UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report:  15 November 2004

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

D E E R E  &  C O M P A N Y

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

1-4121

36-2382580

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

One John Deere Place

Moline, Illinois 61265

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(309) 765-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o             Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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o             Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

 

Deere & Company

One John Deere Place

Moline, IL 61265 USA

Phone: 309-765-8000

www.deere.com

 

DEERE EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

TO BE BROADCAST ON WEBSITE

 

MOLINE, IL — (15 November 2004) Deere & Company today said its fourth-quarter earnings conference call would be broadcast over the Internet on Tuesday, November 23, beginning at 9:00 a.m. CST.  During the call, the company’s financial and operating performance will be discussed with analysts, investors and other members of the financial community.

 

The conference call can be accessed at www.deere.com/confcall. An archived version will be available on the Deere website for a period of time afterward.

 

The Deere earnings release, and other financial information referred to in the conference call, can be accessed at www.deere.com/financialreports.

 

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About John Deere: John Deere (Deere & Company-NYSE:DE) is the world’s leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry equipment; a major manufacturer of construction equipment; and a leading supplier of equipment used in lawn, grounds and turf care.  Additionally, John Deere manufactures engines used in heavy equipment and provides financial services and other related activities that support the core businesses. Since it was founded in 1837, the company has established a heritage of quality products and services providing performance that endures to customers worldwide.

 

 

 

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Signature

 

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

DEERE & COMPANY

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ JAMES H. BECHT 

 

 

James H. Becht
Secretary

Dated: November 15, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

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