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 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. (a) The Company annual meeting of shareholders was held on February 24, 2021. ​ (b) The voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Company’s annual meeting are as follows: 1. Annual Election of Directors The following directors were elected for terms expiring at the annual meeting in 2022: 236,859,855 Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Tamra A. Erwin 236,859,855 555,868 352,724 33,466,969 Alan C. Heuberger 236,709,794 717,924 340,729 33,466,969 Charles O. Holliday Jr. 235,181,014 2,251,401 336,032 33,466,969 Dipak C. Jain 230,162,250 7,256,307 349,890 33,466,969 Michael O. Johanns 235,844,320 1,565,972 358,155 33,466,969 Clayton M. Jones 225,554,920 9,125,463 3,088,064 33,466,969 John C. May 224,204,227 12,801,482 762,738 33,466,969 Gregory R. Page 221,401,140 16,033,052 334,255 33,466,969 Sherry M. Smith 228,816,984 8,616,652 334,811 33,466,969 Dmitri L. Stockton 232,651,415 4,784,552 332,480 33,466,969 Sheila G. Talton 236,517,100 910,097 341,250 33,466,969 ​ 2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers disclosed in the Proxy Statement, including the Compensation Discussion & Analysis, the compensation tables and related disclosure, with the following vote: Shares Voted For Proposal Shares Voted Against Proposal Abstain Broker Non-Votes 222,810,355 14,038,750 919,342 33,466,969 ​ 3. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 fiscal year with the following vote: Shares Voted For Proposal Shares Voted Against Proposal Abstain 258,499,813 12,113,526 622,077 ​ ​ 2 Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits ​ ​ Number Description of Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are imbedded in the Inline XBRL document) ​ ​ 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/ Todd E. Davies ​ ​ Todd E. Davies ​ ​ Secretary ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Dated: February 26, 2021 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 4