3M CO — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2016

Mar 24, 2016

DEFA14A 1 threem_defa14a.htm DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL PROXY SOLICITING MATERIALS

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

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March 25, 2016

Vote now! 3M COMPANY Annual Stockholder Meeting

3M COMPANY

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Important proxy voting material is ready for
your action.
This email represents the following
share(s):
123,456,789,012.00000

Three Ways to Vote

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| ● | By Phone
1.800.690.6903 | Control Number:
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As a 3Mer and stockholder, you contribute to 3M's business growth and financial strength, you share in the risk and rewards, and you benefit from our Company's success. We encourage you to both understand and vote on the proposals being considered at this year's Annual Meeting.

In this email you'll find the materials you need: Notice of the Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement, the 2015 Annual Report and helpful instructions. Your vote is very important; please enter it as soon as possible.

This year's Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at the Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater, 310 W. Willie Nelson Blvd., Austin, Texas. Like last year, on the meeting day, we will provide a live webcast so you can listen to the business portion of meeting by visiting http://investors.3M.com .

If you plan to attend the meeting in person, you will need to pre-register and print your admission ticket at Proxyvote.com as further described below.

Thank you all for your contributions!

Inge Thulin Chairman of the Board, President and CEO

To access ProxyVote.com, you will need your four digit PIN:

• If you are an employee of 3M COMPANY, your PIN is the last four digits of your Social Security number.

• If you are an employee of 3M COMPANY and do not have a Social Security number or Taxpayer ID, your PIN will be the last four digits of your 3M COMPANY employee ID number.

• If you have forgotten your PIN number, please follow the instructions on Proxyvote.com.

Internet voting is accepted up to 10:59 p.m. Central Daylight Time on May 9, 2016 (or up to 10:59 p.m. CDT on May 8, 2016 for participants in 3M's Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan and the 3M Savings Plan).

Important
Materials
●	Proxy Statement
●	Annual Report

For holders as of March 11, 2016

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