FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Guinn Max A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/01/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DEERE & CO [DE] (Last) (First) (Middle) DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) MOLINE, IL 61265 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) $1 Par Common Stock 26,792 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Market Priced Employee Stock Options (2) (3)	12/06/2007	12/06/2016	Common Stock	12,251	$ 48.375	D	Â
Market Priced Employee Stock Options (2) (3)	12/05/2008	12/05/2017	Common Stock	10,312	$ 88.82	D	Â
Market Priced Employee Stock Options (2) (3)	12/17/2009	12/17/2018	Common Stock	14,374	$ 39.665	D	Â
Market Priced Employee Stock Options (2) (3)	12/09/2010	12/09/2019	Common Stock	26,090	$ 52.25	D	Â
Market Priced Employee Stock Options (2) (3)	12/08/2011	12/08/2020	Common Stock	7,174	$ 80.61	D	Â
Market Priced Employee Stock Options (2) (3)	12/14/2012	12/14/2021	Common Stock	8,551	$ 74.24	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Guinn Max A DEERE & COMPANY ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE MOLINE, IL 61265	Â	Â	  Senior Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ Paul Wilczynski, Assistant Secretary, Deere & Company, Under Power of Attorney		10/03/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 16,741 restricted stock units granted under the John Deere Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan and to be settled solely in shares.
(2)	All options include the ability to withhold shares upon the exercise of the option to satisfy minimum required income tax obligations.
(3)	The options become exercisable in three approximately equal annual installments one, two and three years after grant. The date listed is the initial exercisable installment date.

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