DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., April 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Dover (NYSE: DOV) announced today that for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016, revenue was $1.6 billion, a decrease of 5% from the prior year. Organic revenue declined 7% and foreign exchange had an unfavorable impact of 1%. Acquisition revenue, net of dispositions, provided 3% growth in the quarter. Earnings from continuing operations were $99.4 million, a decrease of 15% as compared to $117.2 million for the prior year period. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations ("EPS") for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016 were $0.64, compared to $0.72 EPS in the prior year period, representing a decrease of 11%. EPS from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2016 included discrete tax benefits of $0.05 and a gain on a disposition of $0.07. Excluding these items, adjusted EPS from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2016 was $0.52, a decrease of 28% over a comparative EPS of $0.72 in the prior year period. EPS for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 includes restructuring costs of $0.07 EPS and $0.10 EPS, respectively.

Robert A. Livingston, Dover's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our first quarter results were well below our initial expectations, driven by significant further reductions in activity and capital spending within our US oil & gas related end-markets. These conditions primarily impacted our Energy results, and to a lesser extent our Fluids results. The markets served by Engineered Systems and Refrigeration & Food Equipment remained solid, resulting in organic growth of 3% in each segment.

"In response to these historically weak oil & gas markets, we have lowered our full year revenue growth expectations for our Energy and Fluids segments, resulting in reduced EPS guidance for the full year. We have also increased our restructuring activities, and expect full year restructuring costs to be approximately $40 million, an increase of $20 million over our prior forecast. Substantially all of these actions and costs will occur by the end of the second quarter.

"In all, we expect full year revenue to decline 2% to 5%, a three point reduction from our previous forecast. Within this forecast, organic revenue is anticipated to decline 5% to 8%, four points below our prior expectations. Acquisition revenue, net of dispositions, is unchanged and will provide approximately 4% growth, while FX has been reduced a point and is now expected to be a 1% headwind. In total, full year EPS is expected to be in the range of $3.51 to $3.66, as compared to the prior forecast of $3.85 to $4.05. This updated range includes approximately $0.18 of restructuring charges, and also includes $0.05 of discrete tax benefits and a $0.07 gain on a disposition."

Net earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016, were $99.4 million, or $0.64 EPS, compared to net earnings of $209.5 million, or $1.28 EPS, for the same period of 2015, which included earnings from discontinued operations of $92.3 million, or $0.57 EPS.

Dover will host a webcast of its first quarter 2016 conference call at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time (9:00 A.M. Central Time) on Thursday, April 21, 2016. The webcast can be accessed on the Dover website at www.dovercorporation.com. The conference call will also be made available for replay on the website. Additional information on Dover's first quarter results and its operating segments can also be found on the Company's website.

About Dover:

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenue of approximately $7 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, specialty systems and support services through four major operating segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve. Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for 60 years, our team of 26,000 employees takes an ownership mindset, collaborating with customers to redefine what's possible. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV." Additional information is available at www.dovercorporation.com.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such statements relate to, among other things, operating and strategic plans, income, earnings, cash flows, foreign exchange, changes in operations, acquisitions, industries in which Dover businesses operate, anticipated market conditions and our positioning, global economies, and operating improvements. Forward-looking statements may be indicated by words or phrases such as "anticipates," "expects," "believes," "suggests," "will," "plans," "should," "would," "could," and "forecast", or the use of the future tense and similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations, including, but not limited to, oil and natural gas demand, production growth, and prices; changes in exploration and production spending by Dover's customers and changes in the level of oil and natural gas exploration and development; changes in customer demand and capital spending; economic conditions generally and changes in economic conditions globally and in markets served by Dover businesses, including well activity and U.S. industrials activity; Dover's ability to achieve expected savings from integration and other cost-control initiatives, such as lean and productivity programs as well as efforts to reduce sourcing input costs; the impact of interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the ability of Dover's businesses to expand into new geographic markets; Dover's ability to identify and successfully consummate value-adding acquisition opportunities or planned divestitures; the impact of loss of a significant customer, or loss or non-renewal of significant contracts; the ability of Dover's businesses to develop and launch new products, timing of such launches and risks relating to market acceptance by customers; the relative mix of products and services which impacts margins and operating efficiencies; increased competition and pricing pressures; the impact of loss of a single-source manufacturing facility; short-term capacity constraints; increases in the cost of raw materials; domestic and foreign governmental and public policy changes or developments, including environmental regulations, conflict minerals disclosure requirements, tax policies, and export/import laws; protection and validity of patent and other intellectual property rights; the impact of legal matters and legal compliance risks; conditions and events affecting domestic and global financial and capital markets; and a downgrade in Dover's credit ratings which, among other matters, could make obtaining financing more difficult and costly. Dover refers you to the documents that it files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as its reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause its actual results to differ materially from its current expectations and from the forward-looking statements contained herein. Dover undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.



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                                                                                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

                                                                           (unaudited)(in thousands, except per share data)


                                                                                                                                   Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                                                                                   ----------------------------

                                                                                                                                 2016                              2015
                                                                                                                                 ----                              ----

    Revenue                                                                                                                              $1,622,273                       $1,715,501

    Cost of goods and services                                                                                              1,033,009                           1,088,342
                                                                                                                            ---------                           ---------

    Gross profit                                                                                                              589,264                             627,159

    Selling and administrative expenses                                                                                       443,448                             434,634
                                                                                                                              -------                             -------

    Operating earnings                                                                                                        145,816                             192,525

    Interest expense, net                                                                                                      31,714                              32,037

    Other income, net                                                                                                        (13,522)                            (4,187)
                                                                                                                              -------                              ------

    Earnings before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations                                                    127,624                             164,675

    Provision for income taxes                                                                                                 28,268                              47,485
                                                                                                                               ------                              ------

    Earnings from continuing operations                                                                                        99,356                             117,190

    Earnings from discontinued operations, net                                                                                      -                             92,320

    Net earnings                                                                                                                            $99,356                         $209,510
                                                                                                                                            =======                         ========


    Basic earnings per common share:

    Earnings from continuing operations                                                                                                       $0.64                            $0.72

    Earnings from discontinued operations, net                                                                                      -                               0.57

    Net earnings                                                                                                                 0.64                                1.30


    Weighted average shares outstanding                                                                                       155,064                           161,650
                                                                                                                              =======                           =======


    Diluted earnings per common share:

    Earnings from continuing operations                                                                                                       $0.64                            $0.72

    Earnings from discontinued operations, net                                                                                      -                               0.57

    Net earnings                                                                                                                 0.64                                1.28


    Weighted average shares outstanding                                                                                       156,161                           163,323
                                                                                                                              =======                           =======


    Dividends paid per common share                                                                                                           $0.42                            $0.40
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                                                                                   DOVER CORPORATION

                                                                             QUARTERLY SEGMENT INFORMATION

                                                                               (unaudited)(in thousands)


                                                         2016                                                                                         2015
                                                         ----                                                                                         ----

                                                       Q1                Q1               Q2            Q3          Q4 FY 2015
                                                       ---               ---              ---          ---         --- -------

    REVENUE
    -------

    Energy                                                      $283,230                                 $430,423                      $366,044              $363,872     $323,341 $1,483,680
                                                                --------                                 --------                      --------              --------     -------- ----------


    Engineered Systems

    Printing & Identification                         239,681                  230,181                     229,934           227,992              255,563       943,670

    Industrials                                       337,314                  343,015                     363,157           351,404              341,667     1,399,243
                                                      -------

                                                      576,995                  573,196                     593,091           579,396              597,230     2,342,913
                                                      -------                  -------                     -------           -------              -------     ---------


    Fluids                                            399,062                  340,236                     351,511           352,018              355,508     1,399,273
                                                      -------                  -------                     -------           -------              -------     ---------


    Refrigeration & Food Equipment                    363,252                  372,097                     448,115           492,460              418,758     1,731,430
                                                      -------                  -------                     -------           -------              -------     ---------


    Intra-segment eliminations                          (266)                   (451)                      (133)            (164)               (237)        (985)
                                                         ----                     ----                        ----              ----                 ----          ----

    Total consolidated revenue                                $1,622,273                               $1,715,501                    $1,758,628            $1,787,582   $1,694,600 $6,956,311
                                                              ==========                               ==========                    ==========            ==========   ========== ==========


    NET EARNINGS
    ------------

    Segment Earnings:

    Energy                                                       $11,244                                  $52,305                       $40,909               $48,726      $31,250   $173,190

    Engineered Systems                                 93,748                   88,149                      96,702           102,866               89,244       376,961

    Fluids                                             46,047                   54,634                      70,168            74,911               62,404       262,117

    Refrigeration & Food Equipment                     38,161                   36,150                      65,732            76,665               42,752       221,299
                                                       ------                   ------                      ------            ------               ------       -------

    Total Segments                                    189,200                  231,238                     273,511           303,168              225,650     1,033,567

    Corporate expense / other                          29,862                   34,526                      20,382            25,881               24,911       105,700

    Net interest expense                               31,714                   32,037                      31,988            31,983               31,249       127,257
                                                       ------                   ------                      ------            ------               ------       -------

    Earnings from continuing operations before        127,624                  164,675                     221,141           245,304              169,490       800,610
    provision for income taxes

    Provision for income taxes                         28,268                   47,485                      65,507            58,821               32,916       204,729
                                                       ------                   ------                      ------            ------               ------       -------

    Earnings from continuing operations                99,356                  117,190                     155,634           186,483              136,574       595,881

    Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net       -                  92,320                     176,762             (385)               5,251       273,948
                                                          ---

    Net earnings                                                 $99,356                                 $209,510                      $332,396              $186,098     $141,825   $869,829
                                                                 =======                                 ========                      ========              ========     ========   ========


    SEGMENT OPERATING MARGIN
    ------------------------

    Energy                                               4.0%                   12.2%                      11.2%            13.4%                9.7%        11.7%

    Engineered Systems                                  16.2%                   15.4%                      16.3%            17.8%               14.9%        16.1%

    Fluids                                              11.5%                   16.1%                      20.0%            21.3%               17.6%        18.7%

    Refrigeration & Food Equipment                      10.5%                    9.7%                      14.7%            15.6%               10.2%        12.8%

    Total Segment                                       11.7%                   13.5%                      15.6%            17.0%               13.3%        14.9%


    DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
    -------------------------------------

    Energy                                                       $34,160                                  $34,427                       $32,740               $31,858      $42,754   $141,779

    Engineered Systems                                 16,036                   14,526                      14,392            14,503               16,493        59,914

    Fluids                                             20,511                   13,848                      13,648            13,367               15,215        56,078

    Refrigeration & Food Equipment                     16,728                   16,458                      16,406            16,609               16,601        66,074

    Corporate                                           1,169                      923                         841               837                  643         3,244

                                                                 $88,604                                  $80,182                       $78,027               $77,174      $91,706   $327,089
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                                                                        DOVER CORPORATION

                                                                  QUARTERLY SEGMENT INFORMATION

                                                                           (continued)

                                                                    (unaudited)(in thousands)


                                      2016                                                                                        2015
                                      ----                                                                                        ----

                                    Q1                Q1             Q2            Q3           Q4 FY 2015
                                    ---               ---            ---          ---          --- -------

    BOOKINGS
    --------

    Energy                                   $273,445                               $416,628                       $345,079              $351,557     $315,996 $1,429,260
                                             --------                               --------                       --------              --------     -------- ----------


    Engineered Systems

    Printing & Identification      242,569                235,617                     224,203            226,756              250,639       937,215

    Industrials                    329,957                337,070                     336,173            338,744              357,451     1,369,438

                                   572,526                572,687                     560,376            565,500              608,090     2,306,653
                                   -------                -------                     -------            -------              -------     ---------


    Fluids                         418,345                339,310                     333,695            357,032              321,154     1,351,191
                                   -------                -------                     -------            -------              -------     ---------


    Refrigeration & Food Equipment 411,367                419,659                     486,793            430,681              379,967     1,717,100
                                   -------                -------                     -------            -------              -------     ---------


    Intra-segment eliminations        (90)                 (628)                      (417)             (385)               (486)      (1,916)
                                       ---                   ----                        ----               ----                 ----        ------


    Total consolidated bookings            $1,675,593                             $1,747,656                     $1,725,526            $1,704,385   $1,624,721 $6,802,288
                                           ==========                             ==========                     ==========            ==========   ========== ==========


    BACKLOG
    -------

    Energy                                   $144,828                               $212,060                       $194,819              $156,631     $155,586
                                             --------                               --------                       --------              --------     --------


    Engineered Systems

    Printing & Identification      102,640                108,151                     103,403            100,476               98,288

    Industrials                    235,384                276,598                     248,592            236,298              250,725


                                   338,024                384,749                     351,995            336,774              349,013
                                   -------                -------                     -------            -------              -------


    Fluids                         286,457                259,504                     240,389            236,608              243,459
                                   -------                -------                     -------            -------              -------


    Refrigeration & Food Equipment 303,479                337,084                     373,193            307,351              247,352
                                   -------                -------                     -------            -------              -------


    Intra-segment eliminations        (36)                 (595)                      (354)             (598)               (808)
                                       ---                   ----                        ----               ----                 ----


    Total consolidated backlog             $1,072,752                             $1,192,802                     $1,160,042            $1,036,766     $994,602
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                                                                                                                                 DOVER CORPORATION

                                                                                                                            QUARTERLY EARNINGS PER SHARE

                                                                                                                 (unaudited)(in thousands, except per share data*)


                                                                       2016                                                                                                       2015
                                                                       ----                                                                                                       ----

                                                                     Q1                       Q1          Q2         Q3           Q4        FY 2015
                                                                     ---                     ---         ---         ---          ---       -------

    Basic earnings (loss)

     per common share:

    Continuing operations                                                         $0.64                                             $0.72                               $0.98             $1.20      $0.88    $3.78

    Discontinued operations                                               -                                0.57                      1.11                         -            0.03        1.74

    Net earnings                                                                  $0.64                                             $1.30                               $2.10             $1.20      $0.92    $5.52


    Diluted earnings (loss)

     per common share:

    Continuing operations                                                         $0.64                                             $0.72                               $0.97             $1.19      $0.87    $3.74

    Discontinued operations                                               -                                0.57                      1.10                         -            0.03        1.72

    Net earnings                                                                  $0.64                                             $1.28                               $2.07             $1.19      $0.91    $5.46


    Adjusted diluted earnings

     per common share

     (calculated below):

    Continuing operations                                                         $0.52                                             $0.72                               $0.97             $1.14      $0.81    $3.63


    Net earnings (loss) and average shares used in calculated earnings (loss) per share amounts are as follows:


    Net earnings (loss):

    Continuing operations                                                       $99,356                                          $117,190                            $155,634          $186,483   $136,574 $595,881

    Discontinued operations                                               -                              92,320                   176,762                     (385)           5,251     273,948

    Net earnings                                                                $99,356                                          $209,510                            $332,396          $186,098   $141,825 $869,829


    Average shares

     outstanding:

    Basic                                                           155,064                              161,650                   158,640                   155,300          154,986     157,619

    Diluted                                                         156,161                              163,323                   160,398                   156,560          156,254     159,172


    Note:

    Earnings from continuing operations are adjusted by discrete tax items to derive adjusted earnings from continuing operations and adjusted diluted earnings per common share as follows:


                                                                                                                   2016                                                                                           2015
                                                                                                                   ----                                                                                           ----

                                                                                                                  Q1                         Q1               Q2          Q3         Q4      FY 2015
                                                                                                                 ---                         ---             ---         ---        ---      -------

    Adjusted earnings from continuing

     operations:

    Earnings from continuing operations                                                                                    $99,356                                     $117,190                       $155,634         $186,483 $136,574 $595,881

    Gains from discrete and other tax items                                                                       7,348                               -                       -                 8,131          9,382     17,513

    Gain on disposition of business                                                                              11,228                               -                       -                     -             -         -

    Adjusted earnings from continuing operations                                                                           $80,780                                     $117,190                       $155,634         $178,352 $127,192 $578,368
                                                                                                                           =======                                     ========                       ========         ======== ======== ========


    Adjusted diluted earnings per common

     share:

    Earnings from continuing operations                                                                                      $0.64                                        $0.72                          $0.97            $1.19    $0.87    $3.74

    Gains from discrete and other tax items                                                                        0.05                               -                       -                  0.05           0.06       0.11

    Gain on disposition of business                                                                                0.07                               -                       -                     -             -         -

    Adjusted earnings from continuing operations                                                                             $0.52                                        $0.72                          $0.97            $1.14    $0.81    $3.63
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    * Per share data may not add due to rounding.



                                                                                                    DOVER CORPORATION

                                                                                                  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                                                                                                (unaudited)(in thousands)


    Quarterly Free Cash Flow
    ------------------------


                                                                              2016                                                                                     2015
                                                                              ----                                                                                     ----

                                                                            Q1               Q1    Q2          Q3           Q4      FY 2015
                                                                            ---             ---   ---          ---          ---     -------

    Cash flow from operating activities                                            $133,413                                $131,332                  $218,911                   $282,213 $316,603 $949,059

    Less: Additions to property, plant and equipment                      (37,230)              (27,956)                  (43,807)          (39,516)          (42,972)      (154,251)


    Free cash flow                                                                  $96,183                                $103,376                  $175,104                   $242,697 $273,631 $794,808
                                                                                    =======                                ========                  ========                   ======== ======== ========


    Free cash flow as a percentage of earnings from continuing operations    96.8%                 88.2%                    112.5%            130.1%            200.4%         133.4%


    Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue                                 5.9%                  6.0%                     10.0%             13.6%             16.1%          11.4%


    Revenue Growth Factors
    ----------------------


                                            Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
                                            ---------------------------------

                           Energy    Engineered                  Fluids       Refrigeration &
                                       Systems                                Food Equipment      Total
                           ------   -----------                      ------                       -----

    Organic                 (33)%                      3%                                (3)%             3%     (7)%

    Acquisitions                - %                    3%                                 22%              -   %   6%

    Dispositions                - %                  (3)%                                   -   %       (5)%     (3)%

    Currency
     translation             (1)%                    (2)%                                (2)%           (1)%     (1)%
                              ---                      ---                                  ---             ---       ---

                            (34)%                      1%                                 17%           (3)%     (5)%

Non-GAAP Disclosures

This release and investor supplement contain non-GAAP measures of adjusted earnings from continuing operations used in calculating adjusted diluted earnings per common share, as management believes this information is useful to investors to better understand the company's ongoing profitability and facilitates easier comparisons of the company's profitability to prior and future periods and to its peers. The company has also disclosed herein a number of non-GAAP measures related to free cash flow and organic revenue growth. Management believes these metrics are important measures of the company's liquidity. Free cash flow information provides both management and investors a measurement of cash generated from operations that is available to fund acquisitions, pay dividends, repay debt and repurchase common stock. We believe that reporting organic revenue and organic revenue growth, which exclude the impact of foreign currency exchange rates and the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, provides a useful comparison of our revenue performance and trends between periods.

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