UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 21, 2006
3M COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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File No. 1-3285 |
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41-0417775 |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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3M Center, St. Paul, Minnesota |
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55144-1000 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(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))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On April 21, 2006, 3M Company issued a press release reporting its sales and earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006 (furnished hereunder as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference).
The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
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99 |
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Press Release, dated as of April 21, 2006, 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 thereunto duly authorized.
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3M COMPANY |
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By: |
/s/ Gregg M. Larson |
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Gregg M. Larson, |
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Secretary |
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Dated: April 21, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description |
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99 |
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Press Release, dated as of April 21, 2006, of 3M Company (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 hereof) |