DEERE & CO - Director's Dealing 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

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

Reporting Person: Mack Michael J (President, WW C&F Division)

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-06-06	$1 Par Common Stock	G	23000	—	Disposed	49223	Direct
2012-06-06	$1 Par Common Stock	G	23000	—	Acquired	23000	Indirect

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-06-06	Market Priced Options	$88.82	G	18291	Disposed	2017-12-05	Common Stock (18291)	Direct
2012-06-06	Market Priced Options	$88.82	G	18291	Acquired	2017-12-05	Common Stock (18291)	Indirect
2012-06-06	Market Priced Options	$39.665	G	12774	Disposed	2018-12-17	Common Stock (12774)	Direct
2012-06-06	Market Priced Options	$39.665	G	12774	Acquired	2018-12-17	Common Stock (12774)	Indirect
2012-06-06	Market Priced Options	$52.25	G	32560	Disposed	2019-12-09	Common Stock (32560)	Direct
2012-06-06	Market Priced Options	$52.25	G	32560	Acquired	2019-12-09	Common Stock (32560)	Indirect
2012-06-06	Market Priced Options	$80.61	G	7257	Disposed	2020-12-08	Common Stock (7257)	Direct
2012-06-06	Market Priced Options	$80.61	G	7257	Acquired	2020-12-08	Common Stock (7257)	Indirect

F1: Gift of shares to a family trust for the benefit of spouse and children.

F2: Includes 41,701 restricted stock units under the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan to be settled solely in shares.

F3: Gift of employee stock options to a family trust for the benefit of spouse and children.

F4: The options became exercisable in three approximately equal installments on December 5, 2008, December 5, 2009 and December 5, 2010.

F5: The options became exercisable in three approximately equal installments on December 17, 2009, December 17, 2010 and December 17, 2011.

F6: The options became exercisable in two approximately equal installments on December 9, 2010 and December 9, 2011.