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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-19-011840
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190301
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190301
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190301

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:			1103

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04121
		FILM NUMBER:		19647402

	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="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">One John Deere Place</font></p>
<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>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02</font></b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" 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; </font><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain</font></b><b><font face="Arial" style="font-weight:bold;">  </font></b><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;">Appointment of Chief Operating Officer</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company today announced that its board of directors elected John C. May, 49, President and Chief Operating Officer effective April&nbsp;1, 2019.&#160; From 2012 to 2018, Mr.&nbsp;May&nbsp;has served as President, Worldwide Agriculture&nbsp;&amp; Turf Division &#150; Agricultural Solutions and Chief Information Officer.&#160; In 2018 he was named President, Worldwide Agriculture&nbsp;&amp; Turf Division Global Harvesting and Turf Platforms, Ag Solutions, Americas and Australia.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">In connection with the new assignment, the Compensation Committee of the Board (the &#147;Committee&#148;) approved an increase in Mr.&nbsp;May&#146;s annual base salary effective April&nbsp;1, 2019 from $744,060 to $1,000,764.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;May&nbsp;continues to participate in the Company&#146;s short-term incentive and long-term incentive cash plans that payout based on the Company&#146;s operating return on operating assets and shareholder value added during the performance periods. Considering the new base salary, the target award under the short-term incentive plan for Mr.&nbsp;May&nbsp;for the fiscal 2019 performance period will increase to $1,100,841 from $744,060.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;May&#146;s target award under the long-term incentive cash plan for the performance period ending in fiscal 2019, which is based on his salary grade in September&nbsp;2019, remains unchanged at $606,234.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;">Appointment of Chief Financial Officer</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The board of directors also elected Ryan D. Campbell, 44, Senior Vice President&nbsp;&amp; Chief Financial Officer, effective April&nbsp;1, 2019.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Campbell replaces Rajesh Kalathur, who has been elected to the position of President, John Deere Financial&nbsp;&amp; Chief Information Officer.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Campbell was elected Vice President and Deputy Financial Officer last year. Mr.&nbsp;Campbell previously has served as Vice President and Comptroller, and as Finance Director for the Company&#146;s Agriculture and Turf Division. Mr.&nbsp;Campbell joined the Company in 2007 and has held various finance and accounting positions in the Company.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">In connection with his appointment, Mr.&nbsp;Campbell will receive an annualized base salary of $567,768. Mr.&nbsp;Campbell will continue to participate in the Company&#146;s short-term incentive and long-term incentive cash plans that payout based on the Company&#146;s operating return on operating assets and shareholder value added during the performance periods. The target award under the short-term incentive plan for Mr. Campbell for the fiscal 2019 performance period will be $567,768.&#160; Mr. Campbell&#146;s target award under the long-term incentive cash plan for the performance period ending in fiscal 2019 will be $242,559.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Awards for Mr.&nbsp;May&nbsp;and Mr.&nbsp;Campbell under the incentive cash plans are based in part on base salaries during the performance period. Actual bonuses likely will differ due to actual Company performance during the performance periods, any additional changes in salary, the number of participants sharing in the long-term incentive cash bonus pool, and any plan and award changes approved by the Committee. Descriptions of the Company&#146;s incentive cash plans and other benefits available to named executive officers are contained in the Company&#146;s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 11, 2019 and are incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">There are no family relationships or related persons transactions between Mr.&nbsp;May&nbsp;or Mr.&nbsp;Campbell and the Company or any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">These changes and related senior management changes for the Company are described in the text of a press release issued by the Company on March&nbsp;1, 2019, attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1.</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;">Item 5.07</font></b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" 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; </font><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .8in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The Company annual meeting of shareholders was held on February&nbsp;27, 2019.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="4" face="Arial" style="font-size:13.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .8in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Company&#146;s annual meeting are as follows:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 38.15pt;text-indent:-20.15pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Annual Election of Directors</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The following directors were elected for terms expiring at the annual meeting in 2020:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Shares   Voted<br>   For</font></u></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Shares   Voted<br>   Against</font></u></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Abstain</font></u></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Broker   Non-<br>   Votes</font></u></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Samuel   R. Allen</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">225,861,193</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,883,569</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">1,405,427</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.9%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">45,178,790</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Vance   D. Coffman</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">227,855,693</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">8,824,693</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">469,803</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.9%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">45,178,790</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Alan   C. Heuberger</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">236,100,981</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">650,161</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">399,047</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.9%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">45,178,790</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Charles   O. Holliday Jr.</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">235,710,724</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">1,042,747</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">396,718</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.9%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">45,178,790</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Dipak   C. Jain</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">230,444,651</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">6,283,014</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">422,524</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.9%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">45,178,790</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Michael   O. Johanns</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">235,791,540</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">957,016</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">401,633</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.9%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">45,178,790</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Clayton   M. Jones</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">232,299,608</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">4,451,642</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">398,939</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.9%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">45,178,790</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Gregory   R. Page</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">236,132,176</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">615,762</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">402,251</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.9%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">45,178,790</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Sherry   M. Smith</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">234,521,959</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">2,254,865</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">373,365</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.9%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">45,178,790</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Dmitri   L. Stockton</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">235,222,704</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">1,512,455</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">415,030</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.9%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">45,178,790</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Sheila   G. Talton</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">235,436,028</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">1,345,867</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">368,294</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" 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:17.9%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">45,178,790</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 38.15pt;text-indent:-20.15pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.</font></b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation paid to the Company&#146;s named executive officers disclosed in the January&nbsp;11, 2019 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>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Shares   Voted For<br>   Proposal</font></u></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Shares   Voted Against<br>   Proposal</font></u></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Abstain</font></u></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">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="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">224,689,144</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">11,534,526</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:21.7%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">926,519</font></p>    </td>
<td width="24%" 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:24.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">45,178,790</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 38.15pt;text-indent:-20.15pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.</font></b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;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="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP was ratified as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2019 fiscal year with the following vote:</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Shares   Voted Against<br>   Proposal</font></u></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Abstain</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">271,785,303</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,824,749</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">718,927</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">No vote is being reported for a shareholder proposal requesting shareholders be permitted to act by written consent because it was not presented at the annual meeting by the shareholder proponent or a representative of the shareholder proponent as required, and therefore, was not acted upon by the shareholders.</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;">Item 9.01</font></b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" 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; </font><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Financial Statements and Exhibits</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;">(d)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" 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; </font><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Exhibits</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">(99.1)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Press release (filed herewith)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Signature</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">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="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/ Todd E. Davies</font></i></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">Ken Golden</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;">Deere Board elects John May&nbsp;as President, Chief Operating Officer</font></b></p>
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<p style="line-height:23.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">MOLINE,&nbsp;Illinois (March&nbsp;1, 2019) &#151;Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company announced that its Board of Directors elected John C. May, 49, as President, Chief Operating Officer, effective April&nbsp;1. May&nbsp;will be responsible for leading Deere&#146;s efforts to maximize operational excellence throughout the company.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:23.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">May&nbsp;has been with Deere for 22 years and joined the senior management team in 2012 as President, Agricultural Solutions and Chief Information Officer. Last year, he was named President, Worldwide Agriculture&nbsp;&amp; Turf Division, with responsibility for the Americas and Australia, the global harvesting, turf and utility, and crop care platforms, and the intelligent-solutions group. Earlier in his career, John headed the company&#146;s China operations, served as factory manager at the Dubuque Works, and was vice president of the turf and utility platform.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:23.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;John&#146;s record of success and proven leadership skills make him highly qualified for this broader role,&#148; said Samuel R. Allen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. &#147;In addition, his leadership of the company&#146;s precision-agriculture initiative and experience as chief information officer will serve him well as Deere moves ahead on its digitalization journey.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:23.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.3in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Deere also announced the election of three other leaders to new positions effective April&nbsp;1. These include:</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:23.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Symbol" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Cory J. Reed, 48, to the position of President, Worldwide Agriculture&nbsp;&amp; Turf Division, Americas and Australia, Global Harvesting and Turf Platforms, and Ag Solutions. Reed joined the company in 1998 and, most recently, has been President, John Deere Financial.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:23.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Symbol" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Rajesh Kalathur, 50, to the position of President, John Deere Financial and Chief Information Officer. Since joining Deere in 1996, Kalathur has held positions in finance, business development, logistics, operations, and marketing. Since 2012, he has been a member of the senior leadership team as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He assumed the added responsibilities of Chief Information Officer in 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:23.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Symbol" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Ryan D. Campbell, 44, to the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Campbell joined John&nbsp;Deere in 2007 and has held a number of management positions within the finance function.&#160; He became Vice President and Comptroller in 2016 and last year was named Deputy Financial Officer.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:23.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company (www.JohnDeere.com) is a world leader in providing advanced products and services for customers whose work is linked to the land - those who cultivate, harvest, transform, enrich and build upon the land to meet the world&#146;s increasing need for food, fuel, shelter and infrastructure.</font></p>
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