SEC Form 4 · accession 0000315189-15-000011

DEERE & CO · DE

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — Pres.Ag&TurfDiv.Eur.,Asia,Afr.

Period of report

Feb 24, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Feb 25, 2015 · 4:47 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000315189

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
$1 Par Common Stock^F1	Feb 24, 2015	M	13,911	$39.665	A	50,495	D
$1 Par Common Stock^F1,F2,F3	Feb 24, 2015	S	13,911	$90.9353	D	36,584	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Market Priced Options^F1,F4	$39.665	Feb 24, 2015	M	13,911	D	Dec 17, 2010	Dec 17, 2018	Common Stock	13,911	0	D

F1Exercise of Rule 16b-3 options and related sale of shares pursuant to a Rule 10(b)5-1 stock option exercise plan adopted on December 11, 2014.
F2The sale price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $90.64 to $91.23, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
F3Includes 12,599 restricted stock units subject to restrictions or limitations under the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan. Shares are not held by reporting person during the period of limitation or restriction. Units are settled solely in shares and include the ability to have shares withheld to satisfy income tax obligations.
F4All options include the ability to withhold shares upon the exercise of the option to satisfy income tax obligations.