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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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FORM 8-K |
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CURRENT REPORT |
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the |
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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Date of Report: February 26, 2003 |
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D E E R E & C O M P A N Y |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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DELAWARE |
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1-4121 |
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36-2382580 |
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One John Deere Place |
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(309)765-8000 |
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
Item 5. |
Other Events |
The following is the text of a press release issued by Deere & Company 26 February 2003. |
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Deere & Company |
NEWS RELEASE |
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For information, call: |
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Deere & Company declares regular quarterly dividend of 22 cents; |
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MOLINE, Illinois (February 26, 2003) - The Deere & Company board of directors today declared the regular quarterly dividend of 22 cents per share, payable May 01, 2003, to shareholders of record on March 31, 2003. In addition, the company announced that it will make cash contributions of $200 million to its hourly employee pension plan, $200 million to its salaried employee pension plan, and $75 million to other post-retirement employee benefit plans. The company elected to make these payments to its U.S. plans in order to strengthen their funded status. The contributions will be made from cash on hand the company said. |
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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 hereto duly authorized. |
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DEERE & COMPANY |
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By: |
/s/ JAMES H. BECHT James H. Becht Secretary |
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Dated: February 26, 2003 |
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