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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report: August 6, 2002
(Date of earliest event reported)

 

D E E R E & C O M P A N Y

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

1-4121
(Commission File Number)

 

36-2382580
(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)

 

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

 

 

 


Item 9.

Regulation FD Disclosure

Deere & Company
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265 USA
Phone: 309-765-8000
www.deere.com

DEERE TO BROADCAST EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL ON WEBSITE

 

     MOLINE, IL -- (5 August 2002) Deere & Company today said that its third-quarter earnings conference call will be broadcast over the Internet on Tuesday, August 13, beginning at 9:00 a.m. CDT. Marie Ziegler, vice president of investor relations, will host the call and discuss the quarter's financial and operating performance with analysts and other members of the financial community.

 

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 An archived version will be available on the Deere website for a period of time afterward.

 

     John Deere is the world's foremost producer of agricultural equipment as well as a leading manufacturer of construction, forestry, and commercial and consumer equipment. The company, in addition, provides credit, special technology, and managed health-care products and services.

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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/ MICHAEL A. HARRING    
Michael A. Harring
Secretary

Dated: August 6, 2002

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