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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-100349
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160224
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160226
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160226

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:		161459762

	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
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">CURRENT REPORT</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Date of Report: February&nbsp;24, 2016</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">One John Deere Place</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Moline,&nbsp;Illinois 61265</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Item 5.07&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The Company annual meeting of stockholders was held on February&nbsp;24, 2016.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Company&#146;s annual meeting are as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The following directors were elected for terms expiring at the annual meeting in 2017:</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,432,984</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Crandall   C. Bowles</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">218,797,417</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">6,030,304</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">464,091</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Vance   D. Coffman</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">221,120,572</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,705,781</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">465,459</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Dipak   C. Jain</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">221,773,766</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,940,191</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">577,855</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Michael   O. Johanns</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">223,823,527</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">989,773</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">478,512</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Clayton   M. Jones</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">221,600,929</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,210,897</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">479,986</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Brian   M. Krzanich</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">222,684,133</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,154,512</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">453,167</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Gregory   R. Page</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">224,102,622</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">731,865</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">457,325</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Sherry   M. Smith</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">223,820,583</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">982,665</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">488,564</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Dmitri   L. Stockton</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">223,360,552</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,342,114</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">589,146</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Sheila   G. Talton</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">223,691,638</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,112,247</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">487,927</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation paid to the Company&#146;s named executive officers disclosed in the January&nbsp;13, 2016 Proxy Statement (&#147;Proxy Statement&#148;), including the Compensation Discussion&nbsp;&amp; Analysis, the compensation tables and related disclosure, with the following vote:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse;">
<tr>
<td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Shares Voted For<br>   Proposal</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Shares Voted Against<br>   Proposal</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Abstain</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="21%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Broker Non-Votes</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">137,557,413</font></p>    </td>
<td width="30%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">54,427,766</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">33,306,633</font></p>    </td>
<td width="21%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP was ratified as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year with the following vote:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="80%" style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:54.5pt;">
<tr>
<td width="33%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Shares Voted For<br>   Proposal</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:40.36%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Shares Voted Against<br>   Proposal</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.18%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Abstain</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="33%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">268,932,376</font></p>    </td>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:40.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,204,572</font></p>    </td>
<td width="26%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.18%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">850,415</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The stockholders approved a proposal requesting that the Board of Directors adopt a proxy access amendment to the Company&#146;s Bylaws with the following vote:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="99%" style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:.5pt;">
<tr>
<td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Shares Voted For<br>   Proposal</font></u></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Broker Non-Votes</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">134,366,550</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">89,516,131</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,409,131</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The stockholders rejected a proposal requesting that the Board of Directors generate a feasible plan to reach a net-zero greenhouse gas emission status by the year 2030 for all aspects of the business with the following vote:</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Broker Non-Votes</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">14,127,168</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">178,616,816</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">32,547,828</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">6.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The stockholders rejected a proposal requesting that the Board of Directors provide to stockholders annually a congruency analysis between corporate values and the Company&#146;s political and electioneering contributions and policy activities with the following vote:</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5,963,410</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">187,132,843</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">32,195,559</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">46,695,551</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">At the Company&#146;s annual meeting of stockholders in 2011, stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, to hold an annual advisory vote to approve executive compensation. In keeping with the stockholders&#146; advisory vote, the Board of Directors has decided that it will include an advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials on an annual basis each year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation, which will occur no later than the Company&#146;s annual meeting of stockholders in 2017.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Signature</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">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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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/   Todd E. Davies</font></i></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Todd   E. Davies, Secretary</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Dated:   February&nbsp;26, 2016</font></p>    </td>
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