Shareholder Vote

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: February 25, 2026 (Date of earliest event reported) DEERE & COMPANY (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 ​ Name of each exchange on which registered Common stock, $1 par value ​ DE ​ 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Deere & Company (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on February 25, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”). The voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows: 1. Election of Directors All director nominees were elected for terms expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders with the following votes: Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Leanne G. Caret 204,025,619 2,660,637 494,309 30,832,733 Tamra A. Erwin 190,502,787 16,285,429 392,349 30,832,733 R. Preston Feight 202,870,437 3,916,100 394,028 30,832,733 Alan C. Heuberger 205,689,006 979,681 511,878 30,832,733 L. Neil Hunn 201,240,226 5,137,013 803,326 30,832,733 John C. May 199,327,228 6,534,554 1,318,783 30,832,733 Gregory R. Page 200,568,626 6,080,027 531,912 30,832,733 Brian Sikes 204,284,450 2,505,977 390,138 30,832,733 Dmitri L. Stockton 204,870,560 1,787,625 522,380 30,832,733 Sheila G. Talton 202,499,689 4,158,903 521,973 30,832,733 ​ 2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers with the following vote: Shares Voted For Proposal Shares Voted Against Proposal Abstain Broker Non-Votes 190,345,717 16,140,154 694,694 30,832,733 ​ 3. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year with the following vote: Shares Voted For Proposal Shares Voted Against Proposal Abstain 225,438,196 12,070,053 505,049 ​ ​ 2 4. Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on the Return on Investment of Emission Reduction Goals A shareholder proposal regarding a report on the return on investment of emission reduction goals was not approved, with the following vote: Shares Voted For Proposal Shares Voted Against Proposal Abstain Broker Non-Votes 2,065,023 202,929,899 2,185,643 30,832,733 ​ 5. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent A shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent was not approved, with the following vote: Shares Voted For Proposal Shares Voted Against Proposal Abstain Broker Non-Votes 79,390,748 126,866,664 923,153 30,832,733 ​ 6. Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Faith-Based Business Resource Groups A shareholder proposal regarding a report on faith-based business resource groups was not approved, with the following vote: Shares Voted For Proposal Shares Voted Against Proposal Abstain Broker Non-Votes 1,313,347 203,198,068 2,669,150 30,832,733 ​ ​ 3 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/ Kellye L. Walker ​ ​ Kellye L. Walker ​ ​ Corporate Secretary ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Dated: February 27, 2026 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 4