DEERE & CO — Director's Dealing 2017

Dec 13, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DEERE & CO (DE)
CIK: 0000315189
Period of Report: 2017-12-11

Reporting Person: Reed Cory J (Pres., John Deere Financial)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-12-11	$1 Par Common Stock	M	6001	$79.24	Acquired	11383	Direct
2017-12-11	$1 Par Common Stock	S	4519	$150.921	Disposed	6864	Direct
2017-12-13	$1 Par Common Stock	M	2432	$88.185	Acquired	9296	Direct
2017-12-13	$1 Par Common Stock	S	1897	$153	Disposed	7399	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-12-11	Market Priced Options	$79.24	M	6001	Disposed	2025-12-09	Common Stock (6001)	Direct
2017-12-13	Market Priced Options	$88.185	M	2437	Disposed	2024-12-10	Common Stock (2432)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of Rule 16b-3 options and related sale of shares for the exercise price and taxes pursuant to a Rule 10(b)5-1 stock option exercise plan adopted on September 5, 2017.

F2: Includes 2,436 restricted stock units granted under the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan to be settled solely in shares.

F3: All options include the ability to withhold shares upon the exercise of the option to satisfy income tax obligations.

F4: The options became exercisable in two approximately equal tranches on December 9, 2016 and 2017.

F5: The options became exercisable on December 10, 2017.