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Form 4 DEERE & CO For: Nov 23 Filed by: Guinn Max A

November 28, 2016 4:56 PM EST
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Guinn Max A
(Last) (First) (Middle)
DEERE & COMPANY
ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE
(Street)
MOLINE IL 61265
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DEERE & CO [ DE ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President, WW C&F, Lbr Rltns
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/23/2016
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
$1 Par Common Stock (1) 11/23/2016   M   10,312 A $ 88.82 55,427 D  
$1 Par Common Stock (1) 11/23/2016   S   10,312 D $ 99 45,115 D  
$! Par Common Stock (1) 11/25/2016   M   26,090 A $ 52.25 71,205 D  
$1 Par Common Stock (1) 11/25/2016   S   26,090 D $ 104.50 45,115 (2) D  
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Market Priced Options (1) (3) $ 88.82 11/23/2016   M     10,312   (4) 12/05/2017 Common Stock 10,312 $ 0 0 D  
Market Priced Options (1) (3) $ 52.25 11/25/2016   M     26,090   (5) 12/09/2019 Common Stock 26,090 $ 0 0 D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. Exercise of Rule 16b-3 options and related sale of shares pursuant to Rule 10(b)5-1 stock option exercise plan adopted on May 27, 2016.
2. Includes 29,865 restricted stock units granted under the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan to be settled solely in shares.
3. All options include the ability to withhold shares upon the exercise of the option to satisfy income tax obligations.
4. The options became exercisable in three approximately equal installments on December 5, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
5. The options became exercisable in three approximately equal installments on December 9, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
/s/ Paul Wilczynski, Assistant Secretary, Deere & Company, Under Poewr of Attorney 11/28/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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