SEC Form 3

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SANDKER TIMOTHY J (Last) (First) (Middle) (Street) (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2003	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DOVER CORP [ DOV ]
		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 of 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

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	15,808	D
Common Stock	8,264(1)	D

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: 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)	01/27/1997	02/27/2004	Common Stock	4,240	14.875	D
Employee stock option (right to buy)	02/02/1998	02/02/2005	Common Stock	7,344	14.2188	D
Employee stock option (right to buy)	02/08/1999	02/08/2006	Common Stock	4,806	23.5313	D
Employee stock option (right to buy)	02/06/2000	02/06/2007	Common Stock	6,898	24.7188	D
Employee stock option (right to buy)	02/05/2001	02/05/2008	Common Stock	5,034	35	D
Employee stock option (right to buy)	02/04/2002	02/04/2009	Common Stock	5,894	31	D
Employee stock option (right to buy)	02/10/2003	02/10/2010	Common Stock	4,997	39	D
Employee stock option (right to buy)	02/08/2004	02/08/2011	Common Stock	16,561	41	D
Employee stock option (right to buy)	02/14/2005	02/14/2012	Common Stock	20,363	38	D
Employee stock option (right to buy)	02/13/2006	02/13/2013	Common Stock	38,939	24.5	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares held in the Dover Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the 401(k) Plan).

	Timothy J. Sandker	07/07/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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