Dover Corporation

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What shareholders voted on

From Dover Corporation’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.

2026

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
To consider a shareholder proposal requesting an independent board chair	Shareholder proposal	John Chevedden	36%	Failed
To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s NEOs	Company proposal		93%	Passed
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026	Auditor		93.7%	Passed
Election of Eric A. Spiegel	Director		99.7%	Passed
Election of Michael Manley	Director		99.7%	Passed
Election of Marc A. Howze	Director		99.7%	Passed
Election of Deborah L. DeHaas	Director		98.7%	Passed
Election of Danita K. Ostling	Director		98.3%	Passed
Election of Kristiane C. Graham	Director		96.9%	Passed
Election of Keith E. Wandell	Director		96.6%	Passed
Election of Richard J. Tobin	Director		96.6%	Passed
Election of H. John Gilbertson, Jr.	Director		94.9%	Passed

2025

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
To consider a shareholder proposal requesting an independent board chair	Shareholder proposal	John Chevedden	36.6%	Failed
To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s NEOs	Company proposal		91.9%	Passed
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025	Auditor		95.1%	Passed
Election of Marc A. Howze	Director		99.7%	Passed
Election of Michael Manley	Director		99.6%	Passed
Election of Eric A. Spiegel	Director		99.5%	Passed
Election of Danita K. Ostling	Director		99.4%	Passed
Election of Deborah L. DeHaas	Director		98.7%	Passed
Election of H. John Gilbertson, Jr.	Director		98.4%	Passed
Election of Keith E. Wandell	Director		96.9%	Passed
Election of Richard J. Tobin	Director		95.2%	Passed
Election of Kristiane C. Graham	Director		93.1%	Passed

2024

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers	Say on pay	93.7%	Passed
To approve an amendment to the Company’s Fifth Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect recent Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation	Company proposal	82.7%	Passed
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024	Auditor	95.8%	Passed
Election of Danita K. Ostling	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of Marc A. Howze	Director	99.6%	Passed
Election of Michael Manley	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Eric A. Spiegel	Director	99.3%	Passed
Election of Deborah L. DeHaas	Director	99.1%	Passed
Election of H. John Gilbertson, Jr.	Director	98.8%	Passed
Election of Keith E. Wandell	Director	97.8%	Passed
Election of Kristiane C. Graham	Director	96.9%	Passed
Election of Richard J. Tobin	Director	95.7%	Passed
Election of Michael F. Johnston	Director	95.2%	Passed

2023

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
To consider a shareholder proposal regarding approval of certain termination payments	Shareholder proposal	7.8%	Failed
To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers	Say on pay	93.8%	Passed
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023	Auditor	96.8%	Passed
Election of Michael Manley	Director	99.5%	Passed
Election of Deborah L. DeHaas	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of H. John Gilbertson, Jr.	Director	99.3%	Passed
Election of Eric A. Spiegel	Director	99.2%	Passed
Election of Richard J. Tobin	Director	99%	Passed
Election of Keith E. Wandell	Director	97%	Passed
Election of Stephen M. Todd	Director	96.5%	Passed
Election of Kristiane C. Graham	Director	89.4%	Passed
Election of Michael F. Johnston	Director	89.1%	Passed

2022

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
A shareholder proposal regarding the right to allow shareholders to act by written consent	Shareholder proposal	John Chevedden	34%	Failed
To approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation	Company proposal		93.9%	Passed
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022	Auditor		96.2%	Passed
Election of Eric A. Spiegel	Director		99.5%	Passed
Election of H. John Gilbertson, Jr.	Director		99.5%	Passed
Election of Deborah L. DeHaas	Director		99.5%	Passed
Election of Richard J. Tobin	Director		98.6%	Passed
Election of Michael F. Johnston	Director		98.1%	Passed
Election of Stephen M. Todd	Director		97.3%	Passed
Election of Mary A. Winston	Director		96.7%	Passed
Election of Kristiane C. Graham	Director		96%	Passed
Election of Stephen K. Wagner	Director		95.7%	Passed
Election of Keith E. Wandell	Director		94.4%	Passed

2021

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
A shareholder proposal regarding the right to allow shareholders to act by written consent	Shareholder proposal	John Chevedden	32.4%	Failed
To approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation	Company proposal		93%	Passed
To adopt the Dover Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan	Company proposal		91.8%	Passed
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021	Auditor		96.7%	Passed
Election of Deborah L. DeHaas	Director		99.8%	Passed
Election of Eric A. Spiegel	Director		99.6%	Passed
Election of Michael F. Johnston	Director		98.7%	Passed
Election of H. John Gilbertson, Jr.	Director		98.5%	Passed
Election of Richard J. Tobin	Director		98.4%	Passed
Election of Keith E. Wandell	Director		98%	Passed
Election of Stephen M. Todd	Director		97.7%	Passed
Election of Stephen K. Wagner	Director		97.2%	Passed
Election of Kristiane C. Graham	Director		96.7%	Passed
Election of Mary A. Winston	Director		96.4%	Passed

2020

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
A shareholder proposal regarding the right to allow shareholders to act by written consent	Shareholder proposal	John Chevedden	33.1%	Failed
To approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation	Company proposal		95.6%	Passed
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020	Auditor		96.6%	Passed
Election of Eric A. Spiegel	Director		99.6%	Passed
Election of Richard J. Tobin	Director		99.5%	Passed
Election of H. John Gilbertson, Jr.	Director		99.5%	Passed
Election of Stephen M. Todd	Director		99.2%	Passed
Election of Michael F. Johnston	Director		98.8%	Passed
Election of Keith E. Wandell	Director		98.4%	Passed
Election of Stephen K. Wagner	Director		97.4%	Passed
Election of Kristiane C. Graham	Director		97.1%	Passed
Election of Mary A. Winston	Director		96.9%	Passed

2019

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
To approve amendments to Article 16 of the Company’s Fourth Restated Charter to eliminate the super-majority voting requirement	Company proposal	98.6%	Passed
To approve amendments to Article 15 of the Company’s Fourth Restated Charter to eliminate the super-majority voting requirement	Company proposal	98.6%	Passed
To approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation	Company proposal	66.9%	Passed
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019	Auditor	97.7%	Passed
Election of Eric A. Spiegel	Director	99.5%	Passed
Election of Stephen M. Todd	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of H. John Gilbertson, Jr.	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Richard J. Tobin	Director	99.3%	Passed
Election of Stephen K. Wagner	Director	98.7%	Passed
Election of Michael F. Johnston	Director	98.4%	Passed
Election of Mary A. Winston	Director	97.9%	Passed
Election of Keith E. Wandell	Director	97.9%	Passed
Election of Kristiane C. Graham	Director	97.5%	Passed

2018

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
To approve amendments to Article 16 of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the super-majority voting requirement	Company proposal	98.9%	Passed
To approve amendments to Article 15 of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the super-majority voting requirement	Company proposal	98.9%	Passed
To approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation	Company proposal	96.8%	Passed
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018	Auditor	98.3%	Passed
Election of Eric A. Spiegel	Director	99.5%	Passed
Election of Stephen M. Todd	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Michael F. Johnston	Director	98.9%	Passed
Election of Keith E. Wandell	Director	98.8%	Passed
Election of Stephen K. Wagner	Director	98.8%	Passed
Election of Richard J. Tobin	Director	98.8%	Passed
Election of Mary A. Winston	Director	98.3%	Passed
Election of Peter T. Francis	Director	98.3%	Passed
Election of Kristiane C. Graham	Director	98.2%	Passed
Election of Richard K. Lochridge	Director	97.7%	Passed

Proxy statements and vote results

Straight from Dover Corporation’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.

Year	Filing	Filed
2026	Vote results	2026-05-12
2026	Proxy statement	2026-03-24
2025	Vote results	2025-05-06
2025	Proxy statement	2025-03-20
2024	Vote results	2024-05-08
2024	Proxy statement	2024-03-21
2023	Vote results	2023-05-10
2023	Proxy statement	2023-03-17
2022	Vote results	2022-05-09
2022	Proxy statement	2022-03-17
2021	Vote results	2021-05-10
2021	Proxy statement	2021-03-18
2020	Vote results	2020-05-11
2020	Proxy statement	2020-03-26
2019	Vote results	2019-05-07
2019	Proxy statement	2019-03-21
2018	Vote results	2018-05-09
2018	Proxy statement	2018-03-22

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