Deere Says New Health Care Reform Law Will Increase 2010 Expense by $150 Million After-Tax

MOLINE, Ill., March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) announced today that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law this week will adversely impact its expenses for fiscal 2010. As a result of the legislation, the company's expenses are expected to be about $150 million higher on an after-tax basis, primarily in the second quarter. This impact was not included in the 2010 outlook for net income attributable to Deere & Company of approximately $1.3 billion disclosed in the company's first-quarter earnings report on February 17th.

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