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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-14-035487
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140507
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140507
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140507

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DEERE & CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000315189
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FARM MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3523]
		IRS NUMBER:				362382580
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04121
		FILM NUMBER:		14819008

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE
		CITY:			MOLINE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			61265-8098
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(309) 765-4968

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE
		CITY:			MOLINE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			61265-8098
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Moline,&nbsp;Illinois   61265</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company<br>   One John Deere Place, Moline,&nbsp;IL 61265 USA<br>   Phone: 309-765-8000<br>   www.JohnDeere.com</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="4" face="Arial" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DEERE EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="4" face="Arial" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TO BE BROADCAST </font></b><b><font size="4" face="Arial" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ON WEBSITE</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">MOLINE,&nbsp;IL -- (7 May&nbsp;2014)&#160; Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company today said its second-quarter 2014 earnings conference call would be broadcast over the Internet on Wednesday, 14 May, beginning at 9:00&nbsp;a.m. central time.&#160; 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>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The conference call can be accessed at <u>www.JohnDeere.com/confcall</u>. The recorded call will be available on the Deere website for a period of time afterward.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The Deere earnings release, other financial information and conference call information slides referred to in the conference call, can be accessed at <u>www.JohnDeere.com/financialreports</u>.</font></p>
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