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: 2011-12-23

Reporting Person: JENKINS JAMES R (Senior V.P. & General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-23	$1 Par Common Stock	G	6000	—	Disposed	64294	Direct
2012-12-12	$1 Par Common Stock	A	4932	—	Acquired	69226	Direct
2011-12-23	$1 Par Common Stock	G	6000	—	Acquired	42000	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-12	Market Priced Options	$86.36	A	25130	Acquired	2022-12-12	Common Stock (25130)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Transaction involved a gift of shares by the reporting person to a trust for the benefit of an immediate family member.

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 62,227 restricted stock units 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 become exercisable in three approximately equal installments on December 12, 2013, December 12, 2014, and December 12, 2015.