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: 2012-12-06

Reporting Person: ALLEN SAMUEL R (Director, Chairman & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-06	$1 Par Common Stock	G	47203	—	Disposed	161072.5172	Direct
2012-12-12	$1 Par Common Stock	A	25301	—	Acquired	186373.5172	Direct
2012-12-06	$1 Par Common Stock	G	47203	—	Acquired	47203	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-12	Market Priced Options	$86.36	A	128899	Acquired	2022-12-12	Common Stock (0)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Transaction involved a gift of shares to a limited liability company for the benefit of the reporting persons immediate family.

F2: 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.

F3: Includes 153,478 restricted stock units under the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan.

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

F5: The options become exercisable in three approximately equal installments on December 12, 2013, December 12, 2014, and December 12, 2015.