DEERE & CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Dec 15, 2011

SEC Form 4/A — Form 4/A

Issuer: DEERE & CO (DE)
CIK: 0000315189
Period of Report: 2011-12-09

Reporting Person: Field James M. (Senior Vice President & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-09	$1 Par Common Stock	G	2567	—	Disposed	43392	Direct
2011-12-14	$1 Par Common Stock	A	5499	—	Acquired	48891	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-12-14	Market Priced Options	$74.24	A	25391	Acquired	2021-12-14	Common Stock (25391)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents a transfer of shares to a trust for the benefit of the reporting person. Reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust.

F2: Grant of restricted stock units under the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan. Awards include the ability to withhold shares upon conversion to satisfy tax obligations.

F3: Includes 36,051 restricted stock units under the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan. The reporting person also indirectly beneficially owns 2,567 shares directly owned by a family trust.

F4: All options include the ability to withhold shares upon the exercise of the option to satisfy income tax obligations.

F5: The options become exercisable in three approximately equal installments on December 14, 2012, December 14, 2013, and December 14, 2014.