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DEERE & CO 8-K Report (Aug 5, 2003)

Filed August 5, 2003For Securities:DE

Summary

Deere & Company (DE) filed an 8-K on August 5, 2003, primarily to announce the details of its upcoming quarterly earnings conference call. The call is scheduled for Tuesday, August 12, 2003, at 9:00 a.m. CDT and will be accessible via a webcast on the company's website, www.deere.com/confcall, using Windows Media Player. This allows investors and interested parties to hear directly from management about the quarter's financial and operating performance. Investors should note that this 8-K does not contain new financial results itself, but rather informs the market about the venue and timing of the discussion surrounding those results. The company also directs stakeholders to its website, www.deere.com/financialreports, for the earnings release and related financial information. An archived version of the webcast will be available on the Deere website for a limited time.

Key Highlights

  • 1Deere & Company announced its quarterly earnings conference call will be broadcast via the internet.
  • 2The conference call is scheduled for Tuesday, August 12, 2003, at 9:00 a.m. CDT.
  • 3The webcast can be accessed through the company's website at www.deere.com/confcall.
  • 4Windows Media Player will be required to access the live and archived webcast.
  • 5Marie Ziegler, VP of Investor Relations, and Greg Derrick, Manager of Investor Communications, will host the call.
  • 6An archived version of the conference call will be available on the Deere website after the event.
  • 7The company also provided a link to its financial reports on its website: www.deere.com/financialreports.

Frequently Asked Questions

This 8-K filing does not contain the earnings release itself. It announces that the company will discuss its quarterly earnings during a conference call on Tuesday, August 12, 2003, at 9:00 a.m. CDT. Investors should look for the earnings release prior to or on that date.

The earnings call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed via a webcast on Deere & Company's website at www.deere.com/confcall. You will need Windows Media Player to view the broadcast. An archived version will also be available on the website for a period of time after the live call.

The call will feature Marie Ziegler, vice president of investor relations, and Greg Derrick, manager of investor communications. They will discuss the quarter's financial and operating performance with analysts, investors, and other members of the financial community.

The 8-K filing directs investors to the company's website, www.deere.com/financialreports, where the earnings release and other financial information referenced during the conference call can be accessed.