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EXHIBIT 21
DEERE & COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
As of October 31, 2000
Subsidiary companies of Deere & Company are listed below. Except where
otherwise indicated, 100 percent of the voting securities of the companies named
is owned directly or indirectly by Deere & Company.
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Subsidiaries included in consolidated financial statements *
John Deere Construction Equipment Company............................................ Delaware
John Deere Agricultural Holdings, Inc................................................ Delaware
John Deere Construction Holdings, Inc................................................ Delaware
John Deere Lawn and Grounds Care Holdings, Inc....................................... Delaware
John Deere Turf Care, Inc............................................................ Delaware
John Deere Commercial Worksite Products, Inc......................................... Tennessee
John Deere Limited................................................................... Canada
John Deere - Lanz Verwaltungs A.G. (99.9% owned)..................................... Germany
John Deere S.A....................................................................... France
John Deere Iberica S.A............................................................... Spain
John Deere Intercontinental GmbH..................................................... Germany
John Deere International GmbH........................................................ Germany
Chamberlain Holdings Limited......................................................... Australia
John Deere Limited Australia......................................................... Australia
Industrias John Deere Argentina S.A.................................................. Argentina
John Deere Foreign Sales Corporation Limited......................................... Jamaica
John Deere Credit Company............................................................ Delaware
John Deere Capital Corporation....................................................... Delaware
John Deere Credit Inc................................................................ Canada
John Deere Receivables, Inc.......................................................... Nevada
John Deere Funding Corporation....................................................... Nevada
Deere Receivables Corporation........................................................ Nevada
Deere Credit, Inc.................................................................... Delaware
Deere Credit Services, Inc........................................................... Delaware
Farm Plan Corporation................................................................ Delaware
Arrendadora John Deere S.A. de C.V. (99.9% owned).................................... Mexico
John Deere Credit Limited (Australia)................................................ Australia
John Deere Credit Group, PLC......................................................... England
Senstar Capital Corporation.......................................................... Delaware
John Deere Health Care, Inc.......................................................... Delaware
John Deere Health Plan, Inc.......................................................... Illinois
Funk Manufacturing Company........................................................... Delaware
Cameco Industries, Inc............................................................... Louisiana
Cameco Marine, Inc................................................................... Louisiana
Cameco International, Inc............................................................ Louisiana
Sprayfab, LLC........................................................................ Louisiana
John Deere Brasil Participacoes LTDA................................................. Brazil
SLC Distribuidora De Titulos e Valores............................................... Brazil
John Deere Ltd. Scotland (E. Kilbride)............................................... England
John Deere Consumer Products, Inc.................................................... Delaware
John Deere S.A. de C.V............................................................... Mexico
Industrias John Deere, S.A. de C.V................................................... Mexico
Componentes John Deere S.A. de C.V................................................... Mexico
Motores John Deere S.A. de C.V....................................................... Mexico
John Deere Torreon S.A. de C.V....................................................... Mexico
John Deere Mexico S.A. de C.V........................................................ Mexico
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* Ninety-two consolidated subsidiaries and twenty-six unconsolidated affiliates
whose names are omitted, considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary,
would not constitute a significant subsidiary.
