UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 25, 2011

 

3M COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

File No. 1-3285		41-0417775
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3M Center, St. Paul, Minnesota		55144-1000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

(651) 733-1110

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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))

 

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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On October 25, 2011, 3M Company issued a press release reporting third-quarter 2011 results and adjusting full-year 2011 sales and earnings expectations (attached hereunder as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99		Press Release, dated as of October 25, 2011, of 3M Company (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 hereof)

 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

	3M COMPANY
	By:	/s/ Gregg M. Larson
		Gregg M. Larson,
		Deputy General Counsel and Secretary

 

Dated: October 25, 2011

 

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