Item 8.01 Other Events On April 3, 2025, Dover Corporation (the “ Company”) entered into a $500 million364-dayrevolving credit facility with a syndicate of twelve banks (the “ Lenders”), pursuant to a364-DayRevolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 3, 2025 (the“364-DayCredit Agreement”) among the Company, the Lenders, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A. as Administrative Agent (the “ Agent”). The364-DayCredit Agreement is intended to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, as well as to repay other debt of the Company. The364-DayCredit Agreement replaced the Company’s existing $500 million364-dayrevolving credit facility dated as of April 4, 2024, which expires on April 3, 2025.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report: 10.1 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of April 3, 2025 among Dover Corporation, the Lenders party thereto, the Borrowing Subsidiaries party thereto from time to time and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A. as Administrative Agent ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 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