Document:

EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

EXECUTION VERSION 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO 

FEE LETTER AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT 

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO FEE LETTER AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated August 5, 2021 (this
“Amendment”), is entered into by and between FS CREIT FINANCE BB-1 LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“Seller”), and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (including any successor thereto, “Purchaser”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given
to such terms in the Fee Letter (as defined below), and if not defined therein, in the Master Repurchase Agreement (as defined below). 

RECITALS 

WHEREAS, Purchaser and Seller are parties to that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2021, as amended
by the First Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2021 (the “Existing Repurchase Agreement” and, as amended by this Amendment, and as hereafter further amended, modified, restated, replaced, waived,
substituted, supplemented or extended from time to time, the “Master Repurchase Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, in
connection with the Master Repurchase Agreement, Seller and Purchaser are parties to that certain Fee Letter, dated as of February 22, 2021, as amended by the First Amendment to Fee Letter, dated as of July 30, 2021 (the “Existing
Fee Letter” as further amended by this Amendment, and as hereafter further amended, modified, restated, replaced, waived, substituted, supplemented or extended from time to time, the “Fee Letter”); and 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to make certain amendments and modifications to the Existing Repurchase Agreement and the Existing
Fee Letter. 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE 1 

AMENDMENTS TO THE REPURCHASE AGREEMENT 

Article 2 of the Existing Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the following definition in its appropriate
alphabetical order: 
 “Maximum Facility Purchase Price” shall mean $450,000,000. 

 ARTICLE 2 

AMENDMENTS TO THE FEE LETTER 

Section 1 of the Existing Fee Letter is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Maximum Facility Purchase Price” in its
entirety. 
 ARTICLE 3 

REPRESENTATIONS 
 Seller
represents and warrants to Purchaser, as of the date of this Amendment, as follows: 
 (a) all representations and warranties made by it in
the Existing Repurchase Agreement (other than those contained in Article 10(w), which shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining the Market Value and eligibility of the Purchased Assets, unless (i) Seller shall have made any
such representations and warranties with actual knowledge that they were materially false or misleading at the time made; or (ii) any such representations and warranties have been determined by Purchaser in its sole and absolute discretion to
be materially false or misleading on a regular basis) are true, correct and complete in all material respects with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent any such representation and warranty expressly
refers to a prior date; 
 (b) it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment and has taken all necessary action to authorize
such execution, delivery and performance; 
 (c) the person signing this Amendment on its behalf is duly authorized to do so on its behalf;

 (d) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not violate any Requirement of Law applicable to it or its
organizational documents or any agreement by which it is bound or by which any of its assets are affected; and 
 (e) this Amendment has
been duly executed and delivered by it. 
 ARTICLE 4 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 
 The
effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the delivery to Purchaser of the following: 
 (a) this Amendment, duly completed and executed
by each of the parties hereto; and 
 (b) a reaffirmation agreement executed by FS Credit Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., a Maryland
corporation, in the form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, reaffirming the terms of that certain Guaranty, dated as of February 22, 2021 (as amended, restated supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“Guaranty”), and acknowledging that the terms of the Guaranty remain in full force and effect; 

  
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 (c) bring-down of the opinions delivered by counsel to Seller and Guarantor on the Closing
Date in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser; and 
 (d) for Seller and Guarantor, good standing certificates dated within
fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the effective date of this Amendment, certified true and complete copies of organizational documents and certified true, correct and complete copies of resolutions (or similar authority documents) with
respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and each other document to be delivered by such party from time to time in connection herewith, in each case included in a certificate delivered by an officer of Guarantor. 

ARTICLE 5 
 EXPENSES

 Seller shall pay on demand all of Purchaser’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and consummation of this Amendment. 

ARTICLE 6 
 GOVERNING
LAW 
 THIS AMENDMENT (AND ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY HEREUNDER) SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS DOCTRINE APPLIED IN SUCH STATE (OTHER THAN SECTION
5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK). 

ARTICLE 7 

MISCELLANEOUS 
 (a)
Except as expressly amended or modified hereby, the Transaction Documents shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms and are hereby ratified and confirmed. All references to the Transaction Documents shall be deemed to mean
the Transaction Documents as modified by this Amendment. 
 (b) This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which so executed
shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment in electronic format shall be as effective as
delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Amendment. 

  
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 (c) The headings in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not
affect the interpretation or construction of this Amendment. 
 (d) This Amendment may not be amended or otherwise modified, waived or
supplemented except as provided in the Master Repurchase Agreement. 
 (e) This Amendment contains a final and complete integration of all
prior expressions by the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to such subject matter, superseding all prior oral or written understandings. 

(f) This Amendment and the Fee Letter, and this Amendment and the Master Repurchase Agreement, as applicable, in each case, together
constitute a single Transaction Document. 
 [SIGNATURES FOLLOW] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed, as of
the date first above written. 
  

					
	PURCHASER:
	
	BARCLAYS BANK PLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Francis X. Gilhool

		 	Name:	 	Francis X. Gilhool
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

 [SIGNATURE CONTINUES ON FOLLOWING PAGES] 

 
					
	SELLER:
	
	FS CREIT FINANCE BB-1 LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Edward T. Gallivan, Jr.

		 	Name:	 	Edward T. Gallivan, Jr.
		 	Title:	 	Chief Financial OfficerEX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

DOVER CORPORATION 

EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PLAN 

(As Amended and Restated Effective August 5, 2021) 

Introduction 
 This Dover
Corporation Executive Severance Plan (the “Plan”) sets forth the policy of Dover Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Dover”), and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Article 13) which employs an “Eligible
Executive” (as defined in Article 1) with respect to “Severance Payments” (as defined in Article 5) payable to an Eligible Executive under the Plan. (Dover and such Subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the
“Company”). This Executive Severance Plan constitutes the plan document and summary plan description for the Plan. 

Article 1. 
 Who
is Eligible for Participation in the Plan 
 a.    Eligible Executives. The individuals who shall
be eligible to participate in the Plan shall be (i) each Tier 1 Participant (as defined in Article 13) and (ii) each Tier 2 Participant (as defined in Article 13) (Tier 1 Participants and Tier 2 Participants collectively, the
“Eligible Executives”). 
 b.    Effect of Employment Agreement. You shall not be
eligible to participate in the Plan if you are party to a written agreement with the Company that provides for severance payments to you upon, or following, the termination of your employment. 

c.    Other Plans. If you are eligible to participate in this Plan, you shall not be eligible to
participate in, or to receive any severance benefits under, any other severance plan, policy, practice, or arrangement maintained by the Company. If you become eligible to receive Severance Payments under the Dover Corporation Senior Executive Change-in-Control Severance Plan, you shall not be eligible to receive Severance Payments under this Plan. 

Article 2. 
 How
Do You Become Eligible for Severance Payments under the Plan 
 You will be eligible for Severance Payments if you are an Eligible
Executive and your employment is terminated by the Company without “Cause” (as defined in Article 13) (“Termination Without Cause”). 

 Article 3. 

What Events Make You Ineligible for Severance Payments under the Plan 

You shall not be entitled to receive Severance Payments under this Plan if any of the following disqualifying events occur: 

a.    Death or Disability. Your employment terminates due to death or, at the option of the Company, upon
your “Disability” (as defined in Article 13); 
 b.    Voluntary Termination. You elect to
terminate your employment with the Company or a successor for any reason, including without limitation, retirement (“Voluntary Termination”); 

c.    Termination for Cause. Your employment with the Company is terminated for Cause (“Termination
for Cause”); 
  

	 	•	 	 Your employment may be terminated for Cause by the Company effective upon the giving of written notice to you of
such Termination for Cause, or effective upon another date as specified in such notice (“Notice of Termination for Cause”). 

  

	 	•	 	 If within one (1) year after your Termination Without Cause, the Company discovers that your employment
could have been Terminated for Cause, your prior termination may be recharacterized as a Termination for Cause, in which case the Company shall give written notice to you (or to your estate in the event of your death). You (or your estate) shall
have thirty (30) days to provide a written response to the Company. To the extent that the Company does not reverse its determination after receipt of your response, if any, you (or your estate) shall be obligated promptly to repay any
Severance Payments paid to you under the Plan. The Company may take appropriate legal action to seek to recover any Severance Payments from you or your estate. 

d.    Sale. You work for a division, subdivision, plant, location, or entity which is sold or otherwise
transferred to an entity other than Dover and its Subsidiaries, regardless of whether the new owner offers continued or comparable employment to you; or 

e.    New Employer. You begin working for another employer (whether regular or temporary and whether
full-time or part-time) in any capacity, including as a consultant or independent contractor, before your “Date of Termination” (as defined in Article 13). You are required to immediately notify the Company in writing if you begin another
job prior to your Date of Termination. 
 Article 4. 

What Amounts Other than Severance Payments May be Payable to You 

Regardless of whether you are eligible for Severance Payments under the Plan, you may be entitled to receive benefits (other than severance
payments) for which you are expressly eligible following your Date of Termination to the extent you are entitled under the terms and 

  
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conditions of any other plans, policies, programs and/or arrangements of the Company, including without limitation, continuation health benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), amounts payable or benefits provided under the Dover Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (including any successor plan), the Dover Corporation 2012 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan, the Dover
Corporation Pension Replacement Plan, the Dover Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, the Dover Corporation Pension Plan, and the Dover Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the “Dover Plans”). 

Article 5. 

What Severance Payments Are Payable under the Plan 

If you are eligible to receive Severance Payments under Article 2 above, and you have not become ineligible for the receipt of such Severance
Payments due to a disqualifying event as described in Article 3 above or other provisions of the Plan, you shall be entitled to the following severance payments (the “Severance Payments”): 

 

	 	•	 	 An amount equal to (i) for Tier 1 Participants, the sum of your Base Salary plus target annual cash bonus as
in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination, or (ii) for Tier 2 Participants, your Base Salary, in each case (i) and (ii), paid in approximately equal installments in accordance with Dover’s normal payroll practices for a
twelve (12) month period following your Date of Termination (the “Severance Pay Period”), starting on the first payroll occurring after your execution and effectiveness of the Separation Agreement and Release, as described
below, with the first such payment including any amounts that would otherwise have been paid after the Date of Termination; 

  

	 	•	 	 A lump sum payment equal to a pro rata portion (based upon the completed calendar months worked in the year in
which your Date of Termination occurs), of your annual incentive bonus payable for the year in which your Date of Termination occurs, based upon attainment of the performance criteria applicable to your award for the year of termination as
determined by the Compensation Committee, payable at the time that annual incentive bonuses are paid to employees for the year in which your Date of Termination occurs; 

 

	 	•	 	 With respect to your Cash Performance Award (i) granted under the Dover Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive
Plan (including any successor plan) or the Dover Corporation 2012 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan and (ii) having a scheduled payment date next following your Date of Termination, pro-rata vesting (based
upon the completed number of whole calendar months worked by you during the applicable performance period) of such Cash Performance Award, based upon attainment of the performance criteria applicable to your award as determined by the Compensation
Committee, payable at the time that such Cash Performance Awards are paid to employees but no later than two and one-half months following the end of the applicable performance period, and each other of your
Cash Performance Awards will be forfeited without consideration; 

  
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	 	•	 	 With respect to your Performance Share Award (i) granted under the Dover Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive
Plan (including any successor plan) or the Dover Corporation 2012 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan and (ii) having a scheduled payment date next following your Date of Termination, pro-rata vesting (based
upon the completed number of whole calendar months worked by you during the applicable performance period) of such Performance Share Award, based upon attainment of the performance criteria applicable to your award as determined by the Compensation
Committee, to be settled in Dover common stock at the time that such Performance Share Awards are settled to employees, but no later than two and one-half months following the end of the applicable performance
period; 

  

	 	•	 	 If you are eligible for Early Retirement (within the meaning of the Dover Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive
Plan, including any successor plan) or Early Retirement I or Early Retirement II (within the meaning of the Dover Corporation 2012 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan), any applicable early retirement notice shall be waived and shall not apply to any of
your then-outstanding awards granted under the Dover Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan and the Dover Corporation 2012 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan that are subject to such notice requirements; 

 

	 	•	 	 A lump sum payment payable sixty (60) days following your Date of Termination equal to the then cost of
COBRA health care continuation coverage for yourself and covered family members for twelve (12) months based on the level of health coverage, if any, in effect on your Date of Termination; and 

 

	 	•	 	 At the Company’s discretion, twelve (12) months of outplacement services, up to a maximum per-employee cost of (i) for Tier 1 Participants, $25,000, or (ii) for Tier 2 Participants, $10,000, in each case (i) and (ii) as may be adjusted upwards for inflation. 

If you die before receipt of all Severance Payments to which you are entitled, any payments due to you will be paid to your estate at the time they would have
been payable to you. 
 The Company’s obligations to make Severance Payments to you are conditioned upon your timely execution (without revocation) of
a separation agreement and a general release of all claims related to your employment and the termination of your employment in a form satisfactory to Dover (the “Separation Agreement and Release”). The Separation Agreement and
Release shall include a confidentiality covenant, a non-disparagement covenant, a covenant for the protection of intellectual property, and a non-competition and non-solicitation restriction for the duration of the Severance Pay Period, as more fully to be set forth in such Separation Agreement and Release. Severance Payments to you shall be made only if you have executed
such Separation Agreement and Release within forty-five (45) days following the Date of Termination and the applicable revocation period has expired. Where the forty-five (45) day period extends into the next year, payment shall be made in
the next taxable year. If you should fail to execute such Separation Agreement and Release within forty-five (45) days following the Date of Termination or should you later revoke or violate the Separation Agreement and Release, the Company
shall not have any obligation to make the payments contemplated under this Plan and you shall refund any Severance Payments made to you. 

  
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 Article 6. 

Claw-Back Provisions 

In addition to the right of the Company, under Article 3(c) and Article 5, to recover amounts paid to you, in the event that you shall
(i) breach the non-competition, non-disparagement, non-solicitation, confidentiality, intellectual property or other
covenants or provisions of the Separation Agreement and Release, or (ii) be required by any claw-back policies of the Company, as in effect from time to time, or by applicable law, to refund payments received from the Company as the result of a
restatement of the Company’s financial statements or other events or conduct as may be specified in such policies from time to time or as may be required by applicable law, you shall be obligated promptly to refund the Severance Payments made
to you. The Company may take appropriate legal action to seek to recover any Severance Payments from you or your estate. 

Article 7. 

Income Taxes 

Severance Payments are subject to all applicable federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax withholdings.

 Article 8. 

Section 409A of the Code 

a.    General. The Plan as well as the Severance Payments are intended to be exempt from, or to the extent
subject thereto, to comply with Section 409A (“Section 409A”) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Plan shall be interpreted in
accordance therewith. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A, you shall not be considered to have terminated employment or
service with the Company for purposes of the Plan and no Severance Payment shall be due to you under the Plan until you would be considered to have incurred a Separation from Service from the Company and its Subsidiaries. Any payments described in
the Plan that are due within the “short term deferral period” as defined in Section 409A shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless applicable law requires otherwise. Each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided under
this Plan shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A. The Company makes no representation that any or all of the payments or benefits described in this Plan will be exempt from or comply with
Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to any such payment or benefit. You shall be solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and penalties incurred under Section 409A. A “Separation
from Service” shall mean a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A. 

b.    Specified Employees. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, to the extent that any
Severance Payment (or any other amounts payable under any plan, program or arrangement of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) are payable upon a Separation from 

  
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Service to a “specified employee” of the Company at the relevant date, as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), and such payment would result in the imposition of any
individual tax and penalty interest charges imposed under Section 409A, the settlement and payment of such awards (or other amounts) shall instead be made on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following such
Separation from Service (or death, if earlier). 
 c.    No Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be responsible for, or be required to reimburse or otherwise make you whole for, any tax or penalty imposed on, or losses incurred by, you that arises in connection
with the potential or actual application of Section 409A to any Severance Payment granted hereunder. 
 Article 9. 

Administration of Plan 

The “Plan Administrator” (as defined in Article 13) shall have the exclusive right, power, and authority, in its sole and absolute
discretion, to administer, apply, and interpret the Plan and to decide all matters arising in connection with the operation or administration of the Plan to the extent not retained by Dover as set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Plan Administrator shall have the sole and absolute discretionary authority to: 
  

	 	•	 	 Make determinations as to whether an employee is, or is not, an Eligible Executive; 

 

	 	•	 	 Take all actions and make all decisions with respect to the eligibility for, and the amount of, Severance
Payments payable under the Plan; 

  

	 	•	 	 Formulate, interpret and apply rules, regulations, and policies necessary to administer the Plan in accordance
with its terms; 

  

	 	•	 	 Decide questions, including legal or factual questions, with regard to any matter related to the Plan;

  

	 	•	 	 Construe and interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and all documents which relate to the Plan and decide
any and all matters arising thereunder including the right to remedy possible ambiguities, inconsistencies or omissions; 

  

	 	•	 	 Investigate and make such factual or other determinations as shall be necessary or advisable for the resolution
of appeals of adverse determinations under the Plan; and 

  

	 	•	 	 Process, and approve or deny, claims for Severance Payments under the Plan and any appeals.

 All determinations made by the Plan Administrator as to any question involving its respective responsibilities, powers
and duties under the Plan shall be final and binding on all parties, to the maximum extent permitted by law. All determinations by Dover referred to in the Plan shall be made by Dover in its capacity as an employer and settlor of the Plan. 

  
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 Article 10. 

Modification or Termination of Plan 

Dover reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to amend, modify, or terminate the Plan, in whole or in part, including any or
all of the provisions of the Plan, for any reason, at any time, by action of the Compensation Committee. This Plan does not give an Eligible Executive any vested right to Severance Payments. If the Plan is amended or terminated, your rights to
receive Severance Payments may be eliminated. No individual may become entitled to benefits or other rights under the Plan after the Plan is terminated. 

Article 11. 

Claims and Appeal Procedures 

The Plan Administrator shall make a determination in connection with the termination of employment of an Eligible Executive as to whether a
Severance Payment under the Plan is payable to such Eligible Executive and the amount thereof, taking into consideration any determination made by Dover as to the circumstances regarding the termination, the potential applicability of a
disqualifying event, or the Plan Administrator’s decision as to whether an employee is an Eligible Executive under the Plan. The Plan Administrator shall advise any Eligible Executive it determines is entitled to Severance Payments under the
Plan as to the amount of Severance Payments payable under the Plan. The Plan Administrator may delegate any or all of its responsibilities under this Article. 

a.    Claim Procedures 

Each Eligible Executive or his or her authorized representative (each, the “Claimant”) claiming Severance Payments under the
Plan who has not been advised by the Plan Administrator as to his or her eligibility for Severance Payments, disagrees with a determination that he or she is not eligible for Severance Payments, disagrees with the amount of any Severance Payments
awarded under the Plan, or disagrees with a decision to require him or her to repay an amount under the Plan, is eligible to file a written claim with the Plan Administrator. 

Within ninety (90) days after receiving the claim, the Plan Administrator will decide whether or not to approve the claim. The ninety (90)-day period may be extended by the Plan Administrator up to an additional ninety (90)-day period if special circumstances require an extension of time to consider the
claim. If the Plan Administrator extends the ninety (90)-day period, the Claimant will be notified in writing before the expiration of the initial ninety (90)-day period
as to the length of the extension and the special circumstances that necessitate the extension. 
 If the claim is denied, the Plan
Administrator shall set forth in writing (which notice may be electronic) the reasons for the denial; the relevant provisions of the Plan on which the decision is made; a description of the Plan’s claim appeal procedures; and, if additional
material or information is necessary to perfect the claim, an explanation of why such material or information is necessary. The notice will also include a statement regarding the procedures for the Claimant

  
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to file a request for review of the claim denial as set forth in the “Appeal Procedures” sub-section below and the Claimant’s right to bring
a civil action under Section 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) following a claim denial on appeal. 

b.    Appeal Procedures 

If a claim has been denied by the Plan Administrator and the Claimant wishes further consideration and review of his or her claim, he or she
must file an appeal of the denial of the claim to the Plan Administrator no later than sixty (60) days after the receipt of the written notification of the Plan Administrator’s denial. In connection with his or her appeal, the Claimant may
request the opportunity to review relevant documents prior to submission of a written statement, submit documents, records and comments in writing, and receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents,
records and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for Severance Payments under the Plan. The review of the appeal by the Plan Administrator will take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by
the Claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial review of the claim. 

The Plan Administrator will notify the Claimant in writing (which notice may be electronic) of the Plan Administrator’s decision with
respect to its review of the appeal within sixty (60) days of the receipt of the request for a review of the claim. Due to special circumstances, the Plan Administrator may extend the time to reach a decision with respect to the appeal of the
claim denial, in which case the Plan Administrator will notify the Claimant in writing before the expiration of the initial 60-day period as to the length of the extension and the special circumstances that
necessitate such extension and render a decision as soon as possible, but not later than one hundred twenty (120) days following the receipt of the Claimant’s request for appeal. 

If the appeal is denied, the Plan Administrator will set forth in writing (which notice may be electronic) the specific reasons for the denial
and references to the relevant Plan provisions on which the determination of the denial is based. The notice will also include a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies
of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claim, and a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring an action under Section 502(a) of ERISA. 

c.    Exhaustion of Remedies under the Plan 

A Claimant wishing to seek judicial review of an adverse benefit determination under the Plan, whether in whole or in part, must file any suit
or legal action, including, without limitation, a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA, within one (1) year of the date the final decision on the adverse benefit determination on review is issued or should have been issued or lose
any rights to bring such an action. If any such judicial proceeding is undertaken, the evidence presented shall be strictly limited to the evidence timely presented to the Plan Administrator. A Claimant may bring an action under ERISA only after he
or she has exhausted the Plan’s claims and appeal procedures. 

  
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 Article 12. 

Miscellaneous Provisions 
  

	 	•	 	 The records of the Company with respect to employment history, compensation, absences, illnesses, and all other
relevant matters shall be conclusive for all purposes of this Plan. 

  

	 	•	 	 The respective terms and provisions of the Plan shall be construed, whenever possible, to be in conformity with
the requirements of ERISA, or any subsequent laws or amendments thereto. To the extent not to conflict with the preceding sentence, the construction and administration of the Plan shall be in accordance with the laws of the state of Illinois
applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the state of Illinois (without reference to its conflicts of law provisions). 

  

	 	•	 	 Nothing contained in this Plan shall be held or construed to create any liability upon the Company to retain any
employee in its service or to change the employee-at-will status of any employee. All employees shall remain subject to the same terms and conditions of employment and
discharge or discipline to the same extent as if the Plan had not been put into effect. An employee’s failure to qualify for, or receive, a Severance Payment under the Plan shall not establish any right to (i) continuation or
reinstatement, or (ii) any benefits in lieu of Severance Payments. 

  

	 	•	 	 The Company has the right to cancel a proposed termination of employment or reschedule a termination date at any
time before your employment terminates. You will not become eligible for Severance Payments if your termination date is cancelled or if you voluntarily terminate employment before the termination date specified or rescheduled by the Company.

  

	 	•	 	 Severance Payments under this Plan are not intended to duplicate such payments and benefits as may be provided
under state, local or federal plant shut down, mass layoff or similar laws, such as the WARN Act or any statutory non-United Status or contractual severance payments or benefits. Should payments or benefits
under such laws or contracts become payable to you, payments under this Plan will be offset or, alternatively, Severance Payments previously paid under this Plan will be treated as having been paid to satisfy such other benefit obligations to the
extent permitted by applicable law. In either case, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine how to apply this provision and may override other provisions in this Plan in doing so. 

 

	 	•	 	 At all times, payments under the Plan shall be made from the general assets of the Company.

  

	 	•	 	 Should any provisions of the Plan be deemed or held to be unlawful or invalid for any reason, the balance of the
Plan shall remain in effect, unless it is amended or terminated as provided in the Plan. 

  
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	 	•	 	 Except as required by law, the Severance Payments will not be subject to alienation, transfer, assignment,
garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, and any attempt to cause such payments to be so subjected will not be recognized. 

  

	 	•	 	 If any overpayment is made under the Plan for any reason, the Plan Administrator will have the right to recover
the overpayment. 

  

	 	•	 	 The Company shall cause this Plan to be assumed by a successor of the Company, whether such succession occurs by
merger, asset sale or otherwise. 

  

	 	•	 	 Any notice or other written communication required or permitted pursuant to the terms of the Plan shall have been
duly given (i) immediately when delivered by hand, (ii) three days after being mailed by United States Mail, first class, postage prepaid (or such local equivalent thereof), addressed to the intended recipient at his, her or its last known
address, (iii) on the next business day after deposit with a courier or overnight delivery service post paid for next-day delivery and addressed in accordance with the last known address, or
(iv) immediately upon delivery by facsimile or email to the telephone number or email address provided by a party for the receipt of notice. 

Article 13. 

Definitions 
  

			
	Board	  	The Dover Board of Directors as in office from time to time.
		
	Cause	  	“Cause” shall have the meaning set forth in the Dover Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
		
	Date of Termination	  	The date on which you incur a termination of employment or such other date on which you incur a “separation from service” determined under the provisions set forth in
Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations or any successor provisions. Pursuant to such provisions, you will be treated as no longer performing services for the Company when the level of services
you perform for the Company decreases to a level equal to 20% or less of the average level of services performed by you during the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) months.
		
	Disability	  	“Disability” shall have the meaning set forth in the Dover Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
		
	Plan Administrator	  	The Dover Corporation Benefits Committee or, as may be required by law or the rules of the New York Stock Exchange with respect to executive officers of the Company, as determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Dover Corporation Compensation Committee. The full Board may, in its discretion, exercise any or all such powers granted to the Plan Administrator under the
Plan, in which case, all references in the Plan to the “Plan Administrator” shall be deemed to refer to the Board.

  
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	Subsidiary	  	An entity in which Dover owns, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the equity or voting interests.
		
	Tier 1 Participant	  	Each executive of the Company who is (i)(A) employed in the United States or (B) based in the United States and temporarily assigned to the non-U.S. payroll of a Subsidiary on an
expatriate assignment and (ii) subject to Dover’s Senior Executive Shareholding Guidelines, as in effect from time to time, and each President of the Dover operating companies.
		
	Tier 2 Participant	  	Any executive of the Company who (i) is not a Tier 1 Participant, (ii)(A) is employed in the United States or (B) is based in the United States and temporarily assigned to the
non-U.S. payroll of a Subsidiary on an expatriate assignment, and (iii) whose annual base salary (“Base Salary”) as in effect from time to time is determined under Dover’s career levels 11-12, and certain other executives on a discretionary basis, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.

 Article 14. 

Effective Date of Plan 

The Plan is effective as of August 5, 2021. 

  
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 SUMMARY OF ERISA RIGHTS 

Your Rights Under ERISA 
 The Department
of Labor has issued regulations that require the Company to provide you with a statement of your rights under ERISA with respect to this Plan. The following statement was designated by the Department of Labor to satisfy this requirement and is
presented accordingly. 
 As a participant in the Plan, you are entitled to certain rights and protections under ERISA. ERISA provides that
all Plan participants are entitled to: 
 Receive Information About Your Plan and Benefits 

1.    Examine, without charge, all Plan documents and copies of all documents filed by Dover with the Department of Labor
and available at the Public Disclosure Room of the Employee Benefits Security Administration. This includes annual reports and Plan descriptions. All such documents are available for review from the Dover Human Resources Department. 

2.    Obtain, upon written request to the Plan Administrator, copies of documents governing the operation of the Plan,
including copies of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series) and any updated summary plan description. The Plan Administrator may charge you a reasonable fee for the copies. 

3.    Receive a summary of the Plan’s annual financial report. Once each year, the Plan Administrator will send you a
Summary Annual Report of the Plan’s financial activities at no charge. 
 Prudent Action by Fiduciaries 

In addition to creating rights for Plan participants, ERISA imposes duties upon the people who are responsible for the operation of the Plan.
The people who operate your Plan, called fiduciaries of the Plan, have a duty to do so prudently and in the interest of you and other Plan participants. 

No one, including your employer or any other person, may fire you or otherwise discriminate against you in any way to prevent you from
obtaining a benefit under the Plan or exercising your rights under ERISA. 
 Enforcing Your Rights 

If your claim for Severance Payments is denied or ignored in whole or in part, you have a right to receive a written explanation of the reason
for the denial, to obtain copies of documents related to the decision without charge, and to appeal any denial, all within certain time schedules. You have the right to have your claim reviewed and reconsidered as explained in the “Claims and
Appeal Procedures” section. 

  
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 Under ERISA, there are steps you can take to enforce the above rights. For instance, if you
request materials from the Plan and do not receive them within thirty (30) days, you may file suit in a federal court. In such a case, the court may require the Plan Administrator to provide the materials and pay you up to $110 a day until you
receive the materials, unless the materials were not sent because of reasons beyond the control of the Plan Administrator. If you have a claim for Severance Payments which is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, you may file suit in a state or
federal court after you have exhausted the Plan’s claims and appeal procedures as described in the section “Claims and Appeal Procedures” hereof. If it should happen that Plan fiduciaries misuse the Plan’s money, or if you are
discriminated against for asserting your rights, you may seek assistance from the Department of Labor, or you may file suit in a federal court. 

The court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees. If you are successful, the court may order the person you sued to pay these
costs and fees. If you lose, the court may order you to pay these costs and fees, for example, if it finds your claim is frivolous. 
 Assistance with
Your Questions 
 If you have any questions about the Plan, you should contact the Plan Administrator through the Dover Human Resources
Department. They will be glad to help you. If you have any questions about this statement or about your rights under ERISA, or if you need assistance in obtaining documents from the Plan Administrator, you should contact the nearest Area Office of
the Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, listed in your telephone directory, or you may contact: 
 The Division of Technical
Assistance and Inquiries 
 Employee Benefits Security Administration, 

Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 5N625 

Washington, DC 20210 
 1-866-444-EBSA (1-866-444-3272) 

www.dol.gov/ebsa (for general information) 

www.askebsa.dol.gov (for electronic inquiries) 

You may also obtain certain publications about your rights and responsibilities under ERISA by calling the publications hotline of the
Employee Benefits Security Administration at 1-866-444-3272. 

Administrative Facts 
  

			
	Plan Name	  	Dover Corporation Executive Severance Plan
		
	Plan Sponsor	  	Dover Corporation
Highland Landmark V 3005 Highland Parkway, Suite 200
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
USA
1-630-541-1540
		
	Type of Plan	  	The Plan is a welfare benefit plan that provides severance benefits

  
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	Source of Contributions to Plan	  	Employer payments from general corporate assets
		
	Plan Year	  	The Plan Year is January 1 through December 31
		
	Employer Identification Number	  	53-0257888
		
	Plan Number	  	[    ]
		
	Plan Administrator	  	 Dover Corporation Benefits Committee
 Highland
Landmark V 3005
 Highland Parkway, Suite 200
 Downers Grove,
Illinois 60515 USA

1-630-541-1540

		
	Agent for Receiving Service of Legal Process	  	 General Counsel
 Dover Corporation

Highland Landmark V 3005 Highland Parkway, Suite 200
 Downers
Grove, Illinois 60515 USA

1-630-541-1540

Legal Process can also be served on the Plan Administrator

		
	Named Fiduciary	  	Dover Corporation Benefits Committee

 Contact Information 

If you have questions about this Plan, please contact Dover Human Resources at the coordinates below and they will provide you with this
information. 
 Dover Human Resources 
 Phone: 

Fax: 
 E-Mail: 

  
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