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: May John C II (President, Ag Solutions & CIO)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
$1 Par Common Stock	2440	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Market Priced Employee Stock Options	$88.82	2017-12-05	Common Stock (7606)		Direct
Market Priced Employee Stock Options	$52.25	2019-12-09	Common Stock (4571)		Direct
Market Priced Employee Stock Options	$80.61	2020-12-08	Common Stock (5411)		Direct
Market Priced Employee Stock Options	$74.24	2021-12-14	Common Stock (5597)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 2,440 restricted stock units granted under the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan and to be settled solely in shares.

F2: All options include the ability to withhold shares upon the exercise of the option to satisfy minimum required income tax obligations.

F3: 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.