DEERE & CO

proxy statement filed on January 14, 2026, including, on the effective date of her appointment, an automatic initial grant of 92 Restricted Stock Units, and will enter into the Company’s standard director indemnification agreement.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Boland and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Boland was selected as a director. The Company is not aware of any related party transactions or relationships between Ms. Boland and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

On November 2, 2026, the Company issued a press release relating to Ms. Boland’s appointment, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1.

The information 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.

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Signatures

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.