0000315189-17-000009.txt : 20170223 0000315189-17-000009.hdr.sgml : 20170223 20170223103132 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000315189-17-000009 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170222 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170223 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170223 ISSUER: 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 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLEN SAMUEL R CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001196901 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04121 FILM NUMBER: 17631141 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: DEERE & CO STREET 2: ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE CITY: MOLINE STATE: IL ZIP: 61265 4 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2017-02-22 0 0000315189 DEERE & CO DE 0001196901 ALLEN SAMUEL R DEERE & CO ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE MOLINE IL 61265 0 1 0 0 Chairman & CEO $1 Par Common Stock 2017-02-22 4 M 0 28808 88.82 A 299595.5172 D $1 Par Common Stock 2017-02-22 4 S 0 23589 109.3041 D 276006.5172 D $1 Par Common Stock 2017-02-22 4 S 0 5219 109.8156 D 270787.5172 D $1 Par Common Stock 47203 I By LLC Market Priced Options 88.82 2017-02-22 4 M 0 28808 0 D 2017-12-05 Common Stock 28808 0 D Exercise of Rule 16b-3 employee stock options and related sale of shares pursuant to a Rule 10(b)5-1 stock option exercise plan adopted on December 5, 2016. The sale price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $108.77 to $109.76, 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. The sale price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $109.77 to $109.88, 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. Includes 141,524 restricted stock units granted under the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan to be settled solely in shares. Units include the ability to have shares withheld to satisfy income tax obligations. All options include the ability to withhold shares upon the exercise of the option to satisfy income tax obligations. The options became exercisable in three approximately equal installments on December 5, 2008, 2009 and 2010. /s/ Paul Wilczynski, Assistant Secretary, Deere & Company, Under Power of Attorney 2017-02-23