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DOVER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES


COMPARATIVE HIGHLIGHTS

(Dollars in thousands except per share figures)

        Increase
        1996
        versus
    1996   1995   1994 1995
Net sales $4,076,284 $3,745,877 $3,085,276 9%
Earnings before taxes $ 588,725 $ 417,111 $ 306,859 41%
Net earnings $ 390,223 $ 278,311 $ 202,373 40%
Per common share:        
Net earnings $ 3.45 $ 2.45 $ 1.77 41%
Dividends $ .64 $ .56 $ .49 14%
Book value $ 13.24 $ 10.80 $ 8.78  
Capital expenditures $ 125,111 $ 102,668 $ 84,473  
Acquisitions (1) $ 281,711 $ 323,292 $ 187,704  
Purchase of treasury stock $ 62,815 $7,601 $ 29,733  
Cash flow (2) $ 515,307 $ 386,147 $ 298,162  
Return on average equity 28.7% 25.0% 21.7%  
Approximate number of stockholders 16,000 16,000 16,000  
Number of employees 26,230 25,332 22,992  

(1) See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, note 2.
(2) Represents net earnings plus depreciation and amortization.

Adjusted, where applicable, to give retroactive effect to the 2 for 1 stock split in 1995.

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