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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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Inge G. Thulin
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer

LOGO   March 27, 2013

Dear Stockholder:

        We are pleased to invite you to attend 3M's Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time at the RiverCentre, 175 West Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, Minnesota.

        Details regarding admission to the meeting and the business to be conducted are more fully described in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement. We will report on Company operations and discuss our future plans. There will also be time for your questions and comments.

        The fine attendance of our stockholders at Annual Meetings over the years has been very helpful in maintaining good communication. We sincerely hope you will be able to join us. For information on how to attend the Annual Meeting, please read "Annual Meeting Admission" on page 1 of this Proxy Statement. Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please vote as soon as possible. You may vote your proxy on the Internet, by telephone, or, if this Proxy Statement was mailed to you, by completing and mailing the enclosed traditional proxy card. Please review the instructions on the proxy card or the electronic proxy material delivery notice regarding each of these voting options.

        Thank you for your ongoing support of 3M.

Sincerely,

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2013 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

NOTICE OF 2013 ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT

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Notice of 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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Proxy Statement

 
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Purpose of the Annual Meeting

 
1

Annual Meeting Admission

 
1

Information About the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials

 
2

Stockholders Entitled to Vote

 
3

Proposals You Are Asked to Vote On and the Board's Voting Recommendations

 
4

Voting Requirements to Elect Directors and Approve Each of the Proposals Described in this Proxy Statement

 
4

Voting Methods

 
5

Changing Your Vote

 
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Counting the Vote

 
6

Confidentiality

 
7

Results of the Vote

 
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Delivery of Documents to Stockholders Sharing an Address

 
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List of Stockholders

 
7

Cost of Proxy Solicitation

 
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Transfer Agent

 
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Governance of the Company

 
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Corporate Governance Guidelines

 
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Executive Sessions

 
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Board's Leadership Structure

 
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Lead Independent Director

 
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Communication with Directors

 
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Director Independence

 
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Director Nomination Process

 
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Board's Role in Risk Oversight

 
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3M Business Conduct Policies

 
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Related Person Transaction Policy and Procedures

 
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Policy on Adoption of a Rights Plan

 
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Board and Committee Membership

 
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Audit Committee

 
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Compensation Committee

 
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Finance Committee

 
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Nominating and Governance Committee

 
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Director Compensation and Stock Ownership Guidelines

 
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Proposals To Be Voted On

 
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Proposal No. 1 — Election of the Eleven Directors Identified in this Proxy Statement

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Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2013

 
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Proposal No. 3 — Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

 
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Proposal No. 4 — Stockholder Proposal on Action by Written Consent

 
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Proposal No. 5 — Stockholder Proposal on Prohibiting Political Spending from Corporate Treasury Funds

 
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Information on Stock Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers

 
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Security Ownership of More Than 5 Percent Stockholders

 
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 
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Executive Compensation

 
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

 
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Compensation Committee Report

 
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Assessment of Risk Related to Compensation Programs

 
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2012 Summary Compensation Table

 
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2012 All Other Compensation Table

 
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2012 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

 
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2012 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table

 
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2012 Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table

 
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Pension Benefits

 
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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

 
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Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

 
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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

 
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Audit Committee Report

 
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Audit Committee Policy on Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 
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Fees of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 
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Requirements for Submission of Stockholder Proposals for Next Year's Annual Meeting

 
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3M COMPANY

3M Center, St. Paul, Minnesota 55144

NOTICE OF 2013 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TIME AND DATE   10:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

PLACE

 

RiverCentre
175 West Kellogg Boulevard
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102

ITEMS OF BUSINESS

 

(1)

 

Elect the eleven directors identified in this Proxy Statement, each for a term of one year.
    (2)   Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as 3M's independent registered public accounting firm for 2013.
    (3)   Advisory approval of executive compensation.
    (4)   Consider two stockholder proposals, if properly presented at the meeting. See the Table of Contents for a description of the stockholder proposals.
    (5)   Transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement.

ADJOURNMENTS AND POSTPONEMENTS

 

Any action on the items of business described above may be considered at the Annual Meeting at the time and on the date specified above or at any time and date to which the Annual Meeting may be properly adjourned or postponed.

ANNUAL REPORT

 

Our 2012 Annual Report, which is not part of the proxy soliciting materials, is enclosed if the proxy materials were mailed to you. The Annual Report is accessible on the Internet by visiting www.proxyvote.com, if you have received the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, or previously consented to the electronic delivery of proxy materials.

RECORD DATE

 

You are entitled to vote if you were a stockholder of record at the close of business on Friday, March 15, 2013.

MEETING ADMISSION

 

An admission ticket or proof of ownership of 3M stock, as well as photo identification, must be presented in order to be admitted to the Annual Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, your admission ticket is your proxy card or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker, or other holder of record, you must bring a brokerage statement or other proof of ownership with you to the Meeting. If this Proxy Statement was mailed to you, your admission ticket is included in the mailings. Please refer to the section entitled "Annual Meeting Admission" on page 1 for further details.

VOTING

 

For instructions on voting, please refer to the instructions on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials you received in the mail or, if you requested or received a hard copy of the Proxy Statement, on your enclosed proxy card.

    By Order of the Board of Directors,

 

 


GRAPHIC
    GREGG M. LARSON
Deputy General Counsel and Secretary

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 14, 2013: The Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement, and the 2012 Annual Report are available at www.proxyvote.com. Enter the 12-digit control number located in the box next to the arrow on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card to view these materials.

THIS PROXY STATEMENT AND PROXY CARD, OR THE NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS, ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED ON OR ABOUT MARCH 27, 2013.

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PROXY STATEMENT

        The Board of Directors (the "Board") of 3M Company, a Delaware corporation ("3M" or the "Company") is soliciting proxies for the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders. You are receiving a Proxy Statement because you own shares of 3M common stock that entitle you to vote at the meeting. By use of a proxy you can vote, whether or not you attend the meeting. The Proxy Statement describes the matters we would like you to vote on and provides information on those matters so you can make an informed decision.

        The information included in this Proxy Statement relates to proposals to be voted on at the meeting (if properly presented), the voting process, 3M's Board and Board committees, the compensation of directors and certain executive officers, and other required information.


Purpose of the Annual Meeting

        The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to elect the directors identified in this Proxy Statement and to conduct the business described in the Notice of Annual Meeting.


Annual Meeting Admission

        If you do not provide photo identification or comply with the other procedures outlined above, you will not be admitted to the Annual Meeting.

        No cameras, recording equipment, electronic devices, large bags, briefcases, or packages will be permitted in the Annual Meeting. All cell phones must be turned off during the meeting.

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Information about the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials

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        Please note that you MAY NOT USE YOUR Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials to vote your shares; it is NOT a form for voting. If you send the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials back your vote will not count.

        For more information about the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, please visit: www.sec.gov/spotlight/proxymatters/e-proxy.shtml.


Stockholders Entitled to Vote

        Each share of our common stock outstanding as of the close of business on March 15, 2013, the record date, is entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting on each matter properly brought before the meeting. As of that date, there were approximately 690,763,500 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

        Most 3M stockholders hold their shares through a stockbroker, bank, trustee, or other nominee rather than directly in their own name. As summarized below, there are some distinctions between shares held of record and those owned beneficially:

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Proposals You Are Asked to Vote On and the Board's Voting Recommendations

        The following proposals are included in this Proxy Statement and are scheduled to be voted on at the meeting. 3M's Board recommends that you vote your shares as indicated below.

 
 
  Proposals:
  The Board's
Voting Recommendations:

 
1.   The election of the eleven directors identified in this Proxy Statement.   "FOR"
each nominee
to the Board
 
2.   The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as 3M's independent registered public accounting firm for 2013.   "FOR"
 
3.   Advisory approval of executive compensation.   "FOR"
 
4.   Stockholder proposal on action by written consent.   "AGAINST"
 
5.   Stockholder proposal on prohibiting political spending from corporate treasury funds.   "AGAINST"
 

        Other than the proposals described in this Proxy Statement, the Board is not aware of any other matters to be presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting. If you grant a proxy by telephone, Internet, or by signing and returning your proxy card, any of the persons appointed by the Board of Directors as proxy holders — Gregg M. Larson, David W. Meline, and Inge G. Thulin — will have the discretion to vote your shares on any additional matters properly presented for a vote at the meeting. If any of our nominees is unavailable as a candidate for director, the above-named proxy holders will vote your proxy for another candidate or candidates as may be nominated by the Board of Directors.


Voting Requirements to Elect Directors and Approve Each of the Proposals Described in this Proxy Statement

        Quorum — The presence of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, is necessary to constitute a quorum. Abstentions and "broker non-votes" are counted as present for purposes of determining a quorum. A "broker non-vote" occurs when a bank, broker, or other holder of record holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because that holder does not have discretionary voting power for that particular item and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner.

        Broker Vote — Under New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) rules, brokers are permitted to vote their clients' shares in "routine" matters (such as ratification of auditors) so long as the beneficial owner of those shares did not provide voting instructions to the broker at least ten days before the stockholder meeting. Uncontested director elections, stockholder proposals, executive compensation matters, including say-on-pay, say-on-frequency of say-on-pay, and say-on golden-parachutes, are not considered "routine" matters for purposes of this rule. As a result, if you do not provide your broker with instructions as to how to vote your shares, your broker will be prohibited from voting on Proposals 1, 3, 4, and 5.

        If you are a beneficial owner (other than as a participant in the 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan or the 3M Savings Plan), your bank, broker, or other holder of record is permitted to vote your shares on the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2013, even if the record holder does not receive voting instructions from you.

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        Election of Directors — In accordance with 3M's Bylaws, each director is elected by the vote of the majority of votes cast (which means the number of votes cast "for" a director's election exceeds the number of votes cast "against" that director's election with "abstentions" and "broker non-votes" not counted as a vote cast either "for" or "against" that director's election) with respect to that director's election at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, provided that if, as of the tenth (10th) day preceding the date the Company first mails its notice of meeting for such meeting to the Company's stockholders, the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected (a "Contested Election"), the directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes cast (which means that the nominees who receive the most affirmative votes are elected to serve as directors).

        For an election where the majority vote standard applies, the Nominating and Governance Committee has established procedures under which any incumbent director who is not elected shall offer to tender his or her resignation to the Board. In the event an incumbent director fails to receive a majority of the votes cast in an election that is not a Contested Election, the Nominating and Governance Committee, or such other committee designated by the Board of Directors, shall make a recommendation to the Board of Directors as to whether to accept or reject the resignation of such incumbent director, or whether other action should be taken. The Board of Directors shall act on the resignation, taking into account the Committee's recommendation, and publicly disclose (by a press release and filing an appropriate disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission) its decision regarding the resignation and, if such resignation is rejected, the rationale behind the decision within ninety (90) days following certification of the election results. The Nominating and Governance Committee in making its recommendation and the Board of Directors in making its decision each may consider any factors and other information that they consider appropriate and relevant.

        An incumbent director who fails to receive a majority of the votes cast in an election that is not a Contested Election (as defined above) and who tenders his or her resignation pursuant to the procedures described above shall remain active and engaged in Board activities while the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board decide whether to accept or reject such resignation, or whether other action should be taken; provided, however, it is expected that such incumbent director shall not participate in any proceedings by the Nominating and Governance Committee or the Board regarding whether to accept or reject such director's resignation, or whether to take other action with respect to such director.

        If the Board of Directors accepts a director's resignation, or if a nominee for director is not elected and the nominee is not an incumbent director, then the Board of Directors may fill the resulting vacancy pursuant to the Bylaws.

        All Other Proposals — The affirmative "FOR" vote of a majority of those shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter is required to approve Proposals Nos. 2 through 5. In tabulating the voting result for any particular proposal, abstentions and, if applicable, broker non-votes are not counted as votes "FOR" or "AGAINST" the proposal. An abstention will, however, be counted as entitled to vote on a proposal and will, therefore, have the effect of a vote "AGAINST". The stockholder proposals are presented as requests to the Board to take action.


Voting Methods

        If you hold shares directly as the stockholder of record, you may vote by granting a proxy or vote in person at the Annual Meeting by requesting a ballot, or, if you hold shares beneficially in street name, by submitting voting instructions to your broker or nominee. If you own shares beneficially as a participant in the 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan or the 3M Savings Plan, you may vote by submitting voting instructions to the trustee. In most instances, you will be able to do this over the Internet, by telephone, or by mail. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we recommend that you vote your shares in advance as described below so that your vote will be counted if

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you later decide not to attend the Annual Meeting. Please refer to the summary instructions below and those included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card or, for shares held in street name, the voting instruction card included by your broker or nominee.

        The Internet and telephone voting procedures are designed to authenticate stockholders by use of a control number and to allow you to confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded. If you vote by telephone or on the Internet, you do not need to return your proxy card. Telephone and Internet voting for stockholders of record will be available 24 hours a day, up until 10:59 p.m. (Central Daylight Time) on May 13, 2013. Participants in 3M's Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan and the 3M Savings Plan may instruct the trustee how to vote their shares via the Internet, by telephone, or by signing and returning the proxy card by 10:59 p.m. (Central Daylight Time) on May 9, 2013.

        All shares that have been properly voted and not revoked will be voted at the Annual Meeting.


Changing Your Vote

        You may change your proxy instructions at any time prior to the vote at the Annual Meeting. You may enter a new vote by using the Internet or the telephone or by mailing a new proxy card or new voting instruction card bearing a later date (which will automatically revoke your earlier voting instructions). You may also accomplish this by granting a new proxy or by voting in person at the Annual Meeting.


Counting the Vote

        In the election of directors, you may vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" one or more of the nominees or you may "ABSTAIN". Abstentions will have no effect on the outcome of the election of directors. For Proposals Nos. 2 through 5, you may vote "FOR", "AGAINST", or "ABSTAIN", except that if you "ABSTAIN", it has the same effect as a vote "AGAINST". If you sign your proxy card or broker voting instruction card with no further instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board. Shares held in your account in the 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and

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Employee Stock Ownership Plan or the 3M Savings Plan will be voted by the trustee as described in "Stockholders Entitled to Vote" beginning on page 2.

        Representatives of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. will tabulate the votes and act as the inspectors of election.


Confidentiality

        The Company's Board of Directors has a policy that all stockholder proxies, ballots, and tabulations that identify stockholders are to be maintained in confidence. No such document will be available for examination, and the identity and vote of any stockholder will not be disclosed, except as necessary to meet legal requirements and allow the inspectors of election to certify the results of the stockholder vote. The policy also provides that inspectors of election for stockholder votes must be independent and cannot be employees of the Company. Occasionally, stockholders provide written comments on their proxy card that may be forwarded to 3M management.


Results of the Vote

        We will announce preliminary voting results for those items of business properly presented at the meeting and disclose the preliminary results for those items (or final results if available) in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within four business days of the Annual Meeting date. A news release with voting results will also be available on our Web site at www.3M.com/profile/pressbox/index.jhtml.


Delivery of Documents to Stockholders Sharing an Address

        Securities and Exchange Commission rules allow us to deliver a single copy of an annual report and proxy statement to any household not participating in electronic proxy material delivery at which two or more stockholders reside, if we believe the stockholders are members of the same family. This rule benefits both you and the Company. We believe it eliminates irritating duplicate mailings that stockholders living at the same address receive and it reduces our printing and mailing costs. This rule applies to any annual reports, proxy statements, proxy statements combined with a prospectus or information statements. Each stockholder will continue to receive a separate proxy card or voting instruction card.

        Your household may have received a single set of proxy materials this year. If you prefer to receive your own copy now or in future years, please request a duplicate set by calling 1-800-579-1639, by going to the following Web site: www.proxyvote.com, or by e-mail at sendmaterial@proxyvote.com, or in writing to 3M Company, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. Alternatively, if your household received multiple sets of proxy materials this year, and members of your household who are entitled to receive proxy materials would all prefer to receive only a single set of proxy materials, you may submit such a request as specified in the preceding sentence.

        If a broker or other nominee holds your shares, you may continue to receive some duplicate mailings. Certain brokers will eliminate duplicate account mailings by allowing stockholders to consent to such elimination, or through implied consent if a stockholder does not request continuation of duplicate mailings. Since not all brokers and nominees may offer stockholders the opportunity this year to eliminate duplicate mailings, you may need to contact your broker or nominee directly to discontinue duplicate mailings to your household.


List of Stockholders

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the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Central Time), at our principal executive offices at 3M Center, Building 220-13E-34, St. Paul, Minnesota 55144-1000, by contacting the Secretary of the Company.


Cost of Proxy Solicitation

        3M will pay for the cost of preparing, assembling, printing, mailing, and distributing these proxy materials. You will need to obtain your own Internet access if you choose to access the proxy materials and/or vote over the Internet. In addition to mailing these proxy materials, the solicitation of proxies or votes may be made in person, by telephone, or electronic communication by our directors, officers, and employees, who do not receive any additional compensation for these solicitation activities. We have hired Georgeson Shareholder Communications, Inc. to assist us in the distribution of proxy materials and the solicitation of votes. We will pay Georgeson Shareholder Communications, Inc. a fee of $20,000 plus expenses for these services. We will also reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for forwarding proxy and solicitation materials to beneficial owners of stock.


Transfer Agent

        Our Transfer Agent is Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All communications concerning stockholders of record accounts, including address changes, name changes, common stock transfer requirements, and similar issues can be handled by contacting Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. at 1-800-401-1952 (U.S.), 651-450-4064 (outside the U.S.), www.wellsfargo.com/shareownerservices, or in writing, P.O. Box 64854, St. Paul, MN 55164-0854.

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GOVERNANCE OF THE COMPANY

Corporate Governance Guidelines

        The Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines that, along with the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, charters of the Board committees, and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, provide the framework for the governance of the Company. The Board's Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for overseeing and reviewing the Guidelines at least annually, and recommending any proposed changes to the Board for approval. The Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, charters of the Board committees, and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics are available on our Web site at www.3M.com, under Investor Relations — Corporate Governance.


Executive Sessions

        Independent directors regularly meet in executive sessions without the Chairman and CEO or other members of management present to review the criteria upon which the performance of the Chairman and CEO is based, to review the performance of the Chairman and CEO against those criteria, to ratify the compensation of the Chairman and CEO as approved by the Compensation Committee, and to discuss any other relevant matters.


Board's Leadership Structure

        The Board's leadership structure is characterized by:

        The Board of Directors believes that this leadership structure provides independent board leadership and engagement while deriving the benefit of having our CEO also serve as Chairman of the Board. As the individual with primary responsibility for managing the Company's day-to-day operations and with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Company, he is best positioned to chair regular Board meetings as the directors discuss key business and strategic issues. Coupled with an independent Lead Director, this combined structure provides independent oversight while avoiding unnecessary confusion regarding the Board's oversight responsibilities and the day-to-day management of business operations.

        The Board believes that adopting a rigid policy on whether to separate or combine the positions of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) would inhibit the Board's ability to provide for a leadership structure that would best serve stockholders. As a result, the Board has rejected adopting a policy permanently separating or combining the positions of Chairman and CEO in its Corporate Governance Guidelines, which are reviewed at least annually and available on our Web site at www.3M.com, under Investor Relations — Corporate Governance. Instead, the Board adopted an approach that allows it, in representing the stockholders' best interests, to decide who should serve as Chairman or CEO, or both, under present or anticipated future circumstances.

        The Board believes that combining the roles of CEO and Chairman contributes to an efficient and effective Board. The Board believes that to drive change and continuous improvement within the Company, tempered by respect for 3M's traditions and values, the CEO must have maximum authority.

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The CEO is primarily responsible for effectively leading significant change, improving operational efficiency, driving growth, managing the Company's day-to-day business, managing the various risks facing the Company, and reinforcing the expectation for all employees of continuing to build on 3M's century-old tradition of uncompromising honesty and integrity.

        The Board believes that the Company's corporate governance measures ensure that strong, independent directors continue to effectively oversee the Company's management and key issues related to executive compensation, CEO evaluation and succession planning, strategy, risk, and integrity. The Corporate Governance Guidelines provide, in part, that (i) independent directors comprise a substantial majority of the Board; (ii) directors are elected annually with majority vote standard in uncontested director elections; (iii) only independent directors serve on the Audit, Compensation, Finance, and Nominating and Governance Committees; (iv) the committee chairs establish their respective agendas; (v) the Board and committees may retain their own advisors; (vi) the independent directors have complete access to management and employees; (vii) the independent directors meet in executive session without the CEO or other employees during each regular Board meeting; and (viii) the Board and each committee regularly conduct a self-evaluation to determine whether it and its committees function effectively. The Board has also designated one of its members to serve as Lead Director, with responsibilities (described in the next section) that are similar to those typically performed by an independent chairman.


Lead Independent Director

        The 3M Board of Directors has designated one of its members to serve as a Lead Director, with responsibilities that are similar to those typically performed by an independent chairman ("Lead Director"). Michael L. Eskew was appointed Lead Director by the independent directors effective November 12, 2012, succeeding Dr. Vance Coffman who served as Lead Director since 2006. Michael Eskew is a highly experienced director, currently serving on the boards of United Parcel Service, Inc., International Business Machines Corp., and Eli Lilly and Company, and was the former Chairman and CEO of United Parcel Service, Inc. His responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

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Communication with Directors

        The Board of Directors has adopted the following process for stockholders and other interested parties to send communications to members of the Board. Stockholders and other interested parties may communicate with the Lead Director, the chairs of the Audit, Compensation, Finance, and Nominating and Governance Committees of the Board, or with any of our other independent directors, or all of them as a group, by sending a letter to the following address: Corporate Secretary, 3M Company, 3M Center, Building 220-13E-34, St. Paul, MN 55144-1000.


Director Independence

        The Board of Directors has adopted a formal set of Director Independence Guidelines with respect to the determination of director independence, the full text of which is available on our Web site at www.3M.com, under Investor Relations — Corporate Governance. In accordance with these Guidelines, a director or nominee for director must be determined to have no material relationship with the Company other than as a director. The Guidelines specify the criteria by which the independence of our directors will be determined, including strict guidelines for directors and their immediate families with respect to past employment or affiliation with the Company or its independent registered public accounting firm. The Guidelines also prohibit Audit Committee members from having any direct or indirect financial relationship with the Company, and restrict both commercial and not-for-profit relationships of all directors with the Company. Directors may not be given personal loans or extensions of credit by the Company, and all directors are required to deal at arm's length with the Company and its subsidiaries, and to disclose any circumstance that might be perceived as a conflict of interest.

        In accordance with these Guidelines, the Board undertook its annual review of director independence. During this review, the Board considered transactions and relationships between each director, or any member of his or her immediate family and the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates in each of the most recent three completed fiscal years. The Board also considered whether there were any transactions or relationships between the Company and directors or any member of a director's immediate family (or any entity of which a director or an immediate family member is an executive officer, general partner, or significant equity holder). The Board considered that in the ordinary course of business, transactions may occur between the Company and its subsidiaries and companies at which some of our directors are or have been officers. In particular, with respect to each of the most recent three completed fiscal years, the Board evaluated for each of the directors, Linda G. Alvarado, Herbert L. Henkel, and Muhtar Kent, the annual amount of sales to 3M by the company where she or he serves (or served) as an executive officer, and purchases by that company from 3M, and determined that the amount of sales and purchases in each fiscal year was below one percent of the annual revenues of each of those companies, the threshold set forth in the Director Independence Guidelines. The Board also considered charitable contributions to not-for-profit organizations with which our directors or immediate family members are affiliated, none of which approached the threshold set forth in our Director Independence Guidelines.

        As a result of this review, the Board affirmatively determined that the following directors are independent under these Guidelines: Linda G. Alvarado, Vance D. Coffman, Michael L. Eskew, W. James Farrell, Herbert L. Henkel, Muhtar Kent, Edward M. Liddy, Robert S. Morrison, Aulana L. Peters, and Robert J. Ulrich. The Board has also determined that no members of the Audit Committee received any compensation from the Company other than directors' fees. Inge G. Thulin, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, is considered to not be independent because of his employment by the Company.

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Director Nomination Process

Role of the Nominating and Governance Committee

        The Nominating and Governance Committee (the "Committee") identifies individuals who the Committee believes are qualified to become Board members in accordance with the Board Membership Criteria set forth below, and recommends selected individuals to the Board for nomination to stand for election at the next meeting of stockholders of the Company in which directors will be elected. In the event there is a vacancy on the Board between meetings of stockholders, the Committee seeks to identify individuals who the Committee believes are qualified to become Board members in accordance with the Board Membership Criteria set forth below, and may recommend one or more of such individuals for appointment to the Board.

Nominees Proposed by Stockholders for Consideration by the Committee

        The Committee has a policy to consider properly submitted stockholder recommendations for candidates for membership on the Board of Directors. Stockholders proposing individuals for consideration by the Committee must include at least the following information about the proposed nominee: the proposed nominee's name, age, business or residence address, principal occupation or employment, and whether such person has given written consent to being named in the Proxy Statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected. Stockholders should send the required information about the proposed nominee to:

        In order for an individual proposed by a stockholder to be considered by the Committee for recommendation as a Board nominee for the 2014 Annual Meeting, the Corporate Secretary must receive the proposal by November 27, 2013. Such proposals must be sent via registered, certified, or express mail (or other means that allows the stockholder to determine when the proposal was received by the Company). The Corporate Secretary will send properly submitted stockholder proposed nominations to the Committee Chair for consideration at a future Committee meeting. Individuals proposed by stockholders in accordance with these procedures will receive the same consideration that individuals identified to the Committee through other means receive.

Stockholder Nominations

        In addition, 3M's Bylaws permit stockholders to nominate directors at an Annual Meeting of stockholders or at a special meeting at which directors are to be elected in accordance with the notice of meeting. Stockholders intending to nominate a person for election as a director must comply with the requirements set forth in the Company's Bylaws. With respect to nominations to be acted upon at our 2014 Annual Meeting, our Bylaws would require, among other things, that the Corporate Secretary receive written notice from the record stockholder no earlier than January 14, 2014, and no later than February 13, 2014. The notice must contain the information required by the Bylaws, a copy of which is available on our Web site at www.3M.com, under Investor Relations — Corporate Governance. Nominations received after February 13, 2014, will not be acted upon at the 2014 Annual Meeting.

Board Membership Criteria

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reviews with the Board the appropriate skills and characteristics required of Board members given the current Board composition. It is the intent of the Board that the Board, itself, will be a high performance organization creating competitive advantage for the Company. To perform as such, the Board will be comprised of individuals who have distinguished records of leadership and success in their arena of activity and who will make substantial contributions to Board operations and effectively represent the interests of all stockholders. The Committee's and the Board's assessment of Board candidates includes, but is not limited to, consideration of:

        In addition to these minimum requirements, the Committee will also evaluate whether the nominee's skills are complementary to the existing Board members' skills, the Board's needs for particular expertise in fields such as business, manufacturing, technology, finance and accounting, marketing, international business, government, or other areas of expertise, and assess the nominee's impact on Board dynamics and effectiveness.

Diversity

        The Board of Directors values diversity as a factor in selecting nominees to serve on the Board because its experience is that diversity provides significant benefit to the Board and the Company. Although there is no specific policy on diversity, the Committee considers the Board Membership Criteria in selecting nominees for directors, including diversity of background and experience. Such considerations may include gender, race, national origin, functional background, executive or professional experience, and international experience.

Identification, Evaluation, and Selection of Nominees

        The Committee periodically reviews the appropriate size and composition of the Board and anticipates future vacancies and needs of the Board. In the event the Committee recommends an increase in the size of the Board or a vacancy occurs, the Committee considers qualified nominees from several sources, including current Board members and nominees recommended by stockholders and other persons.

        The Committee may from time to time retain a director search firm to help the Committee identify qualified director nominees for consideration by the Committee. The Committee retained SpencerStuart in 2012 to help identify future board candidates.

        The Committee evaluates qualified director nominees at regular or special Committee meetings against the Board Membership Criteria described above then in effect and reviews qualified director nominees with the Board. The Committee and the Chairman of the Board interview candidates that meet the Board Membership Criteria and the Committee selects nominees that best suit the Board's current needs and recommends one or more of such individuals for election to the Board.

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Board's Role in Risk Oversight

        The Board has delegated to the Audit Committee through its charter the primary responsibility for the oversight of risks facing the Company. The charter provides that the Audit Committee shall "discuss policies and procedures with respect to risk assessment and risk management, the Company's major risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and mitigate such exposures."

        The Vice President and General Auditor, Corporate Auditing ("Auditor"), whose appointment and performance is reviewed and evaluated by the Audit Committee and who has direct reporting obligations to the Audit Committee, is responsible for leading the formal risk assessment and management process within the Company. The Auditor, through consultation with the Company's senior management, periodically assesses the major risks facing the Company and works with those executives responsible for managing each specific risk. The Auditor periodically reviews with the Audit Committee the major risks facing the Company and the steps management has taken to monitor and mitigate those risks. The Auditor's risk management report, which is provided in advance of the meeting, is reviewed with the entire Board by either the Chair of the Audit Committee or the Auditor. The executive responsible for managing a particular risk may also report to the full Board on how the risk is being managed and mitigated.

        While the Board's primary oversight of risk is with the Audit Committee, the Board has delegated to other committees the oversight of risks within their areas of responsibility and expertise. For example, the Compensation Committee oversees the risks associated with the Company's compensation practices, including an annual review of the Company's risk assessment of its compensation policies and practices for its employees. The Finance Committee oversees risks associated with the Company's capital structure, its credit ratings and its cost of capital, long-term benefit obligations, and the Company's use of or investment in financial products, including derivatives used to manage risk related to foreign currencies, commodities, and interest rates. The Nominating and Governance Committee oversees the risks associated with the Company's overall governance and its succession planning process to understand that the Company has a slate of future, qualified candidates for key management positions.

        The Board believes that its oversight of risks, primarily through delegation to the Audit Committee, but also through delegation to other committees to oversee specific risks within their areas of responsibility and expertise, and the sharing of information with the full Board, is appropriate for a diversified technology and manufacturing company like 3M. The chair of each committee that oversees risk provides a summary of the matters discussed with the committee to the full Board following each committee meeting. The minutes of each committee meeting are also provided to all Board members. The Board also believes its oversight of risk is enhanced by its current leadership structure (discussed above) because the CEO, who is ultimately responsible for the Company's management of risk, also chairs regular Board meetings, and with his in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Company, is best able to bring key business issues and risks to the Board's attention.


3M Business Conduct Policies

        More than a century of operating with honesty and integrity has earned 3M trust from our customers, credibility with our communities, and dedication from our employees. All of our employees, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer, are required to abide by 3M's business conduct policies to ensure that our business is conducted in a consistently legal and ethical manner. These policies form the foundation of a comprehensive process that includes compliance with corporate policies and procedures and a companywide focus on uncompromising honesty and integrity in every aspect of our operations. Our business conduct policies cover many topics, including antitrust and competition law, conflicts of interest, financial reporting, protection of

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confidential information, and compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to the conduct of our business.

        Employees are required to report any conduct that they believe in good faith to be an actual or apparent violation of the business conduct policies. The Audit Committee has adopted procedures to receive, retain, and treat complaints received regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters, and to allow for the confidential and anonymous submission by employees or others of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. Information on how to submit any such communications can be found on 3M's Web site at http://www.3M.com/busconducttrain/.

        The Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for directors of the Company. This Code incorporates long-standing principles of conduct the Company and the Board follow to ensure the Company's business and the activities of the Board are conducted with integrity, adherence to the highest ethical standards, and in compliance with the law.

        The Company's Business Conduct Policies for employees and the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Directors are available on our Web site at www.3M.com under Investor Relations — Corporate Governance.


Related Person Transaction Policy and Procedures

        The Board of Directors has adopted a written Related Person Transaction Policy which is administered by the Nominating and Governance Committee. This Policy applies to any transaction or series of transactions in which the Company or a subsidiary is a participant, the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and a Related Person (as that term is defined in the Policy) has a direct or indirect material interest. Transactions that fall within this definition are referred to the Committee for approval, ratification, or other action. Based on its consideration of all of the relevant facts and circumstances, the Committee decides whether or not to approve a transaction and approves only those transactions that are in the best interests of the Company. In the course of its review and approval or ratification of a transaction, the Committee considers:

        Any Committee member who is a Related Person with respect to a transaction under review may not participate in the deliberations or vote respecting such approval or ratification; provided, however, that such director may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Committee which considers the transaction.


Policy on Adoption of a Rights Plan

        In 2002 and 2003, a 3M stockholder submitted a shareholder proposal to 3M regarding the approval process for adopting a stockholders' rights plan (also known as a "poison pill"). 3M does not have a rights plan and is not currently considering adopting one. The Board continues to believe, however, that there may be circumstances under which adoption of a rights plan would be necessary to give the Board

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the negotiating power and leverage to obtain the best result for 3M stockholders in the context of a takeover effort.

        Following consideration of the favorable vote the stockholder proposal received and in light of this belief, the Board adopted and has reaffirmed a statement of policy on this topic. The Board's policy is that it will only adopt a rights plan if either (1) stockholders have approved adoption of the rights plan or (2) the Board in its exercise of its fiduciary responsibilities, including a majority of the independent members of the Board, makes a determination that, under the circumstances existing at the time, it is in the best interests of 3M's stockholders to adopt a rights plan without the delay in adoption that would come from the time reasonably anticipated to seek stockholder approval.

        The Board has directed the Nominating and Governance Committee to review this policy statement on an annual basis and to report to the Board on any recommendations it may have concerning the policy. The terms of the policy, as in effect, are included in 3M's published Corporate Governance Guidelines and its Proxy Statement.

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BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

        The Board currently has eleven directors and the following four Committees: Audit, Compensation, Finance, and Nominating and Governance. George Buckley retired from the Board when his term expired on May 8, 2012. On February 5, 2013, the Board of Directors elected Muhtar Kent as a director and appointed him as a member of the Audit and Finance committees effective April 1, 2013. The membership during 2012 and the function of each Committee are described below.

        During 2012, the Board of Directors held six regularly scheduled meetings and two telephonic meetings. Overall attendance at Board and committee meetings was 98 percent. Seven directors attended 100 percent and four directors attended an average of approximately 94 percent of the meetings of the Board and Board committees on which they served in 2012.

        The Company has a long-standing policy that directors are expected to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders unless extenuating circumstances prevent them from attending. All directors attended last year's Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

        The Board and each Committee conducted an evaluation of their performance in 2012.

 
Name of Non-Employee Director
  Audit
  Compensation
  Finance
  Nominating
and
Governance

 

Linda G. Alvarado

     X             X       
 

Vance D. Coffman

         X *          X   
 

Michael L. Eskew

     X             X *    
 

W. James Farrell

     X             X       
 

Herbert L. Henkel

     X *              X   
 

Edward M. Liddy

         X             X   
 

Robert S. Morrison

         X             X *
 

Aulana L. Peters

         X         X       
 

Robert J. Ulrich

         X             X   
 

X = Committee Member; * = Chair


Audit Committee

        In 2012, the Audit Committee met eight times. The Committee assists the Board in its oversight of the integrity of the Company's financial statements, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the qualifications, independence, and performance of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm (the "Independent Accounting Firm"), the performance of the Company's internal auditing department, and furnishes a report for inclusion in the Company's Proxy Statement. In addition, the Committee:

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        The Board of Directors has determined that all of the Audit Committee members (including Muhtar Kent, who joins the Audit Committee on April 1, 2013) are "independent," "financially literate," and have "accounting or related financial management expertise" under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. The Board has also determined that all of the Audit Committee members — Herbert L. Henkel (chair), Linda G. Alvarado, Michael L. Eskew, W. James Farrell, and Muhtar Kent — are "audit committee financial experts" as that term is defined by applicable Securities and Exchange Commission regulations. The charter of the Audit Committee is available at www.3M.com under Investor Relations — Corporate Governance — Committee Charters.


Compensation Committee

        In 2012, the Compensation Committee met seven times. The Committee reviews the Company's compensation practices and policies, annually reviews and approves (subject to ratification by the independent directors of the Board) the compensation for the CEO, annually reviews and approves the compensation for the other senior executives, evaluates CEO performance, reviews and discusses with management of the Company the Compensation Discussion and Analysis prepared in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's disclosure rules for executive compensation, and furnishes a report for inclusion in the Company's Proxy Statement. In addition, the Committee:

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        The Board of Directors has determined that all Compensation Committee members are "independent" under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards, including the listing standards applicable to compensation committee members. The Board has also determined that each Compensation Committee member qualifies as a "Non-Employee Director" under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that each member (except Robert S. Morrison due to his service in 2005 as interim CEO), qualifies as an "outside director" under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. As a result, Mr. Morrison may participate in the discussion, but cannot vote on the Committee's decisions involving performance-based compensation. The charter of the Compensation Committee is available at www.3M.com under Investor Relations — Corporate Governance — Committee Charters.


Finance Committee

        In 2012, the Finance Committee met five times. The Committee assists the Board with its oversight of the Company's financial structure, including its overall capital structure, sources and uses of funds, the Company's financial condition and capital strategy, and financial risk management. In addition, the Committee:

        The Board of Directors has determined that all Finance Committee members are "independent" under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. The charter of the Finance Committee is available at www.3M.com under Investor Relations — Corporate Governance — Committee Charters.

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Nominating and Governance Committee

        In 2012, the Nominating and Governance Committee met six times. The Committee establishes Board membership criteria, assists the Board by identifying individuals qualified to become Board members, recommends to the Board matters of corporate governance, facilitates the annual review of the performance of the Board and its Committees, and periodically reviews CEO and management succession plans. In addition, the Committee:

        The Board of Directors has determined that all Nominating and Governance Committee members are "independent" under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. The charter of the Nominating and Governance Committee is available at www.3M.com under Investor Relations — Corporate Governance — Committee Charters.

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION AND STOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES

        The Nominating and Governance Committee periodically receives reports on the status of Board compensation in relation to other large U.S. companies and is responsible for recommending to the Board changes in compensation for nonemployee directors. In developing its recommendations, the Committee is guided by the following goals: compensation should fairly pay directors for work required in a company of 3M's size and scope, a significant portion of the total compensation should be paid in common stock to align directors' interests with the long-term interests of stockholders, and the structure of the compensation should be simple and transparent. Periodically, at the request of the Committee, Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. conducts a survey of director compensation at other large U.S. companies and provides expert advisory support to the Committee on the compensation of nonemployee directors. Neither the Company nor the Nominating and Governance Committee has any arrangement with any other compensation consultant who has a role in determining or recommending the amount or form of director compensation. Nonemployee directors' compensation includes the following compensation elements:

        Annual Compensation — In May 2012, the Nominating and Governance Committee considered a board compensation study prepared by Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. As a result of that study, the Committee recommended no increase in nonemployee director compensation. For 2012, the annual compensation for nonemployee directors was $245,000. Approximately 47 percent of the annual compensation (or $115,000) is payable in cash in four quarterly installments and approximately 53 percent of the annual compensation (or $130,000) is payable in common stock after the Annual Meeting. In addition, the chairs of the Finance and Nominating and Governance Committees each receive an additional annual fee of $15,000 and the chairs of the Audit and Compensation Committees each receive an additional annual fee of $20,000. The Lead Director receives an additional annual fee of $25,000. There are no meeting fees. In lieu of the cash fees, a director may elect to receive common stock of the Company. Nonemployee directors may also voluntarily defer all or part of their annual cash fees or stock award until they cease to be members of the Board.

        All Other Compensation — The column below showing "All Other Compensation" includes matching gifts. The nonemployee directors are eligible to participate in the Company's matching gift program on the same terms as 3M employees. Under this program, the 3M Foundation will match up to a total of $10,000 a year in contributions by the director to eligible institutions of higher education.

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        The total 2012 compensation of our nonemployee directors is shown in the following table:

 
Nonemployee Directors
  Fees Earned
Or Paid in
Cash ($)(1)

  Stock
Awards ($)(2)

  All Other
Compensation
($)(3)

  Total
($)

 

Linda G. Alvarado

  115,000   130,000        —   245,000
 

Vance D. Coffman*

  156,640   130,000   10,000   296,640
 

Michael L. Eskew*

  133,360   130,000   1,500   264,860
 

W. James Farrell

  115,000   130,000        —   245,000
 

Herbert L. Henkel*

  135,000   130,000        —   265,000
 

Edward M. Liddy

  115,000   130,000        —   245,000
 

Robert S. Morrison*

  130,000   130,000   10,000   270,000
 

Aulana L. Peters

  115,000   130,000   10,000   255,000
 

Robert J. Ulrich

  115,000   130,000        —   245,000
 
*
Committee Chair

(1)
This column reports the amount of all fees earned or paid in cash for services as a director.

(2)
This column represents the grant date fair value of the stock awards made in 2012, computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation. The Company does not grant stock options to nonemployee directors except that Robert S. Morrison has 92,632 fully-vested stock options outstanding, which were previously granted to him as interim Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from June 30 to December 6, 2005. Since all stock awards vest on the grant date, there are no unvested stock awards outstanding at year end.

(3)
This column includes participation in the Company's matching gift program with Vance D. Coffman, Robert S. Morrison, and Aulana Peters participating at the $10,000 level, and Michael L. Eskew participating at the $1,500 level.

        Stock Ownership Guidelines.    The Board requires that each director retain the stock portion (currently valued at $130,000) of the annual compensation issued on or after October 1, 2007, until the director leaves the Board. Information regarding accumulated stock and deferred stock units is set forth in the section entitled "Information on Stock Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers."

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PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON

PROPOSAL NO. 1

ELECTION OF THE ELEVEN DIRECTORS IDENTIFIED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT

        At the 2013 Annual Meeting, eleven directors are to be elected to hold office until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified. All nominees are presently 3M directors who were elected by stockholders at the 2012 Annual Meeting, except Muhtar Kent who was elected to the Board in February 2013 and who is standing for election for the first time. The independent directors who are members of the Nominating and Governance Committee, working with a third-party search firm, identified and the Committee recommended Mr. Kent to the Board. We expect each nominee for election as a director to be able to serve if elected. If any nominee is not able to serve, proxies will be voted in favor of the remainder of those nominated and may be voted for substitute nominees, unless the Board chooses to reduce the number of directors serving on the Board. Each nominee elected as a director will continue in office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or retirement.

        The Nominating and Governance Committee reviewed the Board Membership Criteria (described in the section of the Proxy Statement entitled "Director Nomination Process") and the specific experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills of each nominee, including membership(s) on the board of directors of other public companies. The following pages contain biographical and other information about the nominees. Following each nominee's biographical information, we have provided information concerning the particular experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills that led the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board to determine that each nominee should serve as a Director. In addition, all of our Directors serve or have served on boards and board committees (including as committee chairs) of other public companies, which the Board believes provides them with additional board leadership and governance experience, exposure to best practices, and substantial knowledge and skills that further enhance the functioning of our Board.


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Linda G. Alvarado, 61, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alvarado Construction, Inc., a Denver-based commercial general contractor, construction management and development company. In 1976, Ms. Alvarado founded Alvarado Construction, Inc. and has overseen the growth of that enterprise as a commercial general contracting and design/build development firm conducting business across the United States and internationally.
Director since: 2000
Other current directorships: Pitney Bowes, Inc.
Other directorships in the past five years: Lennox International Inc., QWEST Communications International, Inc., and The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
Ms. Alvarado's leadership role and experiences in establishing and building successful businesses, including founding and serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Alvarado Construction, Inc., President of Palo Alto, Inc., which owns and operates numerous YUM! Brands restaurants in several states, and co-owner of the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball Club, her skills in operations, financial and audit matters, and her experiences as a director at the public companies listed above, qualify her to serve as a director of 3M.

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Vance D. Coffman, 68, Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation, a high technology aerospace and defense company. Dr. Coffman served in various executive capacities at Lockheed Martin Corporation before becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1998. He retired as Chief Executive Officer in 2004 and as Chairman of the Board in 2005.
Director since: 2002
Other current directorships: Amgen Inc. (Lead Director) and Deere & Company
Dr. Coffman's Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University and his Masters and Doctoral degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University and his various leadership roles and experiences at Lockheed Martin, including serving as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, his role in the integration of Lockheed and Martin Marietta Corporations, his understanding of the challenges of managing a complex global organization, the breadth of his experiences and skills in business and financial matters, and his experiences as a director at the public companies listed above, qualify him to serve as a director of 3M.



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Michael L. Eskew, 63, Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, United Parcel Service, Inc., a provider of specialized transportation and logistics services. Mr. Eskew was appointed Executive Vice President in 1999 and Vice Chairman in 2000 before becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UPS in January 2002. He retired as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at the end of 2007 but remained as a director of UPS.
Director since: 2003
Other current directorships: United Parcel Service,  Inc., International Business Machines Corp., and Eli Lilly and Company
Mr. Eskew's degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University, his leadership roles and experiences at United Parcel Service, including serving as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, his knowledge of and extensive experiences in global logistics, his skills in financial and audit matters, and his experiences as a director at the public companies listed above, qualify him to serve as a director of 3M.



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W. James Farrell, 70, Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Illinois Tool Works Inc., a multi-national manufacturer of highly engineered fasteners, components, assemblies and systems. Mr. Farrell served in various executive capacities since joining ITW before becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1996. He retired as Chief Executive Officer in 2005 and as Chairman in 2006.
Director since: 2006
Other current directorships: Abbott Laboratories and The Allstate Corporation
Other directorships in the past five years: United Continental Holdings, Inc.
Mr. Farrell's Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Detroit, his leadership roles and experiences at Illinois Tool Works, including serving as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for over ten years, his knowledge of and extensive experiences in global diversified manufacturing, his operational expertise and skills in financial and audit matters, and his experiences as a director at the public companies listed above, qualify him to serve as a director of 3M.

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Herbert L. Henkel, 64, Operating Partner, Advent International Corporation, a private equity investment firm. Retired Chairman of the Board, Ingersoll-Rand plc, a manufacturer of industrial products and components. Mr. Henkel retired as Ingersoll-Rand's Chief Executive Officer, a position he held since October 1999, on February 4, 2010, and retired as Chairman of the Board on June 3, 2010. Mr. Henkel served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Ingersoll-Rand from April 1999 to October 1999. Mr. Henkel served in various leadership roles at Textron, Inc., including its President and Chief Operating Officer from 1998-1999.
Director since: 2007
Other current directorships: The Allstate Corporation and C. R. Bard, Inc. (Lead Director)
Other directorships in the past five years: Visteon Corporation
Mr. Henkel's Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Engineering from Polytechnic University of New York and Masters of Business Administration from the Lubin School at Pace University, his leadership roles and experiences at Textron, Inc. and Ingersoll-Rand, including serving as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, his knowledge of and extensive experiences in engineering, manufacturing, management, sales and marketing in a variety of industries, his skills in financial and audit matters, and his experiences as a director at the public companies listed above, qualify him to serve as a director of 3M.


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Muhtar Kent, 60, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company, the world's largest beverage company. He has held the position of Chairman of the Board since April 23, 2009, and the position of Chief Executive Officer since July 1, 2008. From December 2006 through June 2008, Mr. Kent served as President and Chief Operating Officer of The Coca-Cola Company. From January 2006 through December 2006, Mr. Kent served as President of Coca-Cola International and was elected Executive Vice President of The Coca-Cola Company in February 2006. From May 2005 through January 2006, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of The Coca-Cola Company's North Asia, Eurasia and Middle East Group, an organization serving a broad and diverse region that included China, Japan, and Russia. Mr. Kent is co-chair of The Consumer Goods Forum, a fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, a member of the Business Roundtable, a past Chairman of the U.S.-China Business Council, and Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. ASEAN Business Council. He was also appointed as a member of the Eminent Persons Group for ASEAN by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton.
New Nominee
Mr. Kent's Bachelor of Science in Economics from Hull University, England, and Master of Science in Administrative Sciences from London City University, his extensive leadership roles and experiences at The Coca-Cola Company across multiple geographies, and his extensive international experience not only at The Coca-Cola Company but also in the organizations mentioned above, qualify him to serve as a director of 3M.



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Edward M. Liddy, 67, Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC, a private equity investment firm, from April to September 2008 and rejoined the firm in January 2010. At the request of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Mr. Liddy served as Interim Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), a global insurance and financial services holding company, from September 2008 until August 2009. Mr. Liddy served as Chairman of the Board of The Allstate Corporation, a personal lines insurer, from January 1999 to April 2008 and as its Chief Executive Officer from January 1999 to December 2006.
Director since: 2000
Other current directorships: Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie, Inc., and The Boeing Company
Other directorships in the past five years: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Mr. Liddy's undergraduate degree from Catholic University and his Masters of Business Administration from George Washington University, his leadership roles and experiences at Sears, Roebuck and Co. as Chief Financial Officer from 1992-1994 and at Allstate as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, his knowledge of and extensive experiences in insurance, his expertise and knowledge of financial and audit matters, and his experiences as a director at the public companies listed above, qualify him to serve as a director of 3M.

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Robert S. Morrison, 70, Retired Vice Chairman of PepsiCo, Inc., a processor of packaged foods and beverages. Mr. Morrison served as Vice Chairman of PepsiCo, Inc. from 2001 to February 2003. From 1997 until the 2001 merger with PepsiCo, Mr. Morrison was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Quaker Oats Company. Mr. Morrison served in various leadership roles at Kraft Foods, Inc. from 1983 to 1997, including its Chief Executive Officer from 1994-1997. From June 30 to December 6, 2005, Mr. Morrison served as interim Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of 3M Company.
Director since: 2002
Other current directorships: Aon Corporation and Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Non-executive Chairman)
Mr. Morrison's Bachelor of Science degree from the College of the Holy Cross and his Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, his leadership roles and experiences at Kraft Foods, The Quaker Oats Company, and PepsiCo, his knowledge of and extensive experiences in managing global consumer products companies, his skills in business and financial matters, and his experiences as a director at the public companies listed above, qualify him to serve as a director of 3M.



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Aulana L. Peters, 71, Retired Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Mrs. Peters is a retired partner of the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where she was a partner from 1980 to 1984 and 1988 to 2000. From 1984 to 1988, she served as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission. From January 2001 to April 2002, Mrs. Peters served as a member of the Public Oversight Board ("POB") of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mrs. Peters has also served as a member of the Steering Committee for Financial Accounting Standards Board's Financial Reporting Project and a member of the POB's Blue Ribbon Panel on Audit Effectiveness. She was also a member of the International Public Interest Oversight Board which oversees the standard setting process of the International Federation of Accountants for auditing, assurance, independence, and ethics standards. Currently, Mrs. Peters serves on the U.S. Comptroller General's Accountability Advisory Panel.
Director since: 1990
Other current directorships: Deere & Company and Northrop Grumman Corporation
Other directorships in the past five years: Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Mrs. Peters' law degree from the University of Southern California, her experiences as a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission, her extensive experience and skills in accounting and audit matters and her experiences as a director at the public companies listed above, qualify her to serve as a director of 3M.



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Inge G. Thulin, 59, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of 3M Company. President and Chief Executive Officer of 3M Company from February 24, 2012, to May 8, 2012. Mr. Thulin served as the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from May 2011 to February 2012, with responsibility for 3M's six business segments and International Operations. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of International Operations from 2004 to 2011. Under his leadership, international sales grew to nearly $20 billion and today represent two-thirds of 3M's sales. Mr. Thulin also has held numerous leadership positions in Asia Pacific, Europe and Middle East, and across multiple businesses.
Director since: 2012
Other directorships in the past five years: The Toro Company
Mr. Thulin's degrees in Marketing and Economics from Gothenburg University, his 32 year career at 3M with leadership roles across multiple geographies and businesses, his in-depth understanding of 3M's global businesses, his expertise and knowledge of managing a large global corporation across multiple industries and markets, his skills in business and financial matters, and his experiences as a director at the public company listed above, qualify him to serve as a director of 3M.

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Robert J. Ulrich, 69, Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Target Corporation, an operator of large-format general merchandise and food discount stores. Mr. Ulrich began his retailing career as a merchandising trainee in Target's department store division (Dayton Hudson) in 1967 and advanced through various management positions. He became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Target Stores in 1987 and was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Target Corporation in 1994. Mr. Ulrich retired as Target's Chief Executive Officer on May 1, 2008, and retired as Chairman of the Board on January 31, 2009.
Director since: 2008
Mr. Ulrich's bachelor of arts degree from the University of Minnesota, his leadership roles and experiences at Dayton Hudson and Target Corporation, his knowledge of and extensive experiences in retailing and in building Target Stores into the second-largest retailer in the United States, and his skills in business and financial matters, qualify him to serve as a director of 3M.


Recommendation of the Board

        The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote "FOR" the election of these nominees as directors. Proxies solicited by the Board of Directors will be voted "FOR" these nominees unless a stockholder indicates otherwise in voting the proxy.

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PROPOSAL NO. 2

RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2013

        The Audit Committee has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2013. If the stockholders do not ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Audit Committee will reconsider the selection.

        During 2012, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP served as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm and also provided certain tax and other audit-related services. For a description of those services and the fees paid, see section entitled "Fees of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm."

        Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are expected to attend the Annual Meeting where they will be available to respond to questions and, if they desire, to make a statement.

Recommendation of the Audit Committee

        The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote "FOR" the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2013. Proxies solicited by the Board of Directors will be voted "FOR" ratification unless a stockholder indicates otherwise in voting the proxy.


PROPOSAL NO. 3

ADVISORY APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

        As required by Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act, the Company is providing its stockholders with the opportunity to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of its executives as described in this Proxy Statement. This is the third year that the Company is asking stockholders to vote on this type of proposal, known as a "say-on-pay" proposal. The Board has determined to provide the opportunity for stockholders to vote on this type of proposal on an annual basis. At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 8, 2012 (the "2012 Annual Meeting"), approximately 94 percent of the shares that were voted on last year's say-on-pay proposal voted to approve the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in last year's Proxy Statement.

        Thus, the Company is submitting to stockholders the following resolution for vote by our stockholders:

        "RESOLVED, that the stockholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (including in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the accompanying compensation tables and related narrative)."

        As described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis portion of this Proxy Statement, 2012 was a year marked by the transition to new leadership and the articulation of new long-term goals that set the Company on a course to continuing long-term sustainable shareholder value. The Company delivered solid financial results for the year, which resulted in increased annual incentive compensation for three of the Named Executive Officers and an above-target payout of the 2010 performance shares granted to all of the Named Executive Officers (which was due in large part to the Company's outstanding financial results during 2010, the first year of the three-year performance period for such performance shares). 3M stockholders shared in this success by realizing a total shareholder return on their shares of 3M common stock of 16.7 percent during 2012.

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        While the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee intend to carefully consider the results of the voting on this proposal when making future decisions regarding executive compensation, the vote is not binding on the Company or the Board and is advisory in nature.

Recommendation of the Board

        The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote "FOR" this proposal for the reasons discussed above. Proxies solicited by the Board of Directors will be voted "FOR" this proposal unless a stockholder indicates otherwise in voting the proxy.


PROPOSAL NO. 4

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL ON ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT

        3M has received a stockholder proposal from James McRitchie, 9295 Yorkship Court, Elk Grove, California 95758, owner of 50 shares of 3M common stock (the "Proponent"). The Proponent has requested that the Company include the following proposal and supporting statement (in italics) in its Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The proposal may be voted on at the Annual Meeting only if properly presented by the Proponent or the Proponent's representative.

Stockholder Proposal:

        Resolved, Shareholders request that our board of directors undertake such steps as may be necessary to permit written consent by shareholders entitled to cast the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize the action at a meeting at which all shareholders entitled to vote thereon were present and voting. This written consent includes all issues that shareholders may propose. This written consent is to be consistent with applicable law and consistent with giving shareholders the fullest power to act by written consent consistent with applicable law.

        The shareholders of Wet Seal (WTSLA) successfully used written consent to replace certain underperforming directors in October 2012. This proposal topic also won majority shareholder support at 13 major companies in a single year. This included 67%-support at both Allstate and Sprint. Hundreds of major companies enable shareholder action by written consent.

        This proposal should also be evaluated in the context of our Company's overall corporate governance as reported in 2012:

        GMI/The Corporate Library, an independent investment research firm, rated our company "D" with "High Governance Risk" and "High Concern" in Executive Pay — a whopping $25 million for our former CEO George Buckley. GMI said Mr. Buckley will retire comfortable as he was entitled to a potential payment of $53 million following his retirement and had $13 million in non-qualified deferred pay plans.

        Directors Vance Coffman, Robert Morrison, Linda Alvarado, Edward Liddy and Aulana Peters each had 10 to 22 years long-tenure. GMI said long-tenured directors could form relationships that may compromise their independence and therefore hinder their ability to provide effective oversight. Long-tenured directors controlled 8 of the 14 seats on our most important board committees. Plus 5 of our directors received high negative votes of 10% to 18% and these directors controlled 4 of the 5 seats on our executive pay committee (not a surprise) and 3 of the 5 seats on our nomination committee. Ms. Peters received our highest negative votes -18%. By comparison some of our directors received less than 2% in negative votes.

        Vance Coffman, our Lead Director, was negatively flagged by GMI because Bristol-Myers Squibb settled an SEC lawsuit alleging substantial accounting fraud while Mr. Coffman was chairman of Bristol-Myers' audit committee. James Farrell, on our audit committee, was negatively flagged by GMI due to his involvement with the bankruptcy of UAL Corporation. Michael Eskew, also on our audit committee, was potentially over-extended with seats on a total of 4 boards — all rated "D" by GMI.

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        Please encourage our board to respond positively to this proposal to strengthen our corporate governance and protect shareholder value:
                                                 Right to Act by Written Consent — Proposal 4

Board's Statement Opposing the Proposal

        After careful consideration, and for the following reasons, the Board believes that the proposal is not in the best interests of the Company or its stockholders, and the Board recommends voting "AGAINST" this proposal.

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        The Board believes in policies and governance practices that serve the interests of the Company and its stockholders as a whole. This proposal would not do so.

Recommendation of the Board

        The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote "AGAINST" this proposal for the reasons discussed above. Proxies solicited by the Board of Directors will be voted "AGAINST" this proposal unless a stockholder indicates otherwise in voting the proxy.


PROPOSAL NO. 5

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL ON PROHIBITING POLITICAL SPENDING
FROM CORPORATE TREASURY FUNDS

        3M has received a stockholder proposal from Clean Yield Asset Management., 16 Meadow Brook Road, Norwich, VT 05055, on behalf of David Rodgers, owner of 1,500 shares of 3M common stock (the "Proponent"). The Proponent has requested that the Company include the following proposal and supporting statement (in italics) in its Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The proposal may be voted on at the Annual Meeting only if properly presented by the Proponent or the Proponent's representative.

Stockholder Proposal:

WHEREAS:

        Corporate political spending is a highly contentious issue, made more prominent in light of the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court case that affirmed companies' rights to make unlimited political expenditures to independent groups.

        Corporations contributed to the estimated $6 billion spent on the 2012 electoral cycle through direct contributions to candidates and parties, ballot referenda, 527 committees and super PACs, as well as indirectly through trade associations and 501(c)4s, which do not have to reveal their donors. For example, the US Chamber of Commerce pledged to spend $100 million during the 2012 election cycle to support candidates. According to Public Citizen, only 32% of groups broadcasting electioneering communications during the 2010 primaries revealed the donor identities in their Federal Election Commission filings.

        In February 2010, an ABC News/Washington Post poll found that 80% opposed Citizens United across partisan lines. More recently, between 80-90% respondents in a Bannon Communications poll agreed, across party lines, with the following statements: there is "too much money in politics"; corporate

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political spending "drowns out the voices of average Americans"; corporations and corporate CEOs have "too much political power and influence"; and corporate political spending has made federal and state politics more negative and corrupt.

        Political spending can backfire on reputation and bottom line. In 2010, Target and Valero received unwanted attention, consumer boycotts, and protests for their support of controversial candidates and ballot measures. Seventy nine percent of those polled by Bannon said they would boycott a company to protest its political spending; 65% would sell stock in the company, and over half would ask their employer to remove it from their retirement account.

        3M and its political action committee have spent over in $1.75 million in donations to federal PACs, parties, candidates and outside spending groups since 2002 (Center for Responsive Politics). At the state level, 3M, its PAC and employees together spent over $875,000 in state races since 2002 (Institute for Money in State Politics). 3M has not clarified how much of these funds originated from the corporate treasury.

        A growing number of companies have discontinued political spending either directly or through third parties (Sustainable Endowments Institute).

RESOLVED:

        The shareholders request that the board of directors study the feasibility of adopting a policy prohibiting the use of treasury funds for any direct or indirect political contributions intended to influence the outcome of an election or referendum, and report to shareholders on its findings by October 2013.

SUPPORTING STATEMENT:

        Recent academic work has highlighted the risks of corporate political spending to the broader economy (Igan, et al, 2009), and some studies suggests it correlates negatively with shareholder value (Coates, 2012). Given the risks, potential negative impact, and questionable value of corporate political spending, we believe it would a prudent policy would include an end to direct political giving, and to end indirect giving by instructing trade associations and other nonprofits not to use 3M's contributions, dues or fees toward political ends.

Board's Statement Opposing the Proposal

        After careful consideration, and for the following reasons, the Board believes that the proposal is not in the best interests of the Company or its stockholders, and the Board recommends voting "AGAINST" this proposal.

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Recommendation of the Board

        The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote "AGAINST" this proposal for the reasons discussed above. Proxies solicited by the Board of Directors will be voted "AGAINST" this proposal unless a stockholder indicates otherwise in voting the proxy.

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INFORMATION ON STOCK OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

        The following table includes all 3M stock-based holdings, as of February 28, 2013, of the directors and the Named Executive Officers set forth in the Summary Compensation Table, and the directors and executive officers as a group.


Common Stock and Total Stock-Based Holdings

 
Name and Principal Position
  Stock(1)   Restricted
Stock
Units(2)
  Deferred
Stock(3)
  Total(4)

Linda G. Alvarado, Director

         13,918           —       9,583              23,501

Vance D. Coffman, Director

 

        5,843

 

        —

 

  27,742     

 

      33,585

Michael L. Eskew, Director

 

            —

 

        —

 

  22,410     

 

      22,410

W. James Farrell, Director

 

            —

 

        —

 

  11,091     

 

      11,091

Herbert L. Henkel, Director

 

            —

 

        —

 

  18,876     

 

      18,876

Edward M. Liddy, Director

 

            —

 

        —

 

 37,565     

 

      37,565

Robert S. Morrison, Director

 

      97,168

 

        —

 

  25,020     

 

   122,188

Aulana L. Peters, Director

 

        5,370

 

        —

 

  47,322     

 

      52,692

Robert J. Ulrich, Director

 

        8,503

 

        —

 

    6,161     

 

      14,664

Inge G. Thulin, Director,
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer

 

    561,517

 

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        —     

 

     561,541

George W. Buckley, Former Director and
Executive Chairman of the Board (effective May 8, 2012)

 

    961,848

 

  14,125

 

25,660(5)

 

 1,001,633

David W. Meline,
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

     75,160

 

    7,268

 

  11,487     

 

      93,915

Ivan K. Fong,
Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel

 

          665

 

  11,205

 

  —

 

      11,870

Hak Cheol Shin,
Executive Vice President

 

   373,175

 

    2,720

 

   —

 

   375,895

Brad T. Sauer,
Executive Vice President

 

   371,681

 

        —

 

   —

 

   371,681

All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (25 persons)(6)

 

3,780,253

 

112,221

 

255,452     

 

4,147,926

 

FOOTNOTES TO COMMON STOCK AND TOTAL STOCK-BASED HOLDINGS TABLE

        (1)   This column lists beneficial ownership of 3M common stock as calculated under Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Unless otherwise noted, voting power and investment power in the shares are exercisable solely by the named person, and none of the shares are pledged as security by the named person. As disclosed in last year's Proxy Statement, Mr. Buckley had pledged 39,000 shares to secure a financing arrangement prior to the Compensation Committee's action in May 2012 to completely prohibit such pledging in the future by the Directors and Executive Officers of the Company. In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules, this column also includes shares that

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may be acquired pursuant to stock options that are or will be exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2013, as follows: Mr. Thulin (506,973), Mr. Buckley (720,599), Mr. Meline (62,748), Mr. Shin (324,871), Mr. Sauer (349,144), and Mr. Morrison (92,632). Mr. Morrison's options were granted during his service as interim CEO from June 30 to December 6, 2005. This column includes the following shares over which the identified Director has shared voting and investment power through family trusts or joint accounts: Mr. Morrison (3,934) and Mrs. Peters (5,370).

        (2)   This column reflects restricted stock units that generally vest over a three- to five-year period, assuming continued employment until each vesting date (or until the individual retires from the Company, in some cases). The Executive Officers do not have voting power with respect to the shares listed in this column.

        (3)   This column reflects shares earned by the Directors as a result of their service on the Board of Directors, the payout of which has been deferred until following the termination of their membership on the Board of Directors. This column also includes the following shares of the Company's common stock which the Executive Officers are entitled to receive following their retirement from the Company as a result of their election to defer the payout of their 2008 performance share awards under the 3M Performance Unit Plan and/or the payout of their 2010 performance share awards under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan: Mr. Buckley (25,660), Mr. Meline (11,487), and All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (255,452). Neither the Directors nor the Executive Officers have voting power with respect to the shares listed in this column.

        (4)   This column shows the individual's total 3M stock-based holdings, including the securities shown in the "Stock" column (as described in note 1), in the "Restricted Stock Units" column (as described in note 2), and in the "Deferred Stock" column (as described in note 3).

        (5)   Of this total number of shares, beneficial ownership of 4,733 shares earned by Mr. Buckley as a result of his 2008 performance share award under the 3M Performance Unit Plan has been assigned to his former spouse pursuant to their marital dissolution agreement.

        (6)   All Directors and Executive Officers, as a group, owned beneficially less than one percent of the outstanding common stock of the Company.


SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN 5 PERCENT STOCKHOLDERS

        The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of more than 5 percent of the outstanding 3M stock.

Name/Address
  Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
  Percent of
Class

State Street Corporation(1)
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111

  51,796,286     7.5

BlackRock, Inc.(2)
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

 

41,038,740

 

5.93

        (1)   State Street Corporation ("State Street") reported in a Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2013, that it held as of December 31, 2012, shared voting and shared dispositive power with respect to 51,796,286 shares of 3M common stock. State Street serves as trustee for certain 3M savings plans, including the Company's Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, a 401(k) retirement savings plan.

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        (2)   Based on information on a Schedule 13G filed by BlackRock, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 2013.


SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

        Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our directors and executive officers, and any person owning more than 10 percent of 3M common stock, to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission reports regarding their ownership and changes in ownership of our stock. As a practical matter, 3M assists its directors and executive officers by monitoring transactions and completing and filing Section 16 reports on their behalf. 3M believes that during 2012, its directors and executive officers complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements. In making this statement, 3M has relied upon examination of the copies of Forms 3, 4, and 5 and the written representations of its directors and executive officers.


EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Executive Summary

        When viewed in historical perspective, the year 2012 at 3M will be recognized for the transition to new leadership and the articulation of new long-term goals that set the Company on a course to continuing long-term sustainable shareholder value. Inge Thulin became 3M's twelfth President/Chief Executive Officer effective February 24, 2012, and set in motion a year of significant changes in the Company's structure and strategies. These changes included the launch of a new 3M Vision and the following six corporate business strategies, a realignment to five market-focused Business Groups effective January 1, 2013 to drive those strategies, and the creation of new operating divisions to pursue business opportunities in the promising markets of aerospace; defense; and mining, oil and gas.

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        The Company delivered solid financial results during 2012. Highlights of the results that influenced the compensation earned by 3M's executives, including the Named Executive Officers, are:

        These solid financial results, when combined with strong individual performances and leadership, as well as compensation increases for individuals assuming new positions to reflect their increased responsibilities, caused the annual incentive compensation earned by three of 3M's Named Executive Officers (Inge Thulin, David Meline, and Brad Sauer) during 2012 to increase over the amounts they earned during 2011. Mr. Shin's payout declined due to the 2012 performance of 3M's International Operations as compared to its plan for the year. Mr. Buckley, who retired on June 1, 2012, did not earn a full year's worth of annual incentive compensation for 2012. Mr. Fong did not receive annual incentive compensation for 2011, since his employment commenced on October 15, 2012.

        2012 also marked the final year of the three-year performance period for the 2010 performance shares granted to the Named Executive Officers under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. When the solid results from 2012 were combined with the Company's even better results in 2010 and 2011, as measured against each of the three criteria established by the Compensation Committee for determining the payout on these awards (Organic Sales Volume Growth, Return on Invested Capital, and sales from new products as measured by the New Product Vitality Index), this three-year period of overall strong performance resulted in a payout in 3M shares equal to 138 percent of the number of original performance shares.

        3M's common stock provided a total shareholder return (stock price appreciation plus dividends) of 16.7 percent during 2012. As reflected in the following table, 3M's stock performance (total shareholder return of 26.5 percent over the five years ending December 31, 2012) continues to compare favorably with the stock performance of the peer companies included in the Company's executive compensation peer group (for which the median total shareholder return over the same five-year period was 24.0 percent). Though the Company's performance over the three-year period ended December 31, 2012 fell below most of the companies in this peer group, that relative performance is explained by the fact that this period excludes 3M's strong performance during 2009 (total return of nearly 60 percent) and includes the year 2010 when many of the companies in this peer group experienced rebounding stock prices as the economy and markets emerged from the global financial crisis of late 2008 and 2009. It also reflects the tendency for the Company's financial performance to recover from periods of slower growth faster than many of its peers, which is then reflected in its stock price.

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Factors Creating Alignment between Pay and Performance and Balancing Risk

        3M's executive compensation program is designed to maintain a strong alignment between corporate performance and executive compensation by tying incentive compensation to the achievement of performance metrics that increase the Company's long-term value. The incentive compensation portion of the program rewards sustainable performance while also protecting the Company and its stockholders from inappropriate risk-taking and conflicts between the interests of the executives and the interests of the Company and its stockholders. Highlights of the program include:

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Compensation Best Practices

        3M's executive compensation program incorporates and is administered according to the following best practices:

Significant Compensation Actions During the Past Year

        During 2012 and the first two months of 2013, 3M and the Committee made the following decisions and took the following actions with respect to the Company's executive compensation program:

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Principles of 3M's Executive Compensation Program

        3M believes that the compensation of its executives should be closely tied to the performance and growth of the Company, so that their interests are aligned with the interests of long-term 3M stockholders. Consistent with this philosophy, the following core principles provide a framework for the Company's executive compensation program:

Terms

        This Compensation Discussion and Analysis uses the following terms when discussing executive compensation of the Company:

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Benchmarking

        In order to provide competitive Total Direct Compensation, 3M annually surveys the executive compensation practices of a large group of comparator companies (approximately 160, although the number and identity of the companies may vary from year to year). Survey data is statistically regressed to recognize the different sizes of the comparator companies (based on annual revenues) as compared to the size of 3M. The survey data is obtained from three consulting firms (Aon Hewitt, Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc., and Towers Watson). The survey comparator group consists of companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (excluding financial services companies), and other companies with annual revenue exceeding $10 billion that participate in the three consultants' executive compensation surveys. By using survey data covering a large number of comparator companies, 3M is able to conduct a rigorous benchmarking process with more complete and reliable data for each executive position benchmarked. The Committee does not review the identity of the companies in this survey comparator group.

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        In addition, Aon Hewitt and Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. provide pay data and information on the executive compensation practices at the companies in 3M's executive compensation peer group. This pay data is used by the Committee to assess the reasonableness of the benchmarking results for each executive position benchmarked, helping to ensure that the Company's compensation objectives are being met. 3M's executive compensation peer group consists of the following 19 companies, as recommended by the Committee's independent compensation consultant and approved by the Committee:

Caterpillar Inc.   Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Corning Incorporated   Johnson & Johnson
Covidien plc   Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Danaher Corp.   Medtronic, Inc.
Deere & Company   Parker-Hannifin Corporation
Dow Chemical Company   The Procter & Gamble Company
Eaton Corporation   TE Connectivity Ltd.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company   Tyco International Ltd.
Emerson Electric Co.   United Technologies Corporation
Honeywell International Inc.    

        The companies in this executive compensation peer group were selected because (1) their performance is monitored regularly by the same market analysts who monitor the performance of 3M (investment peers), and/or (2) they meet criteria based on similarity of their business and pay models, market capitalization (based on an eight-quarter rolling average), and annual revenues. During 2012, the Committee removed Avery Dennison, Ecolab, and General Electric from the peer group because they are no longer used by the Company as investment peers, and because Avery Dennison and Ecolab no longer meet the size criteria required for inclusion. During 2012, the Committee added Covidien, Corning, Dow Chemical, Parker-Hannifin, and TE Connectivity to the peer group. Since these changes were made relatively late in the year, they did not generally affect the 2012 compensation decisions made by the Committee.

How the Committee uses this Benchmarking Information

        When establishing and adjusting the Total Cash Compensation and long-term incentive compensation of the Named Executive Officers and other senior executives, the Committee considers the pay data from the Benchmarking Groups. The Committee also uses information on the executive compensation practices at companies in the executive compensation peer group when considering design changes to the Company's executive compensation program.

        With this information the Committee aims to provide the Company's executives whose performance meets the Company's expectations with Total Cash Compensation that is at or very close to the median of the corresponding compensation paid to executives in the Benchmarking Groups, and with long-term incentive compensation delivered through annual grants having values that are generally within a range of 80 to 120 percent of the median of the corresponding grant values provided to executives in the Benchmarking Groups. For those executives whose performance consistently exceeds the Company's expectations, their Total Cash Compensation can reach 120 to 125 percent of the median of the corresponding compensation paid to executives in the Benchmarking Groups. Executives whose performance far exceeds the Company's expectations can receive annual long-term incentive compensation grants having values that are within a range of 125 to 160 percent of the median of the corresponding grant values provided to executives in the Benchmarking Groups.

        Overall, the Company believes that use of this information from the Benchmarking Groups enables the Committee to create better alignment between executive pay and performance and to help ensure that 3M can attract and retain high-performing executive leaders.

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Role of the Compensation Committee and its Advisors

        3M provides compensation to its executives to recognize their contributions to the success of its business and reward them for delivering performance that meets the growth, profitability, and other objectives of the Company. All elements of this compensation are determined by the Committee, which is composed solely of independent nonemployee directors. In addition, the Committee's decisions concerning the compensation of 3M's Chief Executive Officer are subject to ratification by all of the independent members of the Board of Directors.

        The Committee regularly reviews the design of and risks associated with the Company's executive compensation program and, with the assistance of its independent compensation consultant, makes decisions concerning changes in the executive compensation program when appropriate.

        During 2012, the Committee was assisted by its independent compensation consultant, George B. Paulin of Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. In addition to participating in the meetings of the Committee, Mr. Paulin provides the Committee with advice regarding the Company's executive salary structure, annual and long-term incentive compensation plans, compensation-related risks, and other executive pay policies. He also provides expert knowledge of marketplace trends and best practices relating to executive compensation practices and competitive pay levels. Mr. Paulin and his firm provide no other services to the Company or 3M management, with the exception of independent advisory support to the Nominating and Governance Committee on the compensation of 3M's nonemployee directors so that valuation methodologies and peer groups are consistent with those used for executives and other employees. During the year the Committee conducted an evaluation of the independence of Mr. Paulin and his firm considering the relevant regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, and it concluded that the services performed by Mr. Paulin and his firm raised no conflicts of interest.

        3M's executive officers assist the Committee with the process of determining the compensation of the Company's executives. In particular, Mr. Thulin, assisted by 3M's Senior Vice President, Human Resources, performs an annual performance evaluation of each of 3M's senior executives whose compensation is determined by the Committee. The results of these annual performance evaluations form the basis for Mr. Thulin's recommendations to the Committee as to the annual merit base salary and target annual incentive compensation increases for such senior executives, as well as the size of their annual long-term incentive compensation awards. The Committee discusses these recommendations with Mr. Thulin at its meetings prior to making its decisions on the amount of any increase to an executive's annual base salary or target annual incentive compensation or any long-term incentive compensation awards.

        The Committee reviews and approves annual performance goals and objectives for 3M's Chief Executive Officer. Acting through its Chairman, the Committee also conducts and discusses with the independent members of the Board of Directors an annual evaluation of the Chief Executive Officer's performance against such goals and objectives. Finally, the Committee, assisted by its independent compensation consultant, annually reviews and approves (based on this annual evaluation), subject to ratification by the independent members of the Board of Directors, the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer.

Elements of the Compensation Program

        The compensation program for 3M's executives consists of the following elements:

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        3M's executives also participate in various benefit plans made available to most of 3M's U.S. employees, are eligible to participate in three deferred compensation plans (which enable them to save for retirement or other financial planning purposes), and receive certain other benefits, each of which is described in further detail in the All Other Compensation Table. The entire program applied to approximately 115 executives during 2012, including all of the Named Executive Officers.

        The following table shows how the 2012 Total Direct Compensation of each Named Executive Officer was apportioned among these elements, and how these elements relate to the strategic business goals of the Company. This table also reflects the relative balance among the elements as well as the alignment of these executives' compensation with the goal of creating long-term value for the Company and its stockholders.

   
Elements of Total Direct Compensation
  Strategic Goal Alignment
 
   
Compensation
Element

  Performance-
Based
Compensation

  Form of
Compensation

  Percent of CEO's &
Other NEOs' Total
Direct
Compensation*

  Growth
  Efficient Use
of Capital

  Total
Shareholder
Return

 
   
Base Salary       Cash   12% CEO
18-27% NEOs
                   
   
Annual Incentive   ü   Cash (200% cap)
Equity (amount
exceeding 200% cap)
  18% CEO
18-20% NEOs
             
   
Stock Options   ü   Equity   35% CEO
23-32% NEOs
                 
   
Performance Shares   ü   Equity   35% CEO
27-34% NEOs
             
   
*
Information in this column excludes Mr. Buckley, who retired on June 1, 2012

        3M pays each of its executives a base salary in cash on a monthly basis. The amount of this base salary is reviewed annually, and does not vary with the performance of the Company. Base salaries are designed to compensate the executives for their normal day-to-day responsibilities, and it is the only component of their compensation that is considered to be fixed rather than variable in nature.

        3M provides its executives with annual incentive compensation through plans that are designed to align a significant portion of their Total Cash Compensation with the financial performance of the Company and its business units. Each executive is assigned a target amount of annual incentive compensation as part of his or her Total Cash Compensation, but the amount of annual incentive compensation actually paid depends on the performance of 3M and its relevant business units. For Mr. Thulin, annual incentive compensation represented 61 percent of his target Total Cash Compensation for 2012. For 3M's other Named Executive Officers (excluding Mr. Buckley), annual incentive compensation represented from 43 percent to 50 percent of their target Total Cash Compensation for 2012.

        3M's broad-based annual incentive plan delivers short-term incentive compensation based on three performance metrics:

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        While the annual incentive compensation earned by most 3M executives is determined under this broad-based incentive plan, the annual incentive compensation earned by 3M's Named Executive Officers, as well as the other senior executives whose compensation is decided by the Committee, is determined under the Executive Annual Incentive Plan approved by 3M's stockholders at the 2007 Annual Meeting. A total of 23 3M senior executives participated in this Executive Annual Incentive Plan during 2012. This Executive Annual Incentive Plan, which is intended to provide compensation that is exempt from the $1 million annual deduction limit of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, provides performance-based compensation for which the performance goal is the Company's Adjusted Net Income.

        The Executive Annual Incentive Plan establishes a maximum amount of annual incentive compensation that may be earned by each covered executive for a year, which is one-quarter of one percent of the Company's Adjusted Net Income for such year for each Named Executive Officer. However, the Committee utilizes the discretion provided by the Plan to pay each covered executive less than this maximum amount based on such factors as it deems relevant.

        The primary factors considered by the Committee in determining the amount of the Named Executive Officers' annual incentive compensation are each executive's individual performance and the performance of the Company and its business units, as measured by the three performance metrics referred to above and that are used to determine payouts under the broad-based annual incentive plan. While the Committee considers and is guided by the amounts that would be payable under the broad-based annual incentive plan if these executives were covered by such plan, it is not bound by these results and may pay different amounts.

        Individual performance is considered as a factor based upon the annual performance evaluation that Mr. Thulin, assisted by 3M's Senior Vice President, Human Resources, does for each covered executive (other than himself) and the annual performance evaluation that the Compensation Committee acting through its Chairman does for Mr. Thulin. These performance evaluations are done according to 3M's overall performance assessment and management processes, which involve setting annual financial and non-financial goals and objectives for each individual and then assessing the individual's performance against these goals and objectives at the end of the year. The annual performance evaluation assesses each executive's overall performance against these goals and objectives, but does not assess performance against each goal or objective in a formulaic manner.

        3M provides long-term incentive compensation to its executives through the Long-Term Incentive Plan approved by 3M's stockholders at the 2008 Annual Meeting. This is a typical omnibus-type plan that authorizes the Committee to grant stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance cash, performance shares, and other stock awards to management employees of the Company. The Company provides its executives with this long-term incentive compensation based on 3M common stock in order to effectively motivate such executives to build long-term stockholder value.

        3M's executives generally participate in the same health care, disability, life insurance, pension, and 401(k) benefit plans available to most of the Company's U.S. employees.

        Executives also receive a limited number of additional benefits and perquisites described in more detail in the All Other Compensation Table of this Proxy Statement. These additional benefits and perquisites are provided for the convenience (financial planning assistance, for example), financial

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security (retirement contributions and premiums for additional life insurance coverage, for example), or personal security (travel on corporate aircraft, for example) of the executives. No tax gross-ups are provided on any of these additional benefits and perquisites.

How 3M Determined the 2012 Compensation of the Named Executive Officers

        All amounts were determined by the Committee, assisted by its independent compensation consultant, with the input of Mr. Thulin (other than with respect to his own compensation). This input included:

        Differences in the amounts of compensation provided to 3M's Named Executive Officers reflect a variety of factors, including job responsibilities, the market pay for executives performing similar responsibilities (as measured by the pay information obtained from companies in the Benchmarking Groups), experience and time in their current positions, internal pay equity, and individual performance. Initially, the Committee aims to provide the Named Executive Officers with Total Cash Compensation that is at or very close to the median value of the corresponding compensation provided to executives with similar responsibilities at companies in the Benchmarking Groups.

        However, the Committee adjusts the stock option portion of the long-term incentive compensation provided to the Named Executive Officers to reflect each individual's actual individual performance during the previous year.

        Changes in the base salaries and target Total Cash Compensation of the Named Executive Officers are considered annually by the Committee. Any adjustments are made after considering the most recent compensation data for executives with similar responsibilities at companies in the Benchmarking Groups, each individual's position in the salary range for his or her position, and the individual's performance during the preceding annual period.

        In February 2012, the Committee approved the following increases in the base salaries and target Total Cash Compensation of the Named Executive Officers other than Mr. Thulin, Mr. Buckley, and Mr. Fong:

 
Name
  Previous
Base
Salary

  New Base Salary
effective 4/1/12

  %
Increase

  Previous target
Total Cash
Compensation

  New target
Total Cash
Compensation
effective 4/1/12

  %
Increase

 

David W. Meline

  $623,500   $657,353   5.4%   $1,153,251   $1,314,706   14.0%
 

Hak Cheol Shin

  $637,000   $637,000     0%   $1,096,000   $1,139,840     4.0%
 

Brad T. Sauer

  $598,490   $598,490     0%   $1,029,403   $1,060,285     3.0%
 

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        Mr. Meline's increase was based on his successful transition into the Company's senior finance leadership position during 2011, as well as solid performance leading the areas of pension asset management and risk management. Mr. Shin's increase acknowledged his successful transition into leading all of 3M's International Operations, and the implementation of strict operational excellence discipline in response to difficult economic conditions that affected the global economy especially in the second half of 2011. Mr. Sauer's increase reflected a solid year leading 3M's health care business, including a significant increase in the portion of its sales from new products. The entire amount of the increases for Mr. Shin and Mr. Sauer and the majority of Mr. Meline's increase was delivered in the form of increases in their target annual incentive compensation rather than increases in base salary, due to the Committee's decision to pay more of the cash compensation of all senior executives (other than the Chief Executive Officer) through performance-based annual incentive compensation in order to better align 3M's executive compensation program with the programs at companies in the Benchmarking Groups. Following these increases, Mr. Meline's target annual incentive compensation was equal to 100 percent of his annual base salary, Mr. Shin's target annual incentive compensation was equal to 79 percent of his annual base salary (progressing toward the target of 85 percent), and Mr. Sauer's target annual incentive compensation was equal to 77 percent of his annual base salary (progressing toward the target of 85 percent).

        Upon Mr. Thulin's appointment to the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer in February 2012, the Committee recommended and the independent members of the Board of Directors approved an adjustment in his base salary and target Total Cash Compensation, to reflect his increased responsibilities. With this adjustment, Mr. Thulin's base salary increased from $825,000 to $1,300,000 and his target Total Cash Compensation increased from $1,650,000 to $3,300,000. His target Total Cash Compensation was designed to approximate the median value of the corresponding compensation provided to chief executive officers at companies in the Benchmarking Groups.

        As a result of these increases, the target Total Cash Compensation of these Named Executive Officers ranged from 95 to 107 percent of the median value of the corresponding compensation provided to executives with similar responsibilities at companies in the Benchmarking Groups.

        Upon Mr. Fong's appointment to the position of Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel, the Committee established his initial target Total Cash Compensation at $1,155,000. This target Total Cash Compensation consists of an annual base salary of $660,000 and target annual incentive compensation of $495,000. At the time of his appointment, this target Total Cash Compensation was modestly above the median value of the corresponding compensation paid to chief legal officers at companies in the Benchmarking Groups. The Committee believed that this amount was appropriate in view of Mr. Fong's strong history of successful performance at positions of increasing responsibility (including his previous position as general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security) and was necessary to attract Mr. Fong to 3M versus other potential employers. In addition to this initial Total Cash Compensation for Mr. Fong, the Committee also approved a cash signing bonus of $1,000,000 payable in two equal installments, one-half payable within 30 days following his employment commencement date of October 15, 2012, and the other half payable within 30 days following the first anniversary of his employment commencement date, assuming continued employment.

        After reviewing Mr. Meline's recent performance as Chief Financial Officer, the Committee approved an additional adjustment in his base salary and target Total Cash Compensation effective in October 2012, which was designed to close the gap between his compensation and that provided to chief financial officers at companies in the Benchmarking Groups. With this adjustment, Mr. Meline's base salary increased from $657,353 to $690,221 and his target Total Cash Compensation increased from $1,314,706 to $1,380,441. Following this adjustment, his target Total Cash Compensation was 100 percent of the median value of the corresponding compensation paid to chief financial officers at companies in the Benchmarking Groups and his target annual incentive compensation was equal to 100 percent of his annual base salary.

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        During 2012, the Committee chose to deliver short-term incentive compensation to its Named Executive Officers in the form of an annual cash incentive under the Executive Annual Incentive Plan. Each Named Executive Officer had a target annual incentive for the year, which is equal to the difference between his or her target Total Cash Compensation and annual base salary. As explained above in the "Annual Incentive" discussion under "Elements of the Compensation Program," the Committee considered the amount of an individual's target annual incentive together with his or her individual performance during 2012. The Committee also considered the 2012 performance of 3M and its business units as measured under the Company's broad-based annual incentive plan when it determined the amount of each Named Executive Officer's annual incentive compensation for 2012.

        Since the Company satisfied the Executive Annual Incentive Plan's performance objective by earning Adjusted Net Income of $4.444 billion for 2012, the plan authorized the Committee to approve payments of annual incentive compensation to each Named Executive Officer equal to one-quarter of one percent of such Adjusted Net Income ($11,109,075). In order to more closely align the payout to each individual with the 2012 performance of the Company and the relevant business unit as well as the individual's performance, the Committee reduced the amounts payable to the Named Executive Officers (including Mr. Thulin and Mr. Buckley) from the plan authorized maximum amount to the following amounts (the reduced amounts of Mr. Thulin's and Mr. Buckley's 2012 annual incentive compensation were ratified by the independent members of the 3M Board of Directors):

 
Name
  Target Annual
Incentive ($)*

  Actual 2012
Incentive ($)**

 

Inge G. Thulin

  1,900,958   1,994,865

 

George W. Buckley

  2,795,000   1,113,568

 

David W. Meline

     633,886      786,146

 

Ivan K. Fong

     495,000      101,321

 

Hak Cheol Shin

     491,922      434,859

 

Brad T. Sauer

     454,104      586,793

 

*
The amounts for Mr. Thulin, Mr. Meline, Mr. Shin, and Mr. Sauer are prorated to reflect compensation adjustments that occurred during 2012 and increased the amount of their target annual incentive compensation.

**
Each of Mr. Buckley's and Mr. Fong's 2012 annual incentive compensation was prorated to reflect the portion of the year he was employed by the Company.

        As explained above, one of the primary factors considered by the Committee in determining payouts under the Executive Annual Incentive Plan is the amount that would have been payable under the Company's broad-based annual incentive plan if the Named Executive Officers had been covered by such plan. These amounts were based on the following performance results for the Company and, as

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applicable, the respective business units of the Named Executive Officers during 2012 with respect to each performance metric of the broad-based annual incentive plan:

 
 
  Local Currency Sales   Economic Profit    
  Weighted
Average
Payout %
Based on
Payout
Curve

 
  Total
Company
Economic
Profit vs.
Prior Year

(Dollar amounts in millions)
  
Business Unit

   
   
   
   
  Plan
  Actual
  Actual vs.
Plan

  Plan
  Actual
  Actual vs.
Plan

 

Total Company

  $30,687   $30,535   100%   $2,487   $2,353     95%   102%   95%
 

Health Care

  $  5,312   $  5,268     99%   $1,005   $1,009   100%   102%   99%
 

Total International

  $20,726   $20,068     97%   $2,961   $2,694     91%   102%   88%
 

        The Committee then decided whether to adjust the amounts of these payouts to reflect the individual performance of each Named Executive Officer during 2012. The Committee made no adjustment in the payouts to Mr. Buckley and Mr. Fong, due to the relatively short amount of time they served in their positions during the year. The Committee decided to increase the amount of Mr. Thulin's payout (and the independent members of the Board of Directors ratified the Committee's decision) to recognize his successful first year as 3M's Chief Executive Officer, and especially his strong work on the Company's long-term strategies, his leadership in developing the new 3M Vision and six corporate business strategies shown above, his focus on prioritizing the Company's portfolio of businesses, his decision to realign the Company's business groups to better serve our customers and markets, and his guidance in resetting the long-term financial expectations for the Company. The amount of Mr. Meline's payout was increased to recognize his success in improving the Company's relationship with the investment community, including the development and communication of the Company's new long-term financial goals. Due to the overall financial performance of 3M's International Operations business, the Committee decided to make no adjustment in the payout to Mr. Shin. The Committee increased the amount of Mr. Sauer's payout in response to the strong financial performance of 3M's health care business during 2012, especially its ability to generate strong profit growth in a lackluster economy.

        After considering the most recent long-term incentive compensation data from companies in the Benchmarking Groups and after taking into account its evaluation of their individual performance during 2011, the Committee approved (and in the cases of Mr. Thulin and Mr. Buckley, the independent members of the Board of Directors ratified) the following grant values of the Named Executive Officers' annual long-term incentive compensation awards for 2012. For ease of comparison, the following table also shows the grant values of the Named Executive Officers' 2011 annual long-term incentive compensation awards and the percentage change between the two amounts.

 
Name
  Grant Value of
2011 Annual
Awards

  Grant Value of
2012 Annual
Awards

  % Change
 

Inge G. Thulin

  $2,330,363   $8,000,050   243.30%

 

George W. Buckley*

  $8,500,004   $4,250,000   -50.00%

 

David W. Meline

  $1,174,166   $2,382,865   102.94%

 

Hak Cheol Shin

  $1,700,049   $1,657,564     -2.50%

 

Brad T. Sauer

  $1,580,070   $1,404,265   -11.13%

 

*
The Committee decided to make the entire amount of Mr. Buckley's 2012 annual award in the form of performance shares. A portion of those performance shares was forfeited when he retired from the Company in June 2012, pursuant to rules adopted by the

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Organic Sales
Volume Growth
Exceeding IPI

  % of
number of
performance
shares

  Return on
Invested Capital

  % of
number of
performance
shares

  New Product
Vitality Index

  % of
number of
performance
shares

  Total % of
number of
performance
shares

 

below -1.0%

    0%   below 19.0%     0%   below 28.0%     0%       0%

 

-1.0%

    8%   19.0%     8%   28.0%     4%     20%

 

0.5%

  40%   21.0%   40%   33.0%   20%   100%

 

2.0% or higher

  80%   23.0% or higher   80%   38.0% or higher   40%   200%

 

        See the 2012 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table in this Proxy Statement for information regarding the initial long-term incentive grants made to Mr. Fong at the time he commenced his employment with 3M as Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel. These grants were made as part of the compensation package designed to persuade him to join 3M instead of other potential employers.

        The 2012 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table also reflects the grant of 2010, 2011, and 2012 performance shares to Mr. Fong under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. These 2010, 2011, and 2012 performance shares were granted to Mr. Fong upon his appointment as Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel, which was effective October 15, 2012. Consistent with the Company's treatment of other newly-appointed senior executives, these performance shares were intended to provide Mr. Fong with a portion of the long-term incentive compensation granted to comparable executives in the respective years, prorated to reflect the amount of time in his new position.

        For purposes of these awards to Mr. Fong, the performance criteria previously selected by the Committee for the 2010 and 2011 performance shares were the same as the performance criteria for the 2012 performance shares: Organic Sales Volume Growth, Return on Invested Capital, and sales from new products as measured by the New Product Vitality Index. The number of shares of 3M common stock that could be delivered for each 2010, 2011, and 2012 performance share is linked to the Company's performance as measured by the criteria of Organic Sales Volume Growth, Return on Invested Capital, and the New Product Vitality Index. Approximately 40 percent of this number will be determined by Organic Sales Volume Growth, another 40 percent will be determined by Return on Invested Capital, and the remaining 20 percent will be determined by the New Product Vitality Index. Attainment of these three independent performance criteria is measured separately for each calendar year during the respective three-year performance period, with each year weighted as follows (first year — 50 percent; second year — 30 percent; and third year — 20 percent). However, the formulas by which the Company's performance is measured do not change over the respective three-year performance period. The number of shares of 3M common stock that could actually be delivered at the end of each respective three-year performance period ending on December 31 may be anywhere from 0 percent to 200 percent of each performance share granted, depending on the performance of the Company during such performance period.

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        In February 2010, the Committee approved the following formulas for determining the number of shares of 3M common stock actually delivered for each 2010 performance share awarded, with the total number of shares actually delivered being the sum of the number of shares earned as a result of the Company's achievement of each of the three performance objectives as follows:

 
Organic Sales
Volume Growth
Exceeding IPI

  % of
number of
performance
shares

  Return on
Invested Capital

  % of
number of
performance
shares

  New Product
Vitality Index

  % of
number of
performance
shares

  Total % of
number of
performance
shares

 

below -1.0%

    0%   below 15.0%     0%   below 22.0%     0%       0%

 

-1.0%

    8%   15.0%     8%   22.0%     4%     20%

 

0.5%

  40%   20.0%   40%   29.0%   20%   100%

 

2.0% or higher

  80%   22.5% or higher   80%   36.0% or higher   40%   200%

 

        In February 2011, the Committee approved the following formulas for determining the number of shares of 3M common stock actually delivered for each 2011 performance share awarded, with the total number of shares actually delivered being the sum of the number of shares earned as a result of the Company's achievement of each of the three performance objectives as follows:

 
Organic Sales
Volume Growth
Exceeding IPI

  % of
number of
performance
shares

  Return on
Invested Capital

  % of
number of
performance
shares

  New Product
Vitality Index

  % of
number of
performance
shares

  Total % of
number of
performance
shares

 

below -1.0%

    0%   below 19.0%     0%   below 28.0%     0%       0%

 

-1.0%

    8%   19.0%     8%   28.0%     4%     20%

 

0.5%

  40%   21.0%   40%   33.0%   20%   100%

 

2.0% or higher

  80%   23.0% or higher   80%   38.0% or higher   40%   200%

 

        The above formulas are not a prediction of how 3M will perform during the years 2010 through 2012, or during the years 2011 through 2013. The sole purpose of these formulas, which were approved by the Committee in February 2010 and February 2011, is to establish a method for determining the payment of long-term incentive compensation under the Long-Term Incentive Plan. 3M is not providing any guidance, nor updating any prior guidance, of its future performance with the disclosure of these formulas, and you are cautioned not to rely on these formulas as a prediction of 3M's future performance.

        2012 marked the final year of the three-year performance period of the performance share awards made to 3M's executives in 2010 (and, in some cases, in 2011 and 2012) under the Long-Term Incentive Plan. The performance share awards made during 2010 were designed to deliver compensation based on the performance of the Company over the years 2010, 2011, and 2012 as measured by its Organic Sales Volume Growth, Return on Invested Capital, and sales from new products as measured by the New Product Vitality Index. Pursuant to the formulas approved by the Committee at the time the initial awards were made, the Company's performance during this three-year performance period (annual Organic Sales Volume Growth of 5.6 percent in 2010, 0.0 percent in 2011 and -0.7 percent in 2012) (annual Return on Invested Capital of 21.9 percent in 2010, 20.5 percent in 2011 and 20.2 percent in

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2012) (annual New Product Vitality Index of 31.4 percent in 2010, 31.7 percent in 2011 and 33.1 percent in 2012) resulted in a payout of 1.38 shares of 3M common stock per performance share.

 
Name
  Number of
target
performance
shares

  Number of
actual 3M
shares earned

  Value of
actual 3M
shares earned*($)

 

Inge G. Thulin

    9,400   12,972   1,204,450

 

George W. Buckley

  53,713   74,124   6,882,413

 

David W. Meline

    8,644   11,929   1,107,608

 

Ivan K. Fong

       747     1,031        95,728

 

Hak Cheol Shin

    9,400   12,972   1,204,450

 

Brad T. Sauer

    9,400   12,972   1,204,450

 

*
Value of the shares earned as of December 31, 2012, when the fair market value of a share of 3M common stock was $92.85.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

        The Company's stock ownership guidelines apply to all Section 16 officers of the Company and are designed to increase an executive's equity stake in 3M and more closely align his or her financial interests with those of 3M's stockholders. The guidelines provide that the Chief Executive Officer should attain beneficial ownership of 3M stock equal to six times his or her annual base salary at the time of appointment, the Executive and Senior Vice Presidents should attain beneficial ownership of 3M stock equal to three times their annual base salaries at the time of appointment, and Vice Presidents should attain beneficial ownership of 3M stock equal to two times their annual base salaries at the time of appointment.

        The stock ownership guidelines provide that the covered officers should attain the requisite beneficial ownership of 3M stock within five years of their appointment to their positions. However, if an officer is not on track (measured by multiplying 20 percent of the target ownership by the number of years since their appointment) to meet the required level of ownership, the guidelines provide that he or she will be required to hold and not sell a sufficient number of the after-tax 3M shares received upon the next payout of performance shares to be on track to satisfy the required ownership level. All of 3M's officers covered by the guidelines are on track to meet the required level of ownership within five years of their respective appointments. For more information concerning the 3M stock ownership of the Named Executive Officers, see the "Information on Stock Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers" in this Proxy Statement.

        For purposes of these guidelines, shares owned directly by an officer or by members of the officer's immediate family, shares owned indirectly through an officer's account in the Company's 401(k) plan or another deferred compensation plan, unvested shares of restricted stock owned by an officer, and shares represented by unvested restricted stock units granted to an officer are all considered to be beneficially owned by the officer and are counted in determining attainment of the required ownership level.

        To prevent speculation or hedging of interests in our equity by our executive officers, the Company prohibits short sales of 3M stock or the purchase or sale by these executive officers of financial instruments, including options, puts, calls, equity swaps, collars, or other derivative instruments that are directly linked to 3M stock. In addition, the Company also prohibits the use of standing orders, margin accounts, and pledging of securities by its executive officers.

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Policy on Reimbursement of Incentive Payments ("Clawback")

        The Company's Board of Directors has adopted a policy requiring the reimbursement of excess incentive compensation payments made to an executive in the event that 3M is required to make a material restatement of its financial statements. This policy applies to all senior executives of the Company including all of the Named Executive Officers. This policy does not require any misconduct on the part of the covered executive whose excess incentive compensation payment is being reimbursed. As long as the Company is required to make a material restatement of its financial statements that causes an incentive compensation payout to be higher than it should have been, the Company may seek to recover the overpayment from all affected executives irrespective of whether their conduct contributed to the need for the restatement. The Company established this policy prior to the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, which establishes new requirements for such policies. Upon issuance by the Securities and Exchange Commission of final implementing regulations for the Dodd-Frank Act's requirements, the Company will make any changes to its existing policy as may be required to comply with those regulations.

Limit on Tax-Deductible Compensation

        Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits 3M from deducting compensation paid in any year to its Chief Executive Officer and each other Named Executive Officer whose compensation is reported in the Summary Compensation Table for such year by reason of being among the three most highly compensated officers for that year, other than the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer ("Covered Employees"), in excess of $1 million, but does not subject performance-based compensation to this limit. Due to his service as the Company's interim Chief Executive Officer for a period of approximately six months in 2005, one of the members of the Committee (Robert S. Morrison) does not participate in the Committee's decisions involving performance-based compensation since he is not considered an "outside director" of the Company for purposes of Section 162(m) and the regulations published thereunder.

        The Committee continues to emphasize performance-based compensation for executives and thus minimize the effect of Section 162(m). However, the Committee believes that its primary responsibility is to provide a compensation program that attracts, retains, and rewards the executive talent necessary for the Company's success. Consequently, in any year the Committee may authorize nonperformance-based compensation in excess of $1 million. The Committee recognizes that the loss of the tax deduction may be unavoidable under these circumstances.

Severance or Change in Control Arrangements

        3M does not have severance plans or arrangements with any of its Named Executive Officers. The absence of such arrangements reflects the Company's and the Committee's preference for operating without legally binding severance commitments, and preserves maximum flexibility to deal with individual situations if and when the need arises.

        Similarly, 3M does not have arrangements providing for payments or other compensation in the event of a change in control of the Company, other than the payment, exercise, or delivery of long-term incentive compensation awards issued prior to a change in control. For awards with a grant date prior to February 9, 2010, in the event of a change in control of the Company, both the Long-Term Incentive Plan and its predecessors provided for (1) accelerated vesting of outstanding stock options, restricted stock, and restricted stock units, and (2) the immediate termination and payout of all outstanding performance units and performance shares. This "single trigger" provision was intended to protect the previously-earned long-term incentive compensation of employees (including the Named Executive Officers) against the uncertainty and risk of nonpayment that might occur following a takeover of the Company.

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        In 2010 the Board of Directors amended the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan to eliminate the prior "single trigger" accelerated vesting provision in the event of a change in control of the Company, and to establish a "double trigger" vesting acceleration provision. This new "double trigger" provision applies to awards with a grant date on or after February 9, 2010. This provision means that an employee whose employment is terminated without cause or who resigns for "good reason" within 18 months following a change in control of the Company will receive (1) accelerated vesting of any outstanding stock options, restricted stock, and restricted stock units, and (2) an immediate payout of any outstanding performance unit and performance share awards. The Board of Directors also amended the Long-Term Incentive Plan to eliminate a provision that would have required the Company to provide employees (including the Named Executive Officers) with a gross-up payment in the event any excise tax was determined to apply as a result of the payment, vesting, or delivery of long-term incentive compensation awards made thereunder in the event of a change in control. The Company does not intend to include change in control "single trigger" accelerated vesting or excise tax gross-up provisions in future equity awards or agreements.

        Finally, 3M does not have arrangements with any of its Named Executive Officers providing for the payment of excise tax gross-ups in the event of a change in control of the Company.

Say on Pay Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

        As required by Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act, in 2012 the Company conducted an annual advisory vote of stockholders with respect to the compensation of its Named Executive Officers. At the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 8, 2012, approximately 94 percent of the shares that were voted on this item approved the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2012 Proxy Statement. While the approval was advisory in nature, the Committee has taken note of this very strong stockholder support and views the outcome as confirmation that stockholders generally believe that the pay of the Named Executive Officers is appropriately aligned with their performance and the performance of the Company as well as the interests of 3M's stockholders. As a consequence, the results of this vote have not caused the Committee to make any changes in either the executive compensation program or the compensation of any Named Executive Officer.


COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

        In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's disclosure requirements for executive compensation, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of 3M Company (the "Committee") has reviewed and discussed with 3M Management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis. Based on this review and these discussions with 3M Management, the Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that this Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the 2013 Proxy Statement of 3M Company and 3M Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 
   

Submitted by the Compensation Committee

   

Vance D. Coffman, Chair

 

Aulana L. Peters

Edward M. Liddy

  Robert J. Ulrich

Robert S. Morrison

   


Assessment of Risk Related to Compensation Programs

        Based on the Company's recent assessment, the Company has determined that none of its compensation policies and practices is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. To conduct this assessment, the Company completed an inventory of its executive and

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non-executive compensation programs globally, with particular emphasis on incentive compensation plans or programs. Based on this inventory, the Company evaluated the primary components of its compensation plans and practices to identify whether those components, either alone or in combination, properly balanced compensation opportunities and risk. The Company believes that the Company's overall cash versus equity pay mix, balance of shorter-term versus longer-term performance focus, balance of revenue versus profit focused performance measures, stock ownership guidelines, and "clawback" policy all work together to provide its employees and executives with incentives to deliver outstanding performance to build long-term stockholder value, while taking only necessary and prudent risks. In this regard, the Company's strong ethics and its corporate compliance systems, which are overseen by the Audit Committee, further mitigate against excessive or inappropriate risk taking. The Compensation Committee, with assistance from its independent compensation consultant, George B. Paulin of Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc., reviewed the Company's risk assessment and a separate risk assessment that Mr. Paulin conducted for the Committee on the Company's executive compensation policies and practices. Based on their consideration of these assessments, the Committee concurred with the Company's determination that none of its compensation policies and practices is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

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2012 Summary Compensation Table

        The following table shows the compensation earned or received during 2012, 2011, and 2010 by each of 3M's Named Executive Officers (as determined pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's disclosure requirements for executive compensation in Item 402 of Regulation S-K).

   
Name and Principal Position
  Year
  Salary
($)

  Bonus
($)

  Stock
Awards
($)(1)

  Option
Awards
($)(2)

  Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)(3)

  Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)(4)

  All Other
Compensation
($)(5)

  Total
($)

 
   

Inge G. Thulin

    2012     1,228,373                 0     4,000,053     3,059,772     1,994,865       3,977,742     523,671     14,784,476  

Chairman of the

    2011        751,750                 0     1,528,960        872,599        690,084       1,380,089     136,788       5,360,270  

Board, President and

    2010        598,500                 0     1,500,049     1,043,937        850,119          760,144     155,380       4,908,129  

Chief Executive Officer

                                                       

George W. Buckley(7)

   

2012

   

   758,013

   

            0

   

4,250,062

   

               0

   

1,113,568

   

  1,225,830

   

578,202

   

  7,925,675

 

Former Chairman of the

    2011     1,720,000                 0     5,546,295     3,441,520     2,809,534     11,295,403     588,256     25,401,008  

Board, President and

    2010     1,720,000                 0     8,022,714     3,772,940     5,590,000       3,970,767     632,673     23,709,094  

Chief Executive Officer

                                                       

David W. Meline(6)

   

2012

   

   657,107

   

            0

   

1,278,001

   

   845,156

   

   786,146

   

     253,079

   

  79,520

   

  3,899,009

 

Senior Vice President

    2011        577,160                 0     1,980,075        185,762        483,566          248,903       76,114       3,551,580  

and Chief Financial Officer

                                                       

Ivan K. Fong(6)

   

2012

   

   141,087

   

500,000

   

1,955,702

   

   784,229

   

   101,321

   

               0

   

  15,851

   

  3,498,190

 

Senior Vice President,

                                                       

Legal Affairs and

                                                       

General Counsel

                                                       

Hak Cheol Shin

   

2012

   

   637,000

   

            0

   

   753,024

   

   771,668

   

   434,859

   

     624,074

   

104,466

   

  3,325,091

 

Executive Vice President,

    2011        620,981                 0        963,617        798,480        481,126       1,351,508       84,874       4,300,586  

International Operations

    2010        576,000                 0     1,500,049     1,141,751        816,383          709,065       90,097       4,833,345  

Brad T. Sauer(6)

   

2012

   

   598,490

   

            0

   

   753,024

   

   641,160

   

   586,793

   

     468,961

   

112,946

   

  3,161,374

 

Executive Vice President,

                                                       

Industrial Business Group

                                                       
   

FOOTNOTES TO 2012 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

        (1)   The amounts in the Stock Awards column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of such awards computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation. Assumptions made in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 14 to the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2013. The amounts included in this column for the performance share awards made during 2012 are calculated based on the probable satisfaction of the performance conditions for such awards. If the highest level of performance is achieved for these performance share awards, the maximum value of these awards at the grant date would be as follows: Mr. Thulin — $8,000,106; Mr. Buckley — $8,500,124 (one-half of such amount would be forfeited due to his retirement in 2012); Mr. Meline — $2,556,002; Mr. Fong — $1,911,312; Mr. Shin — $1,506,048; and Mr. Sauer — $1,506,048. The amounts in this column also include the portion of the annual incentive compensation that exceeded 200 percent of the executive's annual target amount and that was earned by each executive during 2010 under the Company's Executive Annual Incentive Plan but paid in the form of restricted stock units granted during 2011 under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as follows: Mr. Thulin — $2,238; Mr. Buckley — $1,296,229; Mr. Meline — $98,003; and Mr. Shin — $249,616.

        (2)   The amounts in the Option Awards column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of such awards computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation. Assumptions made in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 14 to the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year

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ended December 31, 2012, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2013.

        (3)   The amounts in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column reflect the annual incentive compensation earned by each individual during 2012 under the Company's Executive Annual Incentive Plan.

        (4)   The amounts in the Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings column reflect the actuarial increase in the present value of each individual's pension benefits under all defined benefit pension plans of the Company, determined using the same interest rate and mortality assumptions as those used for financial statement reporting purposes. See Note 10 to the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2013. There were no above-market earnings on deferred compensation under the Company's nonqualified deferred compensation programs.

        (5)   See the All Other Compensation table below for details.

        (6)   No amounts are reported for Mr. Meline for the year 2010, or for Mr. Fong or Mr. Sauer for the years 2011 and 2010 since they were not Named Executive Officers of the Company for those years.

        (7)   Mr. Buckley retired from the Company effective June 1, 2012.


2012 All Other Compensation Table

   
 
  401(k)
Company
Contributions
($)(1)
  VIP
Excess
Company
Match
($)(2)
  Executive
Life
Insurance
($)(3)
  Financial
Planning
($)(4)
  Personal
Aircraft
Use
($)(5)
  Security
Systems/
Services
($)(6)
  Personal
Auto
Use
($)(7)
  Miscellaneous
($)(8)
  Total
($)
 

Inge G. Thulin

      9,000       60,064     286,116     13,230     145,638               0       9,623               0     523,671  

George W. Buckley

   

11,250

   

149,290

   

            0

   

13,872

   

321,297

   

39,200

   

19,621

   

23,672

   

578,202

 

David W. Meline

   

11,250

   

  40,080

   

  14,870

   

13,320

   

          0

   

          0

   

          0

   

          0

   

  79,520

 

Ivan K. Fong

   

  8,633

   

          0

   

     2,218

   

          0

   

          0

   

          0

   

          0

   

  5,000

   

  15,851

 

Hak Cheol Shin

   

  9,000

   

  31,253

   

  50,983

   

13,230

   

            0

   

          0

   

          0

   

          0

   

104,466

 

Brad T. Sauer

   

  9,000

   

  27,213

   

  58,874

   

17,859

   

            0

   

          0

   

          0

   

          0

   

112,946

 
   

FOOTNOTES TO 2012 ALL OTHER COMPENSATION TABLE

        (1)   The amounts shown reflect 3M matching and additional automatic contributions under the tax-qualified 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan. All eligible employees under this plan may receive 3M matching contributions on their pre-tax contributions to the plan on up to six percent of their eligible pay. Eligible employees hired on or after January 1, 2009, also receive additional automatic 3M retirement income contributions equal to three percent of their eligible pay.

        (2)   The amounts shown reflect 3M matching contributions under the VIP Excess Plan, a nonqualified defined contribution plan. Eligibility for this plan and its matching contributions is limited to employees whose compensation exceeds a limit established by Federal income tax law for tax-qualified defined contribution plans. The Plan permits eligible employees to save additional amounts from their current cash compensation beyond the contribution limits established by Federal tax laws, and to receive Company matching contributions similar to the matching contributions provided under the tax-qualified 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

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        (3)   The amounts shown reflect the amount of premiums paid by the Company on behalf of each individual with respect to their respective whole life or universal life insurance policies obtained for them under the Executive Life Insurance Plan.

        (4)   These amounts reflect fees for personal financial planning and tax return preparation services paid by the Company on behalf of each individual.

        (5)   This amount reflects the aggregate incremental cost to the Company for Mr. Thulin's and Mr. Buckley's personal use of corporate aircraft during 2012. This aggregate incremental cost was calculated by combining the variable operating costs of such travel, including the cost of fuel, landing fees, parking fees, trip preparation fees, enroute communication charges, enroute navigation charges, on-board catering, and crew travel expenses. Mr. Buckley's use occurred as part of the transition from being 3M's Chief Executive Officer to his retirement on June 1, 2012, and is nonrecurring.

        (6)   This amount reflects the expenses incurred by 3M during 2012 (prior to the date of his retirement) for monitoring services and for the completion of security upgrades at the personal residences of Mr. Buckley.

        (7)   This amount reflects the aggregate incremental cost to the Company for Mr. Thulin's and Mr. Buckley's personal use of Company-provided automobiles and local ground transportation. These costs include lease payments (or the amortized purchase cost) for the vehicles, fuel, insurance premiums, repairs, and maintenance.

        (8)   These amounts reflect fees for personal legal and consulting services paid by the Company on behalf of Mr. Buckley, and fees for personal legal services paid by the Company on behalf of Mr. Fong.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards

        The following table reflects the various equity and non-equity plan awards granted to the Named Executive Officers during 2012. With the exception of the annual incentive compensation earned by such Named Executive Officers under the Executive Annual Incentive Plan, all of the awards referred to in this table were granted under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. All of the restricted stock unit awards listed in this table include the right to receive a cash payment of dividend equivalents (the dividends that would have been paid on the same number of shares of 3M common stock during the vesting period) at the vesting date. The amounts in the Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards column were determined in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation and, in the case of performance share awards, are based upon the probable outcome of the applicable performance conditions. Assumptions made in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 14 to the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2013.

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2012 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  All
Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of Shares
of Stock
or Units
(#)
  All
Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)(6)
   
   
 
 
   
   
  Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(2)   Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards(3)(4)(5)   Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/sh)(7)
  Grant
Date Fair
Value of
Stock and
Option
Awards ($)
 
Name
  Type of
Grant(1)
  Grant
Date
  Target
($)
  Maximum
($)
  Threshold
(#)
  Target
(#)
  Maximum
(#)
 

Inge G. Thulin

  12PS     02/07/2012                   9,872     49,359       98,718                       4,000,053  

  Option     02/07/2012                                         204,804     87.89     3,059,772  

  AIP                   n/a     1,900,958     11,109,075                                            

George W. Buckley

 

12PS

   

02/07/2012

               

10,489

   

52,444

   

104,888

                     

4,250,062

 

  AIP                   n/a     2,795,000     11,109,075                                            

David W. Meline

 

12PS

   

02/07/2012

               

  3,154

   

15,770

   

  31,540

                     

1,278,001

 

  Option     02/07/2012                                           56,570     87.89        845,156  

  AIP                   n/a        633,886     11,109,075                                            

Ivan K. Fong

 

12PS

   

11/01/2012

               

  1,322

   

  6,609

   

  13,218

                     

   581,658

 

  11PS     11/01/2012                    675       3,373       6,746                          304,751  

  10PS     11/01/2012                    149          747         1,494                            69,247  

  Option     11/01/2012                                           50,423     89.25        784,229  

  RSU     11/01/2012                                   11,205(8)                 1,000,046  

  AIP                   n/a        495,000     11,109,075                                            

Hak Cheol Shin

 

12PS

   

02/07/2012

               

  1,858

   

  9,292

   

  18,584

                     

   753,024

 

  Option     02/07/2012                                           46,314     87.89        691,931  

  Option     02/16/2012                                             9,340     87.65          79,737  

  AIP                   n/a        491,922     11,109,075                                            

Brad T. Sauer

 

12PS

   

02/07/2012

               

  1,858

   

  9,292

   

  18,584

                     

   753,024

 

  Option     02/07/2012                                           33,345     87.89        498,174  

  Option     05/04/2012                                           16,556     88.67        142,986  

  AIP                   n/a        454,104     11,109,075                                            
   

FOOTNOTES TO 2012 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE

        (1)   Abbreviations for the Type of Grant: 12PS = 2012 performance shares; 11PS = 2011 performance shares; 10PS = 2010 performance shares; Option = stock options; RSU = restricted stock units; AIP = annual incentive.

        (2)   The amounts shown as the Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards reflect the target and maximum amounts that may be earned by each individual during 2012 under the Executive Annual Incentive Plan. This Plan establishes a maximum amount of annual incentive compensation that may be earned by each covered executive during a plan year (established for purposes of complying with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code), which for each of the Named Executive Officers was one-quarter of one percent of the Company's Adjusted Net Income for 2012, and then permits the Compensation Committee to pay each covered executive less than this maximum amount based on such factors as it deems relevant. These factors include, but are not limited to, individual performance, each individual's target annual incentive, and the performance of the Company and its business units as measured by the three metrics used to determine payouts under the Company's broad-based annual incentive plan (see "Elements of the Compensation Program — Annual Incentive" in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis of this Proxy Statement). While the Committee considers and is guided by the amounts that would be payable under the broad-based annual incentive plan (based on the performance of 3M and its business units) if the Named Executive Officers were covered by such plan, it is not bound by these results and may decide to pay different amounts.

        (3)   The amounts shown as the Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards with respect to 2012 performance shares reflect the threshold, target, and maximum number of shares of 3M common stock that may be earned by each individual as a result of the 2012 performance shares granted to each individual during 2012 under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The actual number of shares of 3M common stock to be delivered as a result of these performance shares will be determined by the performance of the Company during the three-year performance period of 2012, 2013, and 2014,

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as measured against three performance criteria selected by the Compensation Committee (Organic Sales Volume Growth, Return on Invested Capital, and the New Product Vitality Index). For more information on these performance criteria and the formulas for determining the number of shares of 3M common stock payable as a result of these performance shares, please refer to the "Long-Term Incentives — 2012 Annual Grants" portion of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis.

        (4)   The amounts shown as the Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards with respect to 2011 performance shares reflect the threshold, target, and maximum number of shares of 3M common stock that may be earned by Mr. Fong as a result of the 2011 performance shares granted to him during 2012 under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The actual number of shares of 3M common stock to be delivered as a result of these performance shares will be determined by the performance of the Company during the three-year performance period of 2011, 2012, and 2013, as measured against three performance criteria selected by the Compensation Committee (Organic Sales Volume Growth, Return on Invested Capital, and the New Product Vitality Index). These 2011 performance shares were granted to Mr. Fong upon his appointment as Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel. Consistent with the Company's treatment of other newly-appointed senior executives, these performance shares were intended to provide him with a portion of the long-term incentive compensation granted to comparable executives in 2011, prorated to reflect the amount of time in his new position. For more information on these performance criteria and the formulas for determining the number of shares of 3M common stock payable as a result of these performance shares, please refer to the "Long-Term Incentives — Other Grants" portion of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis.

        (5)   The amounts shown as the Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards with respect to 2010 performance shares reflect the threshold, target, and maximum number of shares of 3M common stock that may be earned by Mr. Fong as a result of the 2010 performance shares granted to him during 2012 under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The actual number of shares of 3M common stock to be delivered as a result of these performance shares will be determined by the performance of the Company during the three-year performance period of 2010, 2011, and 2012, as measured against three performance criteria selected by the Compensation Committee (Organic Sales Volume Growth, Return on Invested Capital, and the New Product Vitality Index). These 2010 performance shares were granted to Mr. Fong upon his appointment as Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel. Consistent with the Company's treatment of other newly-appointed senior executives, these performance shares were intended to provide him with a portion of the long-term incentive compensation granted to comparable executives in 2010, prorated to reflect the amount of time in his new position. For more information on these performance criteria and the formulas for determining the number of shares of 3M common stock payable as a result of these performance shares, please refer to the "Long-Term Incentives — Other Grants" portion of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis.

        (6)   The amounts shown as the All Other Option Awards reflect the numbers of nonqualified stock options granted to each individual during 2012 under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The options granted on February 7, 2012, were part of the Company's annual grant of stock options to the approximately 5,600 employees participating in the plan, and they vest in installments of one-third on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. The options granted to Mr. Fong on November 1, 2012, were part of the compensation offered to him in order to persuade him to join the Company as a new employee. The options granted to Mr. Shin on February 16, 2012, and to Mr. Sauer on May 4, 2012, represent progressive stock options (commonly referred to as reloads) issued upon their exercise (via a stock swap, using shares of 3M common stock already owned by the optionee) of nonqualified options granted under pre-2005 versions of the Management Stock Ownership Program which provided for the receipt of such reloads when the optionee pays the exercise price in shares of the Company's common stock. 3M offered progressive stock options with respect to nonqualified stock options granted before May 2005 to encourage executives to acquire and accumulate actual shares of 3M common stock by exercising their stock options early rather than holding such options until the end of their term and then

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immediately selling the shares acquired upon exercise. Stock options granted by the Company since May 2005 have not been eligible for the grant of new progressive stock options upon their exercise. Progressive stock options vest in full six months following the grant date.

        (7)   The exercise price for all stock options granted under the Company's 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan is set at the fair market value of a share of 3M common stock on the option grant date (as required by the provisions of the plan). As provided in the plan, the fair market value of a share of 3M common stock is computed as the closing price at which 3M common stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange on the applicable date.

        (8)   This amount reflects a grant of restricted stock units to Mr. Fong upon his appointment as Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel. They were granted to him as part of the compensation offered to Mr. Fong in order to persuade him to join the Company as a new employee. These restricted stock units vest in full on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, assuming continued employment, or immediately upon the termination of his employment due to disability or the termination of his employment by the Company without cause.

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        2012 OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END TABLE

   
 
  Option Awards
  Stock Awards
   
   
 
   
Name
  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable

  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable

  Option
Exercise
Price ($)

  Option
Expiration
Date

  Number of
Shares or
Units of Stock
That Have Not
Vested (#)

  Market Value
of Shares or
Units of Stock
That Have Not
Vested ($)

  Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested (#)

  Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout Value
of Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested ($)

 
   

Inge G. Thulin

                                          8,499(9)          789,132  

                                          8,931(9)          829,243  

                                        49,359(10)     4,582,983  

        6,990                 0          86.80     05/13/2013                          

      20,288                 0          97.21     05/13/2013                          

      56,114                 0          84.40     05/09/2014                          

      67,975                 0          76.80     05/08/2015                          

      52,000                 0          87.35     05/09/2016                          

      45,758                 0          84.78     05/08/2017                          

      50,792                 0          77.18     05/13/2018                          

      59,584                 0          54.11     02/08/2019                          

      33,443       16,723(1)     78.72     02/07/2020                          

      14,519       29,041(2)     89.47     02/08/2021                          

              0     204,804(3)     87.89     02/07/2022                          

                              3,294(5)        305,848              

                                    24(6)             2,228              

George W. Buckley

                                        50,590(9)       4,697,282  

                                        26,222(10)     2,434,713  

    183,522                 0          87.35     05/09/2016                          

    165,909                 0          84.78     05/08/2017                          

    152,441       76,222(1)     78.72     02/07/2020                          

      71,252     142,507(2)     89.47     02/08/2021                          

                            16,581(5)     1,539,546              

                            14,125(6)     1,311,506              

David W. Meline

                                          2,275(9)          211,234  

                                          8,971(9)          832,957  

                                        15,770(10)     1,464,245  

      20,136                 0          71.12     08/31/2018                          

      10,709         5,356(1)     78.72     02/07/2020                          

        3,845         7,693(2)     89.47     02/08/2021                          

              0       56,570(3)     87.89     02/07/2022                          

                                 847(5)          78,644              

                              6,173(7)        573,163              

                              1,095(6)        101,671              

Ivan K. Fong

                                          3,373(9)          313,183  

                                          6,609(10)        613,646  

              0       50,423(4)     89.25     11/01/2022                          

                            11,205(8)     1,040,384              

Hak Cheol Shin

                                          8,499(9)          789,132  

                                          9,292(10)        862,762  

        5,028                 0          86.80     05/13/2013                          

        9,340                 0          87.65     05/13/2013                          

      24,353                 0          84.40     05/09/2014                          

      17,043                 0          76.80     05/08/2015                          

      60,000                 0          87.35     05/09/2016                          

      35,441                 0          84.78     05/08/2017                          

      47,528                 0          77.18     05/13/2018                          

      58,772                 0          54.11     02/08/2019                          

      38,391       19,196(1)     78.72     02/07/2020                          

      16,531       33,064(2)     89.47     02/08/2021                          

              0       46,314(3)     87.89     02/07/2022                          

                              3,388(5)        314,576              

                              2,720(6)        252,552              

Brad T. Sauer

                                          8,499(9)          789,132  

                                          9,292(10)        862,762  

        3,621                 0          96.83     05/13/2013                          

            974                 0          84.40     05/09/2014                          

      20,380                 0          96.83     05/09/2014                          

      16,556                 0          88.67     05/09/2014                          

      63,122                 0          76.80     05/08/2015                          

      52,000                 0          87.35     05/09/2016                          

      38,979                 0          84.78     05/08/2017                          

      45,508                 0          77.18     05/13/2018                          

      59,216                 0          54.11     02/08/2019                          

      33,443       16,723(1)     78.72     02/07/2020                          

      14,519       29,041(2)     89.47     02/08/2021                          

              0       33,345(3)     87.89     02/07/2022                          

                              3,388(5)        314,576              
   

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FOOTNOTES TO 2012 OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS
AT FISCAL YEAR-END TABLE

        (1)   These stock options vested in full on February 9, 2013.

        (2)   These stock options vested or will vest in installments of one-half on February 8, 2013, and February 8, 2014.

        (3)   These stock options vested or will vest in installments of one-third on each of February 7, 2013, February 7, 2014, and February 7, 2015.

        (4)   These stock options will vest in installments of one-third on each of November 1, 2015, November 1, 2016, and November 1, 2017, or immediately in the event of the termination of Mr. Fong's employment by the Company without cause.

        (5)   These restricted stock units vested in full on February 9, 2013.

        (6)   These restricted stock units will vest in full on January 2, 2014.

        (7)   These restricted stock units will vest in full on September 1, 2013.

        (8)   These restricted stock units will vest in full on November 1, 2016, or immediately in the event of the termination of Mr. Fong's employment by the Company without cause.

        (9)   The shares of 3M common stock to be delivered as a result of the Company's performance over the three-year performance period ending December 31, 2013, will not vest until December 31, 2013. Under the terms of the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, these shares of 3M common stock will be delivered no later than March 15, 2014. In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's regulations, the number of shares and payout value for the performance shares granted in 2011 reflect the target payout under the formula for this grant since the Company's performance during the first two years of the three-year performance period has exceeded the threshold levels for this grant.

        (10) The shares of 3M common stock to be delivered as a result of the Company's performance over the three-year performance period ending December 31, 2014, will not vest until December 31, 2014. Under the terms of the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, these shares of 3M common stock will be delivered no later than March 15, 2015. In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's regulations, the number of shares and payout value for the performance shares granted in 2012 reflect the target payout under the formula for this grant since the Company's performance during the first year of the three-year performance period has exceeded the threshold levels for this grant.

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        2012 OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED TABLE

 
 
  Option Exercises and Stock Vested
 
 
  Option Awards   Stock Awards
Name
  Number of Shares
Acquired on
Exercise (#)
  Value Realized
on Exercise ($)
  Number of Shares
Acquired on
Vesting (#)
  Value Realized
on Vesting ($)

Inge G. Thulin

    14,691(1)        339,362     54,411(6)       4,951,299

George W. Buckley

  459,312(2)   12,253,871   162,537(7)     15,300,046

David W. Meline

    16,636(3)        560,509     20,770(8)       1,988,859

Ivan K. Fong

              0                      0       1,031(9)          104,636

Hak Cheol Shin

    27,036(4)        655,659     61,374(10)     5,670,858

Brad T. Sauer

    70,413(5)        824,710     54,778(11)     4,983,552
 

FOOTNOTES TO 2012 OPTION EXERCISES
AND STOCK VESTED TABLE

        (1)   The stock options exercised by Mr. Thulin were granted on May 14, 2002, and had an exercise price of $64.50. Of this total number of options exercised, Mr. Thulin retained a total of 2,220 additional shares of 3M common stock after tax withholding and payment of the exercise price for these options.

        (2)   The stock options exercised by Mr. Buckley were granted between May 13, 2008, and February 9, 2009, and had exercise prices between $54.11 and $77.18. Mr. Buckley did not retain any additional shares of 3M common stock as a result of these option exercises.

        (3)   The stock options exercised by Mr. Meline were granted on February 9, 2009, and had an exercise price of $54.11. Of this total number of options exercised, Mr. Meline retained a total of 3,648 additional shares of 3M common stock after tax withholding and payment of the exercise price for these options.

        (4)   The stock options exercised by Mr. Shin were granted between May 14, 2002, and May 13, 2003, and had exercise prices between $61.85 and $64.50. Of this total number of options exercised, Mr. Shin retained a total of 4,289 additional shares of 3M common stock after tax withholding and payment of the exercise prices for these options.

        (5)   The stock options exercised by Mr. Sauer were granted between May 14, 2002, and May 4, 2010, and had exercise prices between $64.50 and $88.65. Of this total number of options exercised, Mr. Sauer retained a total of 3,588 additional shares of 3M common stock after tax withholding and payment of the exercise prices for these options.

        (6)   These shares were acquired by Mr. Thulin upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted to him under the 2005 Management Stock Ownership Program and the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and upon the vesting of performance shares granted to him under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Of this total number of shares, 25,481 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on March 3, 2008, 12,664 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on February 9, 2009, 3,294 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on February 9, 2010, and 12,972 were attributable to his 2010 performance shares for which the three-year performance period was completed on December 31, 2012.

        (7)   These shares were acquired by Mr. Buckley upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted to him under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and upon the vesting of performance shares granted to him under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Of this total number of shares, 70,477 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on February 9, 2009, 1,355 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on September 1, 2009, 16,581 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on February 9, 2010, and 74,124 were attributable to his 2010 performance shares for which the three-year performance period was completed on December 31, 2012.

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        (8)   These shares were acquired by Mr. Meline upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted to him under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and upon the vesting of performance shares granted to him under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Of this total number of shares, 4,159 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on February 9, 2009, 847 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on February 9, 2010, 3,835 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on April 1, 2011, and 11,929 were attributable to his 2010 performance shares for which the three-year performance period was completed on December 31, 2012.

        (9)   These shares were acquired by Mr. Fong upon the vesting of performance shares granted to him under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. All 1,031 of these shares were attributable to his 2010 performance shares for which the three-year performance period was completed on December 31, 2012.

        (10) These shares were acquired by Mr. Shin upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted to him under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and upon the vesting of performance shares granted to him under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Of this total number of shares, 32,077 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on December 1, 2008, 12,937 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on February 9, 2009, 3,388 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on February 9, 2010, and 12,972 were attributable to his 2010 performance shares for which the three-year performance period was completed on December 31, 2012.

        (11) These shares were acquired by Mr. Sauer upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted to him under the 2005 Management Stock Ownership Program and the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and upon the vesting of performance shares granted to him under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Of this total number of shares, 25,481 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on March 3, 2008, 12,937 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on February 9, 2009, 3,388 were attributable to restricted stock units granted on February 9, 2010, and 12,972 were attributable to his 2010 performance shares for which the three-year performance period was completed on December 31, 2012.

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        PENSION BENEFITS

        The following table shows the present value of the accumulated benefits payable to each of the Named Executive Officers, as well as the number of years of service credited to each individual, under each of the Company's defined benefit pension plans (including any supplemental arrangements pursuant to their employment agreements) determined using the same interest rate and mortality assumptions as those used for financial statement reporting purposes. See Note 10 to the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2013.

 
2012 Pension Benefits Table
 
Name
  Plan Name   Number
of Years
Credited
Service (#)
  Present
Value of
Accumulated
Benefits ($)
  Payments
During
Last
Fiscal
Year ($)
Inge G. Thulin   Employee Retirement Income Plan   33     1,556,554*             0
    Nonqualified Pension Plan   33     8,643,354               0

George W. Buckley

 

Employee Retirement Income Plan

 

  7

 

     301,332  

 

  12,159
    Nonqualified Pension Plan     7     6,709,722     258,480
    Supplemental Retirement Plan     7   21,664,331     834,578

David W. Meline

 

Employee Retirement Income Plan

 

  4

 

     170,709  

 

          0
    Nonqualified Pension Plan     4        549,617               0

Ivan K. Fong

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hak Cheol Shin

 

Employee Retirement Income Plan

 

28

 

  1,145,346  

 

          0
    Nonqualified Pension Plan   28     3,890,906               0

Brad T. Sauer

 

Employee Retirement Income Plan

 

30

 

  1,133,367  

 

          0
    Nonqualified Pension Plan   30     3,426,461               0
 
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A portion of Mr. Thulin's benefits will actually be paid by a pension plan maintained by the Company's subsidiary in Sweden (based on the years he was employed in Sweden before transferring to the United States), and the amount paid by this plan in Sweden will reduce the amount paid by the ERIP.

        The Employee Retirement Income Plan ("ERIP") is a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan maintained by 3M for its eligible employees in the United States. Effective January 1, 2001, the Company amended the ERIP to include a pension equity formula for (1) employees hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2001, and (2) employees who voluntarily elected the pension equity formula during the one-time choice election period in 2001. The ERIP was closed to new participants effective January 1, 2009, meaning that employees hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2009 (including Mr. Fong), do not participate in the plan. Of the Named Executive Officers, Mr. Thulin, Mr. Shin, and Mr. Sauer participate under the non-pension equity formula of the ERIP (the Portfolio I Plan), while Mr. Buckley and Mr. Meline participate under the pension equity formula of the ERIP (the Portfolio II Plan). Retirement benefits under the ERIP are based on an employee's years of service and average annual earnings during the employee's four highest-paid consecutive years of service. As applied to the Named Executive Officers, earnings for purposes of the ERIP include base salary and annual incentive compensation. All benefits earned under the ERIP by the Named Executive Officers will be payable in the form of life annuities.

        Under the Portfolio I Plan, employees earn annual benefits payable at retirement generally equal to 1.15 percent of their high-four average annual earnings multiplied by their years of service plus 0.35 percent of their high-four average annual earnings in excess of a Social Security breakpoint

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multiplied by their years of service (up to a maximum of 35 years). The Social Security breakpoint is an average of the Social Security taxable wage bases for each of the 35 years ending with the year each employee qualifies for receiving unreduced Social Security retirement benefits. Under the Portfolio I Plan, an employee may retire with an unreduced pension at age 60 (61 or 62 for employees born after 1942) and if the employee's age and service at the time of retirement total at least 90 (91 or 92 for employees born after 1942) the employee would receive a Social Security bridge payment until age 62. Mr. Thulin and Mr. Shin are eligible to retire with reduced early retirement benefits under the Portfolio I Plan, with the reduction being equal to 5 percent of the pension otherwise payable for each year that they retire prior to age 61.

        Under the Portfolio II Plan, employees earn pension credits (from 3 percent to 12 percent) for each year of employment based on their age and accumulated years of service under the Plan. Once their employment ends, these accumulated pension credits are multiplied by their high-four average annual earnings and added to an amount determined by multiplying one-half of these accumulated pension credits by their high-four average annual earnings in excess of a Social Security integration level (70 percent of the Social Security taxable wage base in the year employment ends). The sum of these two amounts is then converted into an annuity payable over the lifetime of the employee using fixed conversion factors. The Portfolio II Plan does not provide any subsidies for early retirement.

        As a tax-qualified plan, the ERIP is subject to a variety of limits that apply to both the amount of any employee's earnings that may be considered when determining the benefits earned under the plan as well as the maximum amount of benefits that any employee may earn. The Nonqualified Pension Plan is designed to provide additional benefits to employees, including the Named Executive Officers, affected by these limits. The amount of benefits earned under this Nonqualified Pension Plan generally equal the amount of benefits an employee was not able to earn under the ERIP as a result of the limits imposed by Federal tax laws. The benefits earned under this Nonqualified Pension Plan are generally paid in the form of a single lump-sum cash payment following the termination of their employment (subject to any applicable delay under Federal tax laws). Current employees were given a one-time opportunity during 2008 to elect to receive their benefits earned under this Nonqualified Pension Plan in the form of a life annuity following their retirement, and both Mr. Buckley and Mr. Meline elected to receive their benefits in the form of a life annuity.

        Mr. Buckley also earned supplemental retirement benefits pursuant to his now-expired employment agreement with the Company. These supplemental benefits, which were negotiated at the time he agreed to leave his previous employer and join 3M, were designed to replace the pension benefits he failed to earn under the plan of his previous employer because his accrued benefits under that plan do not grow with future increases in compensation. These supplemental benefits are payable in the form of a life annuity.

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        The following table reflects the participation during 2012 by the Named Executive Officers in three nonqualified deferred compensation plans offered by the Company. The Deferred Compensation Excess Plan allows eligible employees to defer for a number of years or until retirement from the Company the receipt of base salary and the portion of their annual incentive compensation paid in cash. The Performance Awards Deferred Compensation Plan allows eligible employees to defer for a number of years or until retirement from the Company the payout of their performance share or performance unit awards under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The VIP Excess Plan allows eligible employees to defer until retirement from the Company the receipt of base salary and annual incentive compensation. All three plans generally allow the eligible employees to elect to receive payment of their account balances in the form of either a single lump sum payment or in up to ten annual installments. With the exception of deferrals of performance shares under the Performance Awards Deferred Compensation Plan, earnings are credited to the amounts deferred under all three plans based on the returns paid on the investment funds available to participants in 3M's qualified 401(k) plan or a fixed rate of return based on corporate bond yields (as selected by each participant). Earnings are credited to the deferrals of performance shares under the Performance Awards Deferred Compensation Plan based on the return on shares of 3M common stock, including reinvested dividends.

 
2012 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table
Name
  Executive
Contributions in
Last FY ($)(1)
  Registrant
Contributions in
Last FY ($)(2)
  Aggregate
Earnings in
Last FY ($)(3)
  Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions ($)
  Aggregate
Balance at Last
FYE ($)(4)

Inge G. Thulin

                   

VIP Excess Plan

  100,107     60,064        10,830   0        448,059

George W. Buckley

                   

VIP Excess Plan

  232,728   149,290      411,772   0     3,293,407

Performance

            0             0   1,638,519   0   12,294,050

Awards Deferred

                   

Compensation

                   

Plan

                   

David W. Meline

                   

VIP Excess Plan

    73,186     40,080      55,562   0        485,332

Performance

            0             0      110,018   0        752,939

Awards Deferred

                   

Compensation

                   

Plan

                   

Deferred

            0             0      105,125   0        721,221

Compensation

                   

Excess Plan

                   

Ivan K. Fong

                   

None

                   

Hak Cheol Shin

                   

VIP Excess Plan

    52,087     31,253        71,009   0        778,848

Brad T. Sauer

                   

VIP Excess Plan

    53,415     27,213           8,549   0        326,807
 

FOOTNOTES TO 2012 NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION TABLE

        (1)   With the exception of the amounts contributed during 2012 by Mr. Sauer from the payout of his annual incentive compensation earned during 2011, all amounts contributed by these individuals during 2012 have been included in the Summary Compensation Table as Salary or Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation earned in 2011 or 2012. Since Mr. Sauer was not a Named Executive Officer for 2011, the

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Summary Compensation Table does not reflect any of his 2011 annual incentive compensation from which these contributions were made during 2012.

        (2)   All amounts contributed by the Company on behalf of these individuals during 2012 are included in the "All Other Compensation" column of the Summary Compensation Table.

        (3)   None of these amounts is included in the Summary Compensation Table as compensation earned in 2012.

        (4)   Of the amounts reported in this column, $265,325 of Mr. Thulin's balance at the end of 2012, $11,366,033 of Mr. Buckley's balances at the end of 2012, $93,163 of Mr. Meline's balances at the end of 2012, $10,315 of Mr. Shin's balance at the end of 2012, and $45,792 of Mr. Sauer's balance at the end of 2012 were reported previously as compensation in the Company's Summary Compensation Table for prior years.

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        As reflected in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis portion of this Proxy Statement, 3M has no employment agreements with any of the Named Executive Officers nor does it have any severance or change in control plans or arrangements that would provide severance benefits to any of the Named Executive Officers in the event of the termination of their employment or a change in control of the Company. However, certain of the Company's executive compensation and benefit plans provide all participants (including the Named Executive Officers) with certain rights or the right to receive payments in the event of the termination of their employment or upon a change in control of the Company. The terms applicable to these potential rights or payments in various situations are described below. Payments or benefits under other plans and arrangements that are generally provided on a non-discriminatory basis to all similarly situated employees of the Company upon the termination of their employment are not described, including (a) accrued base salary; (b) annual incentive earned with respect to completed performance periods; (c) retiree welfare benefits provided to substantially all of the Company's U.S. employees, including retiree medical and dental benefits; (d) distribution of vested account balances under the Company's qualified 401(k) plan; (e) accrued pension benefits under the Company's defined benefit pension plans payable following an employee's retirement or other termination of employment (the amounts of these benefits earned by the Named Executive Officers are reported in the 2012 Pension Benefits Table); and (f) distribution of account balances under the Company's nonqualified deferred compensation plans (the amount of these account balances of the Named Executive Officers are reported in the 2012 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table).

        Following retirement (termination of employment after attaining age 55 with at least five years of employment service with the Company), the Named Executive Officers are entitled to receive:

        In the event of the termination of their employment due to death or disability, the Named Executive Officers are entitled to receive:

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        In the event of the termination of their employment for any reason other than retirement, death, or disability, the Named Executive Officers are entitled to receive:

        In the event of a change in control of the Company (as defined for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code), the Named Executive Officers are entitled to receive:

For purposes of these awards, "Cause" means a material violation of any policy of the Company, or embezzlement or theft of property belonging to the Company, and "Good Reason" means (i) a material diminution in the Named Executive Officer's position, authority, duties, or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to the change in control, (ii) a material diminution in the Named Executive Officer's base salary or annual planned cash compensation, or (iii) a material change in the geographic location at which the Named Executive Officer is required to perform services for the Company.

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        The amounts payable to or on behalf of each of the Named Executive Officers in each of the above situations is reflected in the following table, assuming that each individual's employment had terminated and/or a change in control of the Company had occurred on December 31, 2012. As of December 31, 2012, Mr. Thulin and Mr. Shin were eligible to retire (as that term is defined for purposes of 3M's stock plans). Mr. Buckley retired from the Company effective June 1, 2012.

   
2012 Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control Table  
Name
  Triggering Event   Outstanding
Performance
Share
Awards ($)(1)
  Unvested
RSUs
($)(2)
  Unvested
Options
($)(3)
  Life
Insurance
Proceeds
($)(4)
  Total
($)
 

Inge G. Thulin