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Issuer:     DEERE & CO (DE)
CIK:        0000315189
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-25-009102
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Deere board member Sherry M. Smith dies; board reduces size, appoints new Lead Director
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- Sherry M. Smith, a Deere director since 2011 and Lead Director, passed away on July 7, 2025.
- Board reduced size to ten members and appointed R. Preston Feight as Lead Director.
- Smith served on Corporate Governance and Compensation committees; formerly EVP and CFO of Supervalu.
- Chairman and CEO John C. May expressed condolences, noting Smith's strategic contributions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315189/000155837025009102/0001558370-25-009102-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315189/000155837025009102/de-20250707x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-009102

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