Dover Reports First Quarter 2018 Results and Provides 2018 Guidance

Dover Reports First Quarter 2018 Results and Provides 2018 Guidance

- Reports quarterly revenue of $1.9 billion, an increase of 6% from the prior year

- Posts diluted net earnings per share of $0.84 on a GAAP basis

- Generates quarterly adjusted diluted net earnings per share of $1.16, an increase of 26% from the prior year, which excludes acquisition-related amortization costs and costs associated with rightsizing initiatives and the Apergy separation

- Provides pro forma 2018 guidance for full year diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, which excludes Apergy

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., April 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Dover (NYSE: DOV), a diversified global manufacturer, announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018.

First Quarter 2018 Financial Results (including Apergy):

For the first quarter ended March 31, 2018, Dover's revenue was $1.9 billion, an increase of 6% from the prior year. The increase in the quarter was driven by organic growth of 4%, acquisition growth of 1% and a favorable impact from foreign exchange ("FX") of 4%, partially offset by a 3% impact from dispositions. Net earnings were $131.4 million, a decrease of 24% as compared to $172.2 million for the prior year period. Diluted net earnings per share ("EPS") for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018, were $0.84, compared to $1.09 EPS in the prior year period, representing a decrease of 23%.

For the first quarter ended March 31, 2018, EPS included Apergy separation related costs of $0.06 and rightsizing and other costs of $0.02. First quarter EPS also included acquisition-related amortization costs of $0.24. Excluding these costs, adjusted EPS for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018, was $1.16, an increase of 26% over an adjusted EPS of $0.92 in the prior year period, which excludes a gain on disposition of $0.39 and acquisition-related amortization costs of $0.22.

A reconciliation between GAAP and adjusted measures is included as an exhibit herein.

Full Year 2018 Guidance (excluding Apergy):

Beginning with this earnings release, Dover is providing full year EPS and revenue guidance on a pro forma continuing operations basis, which excludes the 2018 operating results of Apergy. On this basis, in 2018, Dover expects to generate adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of $4.70 to $4.85, representing an increase of approximately 15% over the prior year, on a comparable pro forma basis. This guidance is based on full year revenue growth of 4% to 5%, which is comprised of organic growth of 3% to 4%, acquisition growth of 1%, and a favorable impact from FX of 3%, partially offset by a 3% impact from dispositions. In addition, the effect of estimated incremental share repurchases is reflected in the updated guidance.

Dover's updated pro forma 2018 guidance for adjusted EPS from continuing operations excludes acquisition-related amortization costs of $0.71, Apergy-related separation costs of $0.06 incurred in the first quarter, and estimated full year rightsizing and other costs of $0.05. Dover expects to incur further separation costs in the second quarter of 2018 in the range of $33 to $35 million, which is not included in this guidance.

A reconciliation between Dover's prior EPS guidance and its updated pro forma EPS guidance, which excludes Apergy, is provided in the appendix of its first quarter 2018 earnings presentation, which is available on the Company's website, dovercorporation.com.

Apergy Separation Update:

As previously announced on April 18, 2018, Dover's Board of Directors formally approved the separation of Apergy through a distribution of all of the common stock of Apergy held by Dover to Dover shareholders. In connection with the approval, the Board has also set the distribution ratio, record date and distribution date for the spin-off.

The distribution is expected to be made at 12:01 a.m. ET on May 9, 2018, to Dover shareholders of record as of 5:00 p.m. ET on April 30, 2018, the record date for the distribution. On the distribution date, Dover shareholders will receive one share of Apergy common stock for every two shares of Dover common stock held as of the record date. Following the distribution, Apergy will be an independent, publicly traded company, and Dover will retain no ownership interest in Apergy.

Management Commentary:

Dover's President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert A. Livingston, said, "Our first quarter revenue and earnings performance was solid and in-line with our expectations. We experienced continued strength in many of our businesses, including those serving the waste handling, printing & identification, heat exchanger and upstream energy markets. A number of other businesses also turned in solid performances, including pumps, vehicle service equipment, and industrial winches. This performance was partially offset by softer than expected retail refrigeration markets in the first quarter.

"Separately, pro forma bookings on a continuing operations basis were strong in Engineered Systems and Fluids, resulting in a solid total company book-to-bill of 1.12, which positions us well as we continue through the second quarter.

"We recently made two important announcements. First, we announced the appointment of Rich Tobin as Dover's new President & CEO, effective May 1st. Rich is inheriting a strong company with outstanding talent and attractive businesses that are well-positioned in their markets. The Board and I are confident he is the right person to lead Dover to even greater success. We also announced the Board's approval of the Apergy spin-off. The spin-off positions Dover to become a more focused company with more consistent performance."

Conference Call Information:

Dover will host a webcast and conference call to discuss its first quarter 2018 results and 2018 guidance at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time (9:00 A.M. Central Time) on Friday, April 27, 2018. The webcast can be accessed on the Dover website at 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 be found on the Company's website.

About Dover:

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenue of approximately $8 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, specialty systems, consumable supplies, software and digital solutions, and support services through four operating segments: Engineered Systems, Fluids, Refrigeration & Food Equipment and Energy. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve. Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for over 60 years, our team of 29,000 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 dovercorporation.com.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this document other than statements of historical fact are statements that are, or could be deemed, "forward-looking" statements. Some of these statements may be indicated by words such as "may", "anticipate", "expect", believe", "intend", "guidance", "estimates", "suggest", "will", "plan", "should", "would", "could", "forecast" and other words and terms that use the future tense or have a similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and are subject to numerous important risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company's control. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, general economic conditions and conditions in the particular markets in which we operate, changes in customer demand and capital spending, competitive factors and pricing pressures, our ability to develop and launch new products in a cost-effective manner, our ability to identify and complete acquisitions and integrate and realize synergies from newly acquired businesses, our execution of the Apergy spinoff, capital allocation plans and changes in those plans, including with respect to dividends, share repurchases, investments in research and development, capital expenditures and acquisitions, changes in law, including the effect of U.S. tax reform and developments with respect to trade policy and tariffs, our ability to derive expected benefits from restructuring, productivity initiatives and other cost reduction actions, changes in sourcing input costs or the supply of input materials, the impact of legal compliance risks and litigation, including with respect to product quality and safety, cybersecurity and privacy, our ability to capture and protect intellectual property rights, and various other factors that are described in the Company's periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2017. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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                                      DOVER CORPORATION

                             CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

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


                                             Three Months Ended March 31,

                                                 2018                       2017
                                                 ----                       ----

    Revenue                                              $1,921,579              $1,813,372

    Cost of goods and
     services                               1,212,638                  1,152,198
                                            ---------                  ---------

    Gross profit                              708,941                    661,174

    Selling, general,
     and
     administrative
     expenses                                 514,149                    486,260
                                              -------                    -------

    Operating
     earnings                                 194,792                    174,914

    Interest expense                           35,807                     36,409

    Interest income                           (2,058)                   (2,580)

    Gain on sale of
     businesses                                     -                  (90,093)

    Other expense
     (income), net                                286                      (794)
                                                  ---                       ----

    Earnings before
     provision for
     income taxes                             160,757                    231,972

    Provision for
     income taxes                              29,322                     59,725
                                               ------                     ------

    Net earnings                                           $131,435                $172,247
                                                           ========                ========


    Net earnings per share:

    Basic                                                     $0.85                   $1.11

    Diluted                                                   $0.84                   $1.09


    Weighted average shares
     outstanding:

    Basic                                     154,520                    155,540

    Diluted                                   157,090                    157,399


    Dividends paid
     per common share                                         $0.47                   $0.44
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                                                                             DOVER CORPORATION

                                                                       QUARTERLY SEGMENT INFORMATION

                                                                         (unaudited)(in thousands)



                                                   2018                                                                       2017

                                                 Q1                 Q1       Q2            Q3             Q4  FY 2017
                                                 ---               ---       ---          ---             --- -------

    REVENUE
    -------

    Engineered Systems

    Printing & Identification                             $282,521                          $249,238                 $278,220                  $272,941               $293,615 $1,094,014

    Industrials                                 364,263                      358,397                  377,210        372,891         373,776              1,482,274
                                                -------                      -------                  -------        -------         -------              ---------

                                                646,784                      607,635                  655,430        645,832         667,391              2,576,288
                                                -------                      -------                  -------        -------         -------              ---------


    Fluids                                      553,295                      525,195                  553,259        562,818         609,558              2,250,830
                                                -------                      -------                  -------        -------         -------              ---------


    Refrigeration & Food Equipment              338,235                      356,834                  426,304        438,788         377,179              1,599,105
                                                -------                      -------                  -------        -------         -------              ---------


    Energy                                      383,654                      324,088                  359,168        359,298         363,647              1,406,201
                                                -------                      -------                  -------        -------         -------              ---------


    Intra-segment eliminations                    (389)                        (380)                   (810)         (461)          (337)               (1,988)
                                                   ----

    Total consolidated revenue                          $1,921,579                        $1,813,372               $1,993,351                $2,006,275             $2,017,438 $7,830,436
                                                        ==========                        ==========               ==========                ==========             ========== ==========


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

    Segment Earnings:

    Engineered Systems                                     $97,864                          $174,398                 $106,820                   $98,348               $210,864   $590,430

    Fluids                                       54,511                       52,639                   73,558         87,164          91,747                305,108

    Refrigeration & Food Equipment               29,182                       33,562                   65,829         65,413          29,018                193,822

    Energy                                       54,554                       41,691                   53,368         51,936          41,432                188,427
                                                 ------                       ------                   ------         ------          ------                -------

    Total segments                              236,111                      302,290                  299,575        302,861         373,061              1,277,787

    Corporate expense / other                    41,605                       36,489                   34,190         31,741          64,818                167,238

    Interest expense                             35,807                       36,409                   36,932         35,453          36,414                145,208

    Interest income                             (2,058)                      (2,580)                 (2,338)       (1,761)        (1,823)               (8,502)
                                                 ------

    Earnings before provision (benefit) for     160,757                      231,972                  230,791        237,428         273,652                973,843
    income taxes

    Provision (benefit) for income taxes         29,322                       59,725                   66,733         58,516        (22,796)               162,178
                                                 ------                       ------                   ------         ------         -------                -------

    Net earnings                                          $131,435                          $172,247                 $164,058                  $178,912               $296,448   $811,665
                                                          ========                          ========                 ========                  ========               ========   ========


    SEGMENT MARGIN
    --------------

    Engineered Systems                            15.1%                        28.7%                   16.3%         15.2%          31.6%                 22.9%

    Fluids                                         9.9%                        10.0%                   13.3%         15.5%          15.1%                 13.6%

    Refrigeration & Food Equipment                 8.6%                         9.4%                   15.4%         14.9%           7.7%                 12.1%

    Energy                                        14.2%                        12.9%                   14.9%         14.5%          11.4%                 13.4%

    Total segment operating margin                12.3%                        16.7%                   15.0%         15.1%          18.5%                 16.3%


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

    Engineered Systems                                     $18,278                           $19,575                  $20,259                   $22,104                $19,481    $81,419

    Fluids                                       30,912                       28,503                   29,473         30,252          31,892                120,120

    Refrigeration & Food Equipment               13,579                       15,035                   14,522         14,093          13,557                 57,207

    Energy                                       34,005                       31,365                   32,000         33,421          34,210                130,996

    Corporate                                     1,249                        1,120                    1,164            994           1,220                  4,498

    Total depreciation and amortization expense            $98,023                           $95,598                  $97,418                  $100,864               $100,360   $394,240
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                                                                             DOVER CORPORATION

                                                                       QUARTERLY SEGMENT INFORMATION

                                                                                (continued)

                                                                         (unaudited)(in thousands)


                                      2018                                                                                     2017

                                    Q1                Q1           Q2           Q3           Q4      FY 2017
                                    ---               ---          ---         ---          ---      -------

    BOOKINGS
    --------

    Engineered Systems

    Printing & Identification                $284,437                            $256,665                       $282,157              $268,700     $306,818 $1,114,340

    Industrials                    435,137                 419,455                 367,352            366,430              374,280     1,527,517


                                   719,574                 676,120                 649,509            635,130              681,098     2,641,857
                                   -------                 -------                 -------            -------              -------     ---------


    Fluids                         625,469                 565,987                 554,656            576,538              613,804     2,310,985
                                   -------                 -------                 -------            -------              -------     ---------


    Refrigeration & Food Equipment 372,701                 438,576                 466,276            357,855              319,899     1,582,606
                                   -------                 -------                 -------            -------              -------     ---------


    Energy                         395,787                 348,317                 352,617            368,377              354,833     1,424,144
                                   -------                 -------                 -------            -------              -------     ---------


    Intra-segment eliminations       (609)                (1,149)                   (529)             (468)               (542)      (2,688)
                                      ----                  ------                    ----               ----                 ----        ------


    Total consolidated bookings            $2,112,922                          $2,027,851                     $2,022,529            $1,937,432   $1,969,092 $7,956,904
                                           ==========                          ==========                     ==========            ==========   ========== ==========


    BACKLOG
    -------

    Engineered Systems

    Printing & Identification                $135,915                            $109,347                       $115,763              $116,359     $129,752

    Industrials                    350,808                 310,008                 301,474            297,860              310,463
                                   -------                 -------                 -------            -------              -------

                                   486,723                 419,355                 417,237            414,219              440,215
                                   -------                 -------                 -------            -------              -------


    Fluids                         480,967                 371,717                 378,774            398,827              399,742
                                   -------                 -------                 -------            -------              -------


    Refrigeration & Food Equipment 283,250                 341,530                 382,598            302,574              244,972
                                   -------                 -------                 -------            -------              -------


    Energy                         161,942                 156,255                 147,568            158,645              149,579
                                   -------                 -------                 -------            -------              -------


    Intra-segment eliminations       (534)                  (729)                  (378)             (383)               (571)
                                      ----                    ----                    ----               ----                 ----


    Total consolidated backlog             $1,412,348                          $1,288,128                     $1,325,799            $1,273,882   $1,233,937
                                           ==========                          ==========                     ==========            ==========   ==========

                                                                                                                           DOVER CORPORATION

                                                                                                                      QUARTERLY EARNINGS PER SHARE

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


    Earnings Per Share
    ------------------

                                                                                                                                                                2018           2017

                                                                                                                                                                Q1             Q1     Q2    Q3    Q4      FY 2017
                                                                                                                                                               ---            ---    ---    ---   ---     -------

    Net earnings per share:

    Basic                                                                                                                                                               $0.85                      $1.11                     $1.05            $1.15      $1.90    $5.21

    Diluted                                                                                                                                                             $0.84                      $1.09                     $1.04            $1.14      $1.88    $5.15


    Net earnings and weighted average shares used in calculated earnings per share amounts are as follows:

    Net earnings                                                                                                                                                     $131,435                   $172,247                  $164,058         $178,912   $296,448 $811,665


    Weighted average shares outstanding:

    Basic                                                                                                                                                    154,520                155,540       155,703         155,757          155,734    155,685

    Diluted                                                                                                                                                  157,090                157,399       157,513         157,555          158,013    157,744


    * Per share data may be impacted by rounding.

    Non-GAAP Reconciliations
    ------------------------


    Adjusted Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP)
    -------------------------------------

    Net earnings are adjusted by the effect of acquisition-related amortization, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, gains on disposition of businesses, disposition costs, Apergy separation costs, rightsizing and other costs and a product recall reserve charge and reversal to derive adjusted net earnings and adjusted diluted earnings per common share as follows:

                                                                                                               2018                                                                                                              2017

                                                                                                             Q1                           Q1               Q2           Q3          Q4        FY 2017
                                                                                                             ---                          ---              ---         ---         ---        -------

    Adjusted net earnings:

    Net earnings                                                                                                       $131,435                                         $172,247                              $164,058                              $178,912                              $296,448                              $811,665

    Acquisition-related amortization, pre-tax (1)                                                            50,624                              52,203                    50,833                    50,524                   50,630                   204,190

    Acquisition-related amortization, tax impact (2)                                                       (12,642)                           (17,554)                  (16,807)                 (16,885)                (16,797)                 (68,043)

    Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (3)                                                                                     -                                  -                        -                        -                (50,859)                 (50,859)

    Gain on dispositions, pre-tax 4                                                                               -                           (88,402)                         -                        -               (116,932)                 (205,334)

    Gain on dispositions, tax impact (2)                                                                          -                             26,682                         -                        -                   6,071                    32,753

    Disposition costs, pre-tax 5                                                                                  -                                  -                        -                    3,314                    1,931                     5,245

    Disposition costs, tax impact (2)                                                                             -                                  -                        -                    (964)                 (1,051)                  (2,015)

    Apergy separation costs, pre-tax                                                                         11,746                                   -                        -                    1,718                   13,552                    15,270

    Apergy separation costs, tax impact (2)                                                                 (2,142)                                  -                        -                    (500)                 (5,025)                  (5,525)

    Rightsizing and other costs, pre-tax 6                                                                    4,371                                   -                        -                        -                  56,278                    56,278

    Rightsizing and other costs, tax impact (2)                                                               (797)                                  -                        -                        -                (17,149)                 (17,149)

    Product recall reversal, pre-tax                                                                              -                                  -                        -                        -                 (7,200)                  (7,200)

    Product recall reversal, tax impact (2)                                                                       -                                  -                        -                        -                   2,614                     2,614
                                                                                                                ---                                ---                      ---                      ---                   -----                     -----

    Adjusted net earnings                                                                                              $182,595                                         $145,176                              $198,084                              $216,119                              $212,511                              $771,890
                                                                                                                       ========                                         ========                              ========                              ========                              ========                              ========


    Adjusted diluted earnings per common share*:

    Diluted earnings per share                                                                                            $0.84                                            $1.09                                 $1.04                                 $1.14                                 $1.88                                 $5.15

    Acquisition-related amortization, pre-tax (1)                                                              0.32                                0.33                      0.32                      0.32                     0.32                      1.29

    Acquisition-related amortization, tax impact (2)                                                         (0.08)                             (0.11)                   (0.11)                   (0.11)                  (0.11)                   (0.43)

    Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (3)                                                                                     -                                  -                        -                        -                  (0.32)                   (0.32)

    Gain on dispositions, pre-tax 4                                                                               -                             (0.56)                        -                        -                  (0.74)                   (1.30)

    Gain on dispositions, tax impact (2)                                                                          -                               0.17                         -                        -                    0.04                      0.21

    Disposition costs, pre-tax 5                                                                                  -                                  -                        -                     0.02                     0.01                      0.03

    Disposition costs, tax impact (2)                                                                             -                                  -                        -                   (0.01)                  (0.01)                   (0.02)

    Apergy separation costs, pre-tax                                                                           0.07                                   -                        -                     0.01                     0.09                      0.10

    Apergy separation costs, tax impact (2)                                                                  (0.01)                                  -                        -                        -                  (0.03)                   (0.03)

    Rightsizing and other costs, pre-tax 6                                                                     0.03                                   -                        -                        -                    0.36                      0.36

    Rightsizing and other costs, tax impact (2)                                                              (0.01)                                  -                        -                        -                  (0.11)                   (0.11)

    Product recall reversal, pre-tax                                                                              -                                  -                        -                        -                  (0.05)                   (0.05)

    Product recall reversal, tax impact (2)                                                                       -                                  -                        -                        -                    0.02                      0.02
                                                                                                                ---                                ---                      ---                      ---                    ----                      ----

    Adjusted diluted earnings per share                                                                                   $1.16                                            $0.92                                 $1.26                                 $1.37                                 $1.34                                 $4.89
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    (1) Includes amortization on acquisition-related intangible assets and inventory step-up.

    (2) Adjustments were tax effected using the statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdictions or the effective tax rate, where applicable, for each period.

    (3) Tax impact primarily related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This benefit also includes decreases in statutory tax rates of foreign jurisdictions.

    4 Includes gains from the sales of Performance Motorsports International and Warn Industries, Inc. in the first and fourth quarters of 2017, respectively.

    5 Disposition costs include costs related to the fourth quarter sale of Warn Industries, Inc.

    6 Rightsizing and other costs include actions taken on employee reductions, facility consolidations and site closures and product line divestitures and exits.

    * Per share data and totals may be impacted by rounding.

                                                                          DOVER CORPORATION

                                                                       ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                                                                      (unaudited)(in thousands)

    Quarterly Cash Flow*
    -------------------


                                               2018                                                                                  2017

                                             Q1              Q1    Q2          Q3          Q4      FY 2017
                                             ---            ---   ---          ---         ---     -------

    Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In):

    Operating activities                            $35,195                                $78,926                   $159,289               $273,370 $324,497 $836,082

    Investing activities                  (136,022)               80,925                  (54,549)         (60,781)           196,255       161,850

    Financing activities                  (289,103)             (93,293)                 (216,273)         (197,634)          (87,539)    (594,739)

    Quarterly Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP)*
    --------------------------------------------


                                                                                                             2018                                                                                                               2017

                                                                                                           Q1                      Q1                 Q2               Q3          Q4         FY 2017
                                                                                                           ---                     ---               ---               ---         ---        -------

    Cash flow from operating activities                                                                              $35,195                                          $78,926                               $159,289                               $273,370                               $324,497                               $836,082

    Less: Capital expenditures                                                                           (58,361)                           (43,114)                 (51,747)                   (64,908)                 (51,489)                (211,258)

    Plus: Cash taxes paid for gains on                                                                          -                                  -                  42,955                      5,651                    20,434                    69,040
    dispositions(1)

    Plus: Cash paid for Apergy separation costs                                                             7,377                                   -                       -                       369                     9,139                     9,508

    Plus: Cash paid for rightsizing actions                                                                13,233                                   -                       -                         -                        -                        -
                                                                                                           ------                                 ---                     ---                       ---                      ---                      ---

    Adjusted free cash flow                                                                                         $(2,556)                                         $35,812                               $150,497                               $214,482                               $302,581                               $703,372
                                                                                                                     =======                                          =======                               ========                               ========                               ========                               ========


    Adjusted free cash flow as a percentage of                                                             (0.1)%                               2.0%                    7.5%                     10.7%                    15.0%                     9.0%
    revenue


    Adjusted free cash flow as a percentage of                                                             (1.4)%                              24.7%                   76.0%                     99.2%                   142.4%                    91.1%
    adjusted net earnings


    (1) Federal and state tax payments related to the gains on the dispositions of Warn Industries Inc. and Performance Motorsports International in 2017 and Tipper Tie in 2016.

    * On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-15 Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. The Company retrospectively revised cash flows from operating activities and investing activities for all periods presented. There is no impact to adjusted free cash flow as a result of this guidance.

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


                                                       Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

                                           Engineered         Fluids                 Refrigeration    Energy  Total
                                             Systems                                     & Food
                                                                                        Equipment


    Organic                                         8%             -%                         (7)%       17%     4%

    Acquisitions                                    -%            1%                            1%        -%    1%

    Dispositions                                  (8)%             -%                         (1)%        -%  (3)%

    Currency translation                            6%             4%                            2%        1%     4%
                                                   ---             ---                            ---               ---

    Total **                                        6%             5%                          (5)%       18%     6%


    ** Totals may be impacted by rounding.

Non-GAAP Disclosures

In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding our results as determined by GAAP, Management also discloses non-GAAP information that Management believes provides useful information to investors. Adjusted net earnings, adjusted diluted earnings per common share, adjusted free cash flow, and organic revenue growth are not financial measures under GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for net earnings, diluted earnings per common share, cash flows from operating activities, or revenue as determined in accordance with GAAP, and they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Adjusted net earnings represents net earnings adjusted for the effect of the acquisition-related amortization, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, gains on disposition of businesses, disposition costs, Apergy separation costs, rightsizing and other costs, and a product recall reserve reversal. We exclude these items because they occur for reasons that may be unrelated to the Company's commercial performance during the period and/or Management believes they are not indicative of the Company's ongoing operating costs or gains in a given period. 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. Adjusted diluted earnings per common share represents adjusted net earnings divided by average diluted shares. Beginning in 2018, adjusted net earnings further exclude after-tax acquisition-related amortization because the amount and timing of such charges are significantly impacted by the timing, size, number and nature of the acquisitions we consummate. Management believes excluding after-tax acquisition-related amortization will better reflect the Company's core operating results, offer more transparency and facilitate easier comparability with peer companies.

Adjusted free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures, plus the add back of cash taxes paid for gains on dispositions and cash paid for the Apergy separation costs and rightsizing actions. Management believes that adjusted free cash flow is an important measure of operating performance because it provides management and investors a measurement of cash generated from operations that is available for mandatory payment obligations and investment opportunities, such as funding acquisitions, paying dividends, repaying debt and repurchasing our common stock.

Management believes that reporting organic revenue growth, which excludes the impact of foreign currency exchange rates and the impact of acquisitions and dispositions, provides a useful comparison of our revenue performance and trends between periods.

CONTACT: Investor Contact: Paul Goldberg, Vice President - Investor Relations, (630) 743-5180, peg@dovercorp.com; Media Contact: Adrian Sakowicz, Vice President - Communications, (630) 743-5039, asakowicz@dovercorp.com

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