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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 24, 2021 (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 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 8.01 Other Events. On February 24, 2021, Deere & Company issued a press release regarding an increase to the dividend on common stock (Exhibit 99.1). ​ Safe Harbor Statement   Certain statements in this current report regarding future events and future financial performance are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated (expressed or implied) by such forward-looking statements, because of, among other things, the risks and uncertainties related to COVID and the risk factors identified under the heading “Risk Factors” and under the heading “Safe Harbor Statement” in the Company’s “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” section of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. ​ ​ Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits ​ ​ Number Description of Exhibit 99.1 Press Release 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are imbedded in the Inline XBRL document) ​ ​ 2 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: February 24, 2021 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 3