Deere & Co. Files 8-K with Debenture Details

TL;DR

Deere filed an 8-K on Oct 2nd detailing their 6.55% 2028 debentures.

AI Summary

Deere & Company filed an 8-K on October 9, 2025, reporting events as of October 2, 2025. The filing includes information on common stock and debentures, specifically the 6.55% Debentures due 2028. No specific financial figures or new material events beyond routine disclosures were detailed in the provided excerpt.

Why It Matters

This filing provides an update on Deere & Company's financial instruments, including specific debenture series, which is important for bondholders and investors tracking the company's debt obligations.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — The filing appears to be a routine disclosure without significant new information that would immediately impact risk.

Key Players & Entities

• DEERE & CO (company) — Registrant
• October 2, 2025 (date) — Date of earliest event reported
• October 9, 2025 (date) — Date of report
• 6.55% Debentures Due 2028 (financial_instrument) — Specific debt instrument mentioned

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $1 — ange on which registered Common stock, $1 par value DE New York Stock Exchang
• $500,000,000 — rporation (the "Issuer") agreed to sell $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.150% No

Filing Documents

• de-20251002x8k.htm (8-K) — 49KB
• de-20251002xex1d1.htm (EX-1.1) — 217KB
• de-20251002xex4d1.htm (EX-4.1) — 66KB
• de-20251002xex5d1.htm (EX-5.1) — 20KB
• de-20251002xex5d2.htm (EX-5.2) — 75KB
• de-20251002xex5d1001.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 5KB
• de-20251002xex5d1002.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 6KB
• 0001104659-25-098401.txt ( ) — 658KB
• de-20251002.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 4KB
• de-20251002_def.xml (EX-101.DEF) — 13KB
• de-20251002_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 19KB
• de-20251002_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 13KB
• de-20251002x8k_htm.xml (XML) — 7KB

01 Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events. On October 2, 2025, Deere Funding Canada Corporation (the "Issuer") agreed to sell $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.150% Notes due October 9, 2030 (the "Notes"). The Issuer is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deere & Company (the "Guarantor"). The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed (the "Guarantee" and, together with the Notes, the "Securities") on a senior unsecured basis by the Guarantor. The Guarantee will be the Guarantor's senior unsecured obligation and will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Guarantor's other senior unsecured indebtedness from time to time outstanding. In connection with the issuance and the sale of the Securities, on October 2, 2025, the Issuer and the Guarantor entered into a terms agreement (the "Terms Agreement") with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and TD Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein. Interest on the Notes is payable on April 9 and October 9 of each year, beginning on April 9, 2026. The Notes are unsecured and have the same rank as the Issuer's other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The foregoing description of the Terms Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Terms Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1. The Securities were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of June 15, 2020, among the Issuer, the Guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon. The Issuer may redeem the Notes in whole or in part, upon at least 15 days' notice but not more than 45 days' notice, at any time prior to maturity at the applicable redemption price described in the Final Prospectus Supplement dated October 2, 2025 (the "Final Prospectus Supplement"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on October 3, 2025. In addition, the Issuer or the Guarantor may redeem the Notes in whole, but not in part, at its option, a

01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Number Description of Exhibit 1.1 Terms Agreement, dated October 2, 2025, among the Issuer, the Guarantor, and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and TD Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein 4.1 Form of 4.150% Note due 2030 5.1 Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP 5.2 Opinion of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP 23.1 Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP ( contained in Exhibit 5.1 ) 23.2 Consent of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP ( contained in Exhibit 5.2 ) 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/ Kellye L. Walker Kellye L. Walker Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Global Law Services & Regulatory Affairs Dated: October 9, 2025 4

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