ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of 3M (NYSE:MMM) today declared a dividend on the company's common stock of 46 cents per share for the second quarter of 2006, payable June 12, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 19, 2006. This cash dividend is the 359th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by 3M.
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