SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: April 9, 2002
(Date of earliest event reported)
3M COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
File No. 1-3285
(Commission File Number)
Delaware 41-0417775
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
3M Center 55144-1000
St. Paul, Minnesota (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone, including area code:
(651) 733-1110
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
The Board of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (the "Company")
approved changing the Company's name from "Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
Company" to "3M Company." The name change results from a merger under Section
253 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware of 3M Company, a Delaware
corporation and subsidiary of the Company, with and into the Company, with the
Company remaining as the surviving corporation under the name of 3M Company. The
name change is effective at 8:00 a.m. (ET) on April 8, 2002. The "MMM" ticker
symbol remains the same.
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
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Gregg M. Larson,
Secretary
Dated: April 9, 2002