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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Spurgeon William   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DOVER Corp [DOV] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DOVER CORPORATION, 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/11/2016 (Street) DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/11/2016   M   1,729 A (1) 8,861 D   Common Stock 02/11/2016   F   535 D $ 57.25 8,326 D   Common Stock 02/11/2016   A   3,843 (2) A $ 0 (2) 12,169 D   Common Stock 02/12/2016   F   288 (3) D $ 58.465 11,881 D   Common Stock               9,793 I By 401(k) Plan Common Stock               33,728 I By trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Shares

(1)

02/11/2016

M

2,368

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

2,368

$ 0

0

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 57.25

02/11/2016

A

38,428

02/11/2019

02/11/2026

Common Stock

38,428

$ 0

38,428

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Spurgeon William C/O DOVER CORPORATION 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515			Vice President

Signatures

/s/ William Spurgeon by Alison M. Rhoten, Attorney-in-fact		02/16/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 settlement of performance shares representing 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 for the three-year performance period ended 12/31/2015. The Reporting Person's Issuer equity awards outstanding as of February 28, 2014, including the performance shares award, have been adjusted in connection with the separation of Knowles Corporation from the Issuer that was effected on February 28, 2014, to preserve the value of the Issuer securities as contemplated in the Employee Matters Agreement that was entered into by the Issuer and Knowles Corporation on that date.
(2)	Represents grant of restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Dover common stock. The restricted stock units will vest in three annual installments beginning on March 15, 2017.
(3)	Shares withheld for taxes upon partial vesting of restricted stock units granted on February 12, 2015.

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