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 <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="scotch"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2007</font></a></p> <div style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 6.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> <p align="right" style="border:none;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;padding:0pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registration No. 333-</font></p> </div>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
STATES</font></b><font size="5" style="font-size:18.0pt;"><br>
<b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b><br>
</font><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;"><br>
<b>Under</b><br>
<b>The Securities Act of 1933</b></font></p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DEERE &amp; COMPANY</font></b><font size="5" style="font-size:18.0pt;"><br>
</font>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><b>Delaware</b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .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:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other
  jurisdiction of</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .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:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">incorporation or
  organization)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .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="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;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><br>
(Address of principal executive offices)</p>

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</font>(Full title of the plan)</p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Marc A. Howze</font></b><br>
<b>Corporate Secretary</b><br>
<b>Deere &amp; Company</b><br>
<b>One John Deere Place</b><br>
<b>Moline, Illinois 61265</b><br>
<b>309-765-5467</b><br>
(Name and address and telephone number of agent for service)</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;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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  be&nbsp;registered</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Amount&nbsp;to&nbsp;be<br>
  registered</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Proposed<br>
  maximum<br>
  offering&nbsp;price<br>
  per&nbsp;share</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Proposed&nbsp;maximum<br>
  aggregate<br>
  offering&nbsp;price</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Amount&nbsp;of<br>
  Registration&nbsp;Fee</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, $1 par
  value</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,000,000 Shares</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$113.40</font><b><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:bold;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:bold;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.86%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">$</font></b>453,600,000<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 style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:bold;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.86%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">$</font></b>13,925.52<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 style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:bold;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">)</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, the
registration statement also covers an&#160;&#160;
indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the
John Deere Savings And Investment Plan.</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
proposed maximum offering price, per share and in the aggregate, is being
estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee. In
accordance with Rule 457(h) and (c), the per share maximum offering price used
in this computation is equal to the average of the high and low prices of the
common stock of the registrant reported on the New York Stock Exchange
Composite Tape on February 26, 2007.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
accordance with rule 429, the prospectus contained in this registration
statement also relates to the securities registered on form S-8 nos. 333-62665,
33-55549, 33-49742 and 2-90384 (the &#147;Prior Registration Statements&#148;).</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART I -
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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 General Instruction E
and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">PART II</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Registration
of Additional Securities</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">This
Registration Statement is being filed to register additional securities of the
same class as those for which registration statements on Form S-8, file number
333-62665, 33-55549, 33-49742 and 2-90384 relating to the John Deere Savings
and Investment Plan are effective.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Item 3. &#160;&#160; Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Prior
Registration Statements (as defined above) heretofore filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) by Deere &amp; Company (&#147;Deere&#148;) are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. In addition, the
following documents filed by Deere with the Commission are incorporated herein
by reference:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Deere&#146;s
annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
October&nbsp;31,&nbsp;2006;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Deere&#146;s
definitive proxy statement dated January 16, 2007 filed in connection with its
annual meeting held February 28, 2007;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Deere&#146;s
current reports on Form 8-K dated November 21, 2006 (Items 2.02 and 8.01, and
Item 9.01), November 29, 2006 (Item 5.02), November 29, 2006 (Items 5.03 and
9.01) and February 14, 2007 (Items 2.02 and 8.01, and Item 9.01);</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
description of Deere&#146;s common stock contained in Deere&#146;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; and</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
description of Deere&#146;s Preferred Stock Purchase Rights included in the
registration statement on Form 8-A filed December 10, 1997.</p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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&#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:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Item 4. &#160;&#160; Description of Securities.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Item 5. &#160;&#160; Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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. 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
and shares of Common Stock of Deere.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6.&#160;&#160;&#160; Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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&#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 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:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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) 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.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Item 7.&#160;&#160;&#160; Exemption from Registration Claimed.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Item 8.&#160;&#160;&#160; Exhibits.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Certificate
of Incorporation of Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to Deere&#146;s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31,
1999, Securities and Exchange Commission File Number 1-4121).</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>By-Laws
of Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to Deere&#146;s report
on Form 8-K dated November 29, 2006).</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Opinion
and consent of James R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of
Deere.</font></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Internal
Revenue Service Determination Letter.</font></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Not applicable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Consent
of James R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere
(included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Consent
of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP.</font></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Power of Attorney
(included on signature page).</font></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Item&#160; 9.&#160;&#160; Undertakings.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Rule <font style="letter-spacing:-.15pt;">415</font>
Offering.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Deere hereby
undertakes</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective <font style="letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&#160;amendment to this Registration Statement:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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.&#160; 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 &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration
statement;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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;</p>


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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">provided, however,</font></i> 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.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)-(6)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Not applicable.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Filings Incorporating Subsequent Exchange Act
Documents by Reference.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
incorporated by reference in this 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="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)-(g)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Not
applicable.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(h)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Undertaking
Regarding Indemnification Provisions.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.&#160; 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="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)-(l)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Not
applicable.</p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">The Registrant.</font></i><font style="letter-spacing:-.15pt;"> 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 March 1, 2007.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="52%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ R. W. Lane</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Robert W. Lane</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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<p style="letter-spacing:-.15pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="letter-spacing:-.15pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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 date indicated.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Each person signing below hereby appoints Robert
W. Lane, Marc A. Howze and Samuel R. Allen, 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 &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:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Signature</font></u></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"><font style="text-decoration:none;">&nbsp;</font></font></u></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Title</font></u></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Date</font></u></p>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"><font style="text-decoration:none;">&nbsp;</font></font></u></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"><font style="text-decoration:none;">&nbsp;</font></font></u></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"><font style="text-decoration:none;">&nbsp;</font></font></u></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"><font style="text-decoration:none;">&nbsp;</font></font></u></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ C. C. Bowles</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">) </font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Crandall
  C. Bowles</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Vance D. Coffman</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">) March 1, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vance
  D. Coffman</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ T. Kevin Dunnigan</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; T.
  Kevin Dunnigan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Dipak C. Jain</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dipak
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
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  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Arthur L. Kelly&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></i></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Arthur
  L. Kelly</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ R.W. Lane</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; R.
  W. Lane</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director (principal executive officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Michael J. Mack, Jr. </font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Senior Vice President and Chief</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Michael
  J. Mack, Jr.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Financial Officer (principal financial</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">officer and principal accounting officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Antonio Madero B. </font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)&nbsp; March
  1, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Antonio
  Madero B.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Joachim Milberg</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Joachim Milberg</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Richard B. Myers</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Richard
  B. Myers</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Thomas H. Patrick</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thomas H. Patrick</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Aulana L. Peters</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aulana
  L. Peters</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>


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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">The
Plan.</font></i> Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the plan administrator 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 March 1, 2007.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 144.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">JOHN DEERE SAVINGS AND
INVESTMENT&#160; PLAN, DEERE &amp; COMPANY,
PLAN ADMINISTRATOR</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 144.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>/s/ Samuel R. Allen&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </u></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 180.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Samuel R. Allen, President,
Worldwide<br>
Construction &amp; Forestry Division, John Deere<br>
Power Systems and Corporate Human Resources</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="100%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <h5 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INDEX TO
  EXHIBITS</font></h5>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:66.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:66.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.4%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Exhibit<br>
  <u>Number</u></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:66.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Description
  of Exhibit</font></u></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Page</font></u></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:66.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:66.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Certificate of Incorporation
  of Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Deere&#146;s
  annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999,
  Securities and Exchange Commission File Number 1-4121).</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:66.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:66.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">By-Laws of Deere, as amended
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to Deere&#146;s report on Form 8-K dated
  November 29, 2006).</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:66.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:66.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Opinion and consent of James
  R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A-1</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:66.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">5.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:66.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Internal Revenue Service
  Determination Letter.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">B-1</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Not Applicable.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">23.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Consent of James R. Jenkins,
  Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere (included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">C-1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Power of Attorney (included on
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2007
Registration No. 333-
UNITED
STATES
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
36-2382580
(State or other
  jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. employer
  identification no.)
incorporation or
  organization)
One John Deere Place, Moline, Illinois  61265
(Address of principal executive offices)
JOHN DEERE SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Marc A. Howze
Corporate Secretary
Deere & Company
One John Deere Place
Moline, Illinois 61265
309-765-5467
(Name and address and telephone number of agent for service)
Calculation
of Registration Fee
Title of securities to
be registered
Amount to be
registered
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share
Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $1 par
  value
4,000,000 Shares
(1)
$113.40
(2
)
$
453,600,000
(2
)
$
13,925.52
(2
)
(1)
In
addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, the
registration statement also covers an  
indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the
John Deere Savings And Investment Plan.
(2)
The
proposed maximum offering price, per share and in the aggregate, is being
estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee. In
accordance with Rule 457(h) and (c), the per share maximum offering price used
in this computation is equal to the average of the high and low prices of the
common stock of the registrant reported on the New York Stock Exchange
Composite Tape on February 26, 2007.
In
accordance with rule 429, the prospectus contained in this registration
statement also relates to the securities registered on form S-8 nos. 333-62665,
33-55549, 33-49742 and 2-90384 (the "Prior Registration Statements").
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 General Instruction E
and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Registration
of Additional Securities
This
Registration Statement is being filed to register additional securities of the
same class as those for which registration statements on Form S-8, file number
333-62665, 33-55549, 33-49742 and 2-90384 relating to the John Deere Savings
and Investment Plan are effective.
Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Prior
Registration Statements (as defined above) heretofore filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by Deere & Company ("Deere") are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. In addition, the
following documents filed by 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, 2006;
2.
Deere's
definitive proxy statement dated January 16, 2007 filed in connection with its
annual meeting held February 28, 2007;
3.
Deere's
current reports on Form 8-K dated November 21, 2006 (Items 2.02 and 8.01, and
Item 9.01), November 29, 2006 (Item 5.02), November 29, 2006 (Items 5.03 and
9.01) and February 14, 2007 (Items 2.02 and 8.01, and Item 9.01);
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; and
5.
The
description of Deere's Preferred Stock Purchase Rights included in the
registration statement on Form 8-A filed December 10, 1997.
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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
and shares of Common Stock of Deere.
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.
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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,
1999, Securities and Exchange Commission File Number 1-4121).
4.2
By-Laws
of Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to Deere's report
on Form 8-K dated November 29, 2006).
5.1
Opinion
and consent of James R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of
Deere.
5.2
Internal
Revenue Service Determination Letter.
15            Not applicable.
23.1
Consent
of James R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere
(included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent
of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
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;
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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;
(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)-(6)
Not applicable.
(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 this 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.
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.
5
SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
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 March 1, 2007.
DEERE & COMPANY
By:
/s/ R. W. Lane
Robert W. Lane
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 date indicated.
Each person signing below hereby appoints Robert
W. Lane, Marc A. Howze and Samuel R. Allen, 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/ C. C. Bowles
Director
)
Crandall
  C. Bowles
)
)
/s/ Vance D. Coffman
Director
) March 1, 2007
Vance
  D. Coffman
)
)
/s/ T. Kevin Dunnigan
Director
)
T.
  Kevin Dunnigan
)
)
/s/ Dipak C. Jain
Director
)
Dipak
  C. Jain
)
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Arthur L. Kelly
Director
)
Arthur
  L. Kelly
)
)
/s/ R.W. Lane
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
)
R.
  W. Lane
Director (principal executive officer)
)
)
/s/ Michael J. Mack, Jr.
Senior Vice President and Chief
)
Michael
  J. Mack, Jr.
Financial Officer (principal financial
)
officer and principal accounting officer)
)
)
/s/ Antonio Madero B.
Director
)  March
  1, 2007
Antonio
  Madero B.
)
)
/s/ Joachim Milberg
Director
)
Joachim Milberg
)
)
/s/ Richard B. Myers
Director
)
Richard
  B. Myers
)
)
/s/ Thomas H. Patrick
Director
)
Thomas H. Patrick
)
)
/s/ Aulana L. Peters
Director
)
Aulana
  L. Peters
)
)
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The
Plan.
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the plan administrator 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 March 1, 2007.
JOHN DEERE SAVINGS AND
INVESTMENT  PLAN, DEERE & COMPANY,
PLAN ADMINISTRATOR
By:
/s/ Samuel R. Allen
Samuel R. Allen, President,
Worldwide
Construction & Forestry Division, John Deere
Power Systems and Corporate Human Resources
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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, 1999,
  Securities and Exchange Commission File Number 1-4121).
4.2
By-Laws of Deere, as amended
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to Deere's report on Form 8-K dated
  November 29, 2006).
5.1
Opinion and consent of James
  R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere.
A-1
5.2
Internal Revenue Service
  Determination Letter.
B-1
15
Not Applicable.
23.1
Consent of James R. Jenkins,
  Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
C-1
24
Power of Attorney (included on
  signature page).
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