0001104659-11-029228.txt : 20110516 0001104659-11-029228.hdr.sgml : 20110516 20110516123553 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-11-029228 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110510 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20110516 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110516 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: 3M CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000066740 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841] IRS NUMBER: 410417775 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03285 FILM NUMBER: 11844839 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3M CENTER STREET 2: BLDG. 220-11W-02 CITY: ST PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55144-1000 BUSINESS PHONE: 6517332204 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3M CENTER STREET 2: BLDG. 220-11W-02 CITY: ST. PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55144-1000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURING CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 a11-12500_18k.htm 8-K

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 10, 2011

3M COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

File No. 1-3285		41-0417775
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3M Center, St. Paul, Minnesota		55144-1000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 10, 2011, the Board of Directors of 3M Company appointed Inge G. Thulin Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective as of May 1, 2011.

Mr. Thulin, 57, has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, International Operations since 2003.

As of the time of the filing of this report, the Company has not entered into any material plan, contract, or arrangement to which Mr. Thulin is a party or in which he participates, or any material amendment, in connection with the appointment described above. In the event of such a material plan, contract or arrangement, or material amendment, the Company will file an amendment to this report within four business days thereof.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the press release dated May 16, 2011 is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

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 16, 2011

EX-99 2 a11-12500_1ex99.htm EX-99

Exhibit 99.1

3M Appoints Chief Operating Officer

ST. PAUL, Minn.—May 16—3M today announced that Inge G. Thulin has been appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective May 1, 2011. Thulin, 57, has been 3M’s executive vice president of International Operations since 2003. He will report to George W. Buckley, 3M chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Thulin will have day to day responsibility for 3M’s six business segments and international operations, with the executive vice presidents of those businesses reporting to him.

“The appointment of Inge represents continuing development of 3M’s leadership team with the goal of ensuring that 3M remains on a strong growth track for many years to come,” said Buckley.

Buckley noted that in recent years the company has invested on many fronts to reinforce long-term, sustainable growth by increasing the flow of innovative new products, streamlining the company’s supply chain, maintaining 3M’s superior financial position and strengthening the company’s leadership development.

“All these elements are necessary for our long-term success, and strong leadership development is at the top of the list,” he said.

Buckley continued, “Inge’s leadership of 3M’s international organization has been marked by superb business development and growth and I have every confidence that he will do the same in his new position.”

About 3M

3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products. Our culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better. 3M is the innovation company that never stops inventing. With $27 billion in sales, 3M employs about 80,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 65 countries.

Media Contact:	Donna Fleming Runyon
	3M
	(651) 736-7646

Investor Contacts:	Matt Ginter
	3M
	(651) 733-8206

	Bruce Jermeland
	3M
	(651) 733-1807

From:

3M Public Relations and Corporate Communications

3M Center, Building 225-1S-15

St. Paul, MN 55144-1000