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): May 14, 2013

 

3M COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

 

(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):

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

At the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on May 14, 2013, the votes cast with respect to each item of business properly presented at the meeting are as follows:

 

Proposal No. 1 — The stockholders elected each of the eleven nominees to the Board of Directors for a one-year term by the vote of the majority of votes cast, in accordance with 3M’s Bylaws.

 

		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
Linda G. Alvarado		462,785,420		5,824,301		3,711,235		103,375,190
Vance D. Coffman		461,937,773		6,632,211		3,750,972		103,375,190
Michael L. Eskew		463,334,642		5,148,279		3,838,035		103,375,190
W. James Farrell		464,160,257		4,348,477		3,812,222		103,375,190
Herbert L. Henkel		457,986,833		10,511,094		3,823,029		103,375,190
Muhtar Kent		464,809,517		3,676,884		3,834,555		103,375,190
Edward M. Liddy		457,593,621		10,934,813		3,792,522		103,375,190
Robert S. Morrison		460,172,550		8,538,674		3,609,732		103,375,190
Aulana L. Peters		430,329,184		38,258,961		3,732,811		103,375,190
Inge G. Thulin		453,048,524		14,155,054		5,117,378		103,375,190
Robert J. Ulrich		464,649,185		4,016,811		3,654,960		103,375,190

 

Proposal No. 2 — The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as 3M’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013.

 

 

Proposal No. 3 — The stockholders gave an advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as described in the Company’s 2013 Proxy Statement.

 

 

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Proposal No.4 — The stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal on action by written consent.*

 

 

Proposal No. 5 — The stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal on prohibiting political spending from corporate treasury funds.*

 

 

*Under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, 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 the stockholder proposal. In tabulating the voting result, 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.”  Applying this standard, the percentage in favor of the stockholder proposal is calculated by dividing the number of FOR votes by the sum of the number of FOR, AGAINST and ABSTAIN votes.

 

 

 

 

 

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: May 15, 2013

 

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