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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:10.0pt;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on&#160; 25 February&nbsp;2010</font></p>

<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>

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<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></h1>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;S-8</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The Securities Act of 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DEERE&nbsp;&amp; COMPANY</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Delaware</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">36-2382580</font></b></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:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. employer identification no.)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">One John Deere Place, Moline, Illinois&#160; 61265</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</font></p>

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<h2 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;">JOHN DEERE OMNIBUS EQUITY
AND INCENTIVE PLAN</font></b></h2>

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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:10.0pt;">(Full title of the plan)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Gregory R. Noe</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company<br>
One John Deere Place<br>
Moline, Illinois 61265</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">309-765-5467</font></b></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:10.0pt;">(Name and address and telephone number of agent for service)</font></p>

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<h3 align="left" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, an
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
&#147;large accelerated filer&#148;, &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148;
in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</font></b></h3>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Calculation of Registration Fee</font></b></p>

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  of Each Class <br>
  of Securities <br>
  to be <br>
  Registered</font></b></p>
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  to be<br>
  Registered</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:bold;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed<br>
  Maximum<br>
  Offering Price<br>
  Per Share</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:bold;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed<br>
  Maximum<br>
  Aggregate Offering<br>
  Price</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:bold;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of<br>
  Registration<br>
  Fee</font></b></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:10.0pt;">Common Stock, $1 par value</font></p>
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  <td width="21%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13,000,000 Shares</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$57.165</font></p>
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  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$743,145,000</font></p>
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  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$52,986.24</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">This
  Registration Statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) also covers an
  indeterminate additional amount of shares to be offered or sold pursuant to
  any antidilution provisions of the plan.</font></p>
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  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:95.58%;">
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;(2)</font></p>
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  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:95.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The Proposed
  Maximum Offering Price Per Share and the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering
  Price were estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
  fee in accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;under the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The price per share is based on the average
  of the high and low price paid per share for the Common Stock, as reported on
  the New York Stock Exchange on February&nbsp;19, 2010.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART&nbsp;I
- INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.35in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Information
required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the
Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement
in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note
to Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8.</font></p>

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- INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></h4>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</b></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The
following documents filed by Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company (&#147;Deere&#148;) with the
Commission are incorporated herein by reference:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Deere&#146;s annual
  report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
  October&nbsp;31,&nbsp;2009;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Deere&#146;s
  definitive proxy statement dated January&nbsp;13, 2010 filed in connection
  with its annual meeting held February&nbsp;24, 2010;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Deere&#146;s current
  reports on Form&nbsp;8-K dated November&nbsp;25, 2009 (Item 2.02 and 8.01,
  and Item 9.01), December&nbsp;2, 2009, (Item 5.03 and 9.01), December&nbsp;2,
  2009 (Item 8.01 and 9.01) and February&nbsp;17, 2010 (Items 2.02 and 8.01,
  and Item 9.01); and</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The description of Deere&#146;s common stock contained in
  Deere&#146;s registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-B dated July&nbsp;3, 1958 as
  amended on Form&nbsp;8 dated February&nbsp;17, 1981, including any amendment
  or supplement updating such description.</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;text-indent:.2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">All
documents subsequently filed by Deere pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all the shares of Deere&#146;s Common
Stock offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all the shares of
Deere&#146;s Common Stock then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents.</font></p>

<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;text-indent:.2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or
in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.&#160; Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part
of this Registration Statement.</font></p>

<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;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Description
of Securities.</font></b></p>

<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;text-indent:.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Not
applicable.</font></p>

<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;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></b></p>

<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;text-indent:.2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The
validity of the shares offered under the Registration Statement is being passed
upon for Deere by James R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
of Deere.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Jenkins is an officer
and employee of Deere and, as such, participates in various stock benefit plans
of Deere. By reason of such participation, Mr.&nbsp;Jenkins owns and holds
options to purchase, restricted stock units and shares of Common Stock of
Deere.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.</font></b></p>

<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;text-indent:.2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Section&nbsp;145
of the General Corporation Law of Delaware authorizes a corporation to
indemnify directors and officers under certain prescribed circumstances and,
subject to certain limitations, against certain costs and expenses, including
attorneys&#146; fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, to which any of them is a party by reason of his being a
director or officer of the corporation if it is determined that he acted in
accordance with the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such statutory
provision. Article&nbsp;Seventh of the Certificate of Incorporation of Deere
provides in effect that Deere shall provide certain indemnification to such
persons.</font></p>

<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;text-indent:.2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Deere
has contracts of indemnification with its directors and officers providing that
they shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law.&#160; The contracts also provide: (1)&nbsp;that, in
the event of a change in control, determinations concerning indemnification
shall thereafter be made by independent counsel, instead of the board of
directors; (2)&nbsp;that, if indemnification is not available, in whole or in
part, contribution shall be paid by Deere in a proportion based upon the
relative benefits to, and relative fault of, Deere and the director or officer
in the action or inaction, and other equitable considerations; and
(3)&nbsp;that any legal action, brought by or on behalf of Deere against any
director or officer party to such contract, shall be brought within the shorter
of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action or the applicable
period of limitations for such cause of action.</font></p>

<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;text-indent:.2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The
directors and officers of Deere are insured, under policies of insurance
maintained by Deere, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the
policies, against certain expenses in connection with the defense of actions,
suits or proceedings, to which they are parties by reason of being or having
been such directors or officers.</font></p>

<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;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Exemption
from Registration Claimed.</font></b></p>

<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;text-indent:.2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Not
applicable.</font></p>

<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;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Exhibits.</font></b></p>

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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Certificate of
  Incorporation of Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to
  Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Deere&#146;s annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal
  year ended October&nbsp;31, 2007, Securities and Exchange Commission File
  Number 1-4121).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">By-Laws of
  Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Deere&#146;s
  report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated December&nbsp;2, 2009).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">John Deere
  Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to
  Deere&#146;s proxy statement for the annual meeting on February&nbsp;24, 2010).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Opinion and
  consent of James R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of
  Deere.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Consent of James
  R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere (included in
  Exhibit&nbsp;5).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Consent of
  Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP.</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Power of
  Attorney (included on signature page).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp; 9.</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Undertakings.</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(a)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Rule&nbsp;415
  Offering.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Deere hereby
  undertakes</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">To file, during
  any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
  amendment to this registration statement:</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(i)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="79%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:79.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">To include any
  prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of
  1933;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="79%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:79.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(ii)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="79%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:79.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">To reflect in
  the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
  registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
  which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in
  the information set forth in the registration statement.&nbsp; Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
  or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
  securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
  deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
  may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
  to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
  price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
  price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
  effective registration statement;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="79%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:79.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(iii)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="79%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:79.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">To include any
  material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
  disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
  information in the registration statement;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="79%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:79.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">provided,
  however,</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> that
  paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;of this section do not apply if
  the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-8, and the information required
  to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
  in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
  pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">That, for the
  purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
  such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
  statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
  such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
  offering thereof.</font></p>
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  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">To remove from
  registration by means of post-effective amendment any of the securities being
  registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(5)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">That for the
  purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of&nbsp; 1933 to an purchaser:</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(i) If the
  registrant is relying on Rule&nbsp;430B:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (A)&nbsp;
  Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to
  Rule&nbsp;424(b)(3)&nbsp;shall be deemed to be part of the registration
  statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included
  in the registration statement; and</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 33.0pt;text-indent:-19.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (B)&nbsp;
  Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to
  Rule&nbsp;424(b)(2),(b)(5), or (b)(7)&nbsp;as part of a registration
  statement in reliance on Rule&nbsp;430B relating to an offering made pursuant
  to Rule&nbsp;415(a)(1)(i),(vii)&nbsp;or (x)&nbsp;for the purpose of providing
  the information required by section 10(a)&nbsp;of the Securities act of 1933
  shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as
  of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after
  effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the
  offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule&nbsp;430B, for
  liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an
  underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the
  registration statement relating to the securities in the registration
  statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such
  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <i>bona fide</i> offering thereof.&nbsp; <i>Provided, however</i>,&nbsp; that no statement made in a registration
  statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in
  a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the
  registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
  statement will, as to purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such
  effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the
  registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration
  statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective
  date; or</font></p>
  <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;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(ii)&nbsp;If the
  registrant is subject to Rule&nbsp;430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to
  424(b)&nbsp;as part of a registration statement relating to an offering,
  other than registration statements relying on Rule&nbsp;430B or other than
  prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule&nbsp;430A, shall be deemed to be part
  of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used
  after effectiveness.&nbsp; <i>Provided, however</i>, that no statement made in a
  registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
  statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by
  reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
  registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of
  sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made
  in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration
  statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of
  first use.</font></p>
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  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(6)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">That, for the
  purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act
  of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:</font></p>
  <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;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The undersigned
  registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned
  registrant pursuant to this registration statement regardless of the underwriting
  method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are</font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

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 <tr>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">offered or sold
  to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the
  undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be
  considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:</font></p>
  <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 .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any preliminary
  prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering
  required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424:</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any free writing prospectus
  relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned
  registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;The portion of any other free
  writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information
  about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf
  of the undersigned registrant; and</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;Any other communication that is an
  offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp; (b)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Filings
  Incorporating Subsequent Exchange Act Documents by Reference.</font></p>
  <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;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The undersigned
  registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
  under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual
  report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
  benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
  registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
  relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
  thereof.</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(c)-(g)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(h)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Undertaking
  Regarding Indemnification Provisions if Filing of Registration Statement on
  Form&nbsp;S-8.</font></p>
  <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;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Insofar as
  indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
  be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
  pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
  advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
  indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
  therefore, unenforceable.&nbsp; In the event
  that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
  payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
  or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
  action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
  controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
  registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
  settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
  jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
  public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
  adjudication of such issue.</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(i)-(l)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>
  </td>
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<h4 style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></u></b></h4>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement or
amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of Rock Island, State of Illinois, on 25
February&nbsp;2010.</font></p>

<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;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">DEERE&nbsp;&amp;
  COMPANY</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:44.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:44.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:44.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/
  Samuel R. Allen</font></i></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:44.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Samuel R. Allen</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:44.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Chairman and
  Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
  </td>
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</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;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
or amendment has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.</font></p>

<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;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Each
person signing below hereby appoints Samuel R. Allen, James R. Jenkins, and
Gregory R. Noe and each of them singly, his or her lawful attorney-in-fact with
full power to execute and file all amendments to this registration statement,
and generally to do all such things, as such attorney-in-fact may deem
appropriate to enable Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933 and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <h3 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Signature</font></b></h3>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <h3 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Title</font></b></h3>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <h3 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Date</font></b></h3>
  </td>
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  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/ Samuel R. Allen</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Chairman, Chief
  Executive Officer and<br>
  Director (Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Samuel R. Allen</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/ Crandall C. Bowles</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Crandall C. Bowles</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding-top:1.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/
  Vance D. Coffman</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Vance D. Coffman</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">25
  February&nbsp;2010</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding-top:1.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/
  James M. Field</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Senior Vice
  President and Chief</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">James M. Field</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Financial
  Officer (Principal Financial</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Officer and
  Principal Accounting<br>
  Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
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  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/ Thomas H. Patrick</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Thomas H. Patrick</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/Aulana L. Peters</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Aulana L. Peters</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/ David B. Speer</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">David B. Speer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</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;">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</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;">&nbsp;</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;">Exhibit<br>
  <u>Number</u></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.44%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Description of Exhibit</font></u></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" 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="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Page</font></u></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</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;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Certificate of
  Incorporation of Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to
  Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Deere&#146;s annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal
  year ended October&nbsp;31, 2007, Securities and Exchange Commission File
  Number 1-4121).</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</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:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</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;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</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;">4.2</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">By-Laws of
  Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Deere&#146;s
  report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated December&nbsp;2, 2009).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</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:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">John Deere
  Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to
  Deere&#146;s proxy statement for the annual meeting on February&nbsp;24, 2010).</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Opinion and
  consent of James R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of
  Deere.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">A-1</font></p>
  </td>
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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;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Not Applicable</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Consent of James
  R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere (included in
  Exhibit&nbsp;5).</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Consent of
  Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">B-1</font></p>
  </td>
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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;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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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;">24</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Power of
  Attorney (included on signature page).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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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:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on  25 February 2010
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
DEERE & COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
36-2382580
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
One John Deere Place, Moline, Illinois  61265
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
JOHN DEERE OMNIBUS EQUITY
AND INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Gregory R. Noe
Deere & Company
One John Deere Place
Moline, Illinois 61265
309-765-5467
(Name and address and telephone number of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, an
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
"large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company"
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
X
Accelerated Filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller Reporting Company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Calculation of Registration Fee
Title
  of Each Class
of Securities
to be
Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
(2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
(2)
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock, $1 par value
13,000,000 Shares
$57.165
$743,145,000
$52,986.24
(1)
This
  Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") also covers an
  indeterminate additional amount of shares to be offered or sold pursuant to
  any antidilution provisions of the plan.
(2)
The Proposed
  Maximum Offering Price Per Share and the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering
  Price were estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
  fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) under the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The price per share is based on the average
  of the high and low price paid per share for the Common Stock, as reported on
  the New York Stock Exchange on February 19, 2010.
PART I
- INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Information
required by Part I to be contained in the
Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement
in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note
to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
- INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The
following documents filed by Deere & Company ("Deere") with the
Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
1.
Deere's annual
  report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
  October 31, 2009;
2.
Deere's
  definitive proxy statement dated January 13, 2010 filed in connection
  with its annual meeting held February 24, 2010;
3.
Deere's current
  reports on Form 8-K dated November 25, 2009 (Item 2.02 and 8.01,
  and Item 9.01), December 2, 2009, (Item 5.03 and 9.01), December 2,
  2009 (Item 8.01 and 9.01) and February 17, 2010 (Items 2.02 and 8.01,
  and Item 9.01); and
4.
The description of Deere's common stock contained in
  Deere's registration statement on Form 8-B dated July 3, 1958 as
  amended on Form 8 dated February 17, 1981, including any amendment
  or supplement updating such description.
All
documents subsequently filed by Deere pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all the shares of Deere's Common
Stock offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all the shares of
Deere's Common Stock then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents.
Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or
in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part
of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.           Description
of Securities.
Not
applicable.
Item 5.           Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel.
The
validity of the shares offered under the Registration Statement is being passed
upon for Deere by James R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
of Deere.  Mr. Jenkins is an officer
and employee of Deere and, as such, participates in various stock benefit plans
of Deere. By reason of such participation, Mr. Jenkins owns and holds
options to purchase, restricted stock units and shares of Common Stock of
Deere.
2
Item 6.           Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
Section 145
of the General Corporation Law of Delaware authorizes a corporation to
indemnify directors and officers under certain prescribed circumstances and,
subject to certain limitations, against certain costs and expenses, including
attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, to which any of them is a party by reason of his being a
director or officer of the corporation if it is determined that he acted in
accordance with the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such statutory
provision. Article Seventh of the Certificate of Incorporation of Deere
provides in effect that Deere shall provide certain indemnification to such
persons.
Deere
has contracts of indemnification with its directors and officers providing that
they shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law.  The contracts also provide: (1) that, in
the event of a change in control, determinations concerning indemnification
shall thereafter be made by independent counsel, instead of the board of
directors; (2) that, if indemnification is not available, in whole or in
part, contribution shall be paid by Deere in a proportion based upon the
relative benefits to, and relative fault of, Deere and the director or officer
in the action or inaction, and other equitable considerations; and
(3) that any legal action, brought by or on behalf of Deere against any
director or officer party to such contract, shall be brought within the shorter
of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action or the applicable
period of limitations for such cause of action.
The
directors and officers of Deere are insured, under policies of insurance
maintained by Deere, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the
policies, against certain expenses in connection with the defense of actions,
suits or proceedings, to which they are parties by reason of being or having
been such directors or officers.
Item 7.           Exemption
from Registration Claimed.
Not
applicable.
Item 8.           Exhibits.
4.1
Certificate of
  Incorporation of Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to
  Exhibit 3.1 to Deere's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
  year ended October 31, 2007, Securities and Exchange Commission File
  Number 1-4121).
4.2
By-Laws of
  Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Deere's
  report on Form 8-K dated December 2, 2009).
4.3
John Deere
  Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to
  Deere's proxy statement for the annual meeting on February 24, 2010).
5
Opinion and
  consent of James R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of
  Deere.
15
Not applicable.
23.1
Consent of James
  R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere (included in
  Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent of
  Deloitte & Touche LLP.
3
24
Power of
  Attorney (included on signature page).
Item  9.
Undertakings.
(a)
Rule 415
  Offering.
Deere hereby
  undertakes
(1)
To file, during
  any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
  amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any
  prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
  1933;
(ii)
To reflect in
  the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
  registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
  which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in
  the information set forth in the registration statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
  or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
  securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
  deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
  may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
  to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
  price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
  price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
  effective registration statement;
(iii)
To include any
  material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
  disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
  information in the registration statement;
provided,
  however,
that
  paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if
  the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required
  to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
  in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
  pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)
That, for the
  purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
  such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
  statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
  such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
  offering thereof.
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(3)
To remove from
  registration by means of post-effective amendment any of the securities being
  registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4)
Not applicable.
(5)
That for the
  purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of  1933 to an purchaser:
(i) If the
  registrant is relying on Rule 430B:
(A) 
  Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to
  Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration
  statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included
  in the registration statement; and
(B) 
  Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to
  Rule 424(b)(2),(b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration
  statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant
  to Rule 415(a)(1)(i),(vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing
  the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities act of 1933
  shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as
  of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after
  effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the
  offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for
  liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an
  underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the
  registration statement relating to the securities in the registration
  statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such
  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
Provided, however
,  that no statement made in a registration
  statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in
  a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the
  registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
  statement will, as to purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such
  effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the
  registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration
  statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective
  date; or
(ii) If the
  registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to
  424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering,
  other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than
  prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part
  of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used
  after effectiveness.
Provided, however
, that no statement made in a
  registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
  statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by
  reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
  registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of
  sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made
  in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration
  statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of
  first use.
(6)
That, for the
  purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act
  of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
The undersigned
  registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned
  registrant pursuant to this registration statement regardless of the underwriting
  method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are
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offered or sold
  to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the
  undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be
  considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i)    Any preliminary
  prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering
  required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424:
(ii)   Any free writing prospectus
  relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned
  registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii)  The portion of any other free
  writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information
  about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf
  of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv)  Any other communication that is an
  offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b)
Filings
  Incorporating Subsequent Exchange Act Documents by Reference.
The undersigned
  registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
  under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual
  report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
  benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
  registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
  relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
  thereof.
(c)-(g)
Not applicable.
(h)
Undertaking
  Regarding Indemnification Provisions if Filing of Registration Statement on
  Form S-8.
Insofar as
  indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
  be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
  pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
  advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
  indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
  therefore, unenforceable.  In the event
  that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
  payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
  or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
  action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
  controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
  registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
  settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
  jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
  public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
  adjudication of such issue.
(i)-(l)
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement or
amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of Rock Island, State of Illinois, on 25
February 2010.
DEERE &
  COMPANY
By:
/s/
  Samuel R. Allen
Samuel R. Allen
Chairman and
  Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
or amendment has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.
Each
person signing below hereby appoints Samuel R. Allen, James R. Jenkins, and
Gregory R. Noe and each of them singly, his or her lawful attorney-in-fact with
full power to execute and file all amendments to this registration statement,
and generally to do all such things, as such attorney-in-fact may deem
appropriate to enable Deere & Company to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933 and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Samuel R. Allen
Chairman, Chief
  Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
)
)
Samuel R. Allen
)
)
)
/s/ Crandall C. Bowles
Director
)
Crandall C. Bowles
)
)
)
/s/
  Vance D. Coffman
Director
)
Vance D. Coffman
)
25
  February 2010
)
)
/s/
  James M. Field
Senior Vice
  President and Chief
)
James M. Field
Financial
  Officer (Principal Financial
)
Officer and
  Principal Accounting
Officer)
)
)
)
)
/s/
  Charles O. Holliday, Jr.
Director
)
Charles O. Holliday, Jr.
)
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/s/
  Dipak C. Jain
Director
)
Dipak C. Jain
)
)
)
/s/
  Clayton M. Jones
Director
)
Clayton M. Jones
)
)
)
/s/ Joachim Milberg
Director
)
Joachim Milberg
)
25
  February 2010
)
)
/s/ Richard B. Myers
Director
)
Richard B. Myers
)
)
/s/ Thomas H. Patrick
Director
)
Thomas H. Patrick
)
)
)
/s/Aulana L. Peters
Director
)
Aulana L. Peters
)
)
)
/s/ David B. Speer
Director
)
David B. Speer
)
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
Page
4.1
Certificate of
  Incorporation of Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to
  Exhibit 3.1 to Deere's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
  year ended October 31, 2007, Securities and Exchange Commission File
  Number 1-4121).
4.2
By-Laws of
  Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Deere's
  report on Form 8-K dated December 2, 2009).
4.3
John Deere
  Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to
  Deere's proxy statement for the annual meeting on February 24, 2010).
5
Opinion and
  consent of James R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of
  Deere.
A-1
15
Not Applicable
23.1
Consent of James
  R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere (included in
  Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent of
  Deloitte & Touche LLP.
B-1
24
Power of
  Attorney (included on signature page).
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