Edgar Filing: DEERE & CO

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Howze Marc A

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DEERE & CO [DE]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP & Chief Admin Offcr

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

MOLINE,Â ILÂ 61265

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
$1 Par Common Stock	1,306 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â
$1 Par Common Stock	4,926.725 ⁽²⁾	I	By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Market Priced Employee Stock Options ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	12/05/2008	12/05/2017	Common Stock	6,624	$ 88.82	D	Â
Market Priced Employee Stock Options ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	12/08/2011	12/08/2020	Common Stock	7,731	$ 80.61	D	Â
Market Priced Employee Stock Options ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	12/14/2012	12/14/2021	Common Stock	7,996	$ 74.24	D	Â
Market Priced Employee Stock Options ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	12/12/2013	12/12/2022	Common Stock	8,343	$ 86.36	D	Â
Market Priced Employee Stock Options ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	12/11/2014	12/11/2023	Common Stock	12,124	$ 87.46	D	Â
Market Priced Employee Stock Options ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	12/10/2015	12/10/2024	Common Stock	14,619	$ 88.185	D	Â
Market Priced Employee Stock Options ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	12/09/2016	12/09/2025	Common Stock	8,585	$ 79.24	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Howze Marc A ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE MOLINE,Â ILÂ 61265	Â	Â	Â Sr. VP & Chief Admin Offcr	Â

Signatures

/s/ Paul Wilczynski, Assistant Secretary, Deere & Company, Under Power of Attorney		11/02/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 1,306 restricted stock units granted under the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan and to be settled solely in shares.
(2)	Represents units in the issuer stock fund of the Deere & Company 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan. The information is based on a plan statement dated as of September 30, 2016 when the per unit value was $124.02.
(3)	All options include the ability to withhold shares upon the exercise of the option to satisfy minimum required income tax obligations.
(4)	The options become exercisable in three approximately equal annual installments one, two and three years after grant. The date listed in the initial exercisable installment date.

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