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SCHEDULE 14A
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3M COMPANY
BLDG. 220-9E-02
ST. PAUL, MN 55144-1000
| Meeting Information | ||
| Meeting Type: | Annual Meeting | |
| For holders as of: | March 11, 2016 | |
| Date: May 10, 2016 | Time: 10:00 a.m. CDT | |
| Location: | Austin City Limits Live at the
Moody Theater 310 W. Willie Nelson Blvd. Austin, Texas 78701 | |
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| Voting Items |
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals 1, 2, 3 and 4: | ||
| Vote on Directors | ||
| 1. | To elect twelve members to the Board of Directors, each for a term of one year. | |
| Nominees: | ||
| 1a. | Sondra L. Barbour | |
| 1b. | Thomas "Tony" K. Brown | |
| 1c. | Vance D. Coffman | |
| 1d. | David B. Dillon | |
| 1e. | Michael L. Eskew | |
| 1f. | Herbert L. Henkel | |
| 1g. | Muhtar Kent | |
| 1h. | Edward M. Liddy | |
| 1i. | Gregory R. Page | |
| 1j. | Inge G. Thulin | |
| 1k. | Robert J. Ulrich | |
| 1l. | Patricia A. Woertz | |
| 2. | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as 3M's independent registered public accounting firm. |
| 3. | Advisory approval of executive compensation. |
| 4. | Approval of the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan. |
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposals 5 and 6: | |
| 5. | Stockholder proposal on special meetings. |
| 6. | Stockholder proposal on share repurchase program and executive compensation. |
| NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. | |
