8-K

                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D. C. 20549


                                   FORM 8-K


                                CURRENT REPORT


                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                          Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                        Date of Report: January 11, 2001
                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                  MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                File No. 1-3285
                           (Commission File Number)


                Delaware                             41-0417775
        (State of incorporation)                  (I.R.S. Employer
                                                Identification Number)


            3M Center                              55144-1000
            St. Paul, Minnesota                    (Zip Code)
                 (Address of principal executive offices)


               Registrant's telephone, including area code:
                             (651) 733-1110


ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99 is a copy
of a press release of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company dated
January 11, 2001.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c)  Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K

        EXHIBIT NO.  DESCRIPTION
        ----------   -----------
            99       Press release dated January 11, 2001




                           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.

                                           MINNESOTA MINING AND
                                           MANUFACTURING COMPANY


                                           By: /s/ Gregg M. Larson
                                              --------------------
                                              Gregg M. Larson,
                                              Assistant Secretary

Dated:  January 11, 2001


                      EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT         DESCRIPTION
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99              Press release dated January 11, 2001.

EX-99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                        MEDIA CONTACT: MARY C. AUVIN, 3M
                                                               (651) 736-2597

3M COMPLETES MICROTOUCH SYSTEMS TENDER OFFER

     SAINT PAUL, Minnesota - January 11, 2001 - Minnesota Mining and
Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MMM) today announced that its wholly owned
subsidiary, Equinox Acquisition, Inc., accepted for payment the 1,133,023
shares of common stock of MicroTouch Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTSI) that had
been tendered (including 200,426 shares tendered pursuant to guaranteed
delivery procedures) during the subsequent offering period which expired at
12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Wednesday, January 10, 2001.

     After giving effect to the additional shares tendered during the
subsequent offering period, a total of 7,490,730 shares of MicroTouch
Systems stock (approximately 97.5% of the outstanding shares) were validly
tendered pursuant to the offer.

     As previously announced, MicroTouch Systems will be merged with
Equinox Acquisition, Inc. As a result of the merger, MicroTouch Systems
will become a wholly owned subsidiary of 3M. In the merger, shareholders
will receive the same consideration of $21.00 per share as was received by
shareholders who tendered in the offer. 3M expects the merger transaction
will be completed in February.

     The statements contained in this press release that are not purely
historical are forward-looking statements including statements regarding
the Company's expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies
regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this press
release are based upon information available to the Company as of the date
hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such
forward-looking statement.

FROM:
3M Media Relations
3M Center, Building 225-1S-15
St. Paul, MN 55144-1000
(651) 733-8805