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TableofContents
Item1B.UnresolvedStaffComments.
None.
Item2.Properties.
3M’sgeneraloffices,corporateresearchlaboratories,andcertaindivisionlaboratoriesarelocatedinSt.Paul,Minnesota.The
Companyoperates88manufacturingfacilitiesin29states.TheCompanyoperates127manufacturingandconvertingfacilitiesin
37countriesoutsidetheUnitedStates.
3Mownsthemajorityofitsphysicalproperties.3M’sphysicalfacilitiesarehighlysuitableforthepurposesforwhichtheywere
designed.Because3Misaglobalenterprisecharacterizedbysubstantialintersegmentcooperation,propertiesareoftenusedby
multiplebusinesssegments.
Item3.LegalProceedings.
DiscussionoflegalmattersisincorporatedbyreferencefromPartII,Item8,Note14,“CommitmentsandContingencies,”ofthis
document,andshouldbeconsideredanintegralpartofPartI,Item3,“LegalProceedings.”
Item4.MineSafetyDisclosures.
PursuanttoSection1503oftheDodd-FrankWallStreetReformandConsumerProtectionAct(the“Act”),theCompanyisrequired
todisclose,inconnectionwiththeminesitoperates,informationconcerningminesafetyviolationsorotherregulatorymattersinits
periodicreportsfiledwiththeSEC.Fortheyear2015,theinformationconcerningminesafetyviolationsorotherregulatorymatters
requiredbySection1503(a)oftheActisincludedinExhibit95tothisannualreport.
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