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| Deere & Company |
NEWS RELEASE | ||
June 15, 2004 | ||
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Deere to Continue Stock Repurchase Program | ||
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Moline, Illinois (June 15, 2004) - As previously announced in December 1997, the Company's board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1 billion of Deere & Company Common Stock. To date the Company has repurchased approximately $808 million of Common Stock under the program. At the Company's discretion, repurchases of Deere & Company Common Stock for the balance of the program may continue to be made from time to time in the open market and through privately negotiated transactions. | ||
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