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 13, 2014

 

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 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on May 13, 2014, 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 nine 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		435,765,874		5,244,099		1,972,907		106,210,137
Thomas “Tony” K. Brown		437,887,108		2,873,694		2,222,078		106,210,137
Vance D. Coffman		432,492,334		8,438,004		2,052,542		106,210,137
Michael L. Eskew		433,522,679		7,379,270		2,080,931		106,210,137
Herbert L. Henkel		431,112,084		9,718,639		2,152,157		106,210,137
Muhtar Kent		437,333,633		3,463,829		2,185,418		106,210,137
Edward M. Liddy		428,039,545		12,790,002		2,153,333		106,210,137
Inge G. Thulin		424,540,439		15,340,889		3,101,552		106,210,137
Robert J. Ulrich		435,135,852		5,875,045		1,971,983		106,210,137

 

Proposal No. 2 — The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as 3M’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014.

 

For		541,921,261
Against		4,980,814
Abstain		2,290,942
Broker Non-Vote		N/A

 

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 2014 Proxy Statement.

 

For		423,455,759
Against		14,849,360
Abstain		4,677,761
Broker Non-Vote		106,210,137

 

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

 

For		172,351,856
Against		265,920,085
Abstain		4,710,939
Broker Non-Vote		106,210,137

 

*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 14, 2014

 

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