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Note No. Discount/Interest Bearing Billet no. À escompte/portant intérêt

PROMISSORY NOTE BILLET

Unconditionally Guaranteed by Cautionné inconditionnellement par

DEERE & COMPANY

Issue Date Due Date Date d’émission Date d’échéance

This is a depository note subject to the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada). Ce billet de dépôt est régi par la Loi sur les lettres et billets de dépot (Canada).

JOHN DEERE LIMITED, for value received, hereby promises to pay to or to the order of JOHN DEERE LIMITÉE, contre valeur reçue, promet par les présentes de payer à ou à l’ordre de

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

on the Due Date the sum of dollars à la date d’échéance la somme de ___________________________________________________________________________dollars

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

plus interest thereon at per cent per annum avec intérêt au taux de ______________________________________________________________________ pour cent par année�payable in lawful money of on presentation and surrender of this Promissory Note payable en monnaie légale ______________________ sur présentation et remise du présent billet

to the main branch of the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto à la succursale principale de la Banque Royale du Canada à Toronto

JOHN DEERE LIMITED JOHN DEERE LIMITÉE

By/par: By/par: Michael D. Blonski Gail E. McCombs Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire autorisé Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire autorisé

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UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CDS CLEARING AND DEPOSITORY SERVICES INC. FOR SECURITIES LIMITED (“CDS”) FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN RESPECT THEREOF IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CDS & CO., OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CDS & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF, CDS & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

À MOINS QUE LE PRÉSENT CERTIFICAT NE SOIT PRÉSENTÉ PAR UN REPRÉSENTANT AUTORISÉ DE LA CAISSE CANADIENNE DE DÉPÔT DE VALEURS LIMITÉE (LA CDS) AUX FINS DE L’INSCRIPTION D’UN TRANSFERT, D’UN ÉCHANGE OU D’UN PAIEMENT, ET QU’UN CERTIFICAT ÉMIS À CET ÉGARD SOIT IMMATRICULÉ AU NOM DE CDS & CO. OU À UN AUTRE NOM DEMANDÉ PAR UN REPRÉSENTANT AUTORISÉ DE LA CDS (ET QU’UN PAIEMENT SOIT EFFECTUÉ À CDS & CO. OU À UNE AUTRE ENTITÉ DEMANDÉE PAR UN REPRÉSENTANT AUTORISÉ DE LA CDS), TOUT TRANSFERT, GAGE OU AUTRE EMPLOI DU PRÉSENT BILLET EFFECTUÉ À TITRE ONÉREUX OU AUTREMENT PAR UNE PERSONNE OU À SON INTENTION EST ILLICITE PUISQUE LE PORTEUR INSCRIT DU PRÉSENT BILLET, CDS & CO., A UN INTÉRÊT DANS CELUI-CI.

THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (“NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “U.S. SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY PORTION HEREOF MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO ANY U.S. PERSON (AS EACH SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN REGULATION “S” UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT). THIS NOTE WILL NOT BE SOLD OUTSIDE OF CANADA OR TO ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT RESIDENT IN CANADA (FOR PURPOSES OF THE INCOME TAX ACT (CANADA)) OR TO ANY PERSON PURCHASING FOR RESALE TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT RESIDENT IN CANADA. BY ACCEPTING THIS NOTE, THE HOLDER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT (I) IS NOT A UNITED STATES PERSON (OTHER THAN AN EXEMPT RECIPIENT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 6049(b)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE REGULATIONS THEREUNDER; (II) IS NOT HOLDING SUCH NOTE FOR OR ON BEHALF OF A UNITED STATES PERSON (OTHER THAN AN EXEMPT RECIPIENT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 6049(b)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE REGULATIONS THEREUNDER); AND (III) IS NOT A PERSON NOT RESIDENT IN CANADA (FOR PURPOSES OF THE INCOME TAX ACT (CANADA)) AND IS NOT PURCHASING FOR RESALE TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT RESIDENT IN CANADA.

THIS IS A DEPOSITORY NOTE SUBJECT TO THE DEPOSITORY BILLS AND NOTES ACT (CANADA).

LE PRÉSENT BILLET (LE BILLET) N’A PAS ÉTÉ ENREGISTRÉ AUX TERMES DE LA SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 DES ÉTATS-UNIS, EN SA VERSION MODIFIÉE (LA SECURITIES ACT DES ÉTATS-UNIS). LE BILLET NE PEUT, NI EN TOTALITÉ NI EN PARTIE, ÊTRE OFFERT OU VENDU AUX ÉTATS-UNIS OU À DES PERSONNES DES ÉTATS-UNIS (AU SENS DU REGULATION “S” PRIS EN APPLICATION DE LA SECURITIES ACT DES ÉTATS-UNIS). LE BILLET NE DOIT PAS ÊTRE VENDU À L’EXTÉRIEUR DU CANADA, À UN NON-RÉSIDENT DU CANADA (POUR L’APPLICATION DE LA LOI DE L’IMPÔT SUR LE REVENU (CANADA)) OU À UNE PERSONNE QUI L’ACHÈTE À DES FINS DE REVENTE À UN NON-RÉSIDENT DU CANADA, POUR LE COMPTE OU AU PROFIT DE CELUI-CI. EN ACCEPTANT LE BILLET, LE PORTEUR DÉCLARE ET GARANTIT (I) QU’IL N’EST PAS UNE PERSONNE DES ÉTATS-UNIS (AUTRE QU’UN BÉNÉFICIAIRE EXONÉRÉ (EXEMPT RECIPIENT) AU SENS DU SOUS-ALINÉA 6049(b)(4) DU INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ET DE SON RÈGLEMENT D’APPLICATION), (II) QU’IL NE DÉTIENT PAS CE BILLET POUR LE COMPTE D’UNE PERSONNE DES ÉTATS-UNIS (AUTRE QU’UN BÉNÉFICIAIRE EXONÉRÉ (EXEMPT RECIPIENT) AU SENS DU SOUS-ALINÉA 6049(b)(4) DE L’INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ET DE SON RÈGLEMENT D’APPLICATION) ET (III) QU’IL N’EST PAS UN NON-RÉSIDENT DU CANADA (POUR L’APPLICATION DE LA LOI DE L’IMPÔT SUR LE REVENU (CANADA)) ET N’ACHÈTE PAS À DES FINS DE REVENTE À UN NON-RÉSIDENT DU CANADA NI POUR LE COMPTE OU AU PROFIT DE CELUI-CI.

CE BILLET DE DEPOT EST REGI PAR LA LOI SUR LES LETTRES ET BILLETS DE DEPOT (CANADA).

GUARANTEE CAUTIONNEMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Deere & Company (the “Guarantor”), a Delaware corporation, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees payment of the face amount of the Note issued by John Deere Limited (“JDL”) as issuer, when, where and as the same shall become due and payable without any requirement that the holder first proceed against JDL. The Guarantor waives notice of acceptance of this guarantee and notice of non-payment of the Note. The unconditional obligation of the Guarantor hereunder will not be affected, impaired or released by any extension of time for payment of the Note or by any other matter or thing whatsoever which would otherwise release a guarantor. This Note and guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. The date of this guarantee is the date of the Note. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, DEERE & COMPANY has caused this guarantee to be duly executed on its behalf.

CONTRE VALEUR REÇUE, Deere & Company (la caution), société du Delaware, cautionne irrévocablement et inconditionnellement, par les présentes, le paiement de la valeur nominale du billet émis par John Deere Limitée (JDL) en qualité d’émetteur, à l’échéance, sans que le porteur ne soit tenu d’intenter un recours contre JDL. La caution renonce à l’avis d’acceptation du présent cautionnement et à l’avis de non-paiement du billet. La prolongation du délai de paiement du billet et les autres éléments quels qu’ils soient qui libéreraient par ailleurs une caution n’ont aucun effet sur l’obligation inconditionnelle de la caution et ne libèrent pas celle-ci. Le présent billet et le cautionnement sont régis et interprétés conformément aux lois de l’Ontario et aux lois du Canada qui s’y appliquent. Le présent cautionnement porte la même date que le billet. EN FOI DE QUOI, DEERE & COMPANY a fait dûment signer le présent cautionnement pour son compte.

DEERE & COMPANY

By/par: By/par: James A. Davlin Thomas C. Spitzfaden� Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire autorisé Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire autorisé

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PROMISSORY NOTE BILLET

Unconditionally Guaranteed by Cautionné inconditionnellement par

DEERE & COMPANY Issue Date Due Date Date d’émission Date d’échéance

JOHN DEERE LIMITED, for value received, hereby promises to pay to or to the order of JOHN DEERE LIMITÉE, contre valeur reçue, promet par les présentes de payer à ou à l’ordre de

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

on the Due Date the sum of dollars à la date d’échéance la somme de ___________________________________________________________________________dollars

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

plus interest thereon at per cent per annum avec intérêt au taux de ______________________________________________________________________ pour cent par année�payable in lawful money of on presentation and surrender of this Promissory Note payable en monnaie légale ______________________ sur présentation et remise du présent billet

to the main branch of the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto à la succursale principale de la Banque Royale du Canada à Toronto

Countersigned as issuing agent for John Deere Limited: Contresigné en qualité d'agent émetteur au nom de John Deere Limitée: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA BANQUE ROYALE DU CANADA By/par: Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire authorisé

JOHN DEERE LIMITED JOHN DEERE LIMITÉE

By/par: By/par: Michael D. Blonski Gail E. McCombs Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire autorisé Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire authorisé

This promissory note shall become valid only when manually countersigned by a duly authorized officer of the issuing agent Le présent billet n'est valide que s'il est contresigné à la main par un dirigeant dûment autorisé de l'agent émetteur

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THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (“NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “U.S. SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY PORTION HEREOF MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO ANY U.S. PERSON (AS EACH SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT). THIS NOTE WILL NOT BE SOLD OUTSIDE OF CANADA OR TO ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT RESIDENT IN CANADA (FOR PURPOSES OF THE INCOME TAX ACT (CANADA)) OR TO ANY PERSON PURCHASING FOR RESALE TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT RESIDENT IN CANADA. BY ACCEPTING THIS NOTE, THE HOLDER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT (I) IS NOT A UNITED STATES PERSON (OTHER THAN AN EXEMPT RECIPIENT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 6049(b)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE REGULATIONS THEREUNDER; (II) IS NOT HOLDING SUCH NOTE FOR OR ON BEHALF OF A UNITED STATES PERSON (OTHER THAN AN EXEMPT RECIPIENT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 6049(b)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE REGULATIONS THEREUNDER); AND (III) IS NOT A PERSON NOT RESIDENT IN CANADA (FOR PURPOSES OF THE INCOME TAX ACT (CANADA)) AND IS NOT PURCHASING FOR RESALE TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT RESIDENT IN CANADA.

LE PRÉSENT BILLET (LE BILLET) N’A PAS ÉTÉ ENREGISTRÉ AUX TERMES DE LA SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 DES ÉTATS-UNIS, EN SA VERSION MODIFIÉE (LA SECURITIES ACT DES ÉTATS-UNIS). LE BILLET NE PEUT, NI EN TOTALITÉ NI EN PARTIE, ÊTRE OFFERT OU VENDU AUX ÉTATS-UNIS OU À DES PERSONNES DES ÉTATS-UNIS (AU SENS DU REGULATION S PRIS EN APPLICATION DE LA SECURITIES ACT DES ÉTATS-UNIS). CE BILLET NE DOIT PAS ÊTRE VENDU À L’EXTÉRIEUR DU CANADA, À UN NON-RÉSIDENT DU CANADA (POUR L’APPLICATION DE LA LOI DE L’IMPÔT SUR LE REVENU (CANADA)) OU À UNE PERSONNE QUI L’ACHÈTE À DES FINS DE REVENTE À UN NON-RÉSIDENT DU CANADA, POUR LE COMPTE OU AU PROFIT DE CELUI-CI. EN ACCEPTANT LE BILLET, LE PORTEUR DÉCLARE ET GARANTIT (I) QU’IL N’EST PAS UNE PERSONNE DES ÉTATS-UNIS (AUTRE QU’UN BÉNÉFICIAIRE EXONÉRÉ (EXEMPT RECIPIENT AU SENS DU SOUS-ALINÉA 6049(b)(4) DU INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ET DE SON RÈGLEMENT D’APPLICATION), (II) QU’IL NE DÉTIENT PAS CE BILLET POUR LE COMPTE D’UNE PERSONNE DES ÉTATS-UNIS (AUTRE QU’UN BÉNÉFICIAIRE EXONÉRÉ (EXEMPT RECIPIENT AU SENS DU SOUS-ALINÉA 6049(b)(4) DE L’INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ET DE SON RÈGLEMENT D’APPLICATION) ET (III) QU’IL N’EST PAS UN NON-RÉSIDENT DU CANADA (POUR L’APPLICATION DE LA LOI DE L’IMPÔT SUR LE REVENU (CANADA)) ET N’ACHÈTE PAS À DES FINS DE REVENTE À UN NON-RÉSIDENT DU CANADA NI POUR LE COMPTE OU AU PROFIT DE CELUI-CI.

GUARANTEE CAUTIONNEMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Deere & Company (the “Guarantor”), a Delaware corporation, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees payment of the face amount of the Note issued by John Deere Limited (“JDL”) as issuer, when, where and as the same shall become due and payable without any requirement that the holder first proceed against JDL. The Guarantor waives notice of acceptance of this guarantee and notice of non-payment of the Note. The unconditional obligation of the Guarantor hereunder will not be affected, impaired or released by any extension of time for payment of the Note or by any other matter or thing whatsoever which would otherwise release a guarantor. This Note and guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. The date of this guarantee is the date of the Note. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, DEERE & COMPANY has caused this guarantee to be duly executed on its behalf.

CONTRE VALEUR REÇUE, Deere & Company (la caution), société du Delaware, cautionne irrévocablement et inconditionnellement, par les présentes, le paiement de la valeur nominale du billet émis par John Deere Limitée (JDL) en qualité d’émetteur, à l’échéance, sans que le porteur ne soit tenu d’intenter un recours contre JDL. La caution renonce à l’avis d’acceptation du présent cautionnement et à l’avis de non-paiement du billet. La prolongation du délai de paiement du billet et les autres éléments quels qu’ils soient qui libéreraient par ailleurs une caution n’ont aucun effet sur l’obligation inconditionnelle de la caution et ne libèrent pas celle-ci. Le présent billet et le cautionnement sont régis et interprétés conformément aux lois de l’Ontario et aux lois du Canada qui s’y appliquent. Le présent cautionnement porte la même date que le billet. EN FOI DE QUOI, DEERE & COMPANY a fait dûment signer le présent cautionnement pour son compte.

DEERE & COMPANY

By/par: By/par: James A. Davlin Thomas C. Spitzfaden� Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire autorisé Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire autorisé