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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report: <b>7 August 2006</b></font></p>

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  One John Deere Place<br>
  Moline, IL 61265 USA<br>
  Phone: 309-765-8000<br>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DEERE EARNINGS
CONFERENCE CALL<br>
TO BE BROADCAST </font></b>ON
WEBSITE</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">MOLINE, IL &#151; (7 August 2006) Deere &amp; Company today
said its third-quarter 2006 earnings conference call would be broadcast over
the Internet on Tuesday, August 15, beginning at 9:00 a.m. central time. During
the call, the company&#146;s financial and operating performance will be discussed
with analysts, investors and other members of the financial community.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The conference call can be accessed at
www.deere.com/confcall. An archived version will be available on the Deere
website for a period of time afterward.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Deere earnings release, and other financial
information referred to in the conference call, can be accessed at
www.deere.com/financialreports.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"># # #</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">About John Deere: John Deere (Deere &amp;
Company-NYSE:DE) is the world&#146;s leading manufacturer of agricultural and
forestry equipment; a major manufacturer of construction equipment; and a
leading supplier of equipment used in lawn, grounds and turf care.
Additionally, John Deere manufactures engines used in heavy equipment and
provides financial services and other related activities that support the core
businesses. Since it was founded in 1837, the company has established a
heritage of quality products and services providing performance that endures to
customers worldwide.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.</font></p>

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