DEERE & CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Jul 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DEERE & CO (DE)
CIK: 0000315189
Period of Report: 2012-06-29

Reporting Person: von Pentz Markwart (Pres.Ag&Turf Div. Eur.,Afr.,ME)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-06-29	$1 Par Common Stock	M	39897	$52.25	Acquired	66344	Direct
2012-06-29	$1 Par Common Stock	S	39897	$80.0018	Disposed	26447	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-06-29	Market Priced Options	$52.25	M	39897	Disposed	2019-12-09	Common Stock (39897)	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: The sale price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $80.00 to $80.036, 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.

F4: Includes 15,861 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.

F5: The options became exercisable in two approximately equal installments on December 9, 2010 and December 9, 2011.