Item 8.01.  Other Events

 

Pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2009, between 3M Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company as Independent Fiduciary of the 3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, 3M Company is filing the financial and other information for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, attached as Exhibit 99 for incorporation into the Company’s Prospectus Supplement, dated August 4, 2009, and related Prospectus, dated February 17, 2009.   The attached information was prepared based on our earnings press release dated October 22, 2009, but excluding non-GAAP measures contained therein.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

Certain financial and other information for the quarter ended September 30, 2009

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

3M COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gregg M. Larson

 

 

 

 

Gregg M. Larson,

 

 

 

Deputy General Counsel and Secretary

 

Dated: October 26, 2009