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54
STOCKHOLDER INFORMATION
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of company stockholders will be held at
10 a.m. CT on February 24, 2010, at the Deere & Company
World Headquarters, One John Deere Place, Moline, Illinois.
TRANSFER AGENT & REGISTRAR
Send address changes and certificates for transfer to:
Deere & Company
c/o BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
P.O. Box 358010
Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8010
Direct other inquiries, including those concerning lost, stolen or
destroyed stock certificates or dividend checks, to:
Deere & Company
c/o BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
480 Washington Blvd.
27th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07310-1900
Phone toll-free: 1-800-268-7369
From outside the U.S., call: (201) 680-6678
TDD: 1-800-231-5469
www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT & DIRECT PURCHASE PLAN
Investors may purchase initial Deere & Company shares and
automatically reinvest dividends through The Bank of New York
Mellon’s BuyDIRECT Plan. Automatic monthly cash investments
can be made through electronic debits.
For inquiries about existing reinvestment accounts, call the
toll-free number above, or write to:
Deere & Company – DRP
c/o BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
P.O. Box 1958
Newark, NJ 07101-9774
STOCKHOLDER RELATIONS
Deere & Company welcomes your comments:
Deere & Company
Stockholder Relations Department
One John Deere Place, Moline, IL 61265-8098
Phone: (309) 765-4539 Fax: (309) 749-0552
www.JohnDeere.com
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Securities analysts, portfolio managers and representatives of
financial institutions may contact:
Marie Ziegler
Vice President, Investor Relations
Deere & Company
One John Deere Place, Moline, IL 61265-8098
Phone: (309) 765-4491
www.JohnDeere.com
STOCK EXCHANGES
Deere & Company common stock is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DE.
FORM 10-K
The annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission will be available online in January,
or upon written request to Deere & Company Stockholder
Relations.
AUDITORS
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois
CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING PUBLIC
DISCLOSURES & LISTING STANDARDS
Deere has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
as exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to its Form 10-K for the year ended
October 31, 2009, the certification required by Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding the quality of the company’s
public disclosure. In addition, the annual certification of the
Chief Executive Officer regarding compliance by Deere with the
corporate governance listing standards of the New York Stock
Exchange was submitted without qualification to the New
York Stock Exchange following the February 2009 annual
stockholder meeting.
CORPORATE LEADERSHIP
SAMUEL R. ALLEN (34)
President and Chief Executive Officer
JAMES M. FIELD (15)
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
JEAN H. GILLES (29)
Senior Vice President, John Deere Power Systems, John Deere
Intelligent Solutions Group, and Advanced Technology and
Engineering
JAMES R. JENKINS (9)
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
JAMES H. BECHT (30)
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, International
JOHN J. DALHOFF (35)
Vice President and Comptroller
JAMES A. DAVLIN (2)
Vice President and Treasurer
FRANCES B. EMERSON (4)
Vice President, Corporate Communications and Global Brand
Management
MICHAEL A. HARRING (25)
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, North America
KLAUS G. HOEHN (17)
Vice President, Advanced Technology and Engineering
MERTROE B. HORNBUCKLE (34)
Vice President, Human Resources
KENNETH C. HUHN (34)
Vice President, Labor Relations
THOMAS K. JARRETT (21)
Vice President, Taxes
GANESH JAYARAM (3)
Vice President, Corporate Business Development
THOMAS E. KNOLL (29)
Vice President, Worldwide Supply Management and Logistics
GAIL E. LEESE (19)
Vice President, Worldwide Parts Services
GARY L. MEDD (43)
Vice President, Internal Audit
LINDA E. NEWBORN (37)
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
BARRY W. SCHAFFTER (36)
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
DENNIS R. SCHWARTZ (42)
Vice President, Pension Fund and Investments
CHARLES R. STAMP, JR. (10)
Vice President, Public Affairs Worldwide
BHARAT S. VEDAK (20)
Senior Vice President, John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group
MARIE Z. ZIEGLER (31)
Vice President, Investor Relations
GREGORY R. NOE (16)
Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel
WORLDWIDE AGRICULTURE & TURF DIVISION
DAVID C. EVERITT (34)
President, North America, Asia, Australia, Sub-Saharan and South
Africa, and Global Tractor and Turf Products
MARKWART VON PENTZ (19)
President, Europe, CIS, Northern Africa, Middle East, Latin America,
and Global Harvesting, Crop Care, Hay & Forage Products
DOUGLAS C. DEVRIES (35)
Senior Vice President, Global Marketing Services
MAX A. GUINN (29)
Senior Vice President, Global Platform - Crop Harvesting
BERNHARD E. HAAS (23)
Senior Vice President, Global Platform - Tractor
JOHN C. ROBERTS (3)
President, John Deere Water
DAVID P. WERNING (33)
President, John Deere Landscapes
WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION &
FORESTRY DIVISION
MICHAEL J. MACK, JR. (23)
President
DOMENIC G. RUCCOLO (19)
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
RANDAL A. SERGESKETTER (29)
Senior Vice President
Engineering and Manufacturing
JOHN DEERE CREDIT
JAMES A. ISRAEL (30)
President
MICHAEL J. MATERA (1)
Senior Vice President and Finance Director
DANIEL C. MCCABE (35)
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, U.S. and Canada
STEPHEN PULLIN (15)
Senior Vice President, International Lending
LAWRENCE W. SIDWELL (10)
Senior Vice President, Credit & Operations, U.S. and Canada
MARTIN L. WILKINSON (32)
Senior Vice President, John Deere Renewables
( ) Figures in parentheses represent complete years of company
service through 1/1/10; assignments as of 1/1/10.