily to workers’ compensation, health and welfare claims, 
general commercial, product and automobile liability and property damage, and business interruption resulting from certain 
events. The Company accrues for claim exposures that are probable of occurrence and can be reasonably estimated.  As part of 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

the Company’s risk management program, insurance is maintained to transfer risk beyond the level of self-retention and provide 
protection on both an individual claim and annual aggregate basis.

Reclassifications – Certain amounts in prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements –  In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04 which was issued to provide 
a consistent definition of fair value and ensure that the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements are similar between 
U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements 
particularly for Level 3 fair value measurements.  The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2012 and its adoption did 
not significantly impact the Company's consolidated financial statements. 

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05 which provides new guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income.  ASU 
2011-05  eliminates  the  option  to  report  other  comprehensive  income  and  its  components  in  the  statement  of  changes  in 
stockholders’ equity and instead requires an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income 
and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive 
statements.   This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, 
with early adoption permitted.  The adoption of this ASU only requires a change in the format of the current presentation.  The 
Company adopted this guidance for its 2011 year-end reporting, presenting other comprehensive earnings in a separate statement 
following the statement of earnings.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08 which provides an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to 
determine whether it is necessary to perform the current two-step test for goodwill impairment.  If an entity believes, as a result 
of its qualitative assessment, that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, 
the quantitative impairment test is required.  Otherwise, no further testing is required. This standard became effective for the 
Company on January 1, 2012. Its adoption did not impact the Company's consolidated financial statements.  

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-09 which requires enhanced disclosures around an employer’s participation in 
multiemployer pension plans.  The standard is intended to provide more information about an employer’s financial obligations 
to a multiemployer pension plan to help financial statement users better understand the financial health of the significant plans 
in which the employer participates. This guidance became effective for the Company for its fiscal 2011 year-end reporting.  Its 
adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02, which allows an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it 
is necessary to perform a quantitative impairment test of an indefinite-lived intangible asset. Per the terms of this ASU, an entity 
would not be required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset unless the entity determines, based on 
qualitative assessment, that it is not more likely than not, the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. The revised standard 
is effective for Dover for its annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. 
The Company does not expect adoption of this ASU to significantly impact its consolidated financial statements.  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

2. Acquisitions

The following table details the acquisitions made during the year ended December 31, 2012.

2012 Acquisitions
Date
Jan 1
Manufacturer of positive displacement pumps primarily serving the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Company / Product Line Acquired
Quattroflow Fluid Systems

Location (Near)
Kamp-Lintfort, Germany Engineered Systems

Type
Asset

Segment

Mar 13 Stock
Manufacturer  of  gear  pump  technology,  pelletizing  systems,  and  engineered  integrated  solutions  for  the  polymer,  plastic, 
chemical, and petrochemical industries.

Grossostheim, Germany Engineered Systems

Maag Pump Systems

Stock

Apr 25
Manufacturer of products in artificial lift and production optimization, including plunger lift, gas lift, nitrogen generation, and 
well site automation.

Production Control Services (PCS)

Fredrick, Colorado

Energy

Nov 30 Stock
Manufacturer of specialty glass, commercial glass refrigerator and freezer doors, case lighting, and display and merchandising 
systems.

Anthony International

Engineered Systems

Sylmar, California

Dec 6
Engineered Systems
Manufacturer of electrical equipment for the automotive workshop, specializing in welders and battery service machines.

Bremen, Germany

Elektron 

Asset

Dec 20 Asset
Manufacturer of continuous motion, water jet propelled ware washing systems.

Power Soak

Kansas City, Missouri

Engineered Systems

Dec 28
Manufacturer of steel sucker rods and accessories used in the artificial lift segment of the oilfield services industry.

Claremore, Oklahoma

UPCO, Inc.

Energy

Stock

Anthony International Acquisition

On November 30, 2012, Dover completed the acquisition of Anthony International for a total purchase price of $603,190, net 
of cash acquired.  As a result of this acquisition, the Company recorded approximately $210,000 of customer-related intangibles 
(weighted average life of 15 years), $35,000 of trademarks (weighted average life of 15 years), $7,900 of patents (weighted 
average life of 7 years), and $34,000 of other intangibles (weighted average life of 7 years). This acquisition resulted in the 
recognition of goodwill totaling $297,534, none of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.  In addition, the Company 
recognized a deferred tax asset of approximately $60,000 relating to net operating losses that the Company expects to be able 
to utilize. Anthony, which manufactures commercial glass refrigerator and freezer doors, and related components, has been 
incorporated into the Hill Phoenix business within the Refrigeration & Industrial platform of the Engineered Systems segment.  
The  acquisition  of Anthony  enables  Hill  Phoenix  to  expand  its  refrigeration  portfolio  with  integrated  solutions  for  global 
customers. As such, the goodwill recorded through the acquisition reflects the value attributed to the vertical integration and 
global revenue growth opportunities and net cost synergies that the combined business expects to achieve.  

Other Acquisitions

During  2012,  the  Company  acquired  six  other  businesses  in  separate  transactions  for  net  cash  consideration  of  $477,243. 
Additionally, the acquisition of PCS was funded in part with common stock valued at $100,610 at the date of acquisition, so  
aggregate  consideration  for  these  acquisitions  totaled  $577,853. As  a  result  of  these  acquisitions,  the  Company  recorded 
approximately $219,821 of customer-related intangibles (weighted average life of 11 years), $18,944 of trademarks (weighted 
average life of 10 years), $15,016 of patents (weighted average life of 8 years), and $29,066 of other intangibles (weighted 
average life of 7 years). These acquisitions resulted in the recognition of goodwill totaling $304,564, of which $31,339 is expected 
to be deductible for tax purposes. 

These businesses predominantly manufacture products in the energy and fluid solutions markets, two key growth areas for the 
Company.  The businesses were acquired to complement and expand upon existing operations within the Energy segment and 
the Fluid Solutions platform of the Engineered Systems segment. The goodwill identified by these acquisitions reflects the 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

benefits expected to be derived from product line expansion and operational synergies.  Upon consummation of the acquisitions, 
each of these entities is now wholly-owned by Dover.

The following presents the allocation of acquisition cost to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated 
fair values:

Current assets, net of cash acquired
Property, plant and equipment
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Other non-current assets, principally deferred taxes
Current liabilities assumed
Non-current liabilities assumed, principally deferred taxes and pension 
obligations
Net assets acquired

Anthony
International
85,009
$
40,703
297,534
286,900
67,605
(42,011)

Other
Acquisitions
118,637
$
57,313
304,564
282,847
—
(61,101)

$

Total

203,646
98,016
602,098
569,747
67,605
(103,112)

(132,550)
603,190

$

(124,407)
577,853

$

(256,957)
1,181,043

$

The amounts assigned to goodwill and major intangible asset classifications by applicable segment for the 2012 acquisitions 
are as follows:

Goodwill - Tax deductible
Goodwill - Non deductible
Customer intangibles
Trademarks
Patents
Other intangibles

Energy

Engineered
Systems

10,366
125,540
105,500
7,520
11,140
—
260,066

$

$

20,973
445,219
324,321
46,424
11,776
63,066
911,779

$

$

Total

$

31,339
570,759
429,821
53,944
22,916
63,066
$ 1,171,845

Useful life 
(in years)
na
na
13
13
8
7

The Company has substantially completed the purchase price allocations for the 2012 acquisitions.  However, if additional 
information is obtained about these assets and liabilities within the measurement period (not to exceed one year from the date 
of acquisition), including finalization of asset appraisals, the Company will refine its estimates of fair value to allocate the 
purchase price more accurately; however, any such revisions are not expected to be significant.

In connection with the acquisitions of Anthony International and Maag Pump Systems, the Company provided restricted-use 
cash collateral to secure the businesses' outstanding bank guarantees at the dates of acquisition.  At December 31, 2012, the 
outstanding amount of collateral totaled $7,727, which will decline as the guarantees expire or they are migrated to the Company's 
credit facility.  

In April 2012, the Company received approximately $45,000 as final payment for settlement of purchase price adjustments for 
post-acquisition contingencies relating to the 2011 Sound Solutions acquisition.  This amount is reported within cash paid for 
acquisitions  in  the  Consolidated  Statement  of  Cash  Flow  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2012  and  had  no  impact  to  the 
Company's earnings for the year ended December 31, 2012.  

The Consolidated Statements of Earnings include the results of these businesses from the dates of acquisition.  The aggregate 
revenue of the 2012 acquisitions included in the Company’s 2012 consolidated revenue totaled $235,772.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

During 2011, the Company acquired nine businesses for an aggregate cost of $1,342,461, net of cash acquired. A summary of 
the acquisitions made during 2011 is as follows:

2011 Acquisitions

Date

Type

Company / Product Line Acquired

Location (Near)

Segment

Stock

Jan 1
Designer and manufacturer of down-hole rod pumps and related products used in artificial lift applications around the
world.

Harbison-Fischer, Inc.

Crowley, TX

Energy

Jan 5

Asset/Stock Dosmatic, Inc.

Carrollton, TX

Engineered Systems

Manufacturer of non-electric chemical metering equipment used in agricultural, horticulture, and other industrial market 
segments.

Stock

Jan 26
Oilfield services provider, servicing both conventional and coiled sucker rod wells in the Middle East.

TAGC Limited LLC

Muscat, Oman

Energy

Jan 28 Asset
Manufacturer of magnetically coupled internal gear pumps used in a wide range of industrial manufacturing.

EnviroGear Product Line

Franklin Park, IL

Engineered Systems

Stock

Jul 4
Manufacturer of dynamic speakers and receivers for cell phones and other consumer electronics.

Sound Solutions

Vienna, Austria and 
Beijing, China

Communication 
Technologies

Sep 1

Stock

Oil Lift

Calgary, Canada

Energy

Manufacturer of surface drive systems for progressive cavity pumps serving the artificial lift segment of the oil and gas 
industry.

Asset

Sep 1
Manufacturer of progressive cavity pumps serving the artificial lift segment of the oil and gas industry.

Edmonton, Canada

Tierra Alta Canada

Energy

Nov 1

Stock

RedScrew Pump Manufacturing

Tianjin, China

Engineered Systems

Manufacturer of twin and triple screw pumps, as well as multiphase and specialty pumps, serving oil and gas, 
petrochemical, and marine markets.

Nov 7

Stock

Advansor A/S

Arhus, Denmark

Engineered Systems

Designer and manufacturer of HFC-free, CO2 transcritical refrigeration and heat pump systems for supermarkets and light 
industrial applications.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

Pro Forma Information

The following unaudited pro forma information illustrates the effect on the Company’s revenue and earnings from continuing 
operations for years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, assuming that the 2012 acquisitions had taken place at the beginning 
of 2011.  As a result, the supplemental pro forma earnings reflect adjustments to earnings from continuing operations as reported 
in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings to exclude $11,335 of nonrecurring expense related to the fair value adjustments to 
acquisition-date inventory (after-tax) and $5,256 of acquisition-related costs (after-tax) from the year ended December 31, 2012.  
The supplemental pro forma earnings for the comparable 2011 period were adjusted to include these charges as if they were 
incurred at the beginning of 2010. The 2012 and 2011 supplemental pro forma earnings are also adjusted to reflect the comparable 
impact of additional depreciation and amortization expense (net of tax) resulting from the fair value measurement of tangible 
and intangible assets relating to 2012 and 2011 acquisitions.

Revenue from continuing operations:

As reported
Pro forma

Earnings from continuing operations:

As reported
Pro forma

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations:

As reported
Pro forma

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations:

As reported
Pro forma

Years Ended December 31,

2012

2011

$

$

$

$

8,104,339
8,520,236

833,119
875,257

4.59
4.82

4.53
4.76

$

$

$

$

7,369,154
8,154,035

773,186
796,646

4.16
4.29

4.09
4.22

These pro forma results of operations have been prepared for comparative purposes only, and they do not purport to be indicative 
of the results of operations that actually would have resulted had the acquisitions occurred on the dates indicated or that may 
result in the future.

3. Disposed and Discontinued Operations

2012 - Management evaluates Dover's businesses periodically for their strategic fit within Dover's operations.  Accordingly, in 
the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company announced its intention to divest certain non-core businesses within the Printing & 
Identification segment serving the electronic assembly and test markets, consistent with its long-term focus on strengthening its 
portfolio and reducing its exposure to cyclical markets.  Management expects to sell these businesses in 2013.  As a result, the 
Company has reclassified the operations, cash flows, and related assets and liabilities of these businesses, DEK International 
and  Everett  Charles Technologies  (including  the  Multitest  business,  collectively  "ECT"),  to  discontinued  operations  for  all 
periods presented.   

The net earnings from discontinued operations of  $28,769 reflects net earnings from operations generated by these two businesses, 
as well as various expense and accrual adjustments relating to other discontinued operations.  This activity was more than offset 
by  a  goodwill  impairment  charge  determined  in  connection  with  the  anticipated  sale  of  ECT,  at  which  time  the  Company 
recognized an after-tax impairment charge of $51,854, representing a write-down of the reporting unit's carrying value of goodwill 
to its fair value.  

2011 - In 2011, the Company sold three businesses, Paladin Brands, Crenlo LLC, and Heil Trailer International, that had operated 
within the Engineered Systems segment for total cash proceeds of $512,122.  These businesses were reclassified to discontinued 
operations in the third and fourth quarters of 2011.  The 2011 net earnings from discontinued operations reflects net operating 
earnings generated by the two businesses discontinued in 2012 and the three business sold in 2011, coupled with tax benefits 
of $17,960 relating primarily to discrete tax items settled or resolved during the year.  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

Net earnings from discontinued operations also includes a $4,743 loss on the 2011 sale of the three businesses, inclusive of a  
after-tax goodwill impairment charge of $76,072, representing a write-down of the carrying value of the associated reporting 
unit's goodwill to its fair value.

2010 – During the first quarter of 2010, the Company sold Triton, an operating company that had been reclassified from the 
Engineered Systems segment to discontinued operations in 2008, for net consideration of $7,498, resulting in a net after-tax 
current year loss on sale of approximately $13,100. During the second and third quarters of 2010, the loss was increased by 
approximately $900, net of tax, upon settlement of a $1,500 working capital adjustment related to the sale. 

The net earnings from discontinued operations of  $94,810 reflects net operating earnings from the two businesses discontinued 
in 2012 and the three businesses sold in 2011, as well as tax benefits of $11,597 driven primarily by discrete tax items settled 
or resolved during the year, offset by expense adjustments related to other discontinued operations.

Summarized results of the Company’s discontinued operations are as follows:

Revenue

Loss on sale, including impairments, net of tax

Earnings from operations before taxes
Provision for income taxes
Earnings from operations, net of tax

Years Ended December 31,

2012
434,460

2011
$ 1,136,997

2010
$ 1,042,279

(50,818) $

(4,743) $

(14,203)

$

$

34,517
(5,748)
28,769

$

132,675
(5,875)
126,800

108,044
(13,234)
94,810

80,607

$

$

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

$

(22,049) $

122,057

Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations are summarized below:

Assets of Discontinued Operations
Accounts receivable
Inventories, net
Prepaid and other current assets

Total current assets

Property, plant and equipment, net
Goodwill and intangible assets, net
Other assets and deferred charges
Total assets

Liabilities of Discontinued Operations
Accounts payable
Other current liabilities

Total current liabilities

Deferred income taxes
Other liabilities
Total liabilities

December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011

$

$

$

$

63,229
51,252
10,263
124,744
31,935
238,657
2,209
397,545

22,613
34,592
57,205
64,853
86,900
208,958

$

$

$

$

71,627
69,539
9,721
150,887
31,776
302,720
1,477
486,860

28,076
80,495
108,571
75,794
91,539
275,904

At December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the assets and liabilities of discontinued operations relate primarily to the two 
businesses reclassified to held for sale in the fourth quarter of 2012, coupled with tax-related accruals and unrecognized benefits, 
as well as other accruals for compensation, legal, environmental, and warranty contingencies, none of which are individually 
significant, relating to businesses that were sold in prior years.  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

4. Inventories, net

Raw materials
Work in progress
Finished goods
Subtotal
Less LIFO reserve
Total

$

December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011
340,556
$
158,825
289,771
789,152
(55,345)
733,807

386,119
182,060
360,168
928,347
(55,506)
872,841

$

$

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, approximately 28% and 31%, respectively, of the Company's total inventories were accounted 
for using the LIFO method. 

5. Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Land
Buildings and improvements
Machinery, equipment and other

Less accumulated depreciation
Total

6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

$

December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011
51,315
$
562,785
1,946,518
2,560,618
(1,589,915)
970,703

70,079
605,448
2,231,721
2,907,248
(1,740,196)
1,167,052

$

$

The changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

Communication
Technologies

Energy

Engineered
Systems

Goodwill
Accumulated impairment loss
Balance at January 1, 2011
Acquisitions
Foreign currency translation
Balance at December 31, 2011
Acquisitions
Purchase price adjustments
Foreign currency translation
Balance at December 31, 2012

$

$

806,983
—
806,983
443,088
(45,489)
1,204,582
—
(6,998)
6,711
1,204,295

$

$

367,459
—
367,459
257,128
(2,252)
622,335
135,906
—
2,396
760,637

$

$

974,972
(70,560)
904,412
34,048
(3,040)
935,420
466,192
—
1,769
1,403,381

Printing &
Identification
745,609
$
—
745,609
—
(971)
744,638
—
—
1,699
746,337

$

$

$

Total
2,895,023
(70,560)
2,824,463
734,264
(51,752)
3,506,975
602,098
(6,998)
12,575
4,114,650

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded adjustments totaling $6,998 to goodwill relating primarily 
to finalization of the purchase price allocation to assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2011 Sound Solutions acquisition.  

As discussed in Note 3, the Company recognized a goodwill impairment totaling $63,819 ($51,854 net of tax) in its Printing & 
Identification segment relating to certain businesses to be sold, which were reclassified to discontinued operations in 2012.  The 
impairment and related goodwill balances are reflected in the results and assets of discontinued operations, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible asset:

Amortized Intangible Assets:

Trademarks
Patents
Customer Intangibles
Unpatented Technologies
Drawings & Manuals
Distributor Relationships
Other

Total
Unamortized Intangible Assets:

Trademarks
Total Intangible Assets

December 31, 2012

December 31, 2011

Gross 
Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Gross 
Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

$

$

124,129
180,427
1,585,041
146,025
34,120
72,514
32,221
2,174,477

$

25,364
105,369
474,309
85,373
8,035
31,650
20,815
750,915

201,858
2,376,335

$

$

750,915

$

61,997
143,796
1,147,499
108,302
8,165
72,514
32,524
1,574,797

210,408
1,785,205

$

19,717
98,712
357,132
72,753
5,153
27,852
19,381
600,700

$

600,700

Total amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010 was $155,770, $122,453, and $84,300, 
respectively.  Amortization expense for the next five years, based on current intangible balances, is estimated to be as follows:

$

153,823
146,820
145,757
141,829
135,382

$

December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011
33,661
$
33,782
24,371
30,747
17,243
10,648
4,573
1,920
62,012
218,957

41,069
39,941
32,099
30,972
24,114
13,550
7,665
1,873
64,349
255,632

$

$

2013
2014
2015
2016
2017

7.  Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

The following table details the major components of other accrued expenses:

Warranty
Unearned/deferred revenue
Taxes other than income
Accrued interest
Accrued volume discounts
Accrued commissions (non-employee)
Restructuring and exit
Legal and environmental
Other (none of which are individually significant)

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

The following table details the major components of other liabilities (non-current):

Deferred compensation
Unrecognized tax benefits
Unearned/deferred revenue
Legal and environmental
Warranty
Restructuring and exit
Other, including net investment hedge

Warranty

$

December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011
353,509
$
171,551
29,642
18,910
4,078
575
41,072
619,337

442,728
149,791
15,474
28,160
2,690
96
38,594
677,533

$

$

Estimated warranty program claims are provided for at the time of sale. Amounts provided for are based on historical costs and 
adjusted for new claims. The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties through December 31, 2012 and 2011 are 
as follows:

Beginning Balance, January 1
Provision for warranties
Settlements made
Other adjustments, including acquisitions and currency translation
Ending balance, December 31

8. Restructuring Activities

2012

2011

$

$

37,739
35,149
(34,609)
5,480
43,759

$

$

35,122
32,147
(32,515)
2,985
37,739

From time to time, the Company will initiate various restructuring programs and incur severance and other restructuring costs. 
The following table details restructuring charges incurred by segment for the periods presented:

Years Ended December 31,
2011

2010

2012

Communication Technologies
Energy
Engineered Systems
Printing & Identification
Total

These amounts are classified in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as follows:

Cost of goods and services
Selling and administrative expenses
Total

$

$

$

$

5,525
668
7,458
5,753
19,404

3,935
15,469
19,404

$

$

$

$

1,684
2,668
1,193
38
5,583

2,243
3,340
5,583

$

$

$

$

344
1,048
4,085
445
5,922

1,906
4,016
5,922

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

The following table details the Company’s severance and other restructuring accrual activity:

Balance at December 31, 2009
Restructuring charges
Payments
Other, including foreign currency
Balance at December 31, 2010
Restructuring charges
Payments
Other, including foreign currency
Balance at December 31, 2011
Restructuring charges
Payments
Other, including foreign currency
Balance at December 31, 2012

Severance

Exit

Total

$

$

6,687
2,695
(8,255)
(140)
987
1,413
(313)
(68)
2,019
14,458
(11,376)
59
5,160

$

5,800
3,227
(4,167)
588
5,448
4,170
(5,871)
(618)
3,129
4,946
(5,547)
73
2,601

$

$

12,487
5,922
(12,422)
448
6,435
5,583
(6,184)
(686)
5,148
19,404
(16,923)
132
7,761

The restructuring charges incurred in 2012 relate primarily to a few targeted facility consolidations and headcount reduction 
programs, undertaken to better align the Company's operations with current market conditions.   The Company currently expects 
to incur restructuring charges of approximately $20 to $30 million in 2013 relating to the conclusion of these programs, coupled 
with new programs to be initiated during the year to rationalize headcount and optimize operations in a few select businesses.  
A significant portion of the 2013 charges are expected to be incurred in the first quarter, with much of the benefit of the 2012 
and 2013 programs being realized over the remainder of 2013 and into 2014.  The remainder of the 2012 programs currently 
underway, as well those commenced in 2013, are expected to be funded over the next 12 to 18 months.  

Restructuring expenses incurred in 2011 and 2010 also included targeted facility consolidations at certain businesses.  These 
programs were substantially complete by the end of 2011 and the related expenses were not significant.

9. Borrowings and Lines of Credit

Borrowings consist of the following:

Short-term
Current portion of long-term debt
Commercial paper

Long-term
4.875% 10-year notes due October 15, 2015
5.45% 10-year notes due March 15, 2018
4.30% 10-year notes due March 1, 2021
6.60% 30-year notes due March 15, 2038
5.375% 30-year notes due March 1, 2041
6.65% 30-year debentures due June 1, 2028
5.375% 30-year debentures due October 15, 2035
Other
Total long-term debt
Less current portion

December 31, 2012

December 31, 2011

$

$

3,266
607,500
610,766

$

$

1,022
—
1,022

December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011

$

$

299,441
348,268
449,787
247,771
345,511
199,448
296,367
6,023
2,192,616
(3,266)
2,189,350

$

$

299,244
347,938
449,761
247,683
345,352
199,414
296,208
1,652
2,187,252
(1,022)
2,186,230

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

The Company maintains a $1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks (the "Credit Agreement") 
which expires on November 10, 2016. At the Company's election, loans under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at a 
Eurodollar or Sterling rate based on LIBOR, plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.565% to 1.225% (subject to adjustment 
based on the credit rating accorded the Company's senior unsecured debt by S&P and Moody's), or at a base rate pursuant to a 
formula defined in the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Credit Agreement requires the Company to pay a facility fee and 
imposes various restrictions on the Company such as, among other things, the requirement for the Company to maintain an 
interest coverage ratio of EBITDA to consolidated net interest expense of not less than 3.0 to 1.  The Company was in compliance 
with this covenant and its other long-term debt covenants at December 31, 2012 and had a coverage ratio of 13.9 to 1. The 
Company primarily uses this facility as liquidity back-up for its commercial paper program and has not drawn down any loans 
under the $1 billion facility and does not anticipate doing so. The Company generally uses commercial paper borrowings for 
general corporate purposes, funding of acquisitions, and the repurchases of its common stock.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company issued commercial paper in the amount of $607,500, used principally to fund the 
Anthony acquisition.

On February 22, 2011, the Company issued $450 million of 4.30% Notes due 2021 and $350 million of 5.375% Notes due 2041. 
The proceeds of $788,971 from the sale of the notes, net of discounts and issuance costs, were used to repay commercial paper, 
including commercial paper issued to repay the Company’s $400 million of 6.50% notes, which matured February 15, 2011, 
and for other general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of Harbison-Fischer.

During the third quarter of 2010, the lender of a structured five-year, non-interest bearing amortizing loan originally due July 
2011 called the loan, as permitted per the terms of the agreement. As a result, the Company repaid the outstanding $51,214 
balance and recognized a net loss on extinguishment of $4,343, recorded in other income.

The long-term note borrowings presented above are net of unamortized discounts of $9,222 and $10,023 at December 31, 2012 
and 2011, respectively. The debentures presented above include unamortized discounts of $4,185 and $4,379 at December 31, 
2012 and 2011, respectively.  The discounts are being amortized to interest expense using the effective interest rate method over 
the life of the issuances. The notes and debentures are redeemable at the option of Dover in whole or in part at any time at a 
redemption price that includes a make-whole premium, with accrued interest to the redemption date.

Interest expense and interest income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

Interest expense
Interest income
Interest expense, net

Years Ended December 31,

2012
$ 125,995
(4,854)
$ 121,141

2011
$ 124,783
(9,258)
$ 115,525

2010
$ 115,324
(8,953)
$ 106,371

The weighted average interest rate for short-term commercial paper borrowings was 0.2% for both 2012 and 2011.  

Scheduled maturities of long-term debt for the years ending December 31 are as follows:

2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018 and thereafter

$

3,266
2,645
299,441
—
—
1,887,264

As of December 31, 2012, the Company had approximately $96,725 outstanding in letters of credit and guarantees with financial 
institutions, which expire at various dates in 2013 through 2017.  These letters of credit are primarily maintained as security for 
insurance, warranty and other performance obligations.  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

10. Financial Instruments 

Derivatives 

The Company is exposed to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates due to the global nature of its operations. 
In order to manage this risk the Company has hedged portions of its forecasted sales and purchases, which occur within the next 
twelve months and are denominated in non-functional currencies, with currency forward or collar contracts designated as cash 
flow hedges. At December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had contracts with U.S. dollar equivalent notional 
amounts of $9,090 and $83,541, respectively, to exchange foreign currencies, principally the U.S. dollar, euro, Japanese yen, 
Chinese yuan, and Malaysian ringgit. The Company believes it is probable that all forecasted cash flow transactions will occur. 

The Company also has an outstanding floating-to-floating cross currency swap agreement for a total notional amount of $50,000 
in exchange for CHF 65,100, which expires on October 15, 2015. This transaction continues to hedge a portion of the Company’s 
net investment in CHF-denominated operations. The agreement qualifies as a net investment hedge and the effective portion of 
the change in fair value is reported within the cumulative translation adjustment section of other comprehensive income. The 
fair values at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 reflected cumulative losses of $22,681 and $21,656, respectively, due 
to the strengthening of the Swiss franc relative to the U.S. dollar over the term of the arrangement. 

The following table sets forth the fair values of derivative instruments held by the Company as of December 31, 2012 and 
December 31, 2011 and the balance sheet lines in which they are recorded:

Fair Value Asset (Liability)

Foreign currency forward / collar contracts
Foreign currency forward / collar contracts
Net investment hedge - cross currency swap

December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011 Balance Sheet Caption
$

$

85
(799)
(22,681)

394 Prepaid / Other assets
(1,284) Other accrued expenses
(21,656) Other liabilities

The amount of gains or losses from hedging activity recorded in earnings is not significant and the amount of unrealized gains 
and losses from cash flow hedges which are expected to be reclassified to earnings in the next twelve months is not significant; 
therefore,  additional  tabular  disclosures  are  not  presented.  There  are  no  amounts  excluded  from  the  assessment  of  hedge 
effectiveness and there are no credit risk related contingent features in the Company’s derivative instruments. 

The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to the financial instrument contracts 
held by the Company; however, nonperformance by these counterparties is considered unlikely as the Company’s policy is to 
contract with highly-rated, diversified counterparties. 

Fair Value Measurements 

Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” establishes a fair value hierarchy 
that requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring 
fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to 
the fair value measurement. ASC 820 establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. 

Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. 

Level 2 inputs include inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices in active 
markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, 
or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of assets or 
liabilities. 

Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own 
assumptions. 

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 
2012 and December 31, 2011: 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

December 31, 2012

December 31, 2011

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets:

Foreign currency cash flow hedges

$

— $

85

$

— $

— $

394

$

Liabilities:

Foreign currency cash flow hedges
Net investment hedge derivative

—
—

799
22,681

—
—

—
—

1,284
21,656

—

—
—

The derivative contracts are measured at fair value using models based on observable market inputs such as foreign currency 
exchange rates and interest rates; therefore, they are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

In addition to fair value disclosure requirements related to financial instruments carried at fair value, accounting standards require 
disclosures regarding the fair value of all of the Company’s financial instruments.  The estimated fair value of long-term debt 
at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $2,680,674 and $2,679,793, respectively, compared to the carrying value of 
$2,192,616 and $2,187,252, respectively. The estimated fair value of long-term debt is based on quoted market prices for similar 
instruments and is, therefore, classified as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.  The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, 
trade receivables, accounts payable, and notes payable are reasonable estimates of their fair values as of December 31, 2012 
and December 31, 2011 due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

11.  Income Taxes

Income taxes have been based on the following components of “Earnings before provision for income taxes and discontinued 
operations” in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings: 

Domestic
Foreign

Years Ended December 31,

$

2012
700,745
436,826
$ 1,137,571

$

2011
577,142
433,120
$ 1,010,262

$

$

2010
434,349
378,773
813,122

Income tax expense (benefit) relating to continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010 is 
comprised of the following:

Years Ended December 31,
2011

2010

2012

Current:

U.S. Federal
State and local
Foreign
Total current
Deferred:

U.S. Federal
State and local
Foreign
Total deferred 
Total expense 

$

$

$

219,850
(304)
96,713
316,259

19,475
(2,584)
(28,698)
(11,807)
304,452

$

$

$

159,250
(12,058)
98,919
246,111

850
(2,535)
(7,350)
(9,035)
237,076

$

$

$

31,055
6,357
90,780
128,192

89,172
99
(23,838)
65,433
193,625

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

Differences between the effective income tax rate and the U.S. federal income statutory rate are as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
2011

2010

2012

U.S. Federal income tax rate
State and local taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit
Foreign operations tax effect
R&E tax credits (1)
Domestic manufacturing deduction
Foreign tax credits
Branch losses
Release of valuation allowance
Resolution of tax contingencies
Other, principally non-tax deductible items

Effective rate from continuing operations

35.0%
1.1
(7.2)
—
(1.8)
0.2
—
—
(1.4)
0.9
26.8%

35.0%
1.1
(6.9)
(0.4)
(1.6)
0.3
—
(1.0)
(4.0)
1.0
23.5%

35.0%
1.4
(7.5)
(0.4)
(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.6)
—
(4.7)
2.0
23.8%

(1)  On  January  2,  2013,  the American Taxpayer  Relief Act  of  2012  was  signed  into  law,  and  this  legislation  retroactively 
extended the R&E tax credit for two years, from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013.  The Corporation expects 
its income tax expense for the first quarter of 2013 to include the entire benefit of the R&E tax credit attributable to 2012, 
which is estimated to be approximately $4.6 million.  

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to future deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011

Deferred Tax Assets:
Accrued compensation, principally postretirement and other employee benefits $
Accrued expenses, principally for state income taxes, interest, and warranty
Net operating loss and other carryforwards
Inventories, principally due to reserves for financial reporting purposes and
capitalization for tax purposes
Accounts receivable, principally due to allowance for doubtful accounts
Accrued insurance
Long-term liabilities, principally warranty, environmental, and exit costs
Other assets
Total gross deferred tax assets
Valuation allowance
Total deferred tax assets

$

Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Intangible assets, principally due to different tax and financial reporting bases
and amortization lives
Plant and equipment, principally due to differences in depreciation
Accounts receivable
Total gross deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax liability

Classified as follows in the consolidated balance sheets:
Current deferred tax asset
Non-current deferred tax liability

$

$

$

$

$

197,253
46,739
107,959

23,239
5,479
5,002
2,781
9,235
397,687
(18,887)
378,800

$

(719,904) $
(65,480)
(5,725)
(791,109)
(412,309) $

$

49,935
(462,244)
(412,309) $

168,350
54,913
24,409

18,192
5,039
3,947
796
13,335
288,981
(20,855)
268,126

(512,585)
(57,245)
(6,442)
(576,272)
(308,146)

40,376
(348,522)
(308,146)

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

As of December 31, 2012, the Company has loss carryforwards for U.S. Federal purposes totaling approximately $175.0 million 
attributed  to    the  recent Anthony  acquisition,  and  loss  carryforwards  for  non-U.S.  purposes  totaling  $121.0  million.   As  of 
December 31, 2011 the Company had non-U.S loss carryforwards of $71.2 million.  The federal loss carryforwards are available 
for use against the Company's consolidated federal taxable income and begin to expire in 2024. The entire balance of the non-
U.S. losses as of December 31, 2012 is available to be carried forward, with $51.5 million of these losses beginning to expire 
during the years 2013 through 2032. The remaining $69.5 million of such losses can be carried forward indefinitely.

The Company has loss carryforwards for state purposes as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 of $133.8 million and $160.9 million, 
respectively. The state loss carryforwards are available for use by the Company between 2013 and 2032.

As of December 31, 2012, the Company has research and development credits of $0.8 million, and alternative minimum tax 
credits of $4.3 million. The research and development credits begin to expire in 2025 and the alternative minimum tax credits 
can be carried forward indefinitely.  The Company had no U.S. foreign tax credit carryforwards, research and development tax 
credit carryforwards, or alternative minimum tax credits at December 31, 2011.

The  Company  maintains  valuation  allowances  by  jurisdiction  against  the  deferred  tax  assets  related  to  certain  of  these 
carryforwards as utilization of these tax benefits is not assured for certain jurisdictions.

The Company has not provided for U.S. federal income taxes or tax benefits on the undistributed earnings of its international 
subsidiaries, totaling approximately $1.8 billion at December 31, 2012, because such earnings are reinvested and it is currently 
intended that they will continue to be reinvested indefinitely.  It is not practicable to estimate the amount of tax that might be 
payable if some or all of such earnings were to be repatriated, and the amount of foreign tax credits that would be available to 
reduce or eliminate the resulting U.S. income tax liability.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The Company files U.S., state, local, and foreign tax returns. The Company is routinely audited by the tax authorities in these 
jurisdictions, and a number of audits are currently underway.  It is reasonably possible during the next twelve months that 
uncertain tax positions may be settled, which could result in a decrease in the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits.  This 
decrease may result in an income tax benefit. Due to the potential for resolution of federal, state, and foreign examinations, and 
the expiration of various statutes of limitation, the Company's gross unrecognized tax benefits balance may change within the 
next twelve months by a range of zero to $140 million.  Some portion of any such change may be reported as discontinued 
operations.  The Company is no longer subject to examinations of its federal income tax returns for years through 2008. All 
significant state, local, and international matters have been concluded for years through 2005 and 2007, respectively.  The 
Company believes adequate provision has been made for all income tax uncertainties.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

The following table is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits:

Unrecognized tax benefits at January 1, 2010

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
Additions for tax positions of prior years
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
Settlements
Lapse of statutes

Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2010

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
Additions for tax positions of prior years
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
Settlements
Lapse of statutes

Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2011

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
Additions for tax positions of prior years
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
Settlements
Lapse of statutes

Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2012

Continuing
184,896
$
22,324
15,183
(39,824)
(8,152)
(7,521)
166,906
10,835
14,636
(40,563)
(6,673)
(6,197)
138,944
10,188
4,128
(14,257)
(418)
(12,550)
126,035 (A) $

Discontinued
91,670
$
242
75
(6,775)
(17,804)
(133)
67,275
986
1,971
(12,302)
(3,469)
(216)
54,245
26
3,470
(25)
(85)
(3,429)
54,202

$

Total

276,566
22,566
15,258
(46,599)
(25,956)
(7,654)
234,181
11,821
16,607
(52,865)
(10,142)
(6,413)
193,189
10,214
7,598
(14,282)
(503)
(15,979)
180,237

$

$

_________
(A)  If recognized, the net amount of potential tax benefits that would impact the Company’s effective tax rate is $104.9 million. 
During the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, the Company recorded potential interest and penalty expense 
(income) of $0.1 million, $(9.1) million and $1.5 million, respectively, related to its unrecognized tax benefits as a component 
of provision for income taxes. The Company had accrued interest and penalties of $25.0 million at December 31, 2012 and 
$34.2 million at December 31, 2011, which are not included in the above table.

12.  Equity and Cash Incentive Program

2005 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan

The Company's share-based awards are typically granted annually at its regularly scheduled first quarter Compensation Committee 
meeting.    For  the  years  presented  herein,  employee  awards  were  made  pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  Company’s  shareholder-
approved 2005 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”).  Under the 2005 Plan, a maximum aggregate of 20,000,000 shares 
was reserved for grants (non-qualified and incentive stock options, stock-settled stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted 
stock, and performance share awards) to key personnel between February 1, 2005 and January 31, 2015, provided that no incentive 
stock options could be granted under the plan after February 11, 2014 and a maximum of 2,000,000 shares could be granted as 
restricted stock or performance share awards.  

On May 3, 2012, the shareholders approved the Dover Corporation 2012 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan (the "2012 Plan"), to 
replace the 2005 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan, which otherwise would have terminated according to its terms on January 31, 
2015,  and  the  1996  Non-Employee  Directors  Stock  Compensation  Plan  (the  "Directors  Plan"),  which  would  have  otherwise 
terminated according to its terms on December 31, 2012.  Upon approval of the 2012 Plan, no additional awards may be granted 
under the 2005 Plan. Officers and other key employees, as well as non-employee directors, are eligible to participate in the 2012 
Plan, which has a ten year term and will terminate on May 3, 2022.  The 2012 Plan provides for stock options and SARs grants, 
restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance share awards, cash performance awards, directors' shares, and 
deferred stock units. Under the 2012 Plan, a total of 17,000,000 shares of common stock are reserved for issuance, subject to 
adjustments resulting from stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations, and other similar changes.  

The exercise price per share for stock options and SARs is equal to the closing price of the Company’s stock on the New York 
Stock Exchange on the date of grant.  New common shares are issued when options or SARs are exercised.  The period during 
which options and SARs are exercisable is fixed by the Company’s Compensation Committee at the time of grant.  Generally, the 
stock options or SARs vest after three years of service and expire at the end of ten years.  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

Stock-based compensation costs are reported within selling and administrative expenses.  The following table summarizes the 
Company’s compensation expense relating to all stock-based incentive plans:

Pre-tax compensation expense
Tax benefit
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

SARs and Stock Options

$

$

2012

Years Ended December 31,
2011
25,130
(8,795)
16,335

30,884
(10,904)
19,980

$

$

$

$

2010

20,407
(7,142)
13,265

In 2012, 2011, and 2010, the Company issued SARs covering 1,719,943, 1,524,329, and 2,304,574 shares, respectively, under the 
2005 Plan.  Since 2006, the Company has only issued SARs under the 2005 Plan and does not anticipate issuing stock options in 
the future.  The fair value of each SAR grant was estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model with 
the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate
Dividend yield
Expected life (years)
Volatility
Grant price
Fair value at date of grant

2012

2011

2010

1.05%
2.03%
5.7
36.41%
65.38
18.51

$
$

2.68%
1.70%
5.8
33.56%
66.59
20.13

$
$

2.77%
2.33%
6.0
31.93%
42.88
11.66

$
$

Expected volatilities are based on Dover's stock price history, including implied volatilities from traded options on Dover stock.   
The Company uses historical data to estimate SAR exercise and employee termination patterns within the valuation model. The 
expected life of SARs granted is derived from the output of the option valuation model and represents the average period of time 
that SARs granted are expected to be outstanding. The interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the options is based 
on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

A summary of activity relating to SARs and stock options granted under the 2005 Plan and the predecessor plan for the year ended 
December 31, 2012 is as follows:

SARs

Stock Options

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

Number of
Shares

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Years)

Outstanding at 1/1/2012

9,393,634

$

Granted

Forfeited / expired

Exercised

1,719,943

(194,943)

(2,367,026)

44.14

65.38

55.25

36.84

Outstanding at 12/31/2012

8,551,608

50.17

$ 134,097

6.4

724,406

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

Number of
Shares

1,943,094

$

36.96

—

—  

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Years)

(14,122)

(1,204,566)

37.93

36.21

38.18

$

$

19,941

19,941

1.5

1.5

Exercisable at 12/31/2012

3,431,600

$

40.29

$

87,227

4.3

724,406

$

38.18

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

The following table summarizes information about SAR and option awards outstanding that are vested and exercisable at December 
31, 2012: 

SARs Outstanding

SARs Exercisable

Weighted 
Average
Exercise 
Price

$

29.60
43.32
62.91

Weighted 
Average
Remaining 
Life
in Years

5.7
5.5
7.5

Weighted 
Average
Exercise 
Price

$

29.60
43.95
50.64

Weighted 
Average
Remaining 
Life
in Years

5.7
3.7
3.2

Number of 
Shares
1,229,923
1,439,583
762,094

Number of 
Shares
1,229,923
3,468,269
3,853,416

Stock Options Outstanding

Stock Options Exercisable

Weighted 
Average
Exercise 
Price

Weighted 
Average
Remaining 
Life
in Years

Number of 
Shares

Weighted 
Average
Exercise 
Price

Number of 
Shares

476,683
247,723

$

36.60
41.23

1.8
1.1

476,683
247,723

$

36.60
41.23

Weighted 
Average
Remaining 
Life
in Years

1.8
1.1

Range of Exercise Prices
$29.45 - $35.50
$42.30 - $46.00
$50.60 - $66.59

Range of Exercise Prices
$24.50 - $38.00
$38.50 - $41.25

Unrecognized compensation expense related to SARs not yet exercisable was $27,722 at December 31, 2012.  This cost is expected 
to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years.  

The fair value of SARs which became exercisable during 2012, 2011, and 2010 was $16,484, $21,202, and $23,593, respectively.  
The aggregate intrinsic value of SARs exercised during 2012, 2011, and 2010 was $61,531, $24,322, and $1,083, respectively. 

The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during 2012, 2011, and 2010 was $29,866, $24,726, and $28,699, respectively. 
Cash received by the Company for the exercise of options during 2012, 2011, and 2010 totaled $38,029, $26,519, and $66,962, 
respectively.  

The company recognized tax benefits of  $22,771, $8,752, and $6,466 during 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively, for the exercise 
of SARs and stock options. These benefits have been recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital and are reflected as 
financing cash inflows in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. 

Performance Share Awards

Performance share awards granted under the 2005 Plan, as amended in May of 2009, are being expensed over the three year period 
that is the requisite performance and service period. Awards shall become vested if (1) the Company achieves certain specified 
stock performance targets compared to a defined group of peer companies and (2) the employee remains continuously employed 
by the company during the performance period.  Partial vesting may occur after separation from service in the case of certain 
terminations not for cause and for retirements.

In 2012, 2011, and 2010, the Company issued performance shares covering 50,416, 44,751, and 68,446 shares, respectively. The 
performance share awards are market condition awards and have been fair valued on the date of grant using the Monte Carlo 
simulation model (a binomial lattice-based valuation model) with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate
Dividend yield
Expected life (years)
Volatility
Fair value of performance award

2012

2011

2010

0.37%
2.03%
2.9
34.10%
71.98

$

1.34%
1.61%
2.9
40.48%
91.41

$

1.37%
2.38%
2.9
39.98%
57.49

$

76

 
 
 
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

Expected volatilities are based on historical volatilities of each of the defined peer companies.  The interest rate is based on the 
U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.  

A summary of activity for performance share awards for the year ended December 31, 2012 is as follows:

Unvested at December 31, 2011
Granted
Vested *
Unvested at December 31, 2012

Number of
Shares

113,197
50,416
(68,446)
95,167

Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
57.23
$
71.98
57.49
81.12

$

 * Under the terms of the performance share award, the actual number of shares awarded can range from zero to 200% of the 
original target grant, depending on Dover's three-year performance relative to the peer group for the relevant performance 
period. Awards vesting at the end of 2012, as shown above, are expected to be paid out at approximately 158% of their original 
target.

Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested performance shares as of December 31, 2012 was $3,525, which will be 
recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years.

The Company also has restricted stock authorized for grant (as part of the 2005 Plan), under which common stock of the Company 
may be granted at no cost to certain officers and key employees. In general, restrictions limit the sale or transfer of these shares 
during a two or three year period, and restrictions lapse proportionately over the two or three year period.  The Company granted 
55,200 and 15,500 restricted shares in 2011 and 2010, respectively.  No restricted shares were granted in 2012.

The Company issued the following shares to its non-employee directors during 2012 under the 2012 Plan and during 2011 and 
2010 under the Directors' Plan as partial compensation for serving as directors of the Company:

Years ended December 31,
2011

2010

2012

Aggregate shares granted
Shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations
Net shares granted

13. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Lease Commitments

20,344
(544)
19,800

20,929
(562)
20,367

20,853
(574)
20,279

The Company leases certain facilities and equipment under operating leases, many of which contain renewal options. Total rental 
expense, net of insignificant sublease rental income, for all operating leases was $80,350, $76,529, and $65,080 for the years 
ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively. Contingent rentals under the operating leases were not significant.

The aggregate future minimum lease payments for operating and capital leases as of December 31, 2012 are as follows:

2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018 and thereafter

$

Operating
63,228
$
51,064
36,470
25,369
21,837
73,537

Capital

2,552
1,809
835
618
237
788

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

Guarantees

The Company has provided typical indemnities in connection with sales of certain businesses and assets, including representations 
and warranties and related indemnities for environmental, health and safety, tax, and employment matters.  The Company does 
not have any material liabilities recorded for these indemnifications and is not aware of any claims or other information that 
would give rise to material payments under such indemnities.

Litigation

A few of the Company’s subsidiaries are involved in legal proceedings relating to the cleanup of waste disposal sites identified 
under federal and state statutes which provide for the allocation of such costs among “potentially responsible parties.” In each 
instance, the extent of the Company’s liability appears to be very small in relation to the total projected expenditures and the 
number of other “potentially responsible parties” involved and is anticipated to be immaterial to the Company. In addition, a 
few  of  the  Company’s  subsidiaries  are  involved  in  ongoing  remedial  activities  at  certain  current  and  former  plant  sites,  in 
cooperation with regulatory agencies, and appropriate reserves have been established.  At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the 
Company has reserves totaling $28,875 and $19,584, respectively, for environmental matters that are probable and estimable, 
with the 2012 increase primarily attributed to environmental contingencies assumed in recent acquisitions.

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are also parties to a number of other legal proceedings incidental to their businesses. 
These proceedings primarily involve claims by private parties alleging injury arising out of use of the Company’s products, 
exposure to hazardous substances, patent infringement, employment matters, and commercial disputes. Management and legal 
counsel, at least quarterly, review the probable outcome of such proceedings, the costs and expenses reasonably expected to be 
incurred and currently accrued to-date, and the availability and extent of insurance coverage.  At December 31, 2012 and 2011, 
the Company has reserves totaling $1,158 and $1,246, respectively, for legal matters that are probable and estimable and not 
otherwise covered by insurance.  While it is not possible at this time to predict the outcome of these legal actions, in the opinion 
of management, based on the aforementioned reviews, the Company is not currently involved in any legal proceedings which, 
individually or in the aggregate, could have a material affect on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.  

14. Employee Benefit Plans

The Company offers defined contribution retirement plans which cover the majority of its U.S. employees, as well as employees 
in certain other countries. The Company’s expense relating to defined contribution plans was $29,760, $25,169, and $21,343 
for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively.

The Company sponsors qualified defined benefit pension plans covering certain employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. 
The plans’ benefits are generally based on years of service and employee compensation.  The Company also provides to certain 
management employees, through non-qualified plans, supplemental retirement benefits in excess of qualified plan limits imposed 
by federal tax law.

The Company also maintains post retirement benefit plans which cover approximately 1,075 participants, approximately 225 
of  whom  are  eligible  for  medical  benefits.  These  plans  are  effectively  closed  to  new  entrants. The  post-retirement  benefit 
obligation amounts at December 31, 2012 and 2011 include amounts totaling $3,173 and $3,790, respectively, that are recorded 
in  discontinued  operations.  The  supplemental  and  post  retirement  benefit  plans  are  supported  by  the  general  assets  of  the 
Company.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

Obligations and Funded Status

The following tables summarize the balance sheet impact, including the benefit obligations, assets, and funded status associated 
with the Company's significant defined benefit and other postretirement plans at December 31, 2012 and 2011.

Qualified Defined Benefits

U.S. Plan

Non-U.S. Plans

Non-Qualified 
Supplemental 
Benefits

Post-Retirement 
Benefits

2012

2011

2012

2011

2012

2011

2012

2011

Change in benefit obligation

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

$ 526,760

$ 416,755

$ 185,010

$ 164,288

$ 169,903

$ 127,035

$ 15,353

$ 14,508

Benefits earned during the year

Interest cost

Plan participants' contributions

Benefits paid

Actuarial loss 

Business acquisitions

Amendments
Settlement and curtailment gains

Currency translation and other

Benefit obligation at end of year
Change in plan assets

14,406

25,136

—

14,167

27,237

—

5,712

10,044

2,134

3,278

9,019

815

5,304

7,916

—

4,064

7,841

—

(38,297)

(50,142)

(7,065)

(7,012)

(19,434)

(12,726)

75,900

—

—
—

—

40,020

79,970

258
(1,628)

123

25,552

61,395

—
(6,776)

8,792

10,481

7,592

—
—

(3,451)

9,579

—

7,140
—

—

23,016

18,000

2,673
—

—

248

593

632

(1,531)

1,326

—

—
(2,050)

—

206

723

1,364

(2,865)

1,368

—

—
(207)

256

603,905

526,760

284,798

185,010

180,408

169,903

14,571

15,353

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

515,191

409,783

121,807

121,815

Actual return on plan assets

Company contributions

Plan participants' contributions

Benefits paid

Business acquisitions

Settlements and curtailments

Currency translation

59,754

18,000

—

47,307

42,000

—

(38,297)

(50,142)

—

—

—

66,243

—

—

16,023

10,243

2,134

(7,065)

38,939

(6,776)

6,111

452

7,275

815

—

—

(1,538)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

554,648

515,191

181,416

121,807

—

—

—

—

19,434

12,726

—

—

—

—

2,949

632

—

—

1,566

1,364

(7,012)

(19,434)

(12,726)

(1,531)

(2,930)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(2,050)

—

—

—

—

—

—

Funded status

$ (49,257) $ (11,569) $(103,382) $ (63,203) $(180,408) $(169,903) $ (14,571) $ (15,353)

Amounts recognized in the balance sheets consist of:

Assets and Liabilities:

Other assets and deferred charges

$

— $

— $

2,749

$

2,052

$

— $

— $

— $

—

Accrued compensation and employee benefits

—

—

(3,190)

(1,293)

(19,701)

(18,913)

(953)

(1,079)

Other liabilities (deferred compensation)

(49,257)

(11,569)

(102,941)

(63,962)

(160,707)

(150,990)

(13,618)

(14,274)

Total Assets and Liabilities

$ (49,257) $ (11,569) $(103,382) $ (63,203) $(180,408) $(169,903) $ (14,571) $ (15,353)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Earnings):

Net actuarial losses (gains)

Prior service cost (credit)

Net asset at transition, other

Deferred taxes

$ 223,753

$ 182,143

$ 41,125

$ 22,892

$ 22,296

12,857

$

996

3,771

—

4,819

—

1,260

3

1,377

(112)

46,567

46,852

(1,506)

—

—

(79,634)

(65,437)

(10,761)

(5,474)

(24,103)

(20,899)

(1,284)

(1,922)

—

1,063

—

119

Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(Earnings), net of tax

147,890

121,525

31,627

18,683

44,760

38,810

(391)

(2,143)

Net amount recognized at December 31,

$ 98,633

$ 109,956

$ (71,755) $ (44,520) $(135,648) $(131,093) $ (14,962) $ (17,496)

Accumulated benefit obligations

$ 541,394

$ 478,561

$ 264,736

$ 166,853

$ 138,593

$ 126,417

The Company’s net unfunded status at December 31, 2012 includes $49,257 relating to the U.S. Dover Corporate Pension Plan 
and  $103,382  relating  to  the  Company’s  significant  international  plans,  some  in  locations  where  it  is  not  economically 
advantageous to pre-fund the plans due to local regulations. The majority of the international obligations relate to defined pension 
plans operated by the Company’s businesses in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

The accumulated benefit obligation for all defined benefit pension plans was $944,723 and $771,831 at December 31, 2012 and 
2011, respectively.   Pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets consist of the following at 
December 31, 2012 and 2011:

$

2012
425,080
367,736
140,514

$

2011
317,223
259,850
82,654

  Non-Qualified 
Supplemental Benefits
2011
$ 4,064
7,841
—

2012
$ 5,304
7,916
—

2010
$ 4,241
7,677
—

Projected benefit obligation (PBO)
Accumulated benefit obligation (ABO)
Fair value of plan assets

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Components of the net periodic benefit cost were as follows: 

Defined Benefit Plans

Qualified Defined Benefits

Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of:

Prior service cost 
Recognized actuarial loss
Transition obligation

Settlement & curtailment (gain) loss
Other
Total net periodic benefit cost

Post-Retirement Benefits

Service cost
Interest cost
Amortization of:

Prior service income
Recognized actuarial gain
Settlement & curtailment gain
Other
Total net periodic benefit cost 

U.S. Plan
2011
$14,167
27,237
(38,472)

2012
$14,406
25,136
(38,978)

2010
$11,272
22,531
(31,912)

Non-U.S. Plans
2011
$ 3,278
9,019
(8,148)

2012
$ 5,712
10,044
(8,765)

2010
$ 3,415
8,043
(6,377)

1,048
13,515
—
—
—
$15,127

1,304
8,335
—
1,180
123
$13,874

1,303
5,082
—
—
—
$ 8,276

117
579
(47)
1,449
—
$ 9,089

122
254
(44)
2,030
—
$ 6,511

62
392
(42)
(347)
—
$ 5,146

7,425
138
—
—
—
$20,783

7,266
—
—
—
—
$19,171

7,266
—
—
—
—
$19,184

2012

2011

2010

$

$

248
593

$

206
723

279
837

(416)
(19)
(1,493)
—
$ (1,087) $

(409)
(241)
(137)
256
398

$

(409)
(398)
—
—
309

Amounts expected to be amortized from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) into net periodic benefit cost during 
2013 are as follows:

Amortization of:

Prior service cost (income)
Transition obligation
Recognized actuarial loss 

Total

Qualified Defined Benefits

U.S. Plan

Non-U.S.
Plans

Non-
Qualified
Supplemental
Benefits

Post-
Retirement 
Benefits

$

$

1,026
—
21,940
22,966

$

$

118
(14)
1,520
1,624

$

$

7,989
—
169
8,158

$

$

(416)
—
135
(281)

80

 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

Assumptions

The Company determines actuarial assumptions on an annual basis.

The weighted-average assumptions used in determining the benefit obligations were as follows: 

Qualified Defined Benefits

U.S. Plan

Non-U.S. Plans

Non-Qualified 
Supplemental 
Benefits

Post-Retirement
Benefits

2012

2011

2012

2011

2012

2011

2012

2011

Discount rate
Average wage increase
Ultimate medical trend rate

4.05%
4.00%
na

4.85%
4.00%
na

3.31%
2.74%
na

4.62%
3.43%
na

4.00%
4.50%
na

4.77%
4.50%
na

3.65%
na
5.00%

4.45%
na
5.00%

The weighted average assumptions used in determining the net periodic cost were as follows:

Qualified Defined Benefits

U.S. Plan

Non-U.S. Plans

Non- Qualified 
Supplemental 
Benefits
2011

Post-Retirement 
Benefits

Discount rate
Average wage increase
Expected return on plan assets

2012

2011

2010

2012
4.85% 5.50% 5.95% 4.62% 5.04% 5.15% 4.77% 5.50% 5.95% 3.65% 5.10% 5.50%
4.00% 4.50% 4.50% 3.14% 3.73% 3.68% 4.50% 4.50% 4.50% na
na
7.75% 7.75% 7.75% 5.90% 6.45% 6.10% na

na
na

na
na

2010

2011

2012

2010

2011

2012

2010

na

na

The Company’s discount rate assumption is determined by developing a yield curve based on high quality corporate bonds with 
maturities matching the plans’ expected benefit payment streams. The plans’ expected cash flows are then discounted by the 
resulting year-by-year spot rates.

For post-retirement benefit measurement purposes, an 8.0% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits 
(i.e., health care cost trend rates) was assumed for 2013. The rate was assumed to decrease gradually to 5.0% by the year 2018 
and remain at that level thereafter. The health care cost trend rate assumption can have an effect on the amounts reported. For 
example, increasing (decreasing) the assumed health care cost trend rates by one percentage point in each year would increase 
(decrease) the accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 2012 by $361 and $(345), respectively, and 
would have a negligible impact on the net post-retirement benefit cost for 2012.

Plan Assets

The primary financial objective of the plans is to secure participant retirement benefits.  Accordingly, the key objective in the 
plans’ financial management is to promote stability and, to the extent appropriate, growth in the funded status.  Related and 
supporting financial objectives are established in conjunction with a review of current and projected plan financial requirements.

As it relates to the funded defined benefit pension plans, the Company’s funding policy is consistent with the funding requirements 
of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and applicable international laws.  The Company is responsible 
for overseeing the management of the investments of the plans’ assets and otherwise ensuring that the plans’ investment programs 
are in compliance with ERISA, other relevant legislation, and related plan documents.  Where relevant, the Company has retained 
professional investment managers to manage the plans’ assets and implement the investment process. The investment managers, 
in implementing their investment processes, have the authority and responsibility to select appropriate investments in the asset 
classes specified by the terms of their applicable prospectus or investment manager agreements with the plans.

The assets of the plans are invested to achieve an appropriate return for the plans consistent with a prudent level of risk. The 
asset return objective is to achieve, as a minimum over time, the passively managed return earned by market index funds, 
weighted in the proportions outlined by the asset class exposures identified in the plans’ strategic allocation.  The expected return 
on assets assumption used for pension expense is developed through analysis of historical market returns, statistical analysis, 
current market conditions, and the past experience of plan asset investments. Overall, it is projected that the investment of plan 
assets within Dover’s U.S. Corporate Pension Plan will achieve a 7.75% net return over time from the asset allocation strategy.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

The Company’s actual and target weighted-average asset allocation for our U.S. Corporate Pension Plan was as follows:

Equity securities
Fixed income
Real estate and other
Total

2012

2011

Current
Target

57%
36%
7%
100%

56%
36%
8%
100%

58%
35%
7%
100%

While the non-U.S. investment policies are different for each country, the long-term objectives are generally the same as for the 
U.S. pension assets. The Company's non-U.S. plans were expected to achieve rates of return on invested assets of 5.90% in 
2012, 6.45% in 2011, and 6.10% in 2010.

The fair values of both U.S. and non-U.S. pension plan assets by asset category within the ASC 820 hierarchy (as defined in 
Note 10) are as follows at December 31, 2012 and 2011:

December 31, 2012

December 31, 2011

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total Fair
Value

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total Fair
Value

U.S. Plan

Asset category:
Common stocks:

U.S. companies
Non-U.S. companies
Fixed income investments:
Corporate bonds
Private placements
Government securities

Common stock funds:
Mutual funds
Collective trusts

Real estate funds
Cash and equivalents
Other

$ 153,939
6,478

$

— $
—

— $ 153,939
6,478
—

$ 153,816
3,065

$

— $
—

— $ 153,816
3,065
—

—
—
19,888

59,293
7,238
112,716

—
—
—

59,293
7,238
132,604

—
—
9,268

55,716
3,791
115,873

—
—
—

55,716
3,791
125,141

45,376
—
—
11,317
—
$ 236,998

—
109,002
—
—
—
$ 288,249

—
—
29,401
—
—
29,401

45,376
109,002
29,401
11,317
—
$ 554,648

$

38,476
—
—
9,748
—
$ 214,373

—
94,396
—
—
—
$ 269,776

—
—
26,481
—
4,561
31,042

38,476
94,396
26,481
9,748
4,561
$ 515,191

$

Asset category:
Common stocks
Fixed income investments
Common stock funds
Real estate funds
Cash and equivalents
Other

December 31, 2012

December 31, 2011

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total Fair
Value

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total Fair
Value

Non-U.S. Plans

$

$

31,268
—
—
—
3,380
—
34,648

$

— $

57,049
75,729
—
—
2,418
$ 135,196

$

— $
—
—
10,116
—
1,456
11,572

31,268
57,049
75,729
10,116
3,380
3,874
$ 181,416

$

$

23,450
—
—
—
2,258
—
25,708

$

— $

36,629
49,680
—
—
2,737
89,046

$

$

— $
—
—
7,053
—
—
7,053

23,450
36,629
49,680
7,053
2,258
2,737
$ 121,807

Common stocks represent investments in domestic and foreign equities which are publicly traded on active exchanges and are 
valued based on quoted market prices.

82

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

Fixed income investments include U.S. treasury bonds and notes, which are valued based on quoted market prices, as well as 
investments in other government and municipal securities and corporate bonds, which are valued based on yields currently 
available on comparable securities of issuers with similar credit ratings.

Common stock funds consist of mutual funds and collective trusts. Mutual funds are valued by obtaining quoted prices from 
nationally recognized securities exchanges. Collective trusts are valued using Net Asset Value (the “NAV”) as of the last business 
day of the year. The NAV is based on the underlying value of the assets owned by the fund minus its liabilities, and then divided 
by the number of shares outstanding. The value of the underlying assets is based on quoted prices in active markets.

The real estate funds are valued on an annual basis using third-party appraisals, with adjustments estimated on a quarterly basis 
using discounted cash flow models which consider such inputs as revenue and expense growth rates, terminal capitalization 
rates, and discount rates. The Company believes this is an appropriate methodology to obtain the fair value of these assets.

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective 
of future fair values.  Furthermore, while the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other 
market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments 
could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

The fair value measurement of plan assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) changed during 2011 and 2012 due 
to the following:

Balance at December 31, 2010
Actual return on plan assets:

Relating to assets sold during the period
Relating to assets still held at December 31, 2011

Business acquisitions
Purchases
Sales
Balance at December 31, 2011
Actual return on plan assets:

Relating to assets sold during the period
Relating to assets still held at December 31, 2012

Business acquisitions
Purchases
Sales
Balance at December 31, 2012

Real estate
funds

Other

Total

$

30,405

$

— $

30,405

(3)
2,348
—
1,987
(1,203)
33,534

16
2,123
3,103
1,409
(668)
39,517

$

108
(394)
5,908
—
(1,061)
4,561

(52)
—
1,456
—
(4,509)
1,456

$

105
1,954
5,908
1,987
(2,264)
38,095

(36)
2,123
4,559
1,409
(5,177)
40,973

$

 There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 investments during 2012 or 2011.

83

 
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

Future Estimates

Benefit Payments

Estimated future benefit payments to retirees, which reflect expected future service, are as follows: 

2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018 - 2022

Contributions

Qualified Defined Benefits
Non-U.S.
Plans

U.S. Plan

Non-
Qualified
Supplemental
Benefits

Post-
Retirement
Benefits

$

$

33,861
35,922
36,893
37,051
38,371
209,999

$

9,980
8,541
8,257
8,947
9,188
52,397

$

20,092
7,837
34,466
13,071
6,856
76,289

953
986
1,010
1,000
1,012
4,404

In 2013, the Company expects to contribute approximately $20 to $40 million to its U.S. plan and approximately $14 million 
to its non-U.S. plans. Additionally, in 2013, the Company expects to fund benefit payments of approximately $20 million to 
plan participants of its unfunded, non-qualified, supplemental benefit plans.

Multiemployer Pension Plans

The Company, through its subsidiaries, participates in a few multiemployer pension plans covering approximately 100 employees 
working  under  U.S.  collective  bargaining  agreements.  None  of  these  plans  are  considered  individually  significant  to  the 
Company.  Contributions to multiemployer plans totaled less than $2 million in each of the last three years.

15. Other Comprehensive Earnings

The amounts recognized in other comprehensive earnings were as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2012

Foreign currency translation adjustments
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges
Other

Total other comprehensive earnings (loss)

Year Ended December 31, 2011

Foreign currency translation adjustments
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges
Other

$

$

$

Pre-tax

Tax

$

38,521
(70,642)
195
692
(31,234) $

359
23,632
(70)
(83)
23,838

Net of tax
38,880
$
(47,010)
125
609
(7,396)

$

Pre-tax

(74,476) $
(54,519)
(1,649)
270

Tax
13,954
18,204
577
(32)
32,703

Net of tax
$

(60,522)
(36,315)
(1,072)
238
(97,671)

Total other comprehensive earnings (loss)

$ (130,374) $

$

Year Ended December 31, 2010

Foreign currency translation adjustments
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges

Total other comprehensive earnings (loss)

Pre-tax

Tax

Net of tax

$

$

(33,636) $
(2,468)
360
(35,744) $

— $

1,189
(126)
1,063

$

(33,636)
(1,279)
234
(34,681)

84

 
 
 
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) are as follows:

Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges

16. Segment Information

December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011
126,992
$
(176,877)
2,375
(47,510)

165,872
(223,887)
3,109
(54,906) $

$

$

The  Company  currently  operates  through  four  business  segments  that  are  aligned  with  the  key  end-markets  they  serve:  
Communication Technologies, Energy, Engineered Systems, and Printing & Identification.  Consistent with the requirements 
of segment reporting, the Company's operating segments are aligned with its operating and management reporting structure.  The 
segment structure is intended to provide alignment and focus around its end-markets, allow for better leverage of its executive 
leadership talent and expertise, help improve the sharing and leveraging of resources within and between the four segments, 
enhance execution of business-specific strategies, and facilitate internal and external benchmarking against companies serving 
similar markets.

The Communication Technologies segment is engaged in the design and manufacture of innovative products and components 
in the consumer electronics, medical technology, aerospace/defense, and telecommunication/other markets.  The Energy segment 
provides highly-engineered solutions for the safe and efficient extraction and handling of oil and gas in the drilling, production, 
and downstream markets.  The Engineered Systems segment is comprised of two platforms, Fluid Solutions and Refrigeration 
& Industrial, which are industry leaders in the fluids systems, refrigeration and food equipment, and industrial markets.  The 
Printing & Identification segment provides integrated printing, coding, and dispensing solutions for the fast moving consumer 
goods and industrial markets. 

85

 
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

Segment financial information and a reconciliation of segment results to consolidated results follows:

REVENUE:

Communication Technologies
Energy
Engineered Systems
Printing & Identification

Intra-segment eliminations
Total consolidated revenue

EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS:
Segment earnings:

Communication Technologies
Energy
Engineered Systems
Printing & Identification

Total segments
Corporate expense / other (1)
Net interest expense
Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes
and discontinued operations
Provision for taxes
Earnings from continuing operations

OPERATING MARGINS:

Communication Technologies
Energy
Engineered Systems
Printing & Identification

Total Segments
Earnings from continuing operations

DEPRECIATION and AMORTIZATION:

Communication Technologies
Energy
Engineered Systems
Printing & Identification
Corporate

Consolidated total

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES:

Communication Technologies
Energy
Engineered Systems
Printing & Identification
Corporate

Consolidated total

Years Ended December 31,
2011

2010

2012

$ 1,516,585
2,172,604
3,419,544
996,531
(925)
$ 8,104,339

$ 1,360,077
1,900,749
3,100,735
1,008,236
(643)
$ 7,369,154

$ 1,076,012
1,303,507
2,786,442
943,681
(135)
$ 6,109,507

$

$

$

$

$

$

218,960
538,650
501,952
135,159
1,394,721
136,009
121,141

1,137,571
304,452
833,119

14.4%
24.8%
14.7%
13.6%
17.2%
14.0%

132,619
95,077
93,621
33,602
2,666
357,585

152,245
70,334
66,028
6,255
2,150
297,012

$

$

$

$

$

$

226,382
450,637
445,186
141,561
1,263,766
137,979
115,525

1,010,262
237,076
773,186

16.6%
23.7%
14.4%
14.0%
17.1%
13.7%

101,839
77,819
74,776
33,482
2,561
290,477

111,402
74,953
58,610
10,391
7,320
262,676

$

$

$

$

$

$

205,215
316,113
382,644
151,235
1,055,207
135,714
106,371

813,122
193,625
619,497

19.1%
24.3%
13.7%
16.0%
17.3%
13.3%

72,262
48,842
72,526
33,570
2,037
229,237

41,222
48,916
57,476
10,075
11,608
169,297

(1)  Certain expenses are maintained at the corporate level and not allocated to the segments. These expenses include executive 
and functional compensation costs, non-service pension costs, non-operating insurance expenses, and various administrative 
expenses relating to the corporate headquarters.

86

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

Selected financial information by market segment (continued): 

TOTAL ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31:
Communication Technologies
Energy
Engineered Systems
Printing & Identification
Corporate (principally cash and cash equivalents)

Total assets - continuing operations
Assets from discontinued operations
Consolidated total

$

2012
2,538,644
2,020,349
3,378,005
1,301,521
807,879
10,046,398
397,545
$ 10,443,943

$

$

2011
2,471,918
1,699,395
2,247,532
1,310,272
1,284,575
9,013,692
486,860
9,500,552

$

$

2010
1,540,636
1,010,415
2,089,801
1,308,482
1,448,210
7,397,544
1,161,199
8,558,743

United States
Europe
Other Americas
Asia
Other
Consolidated total

Revenue
Years Ended December 31,
2011
$ 3,923,118
1,247,039
771,239
1,162,103
265,655
$ 7,369,154

2010
$ 3,355,649
1,116,641
624,716
836,875
175,626
$ 6,109,507

2012
$ 4,343,946
1,240,222
793,556
1,488,251
238,364
$ 8,104,339

Long-Lived Assets
At December 31,

$

2012
656,006
216,535
51,096
232,937
10,478
$ 1,167,052

$

$

2011
557,238
175,896
51,788
176,708
9,073
970,703

Revenue is attributed to regions based on the location of the Company’s customer, which in some instances is an intermediary 
and not necessarily the end user. Long-lived assets are comprised of net property, plant and equipment. The Company’s businesses 
are based primarily in the United States of America, Asia, and Europe.  The Company’s businesses serve thousands of customers, 
none of which accounted for more than 10% of consolidated revenue.  

17. Earnings per Share

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the information used in computing basic and diluted earnings per share:

Years Ended December 31,
2011

2010

2012

Earnings from continuing operations
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net
Net earnings

Basic earnings per common share:

Earnings from continuing operations
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net
Net earnings

Weighted average shares outstanding

Diluted earnings per common share:

Earnings from continuing operations
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net
Net earnings

$

$

$
$
$

$
$
$

833,119
(22,049)
811,070

$

$

773,186
122,057
895,243

$
4.59
(0.12) $
$
4.47

4.16
0.66
4.82

$

$

$
$
$

619,497
80,607
700,104

3.31
0.43
3.75

181,551,000

185,882,000

186,897,000

$
4.53
(0.12) $
$
4.41

4.09
0.65
4.74

$
$
$

3.27
0.43
3.70

Weighted average shares outstanding

183,993,000

188,887,000

189,170,000

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

The following table is a reconciliation of the share amounts used in computing earnings per share:

Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic
Dilutive effect of assumed exercise of employee stock options and SARs 
and vesting of performance shares and restricted shares
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted

Years Ended December 31,
2011
185,882,000

2012
181,551,000

2010
186,897,000

2,442,000
183,993,000

3,005,000
188,887,000

2,273,000
189,170,000

Diluted per share amounts are computed using the weighted-average number of common shares and, if dilutive, potential common 
shares outstanding during the period.  Potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the 
exercise of stock options and SARs, and vesting of performance shares and restricted shares, as determined using the treasury 
stock method.  For the  years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, the weighted average number of anti-dilutive potential 
common shares excluded from the calculation above totaled 2,950,000, 1,333,000, and 1,378,000, respectively.

18. Stockholders' Equity

The Company has the authority to issue up to 100,000 shares of $100 par preferred stock and up to 500,000,000 shares of $1 
par common stock. None of the preferred stock has been issued.  As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, 254,119,478 and 250,591,610 
shares of common stock were issued, and the Company had 79,401,585 and 67,000,487 treasury shares, held at cost, respectively. 

Share Repurchases

Share repurchases were as follows:

Shares repurchased in the open market
Shares repurchased from holders of employee stock options
Total shares repurchased

Average price paid per share

Years Ended December 31,

2012
12,314,795
86,303
12,401,098

2011
4,034,973
80,166
4,115,139

2010
2,335,500
82,455
2,417,955

$

60.38

$

58.93

$

51.10

In May 2012, the Board of Directors renewed its standing authorization of the Company's share repurchase program, on terms 
consistent with its prior five-year authorization which expired at that time.  This renewal authorized the repurchase of up to 
10,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock during the five-year period ending May 2017.  The Company repurchased 
6,091,711  shares  under  this  authorization  during  2012. As  of  December 31,  2012,  the  number  of  shares  still  available  for 
repurchase under the May 2012 share repurchase authorization was 3,908,289. 

In November 2012, the Board of Directors approved a $1 billion share repurchase program authorizing repurchases of the 
Company's common shares over the next 12 to 18 months. The Company repurchased 3,963,084 shares under this new program 
during 2012. As of December 31, 2012, the approximate dollar amount still available for repurchase under this share repurchase 
program was $749,898. 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share data and where otherwise indicated)

19.  Quarterly Data (Unaudited)

Quarter
2012
First
Second
Third
Fourth

2011
First
Second
Third
Fourth

Revenue

Gross
Profit

$ 1,954,614
2,038,289
2,097,605
2,013,831
$ 8,104,339

$

746,080
777,102
810,139
773,744
$ 3,107,065

$ 1,659,048
1,819,594
1,999,550
1,890,962
$ 7,369,154

$

656,133
712,729
757,608
718,333
$ 2,844,803

Continuing Operations
Per
Share -
Basic

Per
Share -
Diluted

Earnings

Net Earnings
Per
Share -
Basic

Per
Share -
Diluted

Net
Earnings

$

$

$

$

$

$

186,409
205,156
233,330
208,224
833,119

155,145
213,259
207,515
197,267
773,186

$

$

1.01
1.12
1.28
1.17
4.59

0.83
1.14
1.12
1.07
4.16

$

$

1.00
1.10
1.27
1.16
4.53

0.82
1.12
1.10
1.05
4.09

$

$

$

$

196,063
214,101
241,046
159,860
811,070

194,905
249,769
172,280
278,289
895,243

$

$

1.07
1.17
1.33
0.90
4.47

1.04
1.34
0.93
1.51
4.82

1.05
1.15
1.31
0.89
4.41

1.03
1.32
0.91
1.49
4.74

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SCHEDULE II

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 
(In thousands)

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Year Ended December 31, 2012

Balance at
Beginning
of Year

Acquired by
Purchase or
Merger

Charged 
to Cost 
and
Expense 
(A)

Accounts
Written 
Off

Balance at
End of 
Year

Other

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Year Ended December 31, 2011

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

$

$

21,238

26,815

Year Ended December 31, 2010

56

73

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

—
(A) Net of recoveries on previously reserved or written-off balances.

31,746

$

5,162

(6,481)

417

$

20,392

5,693

(10,013)

(1,330) $

21,238

(153)

(4,204)

(574) $

26,815

Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance
Year Ended December 31, 2012

Balance at
Beginning
of Year

Acquired by
Purchase or
Merger

Additions Reductions

Other

Balance at
End of 
Year

Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance

$

20,855

Year Ended December 31, 2011

Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance $

35,486

Year Ended December 31, 2010

Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance $

34,969

—

—

—

—

—

517

(1,968)

— $

18,887

(14,631)

— $

20,855

—

— $

35,486

LIFO Reserve
Year Ended December 31, 2012

LIFO Reserve

Year Ended December 31, 2011

LIFO Reserve

Year Ended December 31, 2010

LIFO Reserve

Balance at
Beginning
of Year

Acquired by
Purchase or
Merger

Charged 
to Cost 
and 
Expense

Reductions

Other

Balance at
End of 
Year

$

$

$

55,345

45,742

44,195

—

—

—

161

9,603

1,547

—

—

—

— $

55,506

— $

55,345

— $

45,742

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ITEM 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL 
DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Based on an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, the Company’s Chief 
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined 
in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act were effective as of December 31, 2012 to ensure that information required to be 
disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, and 
reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated 
and  communicated  to  the  Company’s  management,  including  its  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Chief  Financial  Officer,  as 
appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. 

Changes in Internal Controls 

During the fourth quarter of 2012, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have 
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. 

Inherent Limitations Over Internal Controls 

The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: 

(i)  pertain  to  the  maintenance  of  records  that,  in  reasonable  detail,  accurately  and  fairly  reflect  the  transactions  and 

dispositions of the Company’s assets;

(ii)  provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements 
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that the Company’s receipts and expenditures are 
being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Company’s management and directors; and

(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition 

of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Management’s report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is included in Item 8 of 
this Form 10-K. Management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect 
that the Company’s internal controls will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed 
and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, 
the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be 
considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of internal controls 
can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. Also, any evaluation of 
the effectiveness of controls in future periods is subject to the risk that those internal controls may become inadequate because 
of changes in business conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

ITEM 9B.   OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable. 

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PART III

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information with respect to the directors and the board committees of the Company required to be included pursuant to this 
Item 10 will be included in the 2013 Proxy Statement that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant 
to Rule 14a-6 under the Exchange Act in accordance with applicable SEC deadlines, and is incorporated in this Item 10 by 
reference.

The information with respect to the executive officers of the Company required to be included pursuant to this Item 10 is included 
under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant” in Part I of this Form 10-K and is incorporated in this Item 10 by 
reference. 

The information with respect to Section 16(a) reporting compliance required to be included in this Item 10 will be included in 
our 2013 Proxy Statement and is incorporated in this Item 10 by reference. 

The Company has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its chief executive officer and senior financial officers. A copy of this 
code of ethics can be found on our website at www.dovercorporation.com. In the event of any amendment to, or waiver from, 
the code of ethics, we will publicly disclose the amendment or waiver by posting the information on our website.

ITEM 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 

The information with respect to executive compensation and the compensation committee required to be included pursuant to 
this Item 11 will be included in our 2013 Proxy Statement and is incorporated in this Item 11 by reference.

ITEM 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP BY CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND 
RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS

The information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management that is required to be included 
pursuant to this Item 12 will be included in our 2013 Proxy Statement and is incorporated in this Item 12 by reference.

Equity Compensation Plans 

The Equity Compensation Plan Table below presents information regarding the our equity compensation plans at December 31, 
2012:

(a)

(b)

Number of 
Securities to be 
Issued Upon 
Exercise of 
Outstanding 
Options, 
Warrants and 
Rights (1)

Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
of Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and
Rights

9,439,627
—
9,439,627

$

$

49.23
—
49.23

(c)
Number of 
Securities 
Remaining 
Available for 
Future Issuance 
Under Equity 
Compensation 
Plans (Excluding 
Securities Reflected 
in Column (a)) (2)
16,938,968
—
16,938,968

Plan Category
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders
Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders
Total

(1)  Column (a) includes shares issuable pursuant to outstanding performance share awards under the Company's 2005 Equity 
and Cash Incentive Plan (the "2005 Plan") subject to the satisfaction at the level of the applicable performance criteria over 
a three-year performance period. Performance share awards are not reflected in the weighted exercise price in column (b).

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(2)  Column (c) consists of shares available for future issuance under the Company's 2012 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan (the 
"2012 Plan"). Under the 2012 Plan, the Company may grant options, stock-settled stock appreciation rights ("SARs"), 
restricted stock or restricted stock units, performance share awards, director shares, or deferred stock units. Under the 2012 
Plan, the number of shares available for issuance will be reduced (i) by one share for each share issued pursuant to options 
or SARs and (ii) by three shares for each share of stock issued pursuant to restricted stock, restricted stock unit, performance 
share, director share, or deferred stock unit awards. 

As of December 31, 2012, equity securities have been authorized for issuance to employees and/or non-employee directors 
under the 2012 Plan and its predecessor plans, the 1995 Incentive Stock Options Plan and 1995 Cash Performance Program (the 
"1995 Plan"), and the 2005 Plan. Although each of the 1995 Plan and the 2005 Plan have expired and no further awards may be 
granted under the Plan, there remain outstanding options under the 1995 Plan and outstanding options, stock-settled appreciation 
rights, and performance share awards under the 2005 Plan, which are reflected in Column (a) of the table. 

ITEM 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information with respect to any director independence, related party transaction policies, and any reportable transaction, 
business relationship, or indebtedness between the Company and the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Common Stock, 
the directors or nominees for director of the Company, the executive officers of the Company, or the members of the immediate 
families of such individuals that are required to be included pursuant to this Item 13 is included in the 2013 Proxy Statement 
and is incorporated in this Item 13 by reference.

ITEM 14.   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information with respect to the Company’s relationship with its independent registered public accounting firm and fees paid 
thereto required to be included pursuant to this Item 14 is included in the 2013 Proxy Statement and is incorporated in this Item 
14 by reference. 

The information with respect to audit committee pre-approval policies and procedures required to be included pursuant to this 
Item 14 is included in the 2013 Proxy Statement and is incorporated in this Item 14 by reference.

ITEM 15.   EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES 

a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:

PART IV

(1) Financial Statements. The financial statements are set forth under “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary 

Data” of this Form 10-K.

(2) Schedules. The following financial statement schedule is set forth under “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary 
Data” of this Form 10-K. All other schedules have been omitted because they are not required, are not applicable or the 
required information is included in the financial statements or the notes thereto.

• 

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

(3) Exhibits. The exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this 
Form 10-K. The exhibits will be filed with the SEC but will not be included in the printed version of the Annual Report 
to Shareholders.

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly 
caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Signatures

DOVER CORPORATION

/s/ Robert A. Livingston
Robert A. Livingston
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: February 15, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been 
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each of the 
undersigned, being a director or officer of Dover Corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert A. 
Livingston, Brad M. Cerepak and Ivonne M. Cabrera, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his or 
her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead in any and all capacities, to 
sign the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 under the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents 
in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other appropriate authority, granting unto such 
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing required 
and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he or 
she might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any 
of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Robert W. Cremin
Robert W. Cremin

/s/ Robert A. Livingston
Robert A. Livingston

/s/ Brad M. Cerepak
Brad M. Cerepak

/s/ Raymond T. McKay, Jr.
Raymond T. McKay, Jr.

/s/ David H. Benson
David H. Benson

/s/ Jean-Pierre M. Ergas
Jean-Pierre M. Ergas

/s/ Peter T. Francis
Peter T. Francis

Chairman, Board of Directors

February 15, 2013

Chief Executive Officer, 
President and Director  
(Principal Executive Officer)

February 15, 2013

Senior Vice President and     

Chief Financial Officer 
(Principal Financial Officer)

February 15, 2013

Vice President, Controller 
(Principal Accounting Officer)

February 15, 2013

February 15, 2013

February 15, 2013

February 15, 2013

Director

Director

Director

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Signature

/s/ Kristiane C. Graham
Kristiane C. Graham

/s/ Michael F. Johnston
Michael F. Johnston

/s/ Richard K. Lochridge
Richard K. Lochridge

/s/ Bernard G. Rethore
Bernard G. Rethore

/s/ Michael B. Stubbs
Michael B. Stubbs

/s/ Stephen M. Todd
Stephen M. Todd

/s/ Stephen K. Wagner
Stephen K. Wagner

/s/ Mary A. Winston
Mary A. Winston

Date

February 15, 2013

February 15, 2013

February 15, 2013

February 15, 2013

February 15, 2013

February 15, 2013

February 15, 2013

February 15, 2013

Title

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

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EXHIBIT INDEX

(2.1) Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2010, between the Company, NXP B.V., Knowles

Electronics, LLC, EFF Acht Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH and NXP Semiconductors N.V., filed as Exhibit 2.1
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2010, is incorporated by
reference (confidential portions omitted and filed separately with the SEC).

(3)(i)(a) Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for

the period ended June 30, 1998 (SEC File No. 001-04018), is incorporated by reference.

(3)(i)(b) Certificate of Correction to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated as of January 24, 2002, filed as

Exhibit 3(i) to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 28, 2002 (SEC File No. 001-04018), is
incorporated by reference.

(3)(ii) By-Laws of the Company as amended and restated as of November 6, 2008, filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the

Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 12, 2008 (SEC File No. 001-04018), are incorporated
by reference.

(4.1) Indenture, dated as of June 8, 1998 between the Company and The First National Bank Chicago, as Trustee, filed

as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 12, 1998 (SEC File No. 001-04018), is
incorporated by reference.

(4.2) Form of 6.65% Debentures due June 1, 2028 ($200,000,000 aggregate principal amount), filed as Exhibit 4.4 to
the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 12, 1998 (SEC File No. 001-04018), is incorporated by
reference.

(4.3) 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.

(4.4) 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.

(4.5) Form of 4.875% Notes due October 15, 2015 ($300,000,000 aggregate principal amount), filed as exhibit 4.2 to

the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 12, 2005 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is incorporated by
reference.

(4.6) Form of 5.375% Debentures due October 15, 2035 ($300,000,000 aggregate principal amount), filed as

exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 12, 2005 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is
incorporated by reference.

(4.7) 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.

(4.8) Form of Global Note representing the 5.45% Notes due March 15, 2018 ($350,000,000 aggregate principal
amount), filed as exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 14, 2008 (SEC File
No. 001-04018) is incorporated by reference.

(4.9) Form of Global Note representing 6.60% Notes due March 15, 2038 ($250,000,000 aggregate principal amount)

filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 14, 2008 (SEC File
No. 001-04018) is incorporated by reference.

(4.10) 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.

(4.11) Form of 4.300% Notes due March 1, 2021 ($450,000,000 aggregate principal amount), filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the

Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 22, 2011 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is incorporated by
reference.

(4.12) Form of 5.375% Notes due March 1, 2041 ($350,000,000 aggregate principal amount), filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the

Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 22, 2011 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is incorporated by
reference.

The Company agrees to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request, a copy of any
instrument with respect to long-term debt under which the total amount of securities authorized does not exceed
10 percent of the total consolidated assets of the Company.

(10.1) Employee Savings and Investment Plan, filed as Exhibit 99 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (SEC File

No. 33-01419), is incorporated by reference.*

(10.2) Executive Officer Annual Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2009, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to

the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 13, 2009 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is incorporated by
reference.*

(10.3) Executive Change in Control Agreement as amended and restated as of January 1, 2009, filed as Exhibit 10.4 to

the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is
incorporated by reference.*

(10.4) 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan and 1995 Cash Performance Program, as amended as of May 4, 2006 with

respect to all awards then outstanding, filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2006 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is incorporated by reference.*

(10.5) Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2009, filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the

Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is
incorporated by reference.*

(10.6) 2005 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan, as amended as of January 1, 2009, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 13, 2009 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is incorporated by reference.*

(10.7) Form of award grant letter for SSAR grants made under the 2005 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan, filed as
Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2011, is
incorporated by reference.*

(10.8) Form of award grant letter for cash performance awards made under the 2005 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan,

filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2011, is
incorporated by reference.*

(10.9) Form of award grant letter for performance share awards made under the 2005 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan,

filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2011, is
incorporated by reference.*

(10.10) Pension Replacement Plan (formerly the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan), as amended and restated as

of January 1, 2010, filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2009 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is incorporated by reference.*

(10.11) Amendment No. 1 to the Executive Severance Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-04018), is incorporated by reference.  *

(10.12) Five-year Credit Agreement dated as of November 10, 2011 by and among Dover Corporation, the Borrowing

Subsidiaries party hereto, the Lenders party hereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A as Administrative Agent, Bank
of America, N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as Syndication Agents, and J.P. Morgan Securities
LLC, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Joint Lead
Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
period ended December 31, 2011, is incorporated by reference.

(10.13) Form of award grant letter for restricted stock awards made under the 2005 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan, filed

as Exhibit 10.15 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2010, is
incorporated by reference.*

(10.14) Amendment No. 1 to the Executive Employee Supplemental Retirement Agreement with Robert A. Livingston,

Jr., filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 3, 2010 (SEC  File No.
001-04018), is incorporated by reference.*

(10.15) Executive Severance Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period

ended December 31, 2010, is incorporated by reference.*

(10.16) Senior Executive Change-in-Control Severance Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Company's Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2010, is incorporated by reference.*

(10.17) Underwriting Agreement between the Company and Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., RBS Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC,
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Lazard Capital Markets LLC, and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., filed as
Exhibit 1.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 22, 2011 (SEC File No. 001-04018) is
incorporated by reference.

(10.18) Letter Agreement between Raymond Hoglund and the Company, dated as of May 31, 2011, filed as Exhibit 10.19

to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2011, is incorporated by
reference.*

(10.19) 2012 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan, effective as of May 3, 2012, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-04018), is incorporated
by reference.*

(10.20) Form of award grant letter for SSAR grants made under the 2012 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan.  * (1)

(10.21) Form of award grant letter for cash performance awards made under the 2012 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan. * 

(1)

(10.22) Form of award grant letter for performance share awards made under the 2012 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan.  *

(1)

(10.23) Amendment No. 1 to the Senior Executive Change-in-Control Severance Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the

Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-04018),
is incorporated by reference.  *

(21) Subsidiaries of Dover.  (1)

(23) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.  (1)

(24) Power of Attorney (included in signature page).  (1)

(31.1) Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, signed and dated

by Brad M. Cerepak.  (1)

(31.2) Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, signed and dated

by Robert A. Livingston.  (1)

(32) Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, signed and dated by Brad M. Cerepak and Robert A.

Livingston.  (1)

(101) The following materials from Dover Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2012 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of
Earnings, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv)
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity, (v) Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to
the Consolidated Financial Statements.  (1)

* Executive compensation plan or arrangement.

(1) Filed herewith.

ABOUT DOVER

Revenue by End Markets 
Revenue by End Markets

10%

16%

27%

47%

■	Consumer Electronics 
■	Aerospace/Defense
■	Medical Technology
■	Telecom/Other

Revenue by End Markets
Geography
  Revenue by Geography
Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets

2%

Geography
Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets
Revenue by End Markets     
Revenue by End Markets

2%

10%

16%

19%

11%
10%

47%

58%
47%

27%

29%
16%

27%

27%

■	Consumer Electronics 
■	 Asia
■	Production 
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	Consumer Electronics 
■	North America
■	 Downstream 
54%
■	Medical Technology
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	Europe 
■	 Drilling 
■	Telecom/Other
■	Medical Technology
■	Rest of World
■	Telecom/Other

11%
10%

19%

25%
16%

62%
47%

27%

27%

19%

■	 Asia
■	Production 
■	Consumer Electronics 
■	North America
■	 Downstream 
54%
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	Europe 
■	 Drilling 
54%
■	Medical Technology
■	Rest of World
■	Telecom/Other

■	Production 
■	 Downstream 
■	 Drilling 

27%

  Revenue by Geography
Geography
Revenue by End Markets

6%

7%

7%

19%

27%

80%

54%

■	North America
■	Europe  
■	Production 
■	Rest of World
■	 Downstream 
■	Asia  
■	 Drilling 

Printing & Identification

Geography

Communication Technologies

Energy

Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets

10%

16%

27%

47%

■	Consumer Electronics 

■	Aerospace/Industrial

■	Medical Technology

■	Telecom/Other

19%

27%

54%

■	Production 

■	 Downstream 

■	 Drilling 

Engineered Systems

Printing & Identification

Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets

24%

36%

40%

■	Refrigeration & 

Food Equipment

■	Industrial  

■	Fluid Solutions 

41%

59%

■	Fast Moving 

  Consumer Goods 

■	Industrial 

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

Communication Technologies

Communication Technologies

Energy

Communication Technologies
Communication Technologies

ENERGY

Energy

Communication Technologies
Communication Technologies

Energy

Energy
Energy

Revenue (in millions)  
Engineered Systems

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

$1,500

$1,500

$1,500

Revenue by End Markets

Segment Earnings (in millions)  Segment Margin

Engineered Systems
 $ in millions

Printing & Identification

 $ in millions
Engineered Systems
$225
$225
Revenue by End Markets

 $ in millions

$225

Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets

18%

$1,000

$1,000

$1,000

24%

$500

36%

40%
$500

■	Refrigeration & 
Food Equipment

$500

■	Industrial  
■	Fluid Solutions 

$0

$0

$0

$150

$150

24%

40%

41%

24%
$75

$75
36%

36%

$0

$0

$0

$150
■	Refrigeration & 
Food Equipment

■	Fast Moving 
■	Refrigeration & 
  Consumer Goods 
6%
6%
Food Equipment
■	Industrial 

59%
■	Industrial  
40%
$75
■	Fluid Solutions 

■	Industrial  
■	Fluid Solutions 

41%

24%

6%

36%

41%

$750

40%

■	Fast Moving 
■	Refrigeration & 
  Consumer Goods 
$750
Food Equipment
■	Industrial 

59%
$750

■	Fast Moving 
  Consumer Goods 
■	Industrial 

59%
■	Industrial  
■	Fluid Solutions 
$0

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010    2011    2012

2010    2011    2012

0%
0%
0%
2010    2011     2012
2010    2011     2012
2010    2011     2012

2010    2011    2012

$0

$0

Segment Earnings (in millions)  Segment Margin

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions
Printing & Identification

$600

$600
16%

$600

34%

Revenue by End Markets

20%

$400

$400

$400

■	Europe
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Rest of World

30%

30%

30%

30%

20%

20%

20%

$200

41%

$200

$200

59%

■	Fast Moving 
10%
  Consumer Goods 
■	Industrial 

10%

10%

$0

$0

$0

0%

0%

0%

Engineered Systems

Geography

Printing & Identification
Revenue (in millions)  
7%
 $ in millions
Printing & Identification
$2,250

8%
Engineered Systems
18%
18%
$2,250
Revenue by End Markets

 $ in millions

$2,250

 $ in millions

Revenue by End Markets
17%

■	North America
Revenue by End Markets
■	Europe
■	Asia
■	Rest of World

$1,500

$1,500

68%
$1,500

12%

12%

12%

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

Key Brands 

Communication Technologies

Revenue by End Markets
Communication Technologies

Geography

10%

2%

16%

11%

27%

25%

47%

62%

■	Consumer Electronics 
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	Medical Technology
SOUND
■	 Asia
■	Telecom/Other
SOLUTIONS
■	North America
■	Europe 
■	Rest of World

Key Products
n	Micro-acoustic audio input and 
  output components
n	Advanced miniaturized receivers and  
  electromechanical components
n	Specialized components for use in 

Energy

Communication Technologies

Revenue by End Markets
Communication Technologies

implantable devices and medical equipment

Revenue by End Markets
Energy

Geography

11%

n	Control components, electromechanical 
10%
Geography
7%
2%
47%
7%
11%

n	Specialty hydraulics, fasteners, bearings,  
Communication Technologies
switches and filters
Geography
19%
2%
6%
switches, multi-layered capacitors, filters  
■	Consumer Electronics 
■	Production 
  and quick disconnect couplings
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	 Downstream 
54%
n	Specialty mechanical and frequency control 
■	Medical Technology
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	 Drilling 
communication components
■	Telecom/Other
■	Europe  
■	North America
■	 Asia
n	Medical and bio processing connectors 
■	Rest of World
■	Europe 
80%
■	North America
■	Asia  
■	Rest of World
■	Europe 
■	Rest of World

62%

62%

25%

27%

16%

27%

25%

Key Brands 

Energy

Revenue by End Markets
Energy

Energy
Communication Technologies
Geography

2010    2011    2012

2010    2011    2012

2010    2011    2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

Key Products
n  Diamond cutters for down-hole drilling tools 
n  Quartz down-hole pressure tranducers
n  Artificial lift systems and well site controls
n  Compressor products and monitoring 

solutions and related aftermarket services
n  Winches and supporting electronic systems
n  Fluid film and magnetic bearings, bearing 
Energy
isolators, seals and monitoring systems

n  Fueling nozzles and underground containment  

Geography
19%
6%

7%

6%
54%

Geography
7%
2%
27%

7%

11%

7%

25%

62%

80%

■	Production 
■	 Downstream 
■	North America
■	 Drilling 
■	Europe  
■	Rest of World
■	Asia  

■	 Asia
■	North America
80%
■	Europe 
■	Rest of World

■	North America
■	Europe  
■	Rest of World
■	Asia  

Geography

systems and fuel management systems
n  Valves, gauges, interconnects, and loading  
  equipment for hazardous liquids and dry  
7%
  bulk materials

6%

7%

■	North America
■	Europe  
■	Rest of World
■	Asia  

80%

ENGINEERED SYSTEMS

Engineered Systems

Printing & Identification
Printing & Identification

Printing & Identification

PRINTING & IDENTIFICATION

Printing & Identification

Printing & Identification

Printing & Identification

Engineered Systems
Engineered Systems
Geography
Revenue by End Markets 
Revenue by End Markets
8%

7%

Engineered Systems
Geography

Engineered Systems

Geography

  Revenue by Geography
Geography
Revenue by End Markets
7%
8%

Revenue by End Markets

7%

16%

Engineered Systems
Geography
Revenue by End Markets 
Geography
Revenue by End Markets

Geography

7%

16%

24%

17%

68%
40%

36%

■	North America
■	Europe
■	Refrigeration & 
■	Asia
Food Equipment
■	Rest of World
■	Industrial  
■	Fluid Solutions 

8%

17%

24%

36%

20%
41%

68%
40%

17%

68%

8%

■	North America
■	Europe
34%
■	Europe
■	North America
■	North America
■	Refrigeration & 
■	Fast Moving 
■	Asia
■	 Asia
■	Europe
Food Equipment
  Consumer Goods 
59%
■	Rest of World
■	Rest of World
■	Asia
■	Industrial  
30%
■	Industrial 
■	Rest of World
■	Fluid Solutions 

17%

20%
41%

34%

16%

■	Europe
■	North America
■	Europe
■	North America
34%
■	Fast Moving 
■	 Asia
■	North America
■	Europe
  Consumer Goods 
■	Rest of World
■	 Asia
■	Asia
■	Industrial 
■	Rest of World
■	Rest of World
30%

68%

20%
30%

59%

  Revenue by Geography
Geography

16%

20%

34%

30%

■	Europe
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Rest of World

Revenue (in millions) 
 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

Segment Earnings (in millions)  Segment Margin
 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

Revenue (in millions) 
 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

Segment Earnings (in millions)  Segment Margin

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

$3,600

$3,600

$3,600

$525

$525

$525

18%

18%

18%

$1,200

$1,200

$1,200

$180

$180

$180

18%

18%

18%

Communication Technologies

$2,400

$2,400

$2,400

Communication Technologies
$350

$350

$350

Energy

12%

12%

Energy
12%

$800

$800

$800

$120

$120

$120

12%

12%

12%

Geography

Geography

Geography

2%
$1,200

$1,200

$1,200

$175

2%

$175

6%
$175

7%

6%

6%

11%

11%

7%

Geography

6%

7%

6%
$400

7%

$400

$400

$60

$60

$60

6%

6%

6%

2010     2011     2012

25%
2010     2011     2012
2010     2011     2012

$0

$0
62%

2010    2011    2012

2010    2011    2012

$0
25%

$0
62%
2010    2011    2012

$0

■	 Asia
$0
■	North America
■	Europe 
■	Rest of World

■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Europe  
■	North America
2010   2011     2012
2010   2011     2012
■	Rest of World
■	Europe 
80%
■	Asia  
■	Rest of World

0%
0%
2010     2011     2012
2010     2011     2012

0%
2010     2011     2012

2010   2011     2012

$0

$0

80%

■	North America
$0
■	Europe  
■	Rest of World
■	Asia  

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

$0

$0

$0

0%

0%

0%

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Key Brands 

Engineered Systems

Geography

7%

8%

17%

68%

■	North America
■	Europe
■	Asia
■	Rest of World

Key Products
n	Refrigeration cases and systems, specialty  

Key Brands 

Engineered Systems

Geography

cases and doors 

Printing & Identification

Geography

n	Specialty industrial pumps
n	Brazed plate heat exchangers
n	Automotive lifts and collision repair equipment
n	Refuse collection vehicles, waste compacting 
7%
  and recycling equipment
n	Workholding devices and factory 
  automation components
n	Winches, hoists, powertrain components 
68%
  & accessories 

■	Europe
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Rest of World

■	North America
34%
■	Europe
■	Asia
■	Rest of World
30%

20%

16%

8%

17%

Printing & Identification

Geography

16%

20%

34%

30%

■	Europe
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Rest of World

Key Products

n  Product market and coding equipment and

related consumables and services

n  Barcode printing equipment and related

consumables and services

n  Soldering and fluid dispensing equipment 
  and related consumables and services

OUR ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS MODEL 
Our customer-focused business model encourages, promotes and fosters deep customer 

engagement which has led to Dover’s well established and valued reputation as a global industrial  

manufacturer that provides industry leading product innovation and superior customer service.  

Our success is based on the core technological advantages of our businesses  

which are leaders in the niche markets they serve. Our intense customer focus and  

innovative products help our customers create value and win in their markets. 

WE BUILD ON OUR STRENGTHS 
Our deep bench of talent, core knowledge and industry leading expertise provides critical 

insight that guides our product development, growth initiatives and focused acquisition targeting  

that allows us to grow and expand the potential of our businesses. 

WE LEVERAGE OUR SCALE 
We share our expertise across all of Dover to achieve optimal productivity in manufacturing and operational 

excellence. Our proven track record of successfully combining and utilizing all of Dover’s global resources helps 

drive leverage across the entire company and enables us to continue our global growth and expansion.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share figures) 

Revenue 

Earnings before taxes 

Earnings from continuing operations 

Earnings per diluted share from continuing operations 

Dividends per common share 

Capital expenditures 

Acquisitions (net assets acquired) 

Cash flows from operations 

Return on average equity 

Number of employees 

2012 

$  8,104,339  

$  1,137,571  

$ 

$ 

$ 

 833,119  

4.53 

1.33 

$ 

 297,012  

$   1,181,043   

$  1,261,160  

16.5% 

37,416  

2011 

$ 7,369,154  

$ 1,010,262  

$  773,186  

$ 

$ 

4.09  

1.18 

$   262,676 

$ 1,342,461  

$   948,864  

        18.9% 

33,827 

2010

$6,109,507 

$  813,122 

$  619,497  

$ 

$ 

3.27  

1.07 

$    169,297 

$  104,418 

$   830,295 

        16.3%

31,962

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues of over $8 billion.  For over 50 years, Dover has been delivering  

outstanding products and services that reflect its market leadership and commitment to operational and technical excellence.  

The Company’s entrepreneurial business model encourages, promotes and fosters deep customer engagement which has led to  

Dover’s well-established and valued reputation for providing superior customer service and industry-leading product innovation.  

Dover focuses on innovative equipment and components, specialty systems and support services through its four major operating 

segments: Communication Technologies, Energy, Engineered Systems and Printing & Identification. Headquartered in Downers  

Grove, Illinois, Dover employs 37,000 people worldwide. Dover is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under “DOV.” Additional 

information is available on the company’s website at www.dovercorporation.com. 

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

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(888) 567-8341 
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Computershare Investor Services 
250 Royall Street 
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(888) 567-8341 
www.computershare.com/investor

Investor Inquiries  
and Corporate News:
For quarterly earnings releases, informa-
tion on conference calls and webcasts, 
press releases, annual reports, SEC 
filings including Form 10-K, acquisitions, 
supplemental financial disclosure, and all 
other corporate news releases, please visit 
our website at: 
www.dovercorporation.com

Dividends:
Quarterly dividends on Dover Corporation 
common stock are typically paid on or 
about the 15th of March, June, September 
and December. Dover has paid an increased 
dividend each year since 1955.

Dover’s Ticker Symbol: 
Dover’s ticker symbol is DOV.  
The stock trades on the New  
York Stock Exchange and is  
one of the corporations listed  
in the S&P 500.

Annual Shareholders Meeting:
May 2, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. CT 
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center 
70 Yorktown Center 
Lombard, IL 60148

Independent Accountants:
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 
Chicago, IL

Executive Offices:
Dover Corporation 
3005 Highland Parkway 
Downers Grove, IL 60515 
(630) 541-1540 
Visit us on the web at: 
www.dovercorporation.com

Shareholder Services:
For help with any of the  
following, please contact:

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Dover at a Glance

Company Overview 

n  Traded on the NYSE under “DOV” 

Key Officers:  

n  Dover strives to achieve strong 

operating margins and generate 
free cash flow in excess of 10%  
of revenue

n  Dover has rewarded shareholders 

with an annually increased 
dividend for 57 consecutive years 
(the fourth-longest record on  
the NYSE).

Sales For Year Ended 12/31/12:
$8.1 B 

EPS From Continuing  
Operations For 2012: 
$4.53

Headquarters:  

Dover Corporation
3005 Highland Parkway
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
www.dovercorporation.com

Investor Contact: 

Paul Goldberg
Vice President 
Investor Relations
(212) 922-1640
FAX (212) 922-0945
e-mail: peg@dovercorp.com

Bob Livingston
President &  
Chief Executive Officer

Ivonne Cabrera 
Senior Vice President,  
General Counsel & Secretary

Brad Cerepak
Senior Vice President &  
Chief Financial Officer

Tom Giacomini
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Dover Engineered Systems

John Hartner
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Dover Printing & Identification

Jay Kloosterboer
Senior Vice President,  
Human Resources

Jeff Niew
President & Chief Executive Officer, 
Dover Communication Technologies

Steve Sellhausen
Senior Vice President, 
Corporate Development

Bill Spurgeon
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Dover Energy 

3005 Highland Parkway
Downers Grove, IL 60515
www.dovercorporation.com

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues of over 
$8 billion.  For over 50 years, Dover has been delivering outstanding 
products and services that reflect its market leadership and commitment 
to operational and technical excellence. The Company’s entrepreneurial 
business model encourages, promotes and fosters deep customer 
engagement which has led to Dover’s well-established and valued 
reputation for providing superior customer service and industry-
leading product innovation. Dover focuses on innovative equipment 
and components, specialty systems and support services through its 
four major operating segments: Communication Technologies, Energy, 
Engineered Systems and Printing & Identification. Headquartered in 
Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover employs 37,000 people worldwide. 
Dover is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under “DOV.” 
Additional information is available on the company’s website at 
www.dovercorporation.com.

Financial Highlights 2012
(dollars in thousands, except per share figures) 

Revenue 
Earnings before taxes 
Earnings from continuing operations 
Earnings per diluted share  
     from continuing operations 
Dividends per common share 
Capital expenditures 
Acquisitions (net assets acquired) 
Cash flows from operations 
Return on average equity 
Number of employees 

2012 

2011

$ 8,104,339 
$  1,137,571 
$  833,119 

$ 7,369,154
$  1,010,262
$  773,186

4.53 
$ 
$ 
1.33 
$  297,012 
$  1,181,043  
$  1,261,160 
16.5% 
 37,416  

4.09
$ 
$ 
1.18
$  262,676
$  1,342,461
$  948,864
18.9%
33,827

Credit Ratings: 

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Fact Sheet 

2012 Revenue by Region 

Moody’s: 
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Long  Short
Term
Term 
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A-1
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F1
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2012 Revenue by Segment                        2012 Revenue by Region
2012 Revenue by Segment
2012 Revenue by Region 

7%

12%

19%

15%

19%

59%

42%

■	North America
■	Asia
■	Europe
■	Rest of World

27%

■	Communication 
  Technologies 
■	Energy
■	Engineered 
  Systems
■	Printing &

Identification

7%
8%

15%
15%

19%
18%

59%
59%

■	North America
■	Asia
■	Europe
■	Rest of World

Revenue vs. Continuing Earnings 
($ in millions)

Free Cash Flow
($ in millions)

$8,000

$900

$1,000

20%

6,000

4,000

2,000

0

675

750

450

500

225

250

0

0

15

10

5

0

 2008     2009     2010     2011     2012

Revenue
Earnings from Continuing Operations

 2008     2009     2010     2011     2012

Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow as a % of Revenue

Strategic Asset Allocation
Dover grows its business by thoughtfully and strategically allocating 
capital, primarily in our five growth spaces – Energy, Product ID, Fluid 
Solutions, Communication Components and Refrigeration Equipment. 
We then create value by quickly implementing an integration plan that 
unlocks the earnings power of the acquired business in a timely manner. 
Acquisitions are complimented by a consistent dividend policy and 
strategic share repurchases. 

Leveraging Our Scale
Dover creates value by leveraging the scale and expertise inherent in our 
company. By aggregating volumes and streamlining systems, creating 
commonality and standardized processes, and combining facilities and 
eliminating duplication, we seek to do more with less. We create an 
environment that maximizes the benefit of our size, while ensuring that 
our companies remain nimble enough to deliver extraordinary service to 
their customers.

Leadership Development
Dover supports its goals by providing resources and programs designed 
to enhance and maximize employees’ leadership opportunities. By 
promoting a positive environment that empowers future leaders to 
interact and share experiences, encourages expression of ideas, inspires 
creativity, and fosters opportunities for leadership development, we 
develop and retain the people who will drive our future success.

Corporate Responsibility
Dover endeavors to live up to the highest standards of corporate 
responsibility, in all aspects of our business, whether at home in the 
United States, or elsewhere around the globe. We strive to achieve the 
highest ethical standards and good corporate governance, and adhere to 
all applicable laws, regulations and codes of conduct in the geographies 
where we operate.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ABOUT DOVER

Revenue by End Markets 
Revenue by End Markets

10%

16%

27%

47%

■	Consumer Electronics 
■	Aerospace/Defense
■	Medical Technology
■	Telecom/Other

Revenue by End Markets
Geography
  Revenue by Geography
Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets

2%

Geography
Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets
Revenue by End Markets     
Revenue by End Markets

2%

10%

16%

19%

11%
10%

47%

58%
47%

27%

29%
16%

27%

27%

■	Consumer Electronics 
■	 Asia
■	Production 
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	Consumer Electronics 
■	North America
■	 Downstream 
54%
■	Medical Technology
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	Europe 
■	 Drilling 
■	Telecom/Other
■	Medical Technology
■	Rest of World
■	Telecom/Other

11%
10%

19%

25%
16%

62%
47%

27%

27%

19%

■	 Asia
■	Production 
■	Consumer Electronics 
■	North America
■	 Downstream 
54%
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	Europe 
■	 Drilling 
54%
■	Medical Technology
■	Rest of World
■	Telecom/Other

■	Production 
■	 Downstream 
■	 Drilling 

27%

  Revenue by Geography
Geography
Revenue by End Markets

6%

7%

7%

19%

27%

80%

54%

■	North America
■	Europe  
■	Production 
■	Rest of World
■	 Downstream 
■	Asia  
■	 Drilling 

Printing & Identification

Geography

Communication Technologies

Energy

Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets

10%

16%

27%

47%

■	Consumer Electronics 

■	Aerospace/Industrial

■	Medical Technology

■	Telecom/Other

19%

27%

54%

■	Production 

■	 Downstream 

■	 Drilling 

Engineered Systems

Printing & Identification

Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets

24%

36%

40%

■	Refrigeration & 

Food Equipment

■	Industrial  

■	Fluid Solutions 

41%

59%

■	Fast Moving 

  Consumer Goods 

■	Industrial 

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

Communication Technologies

Communication Technologies

Energy

Communication Technologies
Communication Technologies

ENERGY

Energy

Communication Technologies
Communication Technologies

Energy

Energy
Energy

Revenue (in millions)  
Engineered Systems

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

$1,500

$1,500

$1,500

Revenue by End Markets

Segment Earnings (in millions)  Segment Margin

Engineered Systems
 $ in millions

Printing & Identification

 $ in millions
Engineered Systems
$225
$225
Revenue by End Markets

 $ in millions

$225

Revenue by End Markets

Revenue by End Markets

18%

$1,000

$1,000

$1,000

24%

$500

36%

40%
$500

■	Refrigeration & 
Food Equipment

$500

■	Industrial  
■	Fluid Solutions 

$0

$0

$0

$150

$150

24%

40%

41%

24%
$75

$75
36%

36%

$0

$0

$0

$150
■	Refrigeration & 
Food Equipment

■	Fast Moving 
■	Refrigeration & 
  Consumer Goods 
6%
6%
Food Equipment
■	Industrial 

59%
■	Industrial  
40%
$75
■	Fluid Solutions 

■	Industrial  
■	Fluid Solutions 

41%

24%

6%

36%

41%

$750

40%

■	Fast Moving 
■	Refrigeration & 
  Consumer Goods 
$750
Food Equipment
■	Industrial 

59%
$750

■	Fast Moving 
  Consumer Goods 
■	Industrial 

59%
■	Industrial  
■	Fluid Solutions 
$0

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010    2011    2012

2010    2011    2012

0%
0%
0%
2010    2011     2012
2010    2011     2012
2010    2011     2012

2010    2011    2012

$0

$0

Segment Earnings (in millions)  Segment Margin

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions
Printing & Identification

$600

$600
16%

$600

34%

Revenue by End Markets

20%

$400

$400

$400

■	Europe
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Rest of World

30%

30%

30%

30%

20%

20%

20%

$200

41%

$200

$200

59%

■	Fast Moving 
10%
  Consumer Goods 
■	Industrial 

10%

10%

$0

$0

$0

0%

0%

0%

Engineered Systems

Geography

Printing & Identification
Revenue (in millions)  
7%
 $ in millions
Printing & Identification
$2,250

8%
Engineered Systems
18%
18%
$2,250
Revenue by End Markets

 $ in millions

$2,250

 $ in millions

Revenue by End Markets
17%

■	North America
Revenue by End Markets
■	Europe
■	Asia
■	Rest of World

$1,500

$1,500

68%
$1,500

12%

12%

12%

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

Key Brands 

Communication Technologies

Revenue by End Markets
Communication Technologies

Geography

10%

2%

16%

11%

27%

25%

47%

62%

■	Consumer Electronics 
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	Medical Technology
SOUND
■	 Asia
■	Telecom/Other
SOLUTIONS
■	North America
■	Europe 
■	Rest of World

Key Products
n	Micro-acoustic audio input and 
  output components
n	Advanced miniaturized receivers and  
  electromechanical components
n	Specialized components for use in 

Energy

Communication Technologies

Revenue by End Markets
Communication Technologies

implantable devices and medical equipment

Revenue by End Markets
Energy

Geography

11%

n	Control components, electromechanical 
10%
Geography
7%
2%
47%
7%
11%

n	Specialty hydraulics, fasteners, bearings,  
Communication Technologies
switches and filters
Geography
19%
2%
6%
switches, multi-layered capacitors, filters  
■	Consumer Electronics 
■	Production 
  and quick disconnect couplings
■	Aerospace/Industrial
■	 Downstream 
54%
n	Specialty mechanical and frequency control 
■	Medical Technology
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	 Drilling 
communication components
■	Telecom/Other
■	Europe  
■	North America
■	 Asia
n	Medical and bio processing connectors 
■	Rest of World
■	Europe 
80%
■	North America
■	Asia  
■	Rest of World
■	Europe 
■	Rest of World

62%

25%

62%

27%

16%

27%

25%

Key Brands 

Energy

Revenue by End Markets
Energy

Energy
Communication Technologies
Geography

2010    2011    2012

2010    2011    2012

2010    2011    2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

Key Products
n  Diamond cutters for down-hole drilling tools 
n  Quartz down-hole pressure tranducers
n  Artificial lift systems and well site controls
n  Compressor products and monitoring 

solutions and related aftermarket services
n  Winches and supporting electronic systems
n  Fluid film and magnetic bearings, bearing 
Energy
isolators, seals and monitoring systems

n  Fueling nozzles and underground containment  

Geography
19%
6%

7%

6%
54%

Geography
7%
2%
27%

7%

11%

7%

25%

62%

80%

■	Production 
■	 Downstream 
■	North America
■	 Drilling 
■	Europe  
■	Rest of World
■	Asia  

■	 Asia
■	North America
80%
■	Europe 
■	Rest of World

■	North America
■	Europe  
■	Rest of World
■	Asia  

Geography

systems and fuel management systems
n  Valves, gauges, interconnects, and loading  
  equipment for hazardous liquids and dry  
7%
  bulk materials

6%

7%

■	North America
■	Europe  
■	Rest of World
■	Asia  

80%

ENGINEERED SYSTEMS

Engineered Systems

Printing & Identification
Printing & Identification

Printing & Identification

PRINTING & IDENTIFICATION

Printing & Identification

Printing & Identification

Printing & Identification

Engineered Systems
Engineered Systems
Geography
Revenue by End Markets 
Revenue by End Markets
8%

7%

Engineered Systems
Geography

Engineered Systems

Geography

  Revenue by Geography
Geography
Revenue by End Markets
7%
8%

Revenue by End Markets

7%

16%

Engineered Systems
Geography
Revenue by End Markets 
Geography
Revenue by End Markets

Geography

7%

16%

24%

17%

68%
40%

36%

■	North America
■	Europe
■	Refrigeration & 
■	Asia
Food Equipment
■	Rest of World
■	Industrial  
■	Fluid Solutions 

8%

17%

24%

36%

20%
41%

68%
40%

17%

68%

8%

■	North America
■	Europe
34%
■	Europe
■	North America
■	North America
■	Refrigeration & 
■	Fast Moving 
■	Asia
■	 Asia
■	Europe
Food Equipment
  Consumer Goods 
59%
■	Rest of World
■	Rest of World
■	Asia
■	Industrial  
30%
■	Industrial 
■	Rest of World
■	Fluid Solutions 

17%

20%
41%

34%

16%

■	Europe
■	North America
■	Europe
■	North America
34%
■	Fast Moving 
■	 Asia
■	North America
■	Europe
  Consumer Goods 
■	Rest of World
■	 Asia
■	Asia
■	Industrial 
■	Rest of World
■	Rest of World
30%

68%

20%
30%

59%

  Revenue by Geography
Geography

16%

20%

34%

30%

■	Europe
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Rest of World

Revenue (in millions) 
 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

Segment Earnings (in millions)  Segment Margin
 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

Revenue (in millions) 
 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

Segment Earnings (in millions)  Segment Margin

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

 $ in millions

$3,600

$3,600

$3,600

$525

$525

$525

18%

18%

18%

$1,200

$1,200

$1,200

$180

$180

$180

18%

18%

18%

Communication Technologies

$2,400

$2,400

$2,400

Communication Technologies
$350

$350

$350

Energy

12%

12%

Energy
12%

$800

$800

$800

$120

$120

$120

12%

12%

12%

Geography

Geography

Geography

2%
$1,200

$1,200

$1,200

$175

2%

$175

6%
$175

7%

6%

6%

11%

11%

7%

Geography

6%

7%

6%
$400

7%

$400

$400

$60

$60

$60

6%

6%

6%

2010     2011     2012

25%
2010     2011     2012
2010     2011     2012

$0

$0
62%

2010    2011    2012

2010    2011    2012

$0
25%

$0
62%
2010    2011    2012

$0

■	 Asia
$0
■	North America
■	Europe 
■	Rest of World

■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Europe  
■	North America
2010   2011     2012
2010   2011     2012
■	Rest of World
■	Europe 
80%
■	Asia  
■	Rest of World

0%
0%
2010     2011     2012
2010     2011     2012

0%
2010     2011     2012

2010   2011     2012

$0

$0

80%

■	North America
$0
■	Europe  
■	Rest of World
■	Asia  

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

2010     2011     2012

$0

$0

$0

0%

0%

0%

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Key Brands 

Engineered Systems

Geography

7%

8%

17%

68%

■	North America
■	Europe
■	Asia
■	Rest of World

Key Products
n	Refrigeration cases and systems, specialty  

Key Brands 

Engineered Systems

Geography

cases and doors 

Printing & Identification

Geography

n	Specialty industrial pumps
n	Brazed plate heat exchangers
n	Automotive lifts and collision repair equipment
n	Refuse collection vehicles, waste compacting 
7%
  and recycling equipment
n	Workholding devices and factory 
  automation components
n	Winches, hoists, powertrain components 
68%
  & accessories 

■	Europe
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Rest of World

■	North America
34%
■	Europe
■	Asia
■	Rest of World
30%

16%

20%

8%

17%

Printing & Identification

Geography

16%

20%

34%

30%

■	Europe
■	North America
■	 Asia
■	Rest of World

Key Products

n  Product market and coding equipment and

related consumables and services

n  Barcode printing equipment and related

consumables and services

n  Soldering and fluid dispensing equipment 
  and related consumables and services

OUR ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS MODEL 
Our customer-focused business model encourages, promotes and fosters deep customer 

engagement which has led to Dover’s well established and valued reputation as a global industrial  

manufacturer that provides industry leading product innovation and superior customer service.  

Our success is based on the core technological advantages of our businesses  

which are leaders in the niche markets they serve. Our intense customer focus and  

innovative products help our customers create value and win in their markets. 

WE BUILD ON OUR STRENGTHS 
Our deep bench of talent, core knowledge and industry leading expertise provides critical 

insight that guides our product development, growth initiatives and focused acquisition targeting  

that allows us to grow and expand the potential of our businesses. 

WE LEVERAGE OUR SCALE 
We share our expertise across all of Dover to achieve optimal productivity in manufacturing and operational 

excellence. Our proven track record of successfully combining and utilizing all of Dover’s global resources helps 

drive leverage across the entire company and enables us to continue our global growth and expansion.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share figures) 

Revenue 

Earnings before taxes 

Earnings from continuing operations 

Earnings per diluted share from continuing operations 

Dividends per common share 

Capital expenditures 

Acquisitions (net assets acquired) 

Cash flows from operations 

Return on average equity 

Number of employees 

2012 

$  8,104,339  

$  1,137,571  

$ 

$ 

$ 

 833,119  

4.53 

1.33 

$ 

 297,012  

$   1,181,043   

$  1,261,160  

16.5% 

37,416  

2011 

$ 7,369,154  

$ 1,010,262  

$  773,186  

$ 

$ 

4.09  

1.18 

$   262,676 

$ 1,342,461  

$   948,864  

        18.9% 

33,827 

2010

$6,109,507 

$  813,122 

$  619,497  

$ 

$ 

3.27  

1.07 

$    169,297 

$  104,418 

$   830,295 

        16.3%

31,962

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues of over $8 billion.  For over 50 years, Dover has been delivering  

outstanding products and services that reflect its market leadership and commitment to operational and technical excellence.  

The Company’s entrepreneurial business model encourages, promotes and fosters deep customer engagement which has led to  

Dover’s well-established and valued reputation for providing superior customer service and industry-leading product innovation.  

Dover focuses on innovative equipment and components, specialty systems and support services through its four major operating 

segments: Communication Technologies, Energy, Engineered Systems and Printing & Identification. Headquartered in Downers  

Grove, Illinois, Dover employs 37,000 people worldwide. Dover is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under “DOV.” Additional 

information is available on the company’s website at www.dovercorporation.com. 

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

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Via Regular Mail:
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(888) 567-8341 
www.computershare.com/investor

Via Registered or Overnight Mail:
Computershare Investor Services 
250 Royall Street 
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(888) 567-8341 
www.computershare.com/investor

Investor Inquiries  
and Corporate News:
For quarterly earnings releases, informa-
tion on conference calls and webcasts, 
press releases, annual reports, SEC 
filings including Form 10-K, acquisitions, 
supplemental financial disclosure, and all 
other corporate news releases, please visit 
our website at: 
www.dovercorporation.com

Dividends:
Quarterly dividends on Dover Corporation 
common stock are typically paid on or 
about the 15th of March, June, September 
and December. Dover has paid an increased 
dividend each year since 1955.

Dover’s Ticker Symbol: 
Dover’s ticker symbol is DOV.  
The stock trades on the New  
York Stock Exchange and is  
one of the corporations listed  
in the S&P 500.

Annual Shareholders Meeting:
May 2, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. CT 
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center 
70 Yorktown Center 
Lombard, IL 60148

Independent Accountants:
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 
Chicago, IL

Executive Offices:
Dover Corporation 
3005 Highland Parkway 
Downers Grove, IL 60515 
(630) 541-1540 
Visit us on the web at: 
www.dovercorporation.com

Shareholder Services:
For help with any of the  
following, please contact:

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n   Dividend reinvestment
n   Lost dividend checks
n   Lost stock certificates
n   Name changes
n   Shareholder records
n   Stock transfers
n   IRS Form 1099
n   Direct Stock Purchase Plan

                                       
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
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Dover at a Glance

Company Overview 

n  Traded on the NYSE under “DOV” 

Key Officers:  

n  Dover strives to achieve strong 

operating margins and generate 
free cash flow in excess of 10%  
of revenue

n  Dover has rewarded shareholders 

with an annually increased 
dividend for 57 consecutive years 
(the fourth-longest record on  
the NYSE).

Sales For Year Ended 12/31/12:
$8.1 B 

EPS From Continuing  
Operations For 2012: 
$4.53

Headquarters:  

Dover Corporation
3005 Highland Parkway
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
www.dovercorporation.com

Investor Contact: 

Paul Goldberg
Vice President 
Investor Relations
(212) 922-1640
FAX (212) 922-0945
e-mail: peg@dovercorp.com

Bob Livingston
President &  
Chief Executive Officer

Ivonne Cabrera 
Senior Vice President,  
General Counsel & Secretary

Brad Cerepak
Senior Vice President &  
Chief Financial Officer

Tom Giacomini
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Dover Engineered Systems

John Hartner
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Dover Printing & Identification

Jay Kloosterboer
Senior Vice President,  
Human Resources

Jeff Niew
President & Chief Executive Officer, 
Dover Communication Technologies

Steve Sellhausen
Senior Vice President, 
Corporate Development

Bill Spurgeon
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Dover Energy 

3005 Highland Parkway
Downers Grove, IL 60515
www.dovercorporation.com

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues of over 
$8 billion.  For over 50 years, Dover has been delivering outstanding 
products and services that reflect its market leadership and commitment 
to operational and technical excellence. The Company’s entrepreneurial 
business model encourages, promotes and fosters deep customer 
engagement which has led to Dover’s well-established and valued 
reputation for providing superior customer service and industry-
leading product innovation. Dover focuses on innovative equipment 
and components, specialty systems and support services through its 
four major operating segments: Communication Technologies, Energy, 
Engineered Systems and Printing & Identification. Headquartered in 
Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover employs 37,000 people worldwide. 
Dover is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under “DOV.” 
Additional information is available on the company’s website at 
www.dovercorporation.com.

Financial Highlights 2012
(dollars in thousands, except per share figures) 

Revenue 
Earnings before taxes 
Earnings from continuing operations 
Earnings per diluted share  
     from continuing operations 
Dividends per common share 
Capital expenditures 
Acquisitions (net assets acquired) 
Cash flows from operations 
Return on average equity 
Number of employees 

2012 

2011

$ 8,104,339 
$  1,137,571 
$  833,119 

$ 7,369,154
$  1,010,262
$  773,186

4.53 
$ 
$ 
1.33 
$  297,012 
$  1,181,043  
$  1,261,160 
16.5% 
 37,416  

4.09
$ 
$ 
1.18
$  262,676
$  1,342,461
$  948,864
18.9%
33,827

Credit Ratings: 

Pillars of Success

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Fact Sheet 

2012 Revenue by Region 

Moody’s: 
Standard & Poor’s: 
Fact Sheet 
Fitch 

Long  Short
Term
Term 
P-1
A2 
A-1
A 
F1
A 

2012 Revenue by Segment                        2012 Revenue by Region
2012 Revenue by Segment
2012 Revenue by Region 

7%

12%

19%

15%

19%

59%

42%

■	North America
■	Asia
■	Europe
■	Rest of World

27%

■	Communication 
  Technologies 
■	Energy
■	Engineered 
  Systems
■	Printing &

Identification

7%
8%

15%
15%

19%
18%

59%
59%

■	North America
■	Asia
■	Europe
■	Rest of World

Revenue vs. Continuing Earnings 
($ in millions)

Free Cash Flow
($ in millions)

$8,000

$900

$1,000

20%

6,000

4,000

2,000

0

675

750

450

500

225

250

0

0

15

10

5

0

 2008     2009     2010     2011     2012

Revenue
Earnings from Continuing Operations

 2008     2009     2010     2011     2012

Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow as a % of Revenue

Strategic Asset Allocation
Dover grows its business by thoughtfully and strategically allocating 
capital, primarily in our five growth spaces – Energy, Product ID, Fluid 
Solutions, Communication Components and Refrigeration Equipment. 
We then create value by quickly implementing an integration plan that 
unlocks the earnings power of the acquired business in a timely manner. 
Acquisitions are complimented by a consistent dividend policy and 
strategic share repurchases. 

Leveraging Our Scale
Dover creates value by leveraging the scale and expertise inherent in our 
company. By aggregating volumes and streamlining systems, creating 
commonality and standardized processes, and combining facilities and 
eliminating duplication, we seek to do more with less. We create an 
environment that maximizes the benefit of our size, while ensuring that 
our companies remain nimble enough to deliver extraordinary service to 
their customers.

Leadership Development
Dover supports its goals by providing resources and programs designed 
to enhance and maximize employees’ leadership opportunities. By 
promoting a positive environment that empowers future leaders to 
interact and share experiences, encourages expression of ideas, inspires 
creativity, and fosters opportunities for leadership development, we 
develop and retain the people who will drive our future success.

Corporate Responsibility
Dover endeavors to live up to the highest standards of corporate 
responsibility, in all aspects of our business, whether at home in the 
United States, or elsewhere around the globe. We strive to achieve the 
highest ethical standards and good corporate governance, and adhere to 
all applicable laws, regulations and codes of conduct in the geographies 
where we operate.