Deere & Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 27, 2025, the Board of Directors of Deere & Company (the “Company”) elected Cory Reed as President, Lifecycle Solutions, Supply Management, and Customer Success, effective November 3, 2025. On the effective date, Mr. Reed will cease to be the President, Worldwide Ag & Turf Division, Production & Precision Ag, Sales and Marketing Regions of the Americas and Australia.
Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 2, 2025, the Company issued a press release regarding Mr. Reed’s election as well as other senior management changes. A copy of the press release is furnished hereby as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information disclosed in this Item 7.01 is not filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not deemed incorporated by reference by any general statements incorporating by reference this report or future filings into any filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates the information by reference.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are imbedded in the Inline XBRL document) |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DEERE & COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ Kellye L. Walker | |
Kellye L. Walker | ||
Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Global Law Services & Regulatory Affairs | ||
Dated: September 2, 2025 | ||
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