DEERE & CO — Director's Dealing 2016

Nov 23, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DEERE & CO (DE)
CIK: 0000315189
Period of Report: 2016-11-22

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-11-22	$1 Par Common Stock	M	7606	$88.82	Acquired	28926	Direct
2016-11-22	$1 Par Common Stock	S	7606	$93.0286	Disposed	21320	Direct
2016-11-22	$1 Par Common Stock	M	3175	$74.24	Acquired	26917	Direct
2016-11-22	$1 Par Common Stock	S	3175	$93.0286	Disposed	21320	Direct
2016-11-23	$1 Par Common Stock	M	2422	$74.24	Acquired	23742	Direct
2016-11-23	$1 Par Common Stock	S	2422	$99.1724	Disposed	21320	Direct
2016-11-23	$1 Par Common Stock	M	5411	$80.61	Acquired	26731	Direct
2016-11-23	$1 Par Common Stock	S	5411	$102.0777	Disposed	21320	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-11-22	Market Priced Options	$88.82	M	7606	Acquired	2017-12-05	Common Stock (7606)	Direct
2016-11-22	Market Priced Options	$74.24	M	3175	Acquired	2021-12-14	Common Stock (3175)	Direct
2016-11-23	Market Priced Options	$74.24	M	2422	Acquired	2021-12-14	Common Stock (2422)	Direct
2016-11-23	Market Priced Options	$80.61	M	5411	Acquired	2020-12-08	Common Stock (5411)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of Rule 16b-3 options and related sales of shares pursuant to a Rule 10(b)5-1 stock option exercise plan adopted March 3, 2016.

F2: The sale price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $93.00 to $93.12, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes 2, 3, and 4.

F3: The sale price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $99.00 to $99.345, inclusive.

F4: The sale price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $102.00 to $102.33, inclusive.

F5: Includes 15,480 restricted stock units granted under the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan to be settled solely in shares. Units include the ability to have shares withheld to satisfy income tax obligations.

F6: All options include the ability to withhold shares upon the exercise of the option to satisfy income tax obligations.

F7: The options became exercisable in three approximately equal installments on December 5, 2008, 2009, and 2010.

F8: The options became exercisable in three approximately equal installments on December 14, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

F9: The options became exercisable in three approximately equal installments on December 8, 2011, 2012, and 2013.