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DEERE & COMPANY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

DEERE & COMPANY
STOCKHOLDER RELATIONS
ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE
MOLINE, IL 61265
 
Meeting Information
Meeting Type:         Annual
For holders as of:    December 31, 2011
Date:  February 29, 2012   Time:  10:00 a.m., CST
Location:  
Deere & Company World Headquarters
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265

   
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Voting Items  
 
The Board of Directors recommends a
vote FOR all Nominees.
      
  1a.   Election of Director: Crandall C. Bowles
     
  1b. Election of Director: Vance D. Coffman
     
  1c. Election of Director: Charles O. Holliday, Jr.
     
  1d. Election of Director: Dipak C. Jain
     
  1e. Election of Director: Clayton M. Jones
     
  1f. Election of Director: Joachim Milberg
     
  1g. Election of Director: Richard B. Myers
     
  1h. Election of Director: Thomas H. Patrick
     
  1i. Election of Director: Sherry M. Smith

 
 
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR
proposals 2, 3, and 4:		            
     
2.     Non-binding vote on executive compensation  
     
3. Approval of the Nonemployee Director Stock Ownership Plan  
     
4. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Deere's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2012