0001127602-12-006442.txt : 20120216 0001127602-12-006442.hdr.sgml : 20120216 20120216174147 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001127602-12-006442 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120215 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120216 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120216 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: YEOMANS JAN L CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001197790 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03285 FILM NUMBER: 12620392 ISSUER: 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 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 4 1 form4.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0304 4 2012-02-15 0000066740 3M CO MMM 0001197790 YEOMANS JAN L 3M CENTER ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000 1 VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER Common Stock 2012-02-15 4 M 0 28978 64.50 A 89536 D Common Stock 2012-02-15 4 F 0 21481 87.01 D 68055 D Common Stock 2012-02-15 4 F 0 2616 87.01 D 65439 D Common Stock 2012-02-15 4 S 0 100 87.0506 D 65339 D Common Stock 2012-02-15 4 S 0 5059 87.051 D 60280 D Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) 64.50 2012-02-15 4 M 0 28978 0 D 2003-05-15 2012-05-14 Common Stock 28978 0 D This Form is being filed to report the exercise of a 3M stock option for a total of 28,978 shares by means of a stock swap. A stock swap is a method of exercising a stock option in which the option holder attests to the ownership of enough shares of stock already owned by the option holder to cover the exercise price of the option being exercised. As a result of this stock swap, the reporting person acquired ownership of an additional 4,881 shares of 3M common stock. As a result of this transaction, 2,616 shares were sold to pay withholding taxes to the respective government agencies. George Ann Biros, attorney-in-fact for Jan L. Yeomans 2012-02-16