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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 ( Mark one ) □ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended October 31 , 2021 or □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Delaware ( State of incorporation ) One John Deere Place , Moline , Illinois ( Address of principal executive offices ) FORM 10 - K to Commission file number 1-4121 DEERE & COMPANY ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of each class Common stock , $ 1 par value 82 % Debentures Due 2022 6.55 % Debentures Due 2028 SECURITIES REGISTERED 61265 ( Zip Code ) Large accelerated filer > Non - accelerated filer 36-2382580 Trading symbol DE DE22 DE28 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) ( 309 ) 765-8000 ( Telephone Number ) PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OF THE ACT Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( g ) OF THE ACT : NONE Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The aggregate quoted market price of voting stock of the registrant held by non - affiliates at April 30 , 2021 was $ 115,521,151,966 . At November 30 , 2021 , 307,407,282 shares of common stock , $ 1 par value , of the registrant were outstanding . Documents Incorporated by Reference . Portions of the proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on February 23 , 2022 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .