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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-163043
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161220
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161220
GROUP MEMBERS:		WILLIAM H. GATES III

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-31096
		FILM NUMBER:		162061867

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE
		CITY:			MOLINE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			61265-8098
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(309) 765-8000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE
		CITY:			MOLINE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			61265-8098

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CASCADE INVESTMENT, L.L.C.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001052192
		IRS NUMBER:				911680459
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2365 CARILLON POINT
		CITY:			KIRKLAND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98033
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4258897900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2365 CARILLON POINT
		CITY:			KIRKLAND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98033

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980102
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>  </font></b><b>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SCHEDULE 13D</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>  </font>Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934<br> (Amendment No.&nbsp;4)*</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Steven Snyder,&nbsp;Esq.</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">December&nbsp;20, 2016</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*The remainder of this cover page&nbsp;shall be filled out for a reporting person&#146;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CUSIP No.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>244199105</p>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Names of Reporting   Persons.&nbsp; I.R.S. Identification Nos. of   above persons (entities only)<br>   Cascade Investment, L.L.C.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Citizenship or Place of   Organization<br>   State of Washington</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Number   of<br>   Shares<br>   Beneficially<br>   Owned by<br>   Each<br>   Reporting<br>   Person With</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sole   Voting Power<br>   31,423,573 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sole   Dispositive Power<br>   31,423,573 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shared   Dispositive Power</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate Amount   Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</font><br>   31,423,573 <font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check if the Aggregate   Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Percent of   Class&nbsp;Represented by Amount in Row (11)</font><br>   9.9% <font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Type of Reporting   Person (See Instructions)</font><br>   OO</p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font>&nbsp;All shares of the common stock, $1.00 par value per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company (the &#147;Issuer&#148;) held by Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (&#147;Cascade&#148;) may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III as the sole member of Cascade.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font>&nbsp;Based on 316,872,632 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November&nbsp;30, 2016, as reported on the Issuer&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K filed on December&nbsp;19, 2016.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CUSIP No.&nbsp;244199105</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Names of Reporting   Persons.&nbsp; I.R.S. Identification Nos. of   above persons (entities only)<br>   William H. Gates III</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Citizenship or Place of   Organization<br>   United States of America</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sole Dispositive Power</font><br>   31,423,573 <font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font>&nbsp;All shares of the common stock, $1.00 par value per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company (the &#147;Issuer&#148;) held by Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (&#147;Cascade&#148;) may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III as the sole member of Cascade.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Amendment No.&nbsp;4 to Schedule 13D (&#147;Amendment&#148;) relates to the Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company (the &#147;Issuer&#148;).&#160; Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (&#147;Cascade&#148;) and William H. Gates III (collectively, the &#147;Reporting Persons&#148;) are jointly filing this Amendment to amend and supplement the Items set forth below of the Reporting Persons&#146; Schedule 13D previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;23, 2011; as amended December&nbsp;11, 2012; December&nbsp;18, 2013; and June&nbsp;1, 2015.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Purpose of Transaction</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Effective on December&nbsp;20, 2016, the board of directors of the Issuer elected Alan Heuberger as a director.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Heuberger is a senior investment manager for William H. Gates III.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Heuberger has no investment or voting power over the Common Stock beneficially owned by Cascade and Mr.&nbsp;Gates.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; See items 11 and 13 of the cover pages&nbsp;to this Schedule 13D for the aggregate number of shares and percentage of Common Stock beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; See items 7 through 10 of the cover pages&nbsp;to this Schedule 13D for the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons as to which there is sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,&nbsp;I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: December&nbsp;20,   2016</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CASCADE INVESTMENT,   L.L.C.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Alan Heuberger</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Attorney-in-fact for   Michael Larson,</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Business   Manager</p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WILLIAM H. GATES III</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font>This Amendment is being filed jointly by the Reporting Persons pursuant to the Joint Filing Agreement dated August&nbsp;23, 2011 and included with the signature page&nbsp;to the Reporting Persons&#146; Schedule 13D filed with respect to the Issuer on August&nbsp;23, 2011, SEC File No.&nbsp;005-31096 and incorporated by reference herein.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font>Duly authorized under Special Limited Power of Attorney appointing Alan Heuberger attorney-in-fact, dated October&nbsp;11, 2013, by and on behalf of Michael Larson, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to Amendment No.&nbsp;9 to Cascade&#146;s Schedule 13D with respect to Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities&nbsp;&amp; Income Fund on December&nbsp;11, 2013, SEC File No.&nbsp;005-81261, and incorporated by reference herein.</p>
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