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 24, 2013 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)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition On October 24, 2013, 3M Company issued a press release reporting third-quarter 2013 results and updating its full-year 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 24, 2013, of 3M Company (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 hereof)
SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities