---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-068930"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DE"
cik: "0000315189"
company_name: "DEERE & CO"
filed_at: "2026-06-01T20:15:26+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T20:30:02.092547+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Deere director Dmitri Stockton will not seek re-election at 2027 annual meeting

## Summary
- Stockton notified Deere board on May 26, 2026 that he will not stand for re-election at the 2027 annual meeting.
- His decision is not due to any disagreement with the company's operations, policies, or practices.
- He will serve the remainder of his current term, which expires at the 2027 annual meeting.
- Stockton has served on the board for nearly 12 years and the board thanked him for his service.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-068930
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DE
- cik: 0000315189
- company_name: DEERE & CO
- filed_at: 2026-06-01T20:15:26+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315189/000110465926068930/0001104659-26-068930-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315189/000110465926068930/de-20260526x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-068930.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 0b0dd8f993
  claim: Dmitri Stockton departed as Director at DEERE & CO.
  evidence_excerpt: On May 26, 2026, Dmitri Stockton notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Deere & Company (the “Company”) that he would not stand for re-election as a director at the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315189/000110465926068930/0001104659-26-068930-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.