UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 18, 2007
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3M COMPANY |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
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Delaware |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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File No. 1-3285 |
41-0417775 |
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(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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3M Center, St. Paul, Minnesota |
55144-1000 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
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(651) 733-1110 |
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 8.01 Other Events
The exhibits filed herewith are exhibits to the Registration Statement on Form S–3 (file no. 333–132041) of 3M Company (the “Company”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2006. On June 18, 2007, the Company entered into a Distribution Agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC relating to up to $3,000,000,000 of the Company’s Medium–Term Notes, Series E.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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DESCRIPTION |
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1.1 |
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Distribution Agreement |
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4.1 |
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Form of Fixed Rate Medium–Term Note |
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4.2 |
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Form of Floating Rate Medium–Term Note |
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23.1 |
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Consent of Lauri B. Ink |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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3M COMPANY |
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By: |
/s/ Gregg M. Larson |
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Gregg M. Larson, |
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Deputy General Counsel and Secretary |
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Dated: June 18, 2007 |
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