DEERE & CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 13, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

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

Reporting Person: Field James M. (President, Ag & Turf Div.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-12	$1 Par Common Stock	A	4521	—	Acquired	53412	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-12	Market Priced Options	$86.36	A	23036	Acquired	2022-12-12	Common Stock (23036)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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.

F2: Includes 40,572 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.

F3: All options include the ability to withhold shares upon the exercise of the option to satisfy income tax obligations.

F4: The options become exercisable in three approximately equal installments on December 12, 2013, December 12, 2014, and December 12, 2015.