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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-088021
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160105
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160105
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160105

FILER:

	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:		161321812

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE
		CITY:			MOLINE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			61265-8098
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(309) 765-5636

	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;">Date of Report:&nbsp; January&nbsp;5, 2016</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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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="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">Director, Global Public Relations</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Brian Krzanich,&nbsp;Intel CEO, elected to Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company Board of Directors</font></b></p>
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<p style="line-height:22.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:27.35pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">MOLINE,&nbsp;Illinois (January&nbsp;5, 2016) &#151; Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company (NYSE: DE) today announced the election of Brian M. Krzanich, chief executive officer of Intel Corporation, to the company&#146;s Board of Directors.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:22.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:27.35pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&#147;Brian&#146;s depth of leadership experience in technology, manufacturing and supply chain management is a valuable addition to the Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company Board of Directors,&#148; said Samuel R. Allen, Deere&#146;s chairman and chief executive officer. &#147;We look forward to Brian joining the Deere Board.&#148;</font></p>
<p style="line-height:22.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:27.35pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">In May&nbsp;2013, Krzanich was appointed chief executive officer of Intel Corporation and elected a member of the Intel Board of Directors. He had previously served Intel as chief operating officer after progressing through a series of technical and leadership roles at Intel.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:22.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:27.35pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">As COO, Krzanich led an organization of more than 50,000 employees spanning Intel operations in technology, manufacturing, foundry, supply chain, human resources, and information technology as well as being responsible for Intel&#146;s China strategy. Prior to becoming COO, Krzanich held senior leadership positions in Intel&#146;s manufacturing organization.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:22.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:27.35pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Krzanich began his career at Intel in 1982 as a process engineer. He holds a bachelor&#146;s degree in chemistry from San Jose State University and has one patent for semiconductor processing.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:22.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:27.35pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company (<u><font color="blue" style="color:blue;">www.JohnDeere.com</font></u>) is a world leader in providing advanced products and services and is committed to the success of customers whose work is linked to the land &#151; those who cultivate, harvest, transform, enrich and build upon the land to meet the world&#146;s dramatically increasing need for food, fuel, shelter and infrastructure.</font></p>
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