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

                              FORM 8-K

                           CURRENT REPORT

                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                    Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                     Date of Report:  April 23, 2001
                     (Date of earliest event reported)

              MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                            File No. 1-3285
                        (Commission File Number)

                Delaware                            41-0417775
        (State of incorporation)              (I.R.S. Employer
                                         Identification Number)

         3M Center                               55144-1000
         St. Paul, Minnesota                     (Zip Code)
               (Address of principal executive offices)

                Registrant's telephone, including area code:
                            (651) 733-1110





ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c)  Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K

EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
- ---------- -----------
99.1       Press Release
99.2       Prepared remarks of W. James McNerney, Jr., chairman and chief
           executive officer, and Robert J. Burgstahler, chief financial officer

ITEM 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a
press release of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company dated April 23,
2001, reporting 3M's financial results for the first quarter of 2001. Also
attached as Exhibit 99.2 are the prepared remarks of W. James McNerney, Jr.,
chairman and chief executive officer, and Robert J. Burgstahler, chief financial
officer, at an earnings conference call on April 23, 2001.


                            SIGNATURE

     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.

                            MINNESOTA MINING AND
                            MANUFACTURING COMPANY

                        By: /s/  Gregg M. Larson
                            --------------------
                            Gregg M. Larson,
                            Assistant Secretary

Dated:  April 23, 2001





                            EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
- ---------- -----------
99.1       Press Release
99.2       Prepared remarks of W. James McNerney, Jr., chairman and chief
           executive officer, and Robert J. Burgstahler, chief financial officer