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COMMON STOCK DEERE & COMPANY CUSIP 244199 10 5
$1 PAR VALUE INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF --------------------
THE STATE OF DELAWARE SEE REVERSE FOR
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
IS THE OWNER OF
FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF DEERE & COMPANY
TRANSFERABLE IN PERSON OR BY DULY AUTHORIZED ATTORNEY UPON SURRENDER OF THIS
CERTIFICATE PROPERLY ENDORSED. THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT VALID UNLESS
COUNTERSIGNED BY A TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTERED BY A REGISTRAR.
WITNESS THE SIGNATURES OF THE DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY.
DATED SPECIMEN SPECIMEN
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
TRANSFER AGENT
AND REGISTRAR
BY
7-9-97 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 7-9-97
[LOGO]
/s/ Frank S. Cottrell /s/ Hans W. Becherer
SECRETARY CHAIRMAN
ABN SECOL ABN SECOL
DEERE & COMPANY
The Company will furnish to any stockholder, upon written request to its
principal office and without charge, a statement of the powers, designations,
preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of
each class of its stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
This certificate also evidences and entitles the holder hereof to certain
Rights as set forth in the Rights Agreement, as amended, between Deere &
Company (the "Company") and the Rights Agent dated as of December 9, 1987 (the
"Rights Agreement"), the terms of which are hereby incorporated herein by
reference and a copy of which is on file at the principal offices of the
Company. Under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Rights Agreement,
such Rights will be evidenced by separate certificates and will no longer be
evidenced by the certificate. The Company will mail to the holder of this
certificate a copy of the Rights Agreement as in effect on the date of mailing,
without charge promptly after receipt of a written request therefor. Under
certain circumstances set forth in the Rights Agreement, Rights issued to, or
held by, any Person who is, was or becomes an Acquiring Person or any Affiliate
or Associates thereof (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement),
whether currently held by or on behalf of such Person or by any subsequent
holder, may become null and void.
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM- as tenants in common
TEN ENT- as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN- as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
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(Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
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(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS AND ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE BELOW.
For value received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
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Shares of the capital stock and associated Rights represented by the within
Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
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Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Company
with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated
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Signature of stockholder
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Signature of stockholder
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Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the certificate in every particular, without alteration
or enlargement, or any change whatever.
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED