3M CO — Earnings Release 2012

Oct 23, 2012

8-K 1 a12-24734_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): October 23, 2012

*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 ( 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))

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 23, 2012, 3M Company issued a press release reporting third-quarter 2012 results and updating its 2012 performance expectations (attached hereunder as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference).

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99	Press Release, dated as of October 23, 2012, 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 hereunto duly authorized.

	3M COMPANY
By:	/s/ Gregg M. Larson
	Gregg M. Larson,
	Deputy General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: October 23, 2012

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