Adoption of Plan by Other Employers. With the consent of the Bank, any entity may become a participating Employer under the Plan by # taking such action as shall be necessary to adopt the Plan, # becoming a party to the Trust Agreement establishing the Trust Fund, and # executing and delivering such instruments and taking such other action as may be necessary or desirable to put the Plan into effect with respect to the entity’s Employees.

Employers. An Employer shall be responsible for all functions assigned or reserved to it under the Plan and Trust Agreement.

Adoption. In the event the Plan is adopted by appropriate action of an Affiliate that the Committee authorizes to adopt the Plan, the Committee may determine the effective date of the Plan as to any such Affiliate, and each such Affiliate shall thereupon be a Participating Affiliate and included within the term “Employer.” The Committee may also determine the extent to which service of the employees of any such Affiliate prior to such effective date, including with a predecessor employer, shall be counted as credited service and may otherwise determine the terms and conditions upon which any such Affiliate may adopt the Plan.

Adoption. The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on ​ effective as of , 201 and approved by the Board of Directors of Dover Corporation on , 201 .

Adoption. With the prior approval of the Plan Administrator, an Affiliate may adopt the Plan and become a Participating Employer by furnishing to the Plan Administrator a certified copy of a resolution of its board of directors adopting this Plan.

Single Plan for All Employers. This Plan shall be treated as a single plan with respect to all participating Employers for the purpose of crediting contributions and forfeitures and distributing benefits, determining whether there has been any termination of Service, and applying the limitations set forth in Section 5.

Plan Adoption Subject to Qualification. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the adoption of the Plan and the execution of the Trust Agreement are conditioned upon their being determined initially by the Internal Revenue Service to meet the qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code, so that the Employers may deduct currently for federal income tax purposes their contributions to the Trust and so that the Participants may exclude the contributions from their gross income and recognize income only when they receive benefits. In the event that this Plan is held by the Internal Revenue Service not to qualify initially under [Section 401(a)], the Plan may be amended retroactively to the earliest date permitted by U.S. Treasury Regulations in order to secure qualification under [Section 401(a)]. If this Plan is held by the Internal Revenue Service not to qualify initially under [Section 401(a)] either as originally adopted or as amended, each Employer’s contributions to the Trust under this Plan (including any earnings thereon) shall be returned to it and this Plan shall be terminated. In the event that this Plan is amended after its initial qualification and the Plan as amended is held by the Internal Revenue Service not to qualify under [Section 401(a)], the amendment may be modified retroactively to the earliest date permitted by U.S. Treasury Regulations in order to secure approval of the amendment under [Section 401(a)]. In addition, reversions of Employer contributions (including earnings or losses attributable thereto) are permitted within one year after the applicable determination date, if the reversion is due to a good faith mistake of fact.

Adoption of Plan by Affiliated Entity. Any Affiliated Entity may adopt the Plan with the consent of the Directors or the Committee, effective as of the date specified therein. Any Employer, other than the Company, which has adopted the Plan shall not be responsible for the administration of the Plan.

ADOPTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan became effective as of January 1, 1982. The Plan shall be administered by the Executive Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Committee”). The Committee shall interpret, implement, and administer the Plan and, to the extent and the manner contemplated herein, it shall exercise the discretion granted to it as to the determination of who shall participate in the Plan, the terms and conditions under which key employees may participate or continue participating in the Plan, the size and terms of awards to each Participant (as defined below), and the time when such awards shall be granted to each Participant. Any action taken by the Committee with respect to the implementation, interpretation or administration of the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Corporation and each Participant.

Aggregation of Employers. To the extent required under [Section 409A] of the Code, if the Bank is a member of a controlled group of corporations or a group of trades or business under common control (as described in [Section 414(b)] or # of the Code), all members of the group shall be treated as a single employer for purposes of whether there has occurred a Separation from Service and for any other purposes under the Plan as [Section 409A] of the Code shall require.