DEERE & CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 3, 2012

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DEERE & CO (DE)
CIK: 0000315189
Period of Report: 2012-09-01

Reporting Person: Kalathur Rajesh (Sr. VP and CFO)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
$1 Par Common Stock	0	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Market Priced Employee Stock Options	$22.9	2012-12-11	Common Stock (2258)		Direct
Market Priced Employee Stock Options	$30.82	2013-12-10	Common Stock (4672)		Direct
Market Priced Employee Stock Options	$34.685	2014-12-08	Common Stock (4860)		Direct
Market Priced Employee Stock Options	$34.44	2015-12-07	Common Stock (4366)		Direct
Market Priced Employee Stock Options	$48.375	2016-12-06	Common Stock (5816)		Direct
Market Priced Employee Stock Options	$88.82	2017-12-05	Common Stock (4519)		Direct
Market Priced Employee Stock Options	$39.665	2018-12-17	Common Stock (11133)		Direct
Market Priced Employee Stock Options	$52.25	2019-12-09	Common Stock (12151)		Direct
Market Priced Employee Stock Options	$80.61	2020-12-08	Common Stock (7379)		Direct
Market Priced Employee Stock Options	$74.24	2021-12-14	Common Stock (7996)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: All options include the ability to withhold shares upon the exercise of the option to satisfy minimum required income tax obligations.

F2: The options become exercisable in three approximately equal annual installments one, two and three years after grant. The date listed is the initial exercisable installment date.