SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934





Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):      October 30, 2002





                                DOVER CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




 STATE OF DELAWARE                     1-4018                     53-0257888
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission                (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)                   File Number)          Identification No.)





    280 Park Avenue, New York, NY                              10017
(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)





Registrant's telephone number, including area code:            (212) 922-1640



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Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

Dover Corporation ("Dover") issued a press release on October 30, 2002
informing shareholders of a mini-tender offer made by TRC Capital Corporation
for up to 5 million shares of common stock of Dover or approximately 2.5% of
Dover's outstanding common shares. A copy of the press release is furnished
herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)      Exhibits.

         The following Exhibit is furnished as part of Item 9 of the Current
         Report on Form 8-K:

         99.1     Press Release of October 30, 2002.



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                                   Signatures


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                         DOVER CORPORATION
                                           (Registrant)


Date: October 30, 2002                   By: /s/ Robert Kuhbach
                                             --------------------------------
                                                  Robert G. Kuhbach, Vice
                                                  President, General Counsel &
                                                  Secretary



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                Description
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99.1                       Press Release of October 30, 2002.





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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

[DOVER CORPORATION LOGO]


Contact:
Robert G. Kuhbach
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
212-922-1640


           Dover Corporation Responds to Unsolicited Mini-Tender Offer


New York, NY, October 30, 2002, Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) today announced
that it received notification that TRC Capital Corporation commenced an
unsolicited "mini-tender" offer on October 24, 2002 to purchase up to 5,000,000
shares of Dover's Common Stock, or approximately 2.5% of Dover's outstanding
common shares, at a price of $25.00 per share.

Dover wishes to inform its shareholders that it is not associated with TRC
Capital Corporation and neither recommends nor endorses this unsolicited offer.

Dover cautions stockholders that the offer is being made at a discount to the
closing price of $25.92 per share for the company's shares on October 23, 2002,
the last trading day prior to the offer.

Stockholders should also take note of the fact that, according to its offering
materials, TRC does not currently have the financial resources to complete the
offer, which is subject to a number of conditions including receipt by TRC of
such financing. TRC has also reserved the right, exercisable at its discretion,
to extend, amend in any way or withdraw its offer at any time on or prior to the
offer's expiration.

TRC, based in Canada, has made numerous similar "mini-tender" offers for shares
of other companies in the recent past. "Mini-tender" offers seek less than 5% of
a company's stock, thus avoiding many disclosure and procedural requirements of
the Securities and Exchange Commission that are designed to protect investors in
tender offer situations. The SEC has issued an investor alert regarding
"mini-tender" offers on its website at www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/minitend.htm.
The SEC has said that mini-tender offers "have been increasingly used to catch
investors off guard" and that investors "may end up selling their securities at
below-market prices."

Dover urges stockholders who are considering selling their shares in response to
the offer by TRC to obtain current market quotations for their shares, to
consult with their financial advisors and to exercise caution with respect to
this "mini-tender" offer.


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