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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-17-011962
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170222
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170227
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170227

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:		17641550

	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;">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;">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" 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;22, 2017.</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" 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;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Annual Election of Directors</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" 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 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Samuel   R. Allen</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5,678,210</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,286,309</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">51,422,945</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 .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">221,671,251</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,769,453</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">338,654</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">51,422,945</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="22%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.28%;">
<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>
<td width="19%" 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:19.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">222,556,084</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" 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:23.8%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,863,022</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" 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:13.16%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">360,252</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:20.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">51,422,945</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="22%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.28%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Alan   C. Heuberger</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" 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:19.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">224,517,375</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" 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:23.8%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">884,290</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" 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:13.16%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">377,693</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:20.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">51,422,945</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="22%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.28%;">
<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="19%" 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:19.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">222,358,237</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" 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:23.8%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,006,583</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" 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:13.16%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">414,538</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:20.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">51,422,945</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="22%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.28%;">
<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="19%" 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:19.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">224,463,239</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" 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:23.8%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">952,974</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" 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:13.16%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">363,145</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:20.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">51,422,945</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="22%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.28%;">
<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="19%" 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:19.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">224,145,155</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" 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:23.8%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,266,427</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" 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:13.16%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">367,776</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:20.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">51,422,945</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="22%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.28%;">
<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="19%" 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:19.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">224,244,817</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" 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:23.8%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,163,677</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" 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:13.16%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">370,864</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:20.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">51,422,945</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="22%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.28%;">
<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="19%" 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:19.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">224,631,961</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" 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:23.8%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">785,878</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" 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:13.16%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">361,519</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:20.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">51,422,945</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="22%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.28%;">
<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="19%" 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:19.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">224,178,759</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" 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:23.8%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,256,446</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" 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:13.16%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">344,153</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:20.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">51,422,945</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="22%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.28%;">
<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="19%" 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:19.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">224,276,948</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" 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:23.8%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,126,284</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" 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:13.16%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">376,126</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:20.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">51,422,945</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="22%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.28%;">
<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="19%" 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:19.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">223,982,943</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" 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:23.8%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,442,530</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" 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:13.16%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">353,885</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:20.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">51,422,945</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;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" 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, 2017 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="99%" style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:1.0pt;">
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<td width="23%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.06%;">
<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="22%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.94%;">
<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="23%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.02%;">
<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="30%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.98%;">
<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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<td width="23%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.06%;">
<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;">213,959,801</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:22.94%;">
<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;">9,516,474</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" 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:23.02%;">
<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;">2,303,083</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:30.98%;">
<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;">51,422,945</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;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">A Company proposal, required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, requesting that stockholders vote on a non-binding resolution to determine whether the advisory stockholder vote on say on pay shall occur every one, two or three years, resulted in the following outcome:</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;">Shares Voted In<br>   Favor of Two Year<br>   Frequency</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;">Shares Voted In<br>   Favor of Three<br>   Year Frequency</font></u></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">206,253,195</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">758,129</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">17,794,508</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">973,526</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Consistent with a majority of the votes cast with respect to this proposal and with the recommendation of the Board of Directors, the Company will hold a shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation annually until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">4.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP was ratified as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year 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;">Shares Voted Against<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;">Abstain</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">273,876,529</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,501,431</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">824,343</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">5.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Stockholder Proposal&#151;Right to Act by Written Consent</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">A stockholder proposal, requesting that stockholders approve a &#147;proxy access&#148; amendment to the Company&#146;s Bylaws adding a right of stockholders to act by written consent as set forth in the January&nbsp;13, 2017 Proxy Statement, failed 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;">Abstain</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 .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">81,546,376</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">142,820,517</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,412,465</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">51,422,945</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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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;">Dated:   February&nbsp;27, 2017</font></p>    </td>
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