Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On May 2, 2024, Dover Corporation (the “ Company”) announced that the employment of Kimberly K. Bors, the Company’s Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, will cease effective July 8, 2024. Ms. Bors will be eligible to receive benefits under the Company’s Executive Severance Plan and her outstanding Company equity awards will be treated in accordance with the Company’s equity incentive plans, including Sections 11(a), 18(b) and 26 of the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan and Sections 10(a) and 18(b) of the 2012 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan, as applicable.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report: 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form8-Kto be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. DOVER CORPORATION ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── (Registrant) By: /s/ Ivonne M. Cabrera Ivonne M. Cabrera Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary