DEERE & CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 29, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DEERE & CO (DE)
CIK: 0000315189
Period of Report: 2012-11-27

Reporting Person: Mack Michael J (President, WW C&F Division)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-27	$1 Par Common Stock	M	4258	$39.665	Acquired	53481	Direct
2012-11-27	$1 Par Common Stock	S	4258	$85	Disposed	49223	Direct
2012-11-27	$1 Par Common Stock	M	12774	$39.665	Acquired	35774	Indirect
2012-11-27	$1 Par Common Stock	S	12774	$85.007	Disposed	23000	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-11-27	Market Priced Options	$39.665	M	4258	Disposed	2018-12-17	Common Stock (4258)	Direct
2012-11-27	Market Priced Options	$39.665	M	12774	Disposed	2018-12-17	Common Stock (12774)	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of Rule 16b-3 options and related sales of shares pursuant to a Rule 10(b)5-1 option exercise plan executed by reporting person on August 22, 2012.

F2: Exercise of Rule 16b-3 options and related sales of shares pursuant to a Rule 10(b)5-1 option exercise plan executed by a family trust on August 22, 2012.

F3: Includes 41,701 restricted stock units granted under the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan to be settled solely in shares.

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

F5: The options became exercisable on December 17, 2011.