Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Dated October 13, 2009
Registration Statement No. 333-153704
Relating to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement
Dated October 13, 2009 to
Prospectus dated September 26, 2008
DEERE & COMPANY
4.375%
Notes due 2019
5.375% Notes due 2029
Term Sheet dated October 13, 2009
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Issuer: |
Deere & Company |
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Trade Date: |
October 13, 2009 |
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Type of Offering: |
SEC registered |
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Settlement Date: |
October 16, 2009 |
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Interest Payment Dates: |
April 16 and October 16, beginning on April 16, 2010 |
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Security: |
4.375% Notes due 2019 |
5.375% Notes due 2029 |
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Size: |
$750,000,000 |
$500,000,000 |
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Maturity Date: |
October 16, 2019 |
October 16, 2029 |
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Benchmark Treasury: |
3.625% UST Due August, 2019 |
4.250% UST Due May, 2039 |
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Benchmark Treasury Yield and Price: |
3.343%; 102-11 |
4.194%; 100-30 |
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Yield to Maturity: |
4.443% |
5.394% |
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Spread to Benchmark Treasury: |
110 basis points |
120 basis points |
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Coupon (Interest Rate): |
4.375% per year |
5.375% per year |
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Proceeds to the Issuer: |
$742,545,000 |
$494,470,000 |
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Price to Public: |
99.456% of principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from October 16, 2009 |
99.769% of principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from October 16, 2009 |
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CUSIP: |
244199 BC8 |
244199 BD6 |
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Joint Book-Running Managers: |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. |
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Senior Co-Managers: |
Banc of America Securities LLC Barclays Capital Inc. BNP Paribas Securities Corp. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. RBC Capital Markets Corporation TD Securities (USA) LLC Wells Fargo Securities, LLC |
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Co-Managers: |
BBVA Securities Inc. BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC Fifth Third Securities, Inc. Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. Santander Investment Securities Inc. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. |
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The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a preliminary prospectus supplement and a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement and the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the preliminary prospectus supplement and the prospectus if you request it by calling Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at (877) 858-5407, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. at (800) 503-4611 or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at (212) 834-4533 (collect).
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