Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

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Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

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(a)	The Company’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DE”. See the information concerning the number of stockholders and the data on dividends declared and paid per share in Notes 30 and 31 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(b)	Not applicable.

(c)	The Company’s purchases of its common stock during the fourth quarter of 2019 were as follows:

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES


					Maximum
				Total Number of	Number of Shares
				Shares Purchased	that May Yet Be
	Total Number of			as Part of Publicly	Purchased under
	Shares	Average Price		Announced Plans	the Plans or
	Purchased	Paid Per		or Programs (1)	Programs (1)(3)
Period	(thousands) (2)	Share		(thousands)	(millions)
Jul 29 to Aug 25	596	$	152.30	595	7.7
Aug 26 to Sept 29	1,082		158.80	1,082	6.7
Sept 30 to Nov 3	654		169.40	654	6.1
Total	2,332			2,331

(1)

During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company had a share repurchase plan that was announced in December 2013 to purchase up to $8,000 million of shares of the Company’s common stock. The maximum number of shares above that may yet be purchased under the $8,000 million plan was based on the end of the fourth quarter closing share price of $176.11 per share. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2019, $1,075 million of common stock remains to be purchased under this plan.

(2)	In the fourth quarter of 2019, approximately 1 thousand shares were purchased from plan participants to pay payroll taxes on certain restricted stock awards. The shares were valued at a weighted-average market price of $158.70.

(3)	In December 2019, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $8,000 million of additional common stock. This additional repurchase amount may be repurchased after November 3, 2019 and is not included in the amounts above (see Note 31).

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