DEERE & CO — Director's Dealing 2019

Dec 16, 2019

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DEERE & CO (DE)
CIK: 0000315189
Period of Report: 2019-12-13

Reporting Person: May John C II (CEO & President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2019-12-13	$1 Par Common Stock	M	5075	$151.95	Acquired	49157	Direct
2019-12-13	$1 Par Common Stock	S	5075	$173.383	Disposed	44082	Direct
2019-12-16	$1 Par Common Stock	M	6417	$100.55	Acquired	50499	Direct
2019-12-16	$1 Par Common Stock	S	6417	$173.9943	Disposed	44082	Direct
2019-12-16	$1 Par Common Stock	M	1695	$100.55	Acquired	45777	Direct
2019-12-16	$1 Par Common Stock	S	1695	$174.5613	Disposed	44082	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2019-12-13	Market Priced Options	$151.95	M	5075	Disposed	2027-12-13	Common Stock (5075)	Direct
2019-12-16	Market Priced Options	$100.55	M	8112	Disposed	2026-12-14	Common Stock (8112)	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 on May 21, 2019.

F2: The sale price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $171.915 to $173.74, 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 this footnote.

F3: The sale price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $173.37 to $174.35, 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 this footnote.

F4: The sale price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $174.365 to $174.88, 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 this footnote.

F5: Includes 21,296 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 become exercisable in three approximately equal tranches on December 13, 2018, 2019, and 2020.