8-K
filed March 1, 2024, 6:59 PM ET
ticker DE
CIK 0000315189
other
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Deere shareholders re-elect all directors, approve exec compensation, defeat three proposals
DEERE & CO
- All 11 director nominees elected at Feb 28 annual meeting; highest against votes for John C. May (13.3M vs 187.2M for)
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 186.0M for, 14.5M against, 0.8M abstain.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for FY 2024: 223.0M for, 12.5M against, 1.4M abstain.
- Shareholder proposal on golden parachute ratification defeated: 76.5M for, 123.8M against, 1.1M abstain.
- Proposals on a sustainability report and a civil rights audit also failed, each with <3.1M for votes.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
DEERE & CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-02-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2024-02-28
Exact text from the filing
All director nominees were elected for terms expiring at the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders with the following votes:
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
DEERE & CO shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation at the 2024-02-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2024-02-28
Exact text from the filing
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers with the following vote:
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
DEERE & CO shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Civil Rights, Non-Discrimination, and Return to Merit Audit at the 2024-02-28 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2024-02-28
Exact text from the filing
A shareholder proposal regarding a civil rights, non-discrimination, and return to merit audit was not approved, with the following vote:
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
DEERE & CO shareholders approved Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2024-02-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2024-02-28
Exact text from the filing
Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year with the following vote:
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
DEERE & CO shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Regarding Shareholder Ratification of Golden Parachutes at the 2024-02-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2024-02-28
Exact text from the filing
A shareholder proposal regarding shareholder ratification of golden parachutes was not approved, with the following vote:
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
DEERE & CO shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Customer and Company Sustainability Congruency Report at the 2024-02-28 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2024-02-28
Exact text from the filing
A shareholder proposal regarding a customer and company sustainability congruency report was not approved, with the following vote:
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