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JOHN DEERE LIMITED
JOHN DEERE LIMITÉE
Note No.
Billet no.
Discount/Interest Bearing
À escompte/portant intérêt
PROMISSORY NOTE
BILLET
Unconditionally Guaranteed by
Cautionné inconditionnellement par
DEERE & COMPANY
Issue Date
Date d’émission
Due Date
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
avec intérêt au taux de ______________________________________________________________________
per cent per annum
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
Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire autorisé
Gail E. McCombs
Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire autorisé
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.
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 NONRÉSIDENT DU CANADA, POUR LE COMPTE OU AU PROFIT DE CELUICI. 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 NONRÉSIDENT 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.
THIS IS A DEPOSITORY NOTE SUBJECT TO THE DEPOSITORY BILLS
AND NOTES ACT (CANADA).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Le présent cautionnement porte la même date que le billet.
The date of this guarantee is the date of the Note.
EN FOI DE QUOI, DEERE & COMPANY a fait dûment signer le
présent cautionnement pour son compte.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, DEERE & COMPANY has caused this
guarantee to be duly executed on its behalf.
DEERE & COMPANY
By/par:
By/par:
James A. Davlin
Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire autorisé
Thomas C. Spitzfaden
Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire autorisé
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Note No.
Billet no.
JOHN DEERE LIMITED
JOHN DEERE LIMITÉE
Discount/Interest Bearing
À escompte/portant intérêt
PROMISSORY NOTE
BILLET
Unconditionally Guaranteed by
Cautionné inconditionnellement par
Issue Date
Date d’émission
DEERE & COMPANY
Due Date
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
avec intérêt au taux de ______________________________________________________________________
per cent per annum
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
Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire autorisé
Gail E. McCombs
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
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 ÉTATSUNIS (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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DEERE & COMPANY
By/par:
By/par:
James A. Davlin
Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire autorisé
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Thomas C. Spitzfaden
Authorized Signing Officer/Signataire autorisé