8-K
filed May 10, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
ticker DOV
CIK 0000029905
other
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.10
Dover shareholders elect nine directors, reject termination-pay proposal at annual meeting
DOVER Corp
- All nine director nominees elected; votes ranged from 105.6M to 117.8M for, with broker non-votes of 9.1M.
- Ratification of PwC as independent auditor for 2023 passed with 123.5M for, 4.1M against.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 110.9M for, 7.4M against; frequency set to annual going forward.
- Shareholder proposal requiring approval of certain termination payments defeated (9.3M for, 109.0M against).
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
DOVER Corp shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-05-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-05-05
Exact text from the filing
2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 123,470,169 4,139,923 170,112 0
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
DOVER Corp shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-05-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay frequency
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-05-05
Exact text from the filing
4. To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Vote 116,199,108 229,518 2,047,566 220,189 9,083,933
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
DOVER Corp shareholders approved Election of nine directors at the 2023-05-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-05-05
Exact text from the filing
1. To elect nine directors: Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote Deborah L. DeHaas 117,796,196 695,750 204,325 9,083,933 H. John Gilbertson, Jr. 117,629,924 861,024 205,323 9,083,933 Kristiane C. Graham 105,901,056 12,592,152 203,063 9,083,933 Michael F. Johnston 105,616,610 12,865,924 213,737 9,083,933 Michael Manley 117,844,486 651,267 200,518 9,083,933 Eric A. Spiegel 117,573,419 906,348 216,504 9,083,933 Richard J. Tobin 117,344,673 1,164,699 186,899 9,083,933 Stephen M. Todd 114,326,514 4,166,998 202,759 9,083,933 Keith E. Wandell 114,999,826 3,499,315 197,130 9,083,933
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
DOVER Corp shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve executive compensation at the 2023-05-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-05-05
Exact text from the filing
3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 110,947,024 7,389,286 359,961 9,083,933
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
DOVER Corp shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding approval of certain termination payments at the 2023-05-05 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2023-05-05
Exact text from the filing
5. To consider a shareholder proposal regarding approval of certain termination payments: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 9,283,612 109,014,811 397,848 9,083,933
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