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DEERE & CO 

 

 

UNITED STATES

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

    FORM 8-K    

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report: November 20, 2019

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

D E E R E & C O M P A N Y

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-4121   36-2382580
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

One John Deere Place

Moline, Illinois 61265

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(309) 765-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

___________________________________________________

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class:   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $1 par value   DE   New York Stock Exchange
8½ % Debentures Due 2022   DE22   New York Stock Exchange
6.55% Debentures Due 2028   DE28   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure
   
 

Deere & Company

One John Deere Place, Moline, IL 61265 USA

Phone: 309-765-8000

www.JohnDeere.com

 

DEERE EARNINGS CALL TO BE BROADCAST ON WEBSITE

 

MOLINE, IL -- (20 November 2019) Deere & Company today said its

fourth-quarter 2019 earnings call would be broadcast over the internet on

Wednesday, 27 November, beginning at 9:00 a.m. central time. During the call,

the company’s financial and operating performance will be discussed with

analysts, investors and other members of the financial community.

 

The earnings call can be accessed at www.JohnDeere.com/earnings. The

recorded call will be available on the Deere website for a period of time

afterward. The Deere earnings release, other financial information and earnings

call information slides referred to in the call, can be accessed at the link above.

 

 

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Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) is a world leader in providing advanced products and services and is

committed to the success of customers whose work is linked to the land - those who cultivate, harvest,

transform, enrich and build upon the land to meet the world’s dramatically increasing need for food, fuel,

shelter and infrastructure. Since 1837, John Deere has delivered innovative products of superior quality

built on a tradition of integrity. For more information, visit John Deere at its worldwide website at

www.JohnDeere.com. 

             

 

 

 

Signature

 

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/ Todd E. Davies
    Todd E. Davies
    Secretary

 

Dated: November 20, 2019