John C. May II - 08 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for DEERE & CO (DE)

Reporting relationship: Chairman & CEO
Issuer ticker: DE
Reported as of: 08 Jan 2026
Net transaction value: -$10,229,339
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 09 Jan 2026, 15:58:05 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 16 Dec 2025
Next SEC filing: 22 May 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Julie M. Rosales, Assistant Secretary, Deere & Company, Under Power of Attorney

Key filing fact

John C. May II filed Form 4 for DEERE & CO (DE) on 09 Jan 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes John C. May II's Form 4 filing for DEERE & CO (DE).
6 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 09 Jan 2026, 15:58.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 16 Dec 2025.
Current net transaction value: -$10,229,339.

Research use

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You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001556144 Primary reporting owner

May John C II

Relationship: Chairman & CEO
Address: DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE
Signature: /s/ Julie M. Rosales, Assistant Secretary, Deere & Company, Under Power of Attorney
Signature date: 09 Jan 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

DE transaction

$1 Par Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $10,568,310
Shares: +41,472
Change %: +35%
Price: $254.83
Shares after: 159,442
Date: 08 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

DE transaction

$1 Par Common Stock

Sale

Transaction value: $7,759,132
Shares: -15,504
Change %: -9.7%
Price: $500.46
Shares after: 143,938
Date: 08 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2

DE transaction

$1 Par Common Stock

Sale

Transaction value: $6,244,317
Shares: -12,456
Change %: -8.7%
Price: $501.31
Shares after: 131,482
Date: 08 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F3

DE transaction

$1 Par Common Stock

Sale

Transaction value: $4,128,458
Shares: -8,216
Change %: -6.2%
Price: $502.49
Shares after: 123,266
Date: 08 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F4

DE transaction

$1 Par Common Stock

Sale

Transaction value: $2,665,742
Shares: -5,296
Change %: -4.3%
Price: $503.35
Shares after: 117,970
Date: 08 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F5, F6

DE holding

$1 Par Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 27,891
Date: 08 Jan 2026
Ownership: By SLAT

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

DE transaction Derivative

Market Priced Options

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -41,472
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 08 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 41,472
Exercise price: $254.83
Footnotes: F7

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Rule 10b5-1 trading plan

These transactions were reported as open-market trades under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The plan lets an insider set trading instructions in advance, which can reduce the risk of trading while in possession of material nonpublic information.

Original filing language: transaction made pursuant to a contract, instruction, or written plan intended to satisfy Rule 10b5-1(c).

Explanation of responses 7 footnotes

Footnote F1

Exercise of Rule 16b-3 options and related sale of shares pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted on June 20, 2025.

Footnote F2

The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. Those shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $500.00 to $500.97, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Deere & Company, any security holder of Deere & Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (2) through (5) to this Form 4.

Footnote F3

The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. Those shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $501.00 to $501.99, inclusive.

Footnote F4

The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. Those shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $502.00 to $502.97, inclusive.

Footnote F5

The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. Those shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $503.00 to $503.88, inclusive.

Footnote F6

Includes 19,950 restricted stock unites granted under the John Deere 2020 Equity and Incentive Plan. Units include the ability to have shares withheld to satisfy income tax obligations.

Footnote F7

The options became exercisable in three approximately equal installments on December 9, 2021, 2022, and 2023.