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John Deere8-K: Material contract

Deere launches $35M+ executive incentive plan tied to new 'Shareholder Value Added' metric

What happened

Deere is implementing a new long-term performance stock unit plan for senior leadership, directly linking over $35 million in compensation to achieving 'Shareholder Value Added' (SVA) targets.

Source

SEC EDGARMar 16, 2026

Current report (Form 8-K)

John Deere 8-K

Filing excerpt

On March 12, 2026, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors of Deere & Company (the “Company”) approved grants of one-time awards of performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”) to the Company’s named executive officers listed below as well as certain other senior officers...

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Signal
8-K: Material contract

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Form
8-K
Filed
Mar 16, 2026

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$35M (Target value of performance stock units awarded to three named executive officers, part of a larger incentive plan for senior leadership.)

Details

CIK
315189
Accession number
0001104659-26-028536
Timeframe
Current quarter
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Vendor relationship signal
Signal category
Strategic

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
85%
Sentiment
Positive
Detected
Mar 17, 2026
signal_type
sec-8k
signal_subtype
materialContract

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