DEERE & CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 11, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DEERE & CO (DE)
CIK: 0000315189
Period of Report: 2012-12-09

Reporting Person: von Pentz Markwart (Pres.Ag&TurfDiv.Eur.,Asia,Afr.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-09	$1 Par Common Stock	F	3048	$85.08	Disposed	23399	Direct
2012-12-10	$1 Par Common Stock	M	19651	$52.25	Acquired	43050	Direct
2012-12-10	$1 Par Common Stock	S	19651	$84.9935	Disposed	23399	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-10	Market Priced Options	$52.25	M	19651	Disposed	2019-12-09	Common Stock (19651)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of Rule 16b-3 options and related sale of shares pursuant to a Rule 10(b)5-1 stock option exercise plan executed on March 2, 2012.

F2: All options include the ability to withhold shares upon the exercise of the option to satisfy income tax obligations.

F3: Exempt withholding of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon conversion of restricted stock units to shares.

F4: The sale price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $84.90 to $85.08, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.

F5: Includes 9,883 restricted stock units subject to restrictions or limitations under the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan. Shares are not held by reporting person during the period of limitation or restriction. Units are settled solely in shares and include the ability to have shares withheld to satisfy income tax obligations.