Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. On May 2, 2025, Dover Corporation (the “ Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “ Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders: (1) elected nine directors, (2) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025, (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“ NEOs”) as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tables in the proxy statement (“ Say-on-Pay”) forthe Annual Meeting, and (4) rejected a shareholder proposal requesting an independent board chair. The voting results for each such proposal are reported below. 1. To elect nine directors: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Deborah L. DeHaas 111,096,954 1,508,271 274,578 9,737,936 H. John Gilbertson, Jr. 110,845,682 1,828,217 205,904 9,737,936 Kristiane C. Graham 104,791,876 7,722,161 365,766 9,737,936 Marc A. Howze 112,295,676 365,973 218,154 9,737,936 Michael Manley 112,243,235 432,240 204,328 9,737,936 Danita K. Ostling 112,024,913 660,556 194,334 9,737,936 Eric A. Spiegel 112,117,457 556,306 206,040 9,737,936 Richard J. Tobin 107,302,467 5,363,470 213,866 9,737,936 Keith E. Wandell 109,176,672 3,521,007 182,124 9,737,936 2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 116,334,950 6,039,075 243,714 — 3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s NEOs: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 103,383,344 9,130,415 366,044 9,737,936 4. To consider a shareholder proposal requesting an independent board chair: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 41,224,051 71,347,851 307,901 9,737,936

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit Description No. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (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 Form 8-K tobe 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