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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 26 February&nbsp;2015</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br> Under<br> The Securities Act of 1933</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DEERE&nbsp;&amp; COMPANY</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">36-2382580<br>    </font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. employer identification no.)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">One John Deere Place, Moline,&nbsp;Illinois 61265<br>  </font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">JOHN DEERE OMNIBUS EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Todd E. Davies</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company<br> One John Deere Place<br> Moline,&nbsp;Illinois 61265</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title&nbsp;of&nbsp;Each&nbsp;Class<br>   of&nbsp;Securities<br>   to&nbsp;be<br>   Registered</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount<br>   to&nbsp;be<br>   Registered(1)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, $1 par value</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13,000,000 Shares</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">91.19</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,185,470,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">137,751.61</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 23.05pt;text-indent:-23.05pt;"><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; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration Statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) also covers an indeterminate additional amount of shares to be offered or sold pursuant to any antidilution provisions of the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 23.05pt;text-indent:-23.05pt;"><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; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share and the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price were estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). The price per share is based on the average of the high and low price paid per share for the Common Stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on February&nbsp;20, 2015.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART&nbsp;I - INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act. Documents containing the information required by Part&nbsp;I will be delivered to Plan participants as required by Rule&nbsp;428(b). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;under the Securities Act.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART&nbsp;II - INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.</font></b><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; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following documents filed by Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company (&#147;Deere&#148;) with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Deere&#146;s   annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended   October&nbsp;31,&nbsp;2014;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Deere&#146;s   quarterly report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended   January&nbsp;31,&nbsp;2015;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Deere&#146;s   definitive proxy statement dated January&nbsp;14, 2015 filed in connection   with its annual meeting held February&nbsp;25, 2015;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Deere&#146;s   current reports on Form&nbsp;8-K dated November&nbsp;26, 2014 (Items 2.02 and   8.01 and Item 9.01), January&nbsp;7, 2015 (Items 5.02 and 9.01) and   February&nbsp;20, 2015 (Items 2.02 and 8.01 and Item 9.01); and</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The   description of Deere&#146;s common stock contained in Deere&#146;s registration   statement on Form&nbsp;8-B dated July&nbsp;3, 1958 as amended on Form&nbsp;8   dated February&nbsp;17, 1981, including any amendment or supplement updating   such description.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All documents subsequently filed by Deere pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all the shares of Deere&#146;s Common Stock offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all the shares of Deere&#146;s Common Stock then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><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>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><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 Mary K.W. Jones, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere.&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Jones is an officer and employee of Deere and, as such, participates in various stock benefit plans of Deere. By reason of such participation, Ms.&nbsp;Jones owns and holds options to purchase, restricted stock units, performance stock units and shares of Deere&#146;s Common Stock.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware authorizes a corporation to indemnify directors and officers under certain prescribed circumstances and, subject to certain limitations, against certain costs and expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to which any of them is a party by reason of his or her being a director or officer of the corporation if it is determined that he or she acted in accordance with the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such statutory provision. Article&nbsp;Seventh of the Certificate of Incorporation of Deere provides in effect that Deere shall provide certain indemnification to such persons.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><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 that: (1)&nbsp;in the event of a change in control, determinations concerning indemnification shall thereafter be made by independent counsel, instead of the board of directors; (2)&nbsp;if indemnification is not available, in whole or in part, contribution shall be paid by Deere in a proportion based upon the relative benefits to, and relative fault of, Deere and the director or officer in the action or inaction, and other equitable considerations; and (3)&nbsp;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>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 47.5pt;text-indent:-47.5pt;"><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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Certificate of Incorporation of Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Deere&#146;s report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated February&nbsp;26, 2010, Securities and Exchange Commission File Number 1-4121).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 47.5pt;text-indent:-47.5pt;"><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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By-Laws of Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Deere&#146;s quarterly report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January&nbsp;31, 2015).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 47.5pt;text-indent:-47.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.3</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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix D to Deere&#146;s definitive proxy statement dated January&nbsp;14, 2015 filed in connection with its annual meeting held on February&nbsp;25, 2015).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 47.5pt;text-indent:-47.5pt;"><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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion and consent of Mary K.W. Jones, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 47.5pt;text-indent:-47.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</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><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Mary K.W. Jones, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 47.5pt;text-indent:-47.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</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><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .65in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Deere hereby undertakes:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To   reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective   date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective   amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a   fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration   statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume   of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would   not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high   end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of   prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;if, in   the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent   change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation   of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 66.25pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">provided, however,</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-8 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .9in;text-indent:-.25in;"><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; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">That for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .9in;text-indent:.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(B)&nbsp;Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(2),(b)(5), or (b)(7)&nbsp;as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule&nbsp;430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415(a)(1)(i),(vii)&nbsp;or (x)&nbsp;for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule&nbsp;430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <i>bona fide</i> offering thereof.&#160; <i>Provided, however</i>,&#160; that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any   other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned   registrant to the purchaser.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or   15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,   each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to   Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is   incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be   a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and   the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the   initial <i>bona fide</i> offering thereof.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Request   for Acceleration of Effective Date or Filing of Registration Statement   Becoming Effective Upon Filing.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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. 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>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement or amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the County of Rock Island, State of Illinois, on 26 February&nbsp;2015.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/   Samuel R. Allen</font></i></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><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 dates indicated.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each person signing below hereby appoints Samuel R. Allen, Mary K.W. Jones and Todd E. Davies, and each of them singly, his or her lawful attorney-in-fact with full power to execute and file all amendments to this registration statement, and generally to do all such things, as such attorney-in-fact may deem appropriate to enable Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/   Samuel R. Allen</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman,   Chief Executive</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Samuel R. Allen</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Officer   and Director (Principle </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive   Officer)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/   Crandall C. Bowles</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Crandall C. Bowles</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/   Vance D. Coffman</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vance D. Coffman</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">February&nbsp;26,   2015</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/   Charles O. Holliday,&nbsp;Jr.</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Charles O. Holliday,&nbsp;Jr.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/   Dipak C. Jain</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dipak C. Jain</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By-Laws   of Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to   Deere&#146;s quarterly report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended   January&nbsp;31,&nbsp;2015).</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.3</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John   Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to   Appendix D to Deere&#146;s definitive proxy statement dated January&nbsp;14, 2015   filed in connection with its annual meeting held on February&nbsp;25, 2015).</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion   and consent of Mary K.W. Jones, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of   Deere.</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A-1</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not   applicable.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent   of Mary K.W. Jones, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere   (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent   of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP.</font></p>    </td>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 26 February 2015
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
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
36-2382580
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
One John Deere Place, Moline, Illinois 61265
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
JOHN DEERE OMNIBUS EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Todd E. Davies
Deere & Company
One John Deere Place
Moline, Illinois 61265
309-765-5161
(Name and address and telephone number of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated Filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller Reporting Company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Calculation of Registration Fee
Title of Each Class
of Securities
to be
Registered
Amount
to be
Registered(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(2)
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock, $1 par value
13,000,000 Shares
$
91.19
$
1,185,470,000
$
137,751.61
(1)
This Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") also covers an indeterminate additional amount of shares to be offered or sold pursuant to any antidilution provisions of the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
(2)
The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share and the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price were estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The price per share is based on the average of the high and low price paid per share for the Common Stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on February 20, 2015.
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. Documents containing the information required by Part I will be delivered to Plan participants as required by Rule 428(b). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.
PART II - INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by Deere & Company ("Deere") with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
1.
Deere's   annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended   October 31, 2014;
2.
Deere's   quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended   January 31, 2015;
3.
Deere's   definitive proxy statement dated January 14, 2015 filed in connection   with its annual meeting held February 25, 2015;
4.
Deere's   current reports on Form 8-K dated November 26, 2014 (Items 2.02 and   8.01 and Item 9.01), January 7, 2015 (Items 5.02 and 9.01) and   February 20, 2015 (Items 2.02 and 8.01 and Item 9.01); and
5.
The   description of Deere's common stock contained in Deere's registration   statement on Form 8-B dated July 3, 1958 as amended on Form 8   dated February 17, 1981, including any amendment or supplement updating   such description.
All documents subsequently filed by Deere pursuant to Sections 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.
2
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 Mary K.W. Jones, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere.  Ms. Jones is an officer and employee of Deere and, as such, participates in various stock benefit plans of Deere. By reason of such participation, Ms. Jones owns and holds options to purchase, restricted stock units, performance stock units and shares of Deere's Common Stock.
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 or her being a director or officer of the corporation if it is determined that he or she 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 that: (1) 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) 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) 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 that arise in connection with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings to which they are parties by reason of being or having been such directors or officers.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Deere's report on Form 8-K dated February 26, 2010, Securities and Exchange Commission File Number 1-4121).
4.2
By-Laws of Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Deere's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2015).
4.3
John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix D to Deere's definitive proxy statement dated January 14, 2015 filed in connection with its annual meeting held on February 25, 2015).
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Opinion and consent of Mary K.W. Jones, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere.
15
Not applicable.
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23.1
Consent of Mary K.W. Jones, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a)
Rule 415 Offering.
Deere hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To   include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the   Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To   reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective   date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective   amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a   fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration   statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume   of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would   not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high   end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of   prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in   the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent   change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation   of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)
To   include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not   previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to   such information in the registration statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
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(3)
To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4)
Not applicable.
(5)
That for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i)
If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:
(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2),(b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i),(vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
Provided, however
,  that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or
(ii) If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness.
Provided, however
, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(6)
That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are
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offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i)
Any   preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating   to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424:
(ii)
Any   free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of   the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned   registrant;
(iii)
The   portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering   containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its   securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv)
Any   other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned   registrant to the purchaser.
(b)
Filings   Incorporating Subsequent Exchange Act Documents by Reference.
The   undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining   any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the   registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or   15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,   each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to   Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is   incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be   a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and   the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the   initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c)-(g)
Not   applicable.
(h)
Request   for Acceleration of Effective Date or Filing of Registration Statement   Becoming Effective Upon Filing.
Insofar   as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933   may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the   registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the registrant   has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange   Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the   Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for   indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the   registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling   person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or   proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in   connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless   in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling   precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether   such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act   and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(i)-(l)
Not   applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement or amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the County of Rock Island, State of Illinois, on 26 February 2015.
DEERE &   COMPANY
By:
/s/   Samuel R. Allen
Samuel   R. Allen
Chairman   and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement or amendment has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Each person signing below hereby appoints Samuel R. Allen, Mary K.W. Jones and Todd E. Davies, and each of them singly, his or her lawful attorney-in-fact with full power to execute and file all amendments to this registration statement, and generally to do all such things, as such attorney-in-fact may deem appropriate to enable Deere & Company to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Signature
Title
Date
)
/s/   Samuel R. Allen
Chairman,   Chief Executive
)
Samuel R. Allen
Officer   and Director (Principle
)
Executive   Officer)
)
)
/s/   Crandall C. Bowles
Director
)
Crandall C. Bowles
)
)
)
/s/   Vance D. Coffman
Director
)
Vance D. Coffman
)
)
February 26,   2015
)
/s/   Charles O. Holliday, Jr.
Director
)
Charles O. Holliday, Jr.
)
)
)
/s/   Dipak C. Jain
Director
)
Dipak C. Jain
)
)
)
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/s/   Michael O. Johanns
Director
)
Michael O. Johanns
)
)
)
/s/   Clayton M. Jones
Director
)
Clayton M. Jones
)
)
)
/s/   Rajesh Kalathur
Senior   Vice President and Chief
)
Rajesh Kalathur
Financial   Officer (Principal
)
Financial   Officer and Principal
)
Accounting   Officer)
)
)
/s/   Joachim Milberg
Director
)
February 26,   2015
Joachim Milberg
)
)
)
/s/   Richard B. Myers
Director
)
Richard B. Myers
)
)
)
/s/   Gregory R. Page
Director
)
Gregory R. Page
)
)
)
/s/   Thomas H. Patrick
Director
)
Thomas H. Patrick
)
)
)
/s/   Sherry M. Smith
Director
)
Sherry M. Smith
)
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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 report on Form 8-K dated February 26,   2010, Securities and Exchange Commission File Number 1-4121).
4.2
By-Laws   of Deere, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to   Deere's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended   January 31, 2015).
4.3
John   Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to   Appendix D to Deere's definitive proxy statement dated January 14, 2015   filed in connection with its annual meeting held on February 25, 2015).
5
Opinion   and consent of Mary K.W. Jones, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of   Deere.
A-1
15
Not   applicable.
23.1
Consent   of Mary K.W. Jones, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere   (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent   of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
B-1
24
Power   of Attorney (included on signature page).
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