Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Fincher C. Anderson
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/09/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DOVER Corp [DOV]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O DOVER CORPORATION, 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 1,529
D (1)
 
Common Stock 1,076
I
Held in 401(k) Plan.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 02/13/2006 02/13/2013 Common Stock 2,860 $ 24.5 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 02/12/2007 02/12/2014 Common Stock 4,955 $ 41.25 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 02/10/2008 02/10/2015 Common Stock 6,147 $ 38 D  
Stock Appreciation Right 02/02/2009 02/02/2016 Common Stock 10,712 $ 46 D  
Stock Appreciation Right 02/08/2010 02/08/2017 Common Stock 10,712 $ 50.6 D  
Stock Appreciation Right 02/14/2011 02/14/2018 Common Stock 16,179 $ 42.3 D  
Stock Appreciation Right 02/12/2012 02/12/2019 Common Stock 23,239 $ 29.45 D  
Stock Appreciation Right 02/11/2013 02/11/2020 Common Stock 20,989 $ 42.88 D  
Performance Shares   (2)   (2) Common Stock 1,749 (4) $ (2) D  
Stock Appreciation Right 02/10/2014 02/10/2021 Common Stock 13,516 $ 66.59 D  
Performance Share   (3)   (3) Common Stock 1,126 (4) $ (3) D  
Stock Appreciation Right 02/09/2015 02/09/2022 Common Stock 13,766 $ 65.38 D  
Performance Shares   (5)   (5) Common Stock 1,147 (4) $ (5) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Fincher C. Anderson
C/O DOVER CORPORATION
3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200
DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515		       Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ C. Anderson Fincher by Greg J. Felten, Attorney-in-fact 02/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents shares held jointly with spouse.
(2) Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive shares of Dover common stock, based on Dover's relative total shareholder return versus that of Dover's peer group over the three-year performance period ending 12/31/12.
(3) Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive shares of Dover common stock, based on Dover's relative total shareholder return versus that of Dover's peer group over the three-year performance period ending 12/31/13.
(4) Represents target grant amount. The actual number of shares that will be paid in respect of the performance share award may range from 0% to 200% of the target grant.
(5) Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive shares of Dover common stock, based on Dover's relative total shareholder return versus that of Dover's peer group over the three-year performance period ending 12/31/14.

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