−Removed: There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A.
−Removed: Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 27, 2024, except as set forth below:
−Removed: Legal proceedings, disputes and government inquiries and investigations could harm our business, financial condition, reputation, and brand.
−Removed: We routinely are a party to claims and legal actions and the subject of government inquiries and investigations, the most prevalent of which relate to product liability (including asbestos-related liability), antitrust matters (including class action litigation), employment, patent, and trademark.
−Removed: For example, we were recently the subject of a previously disclosed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into our information security practices and statements, which was closed by the FTC without action.
−Removed: The defense of lawsuits and government inquiries and investigations has resulted and may result in expenditures of significant financial resources and the diversion of management’s time and attention away from business operations.
−Removed: Adverse decisions in one or more of these claims, actions, inquiries, or investigations could require us to pay substantial damages or fines, undertake service actions, initiate recall campaigns, or take other costly actions.
−Removed: It is therefore possible that legal judgments or investigations could give rise to expenses that are not covered, or not fully covered, by our insurance programs and could affect our financial position and results.
−Removed: We are currently subject to a consolidated multidistrict class action lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois alleging that we have engaged in attempted monopolization, exclusionary conduct, and restraint of the market for repair services for John Deere brand agricultural equipment by limiting repair resources only to our authorized technicians or independent authorized John Deere dealers.
−Removed: In addition, the FTC, along with the Attorneys General of the States of Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, filed a lawsuit against us in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Western Division alleging similar claims.
−Removed: We are currently unable to predict the outcome of these matters.
+Added: See our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K (Part I, Item 1A).
+Added: The risks described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the “Forward-Looking Statements” in this report, are not the only risks we face.
+Added: Additional risks and uncertainties may also materially affect our business, financial condition, or operating results.
+Added: One should not consider the risk factors to be a complete discussion of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions.
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