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UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION
Washington,D.C.20549
FORM10-K
☒☒ANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHE
SECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934
ForthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2015
Commissionfilenumber1-3285
3MCOMPANY
StateofIncorporation:Delaware I.R.S.EmployerIdentificationNo.41-0417775
Principalexecutiveoffices:3MCenter,St.Paul,Minnesota55144
Telephonenumber:(651)733-1110
SECURITIESREGISTEREDPURSUANTTOSECTION12(b)OFTHEACT:
Titleofeachclass Nameofeachexchange
onwhichregistered
CommonStock,ParValue$.01PerShare
EUR500MillionNotesdue2018
EUR750MillionNotesdue2026
EUR650MillionNotesdue2020
EUR600MillionNotesdue2023
EUR500MillionNotesdue2030
NewYorkStockExchange,Inc.
ChicagoStockExchange,Inc.
NewYorkStockExchange,Inc.
NewYorkStockExchange,Inc.
NewYorkStockExchange,Inc.
NewYorkStockExchange,Inc.
NewYorkStockExchange,Inc.
Note:ThecommonstockoftheRegistrantisalsotradedontheSWXSwissExchange.
Securitiesregisteredpursuanttosection12(g)oftheAct:None
IndicatebycheckmarkiftheRegistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct.Yes☒No☐
IndicatebycheckmarkiftheRegistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13orSection15(d)oftheAct.Yes☐No☒
IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheRegistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof
1934duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheRegistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfiling
requirementsforthepast90days.Yes☒No☐
IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyandpostedonitscorporateWebsite,ifany,everyInteractiveDataFile
requiredtobesubmittedandpostedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-Tduringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwas
requiredtosubmitandpostsuchfiles).Yes☒No☐
IndicatebycheckmarkifdisclosureofdelinquentfilerspursuanttoItem405ofRegulationS-Kisnotcontainedherein,andwillnotbecontained,to
thebestofRegistrant’sknowledge,indefinitiveproxyorinformationstatementsincorporatedbyreferenceinPartIIIofthisForm10-Koranyamendmentto
thisForm10-K.☒
IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheRegistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,orasmallerreportingcompany.
Seethedefinitionsof“largeacceleratedfiler,”“acceleratedfiler”and“smallerreportingcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct.
Largeacceleratedfiler☒Acceleratedfiler☐Non-acceleratedfiler☐Smallerreportingcompany☐
IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheRegistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheAct).Yes☐No☒
TheaggregatemarketvalueofvotingstockheldbynonaffiliatesoftheRegistrant,computedbyreferencetotheclosingpriceandsharesoutstanding,
wasapproximately$91.4billionasofJanuary31,2016(approximately$96.4billionasofJune30,2015,thelastbusinessdayoftheRegistrant’smost
recentlycompletedsecondquarter).
SharesofcommonstockoutstandingatJanuary31,2016:605,038,186
DOCUMENTSINCORPORATEDBYREFERENCE
PartsoftheCompany’sdefinitiveproxystatement(tobefiledpursuanttoRegulation14Awithin120daysafterRegistrant’sfiscalyear-endof
December31,2015)foritsannualmeetingtobeheldonMay10,2016,areincorporatedbyreferenceinthisForm10-KinresponsetoPartIII,Items10,11,
12,13and14.