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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on January&nbsp;8, 2009</font></p>

<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Form&nbsp;S-8</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration Statement</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Under The Securities Act of 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3M COMPANY</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in
its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Delaware</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">41-0417775</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State of
  incorporation)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S.
  Employer I.D. No.)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3M Center</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">St. Paul, Minnesota
55144</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(651) 733-2204</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VIP Excess Plan and VIP
Plus Plan</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full title of the plans)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Gregg M. Larson</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Deputy General
Counsel</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3M Company</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3M Center</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">St. Paul, Minnesota
55144</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Telephone: (651)
733-2204</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name, address, and telephone number of
agent for service)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer,
or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2
of the Exchange Act.</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>
  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Calculation of
Registration Fee</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of Securities
  to be Registered (1)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  Registered</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed Maximum</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Offering
  Price/Share</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed Maximum</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Aggregate Offering
  Price</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of
  Registration Fee</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Deferred Compensation Obligations</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100,000,000</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.82%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100,000,000</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.82%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,930</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&nbsp;The Deferred Compensation
Obligations are unsecured obligations of 3M Company (3M) to pay deferred
compensation in the future in accordance with terms of 3M&#146;s VIP Excess Plan and
VIP Plus Plan.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Introduction</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
is filed by 3M Company, a Delaware corporation (&#147;3M,&#148; the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;),
relating to $100,000,000 of unsecured obligations of the Company to pay
deferred compensation in the future (the &#147;Obligations&#148;) in accordance with the
terms of the Company&#146;s VIP Excess Plan and VIP Plus Plan, which Obligations are
in addition to the $10,000,000 of Obligations under the VIP Plus Plan
registered on the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-8 filed on November&nbsp;13, 2001
(Commission File No.&nbsp;333-73192), which prior registration statement is
incorporated by reference herein, except as amended hereby.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART&nbsp;II -
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following documents, which have
heretofore been filed by 3M Company (&#147;3M&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;1933 Act&#148;), and pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated by reference herein and shall
be deemed to be a part hereof:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3M&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for
the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2007, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;15,
2008, as updated by our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated May&nbsp;19,
2008.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3M&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2008, June&nbsp;30, 2008 and September&nbsp;30,
2008, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;2, 2008, August&nbsp;1, 2008, and October&nbsp;31,
2008, respectively;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K dated
February&nbsp;11, 2008, February&nbsp;14, 2008, May&nbsp;8, 2008, May&nbsp;13,
2008, May&nbsp;19, 2008, July&nbsp;23, 2008, October&nbsp;28, 2008, November&nbsp;14,
2008, November&nbsp;14, 2008, November&nbsp;18, 2008, December&nbsp;8, 2008, December&nbsp;17,
2008 and December&nbsp;23, 2008.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All documents later filed by us under
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Act, before we file a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such
securities that have not been sold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference and be a part of this Registration Statement from the date that
document was filed.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any statement contained herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed Incorporated
Document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement contained in an
Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed Incorporated Document modifies or supersedes
such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Description of Securities.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">VIP Excess Plan</font></u></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under the VIP Excess Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;),
eligible employees of 3M Company and its U.S. subsidiaries whose annual planned
total cash compensation exceeds the federal tax law limit on eligible
compensation for qualified plan purposes may choose to participate in the Plan
each year by electing to defer the receipt of eligible compensation to be
earned during the following taxable year.&nbsp; The Plan permits eligible employees
to defer the receipt of from two to ten percent of their eligible compensation
earned during each taxable year.&nbsp; For purposes of the Plan, eligible
compensation is limited to base salary and variable pay (including annual
incentive, sales commission and management objective, but excluding any portion
of such variable pay that is payable in restricted stock units) earned during a
taxable year that either (a)&nbsp;exceeds the federal tax law limit on eligible
compensation for such taxable year, or (b)&nbsp;becomes payable to a
participant after such participant&#146;s elective deferrals to the Company&#146;s
qualified 401(k)&nbsp;plan during such taxable year have reached the applicable
federal tax law dollar limit on such deferrals.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company will make matching contributions
to the Plan on behalf of each participant equal to a percentage of their
deferrals to the Plan each taxable year (limited to the first six percent of
their eligible compensation deferred to the Plan each taxable year).&nbsp; This
percentage varies from sixty to one hundred percent of the amount of each
participant&#146;s deferrals to the Plan (limited to the first six percent as
described above), depending on whether the participant is covered by a pension
plan of the Company (and if so, on which portfolio the participant is covered
by).&nbsp; These matching contributions will vest on the following basis: 40%
after one year of employment service with the Company, 70% after two years of
employment service with the Company, and 100% after three years of employment
service with the Company.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company will make additional
nonelective contributions to the Plan on behalf of each employee eligible to
participate in the Plan who is covered by the portfolio III provisions of the
Company&#146;s qualified 401(k)&nbsp;plan.&nbsp; These additional nonelective
contributions will equal three percent of the compensation earned by an
eligible employee during each taxable year that is eligible for deferral under
the Plan.&nbsp; These additional nonelective contributions will vest on the
same basis as the Company matching contributions described above.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition to each participant&#146;s
deferrals and the amount of any Company matching contributions and nonelective
contributions, the Plan will credit to each participant&#146;s account investment
earnings and losses based on the performance of the investment fund or funds in
the Company&#146;s qualified 401(k)&nbsp;plan selected by such participant from time
to time.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Plan will not be funded by the
Company, and all amounts payable under the Plan will be paid from the general
assets of 3M Company.&nbsp; The rights of each participant under the Plan will
be no greater than the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As part of each year&#146;s election to
participate in the Plan, participants will elect how and when to receive
payment of their accounts attributable to the amounts deferred and contributed
on their behalf for such taxable year.&nbsp; Participants may choose to receive
payments in either a lump sum or in up to ten annual installments generally
following their retirement from employment with the Company.&nbsp; In the event
of the termination of a participant&#146;s employment prior to becoming eligible to
retire, the Plan will pay the entire vested balance of such participant&#146;s
accounts in the month of January&nbsp;or July&nbsp;of the year following the
year in which such participant incurred a separation from service.&nbsp; In the
event of a participant&#146;s unforeseeable financial emergency, the Compensation
Committee of 3M&#146;s Board of Directors may allow the participant to withdraw an
amount from the Plan sufficient to alleviate the emergency.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Plan became effective January&nbsp;1,
2009, and it may be amended or terminated at any time by the Company.&nbsp;
However, no amendment of the Plan may adversely affect the rights of
participants acquired under the terms of the Plan in effect prior to the
amendment.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">VIP Plus Plan</font></u></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The description of securities under the
VIP Plus Plan from Item 4 of the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8
filed on November 13, 2001 (Commission File No. 333-73192) is incorporated by
reference herein.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Certain legal matters with respect to the
validity of the deferred compensation obligations registered hereby have been
passed upon for 3M by Gregg M. Larson, Deputy General Counsel of 3M. Gregg
Larson is employed by 3M, and is eligible to participate in the Plans.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Indemnification of Directors and
Officers.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and
officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending
or completed actions, suits or proceedings in which such person is made a party
by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee of
or agent to the Company. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other
rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any by-law,
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;34 of the Company&#146;s by-laws
provides for indemnification by the Company of any director or officer of the
Company who is or was a director of any of its </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">subsidiaries or, at the request of the
Company, is or was serving as a director or officer of, or in any other
capacity for, any other enterprise, to the fullest extent permitted by law. The
by-laws also provide that the Company shall advance expenses to a director or
officer upon receipt of an undertaking by such director or officer to repay
such amount if it is ultimately determined that the director or officer is not
entitled to be indemnified by the Company. The by-laws do not limit the power
of the Company or its board of directors to provide other indemnification and
expense reimbursement rights to directors, officers, employees, agents and
other persons otherwise than pursuant to the by-laws.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;102(b)(7)&nbsp;of the
Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its
certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be
personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages
for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for
any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;for
payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or
(iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit. The Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation provides for such
limitation of liability.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;145 further authorizes a
corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted
against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, arising out of his status
as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to
indemnify him under Section&nbsp;145. Policies of insurance are maintained by
the Company under which its directors and officers are insured, within the
limits and subject to the limitations of the policies, against certain expenses
in connection with the defense of, and certain liabilities which might be
imposed as result of, actions, suits or proceedings to which they are parties
by reason of being or having been such directors or officers.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Exhibits.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; See
Exhibit&nbsp;Index</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Undertakings.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To file, during any period in which offers
or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To include any prospectus required by
section 10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement. </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the
Registration Statement;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Provided, however</font></i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of
the Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof, and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or
15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in
the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the </font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.9pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Signatures</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of St. Paul, the State
of Minnesota on this 8<sup>th</sup> day of January, 2009.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="55%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:55.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3M COMPANY</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="55%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:55.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:52.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Gregg M. Larson</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="55%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:55.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name: Gregg M. Larson,&nbsp;Esq.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="55%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:55.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title: Deputy General Counsel</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates as indicated.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.35pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="414" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:310.5pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title</font></b></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="414" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:310.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
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  <td width="22" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of the Board,
  President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Director)</font></p>
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  Buckley</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="414" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:310.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="414" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:310.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Vice President,
  Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Patrick D.
  Campbell</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="414" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:310.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="414" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:310.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="414" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:310.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice President,
  Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting
  Officer)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David W. Meline</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Linda G.
  Alvarado</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vance D. Coffman</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael L. Eskew</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">W. James Farrell</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aulana L. Peters</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert J. Ulrich</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Gregg M. Larson</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gregg M. Larson</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:&nbsp; January&nbsp;8, 2009</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Certificate of incorporation, as amended
  as of May&nbsp;11, 2007, is incorporated by reference from the Form&nbsp;8-K
  dated May&nbsp;14, 2007.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bylaws,
  as amended as of November&nbsp;10, 2008, are incorporated by reference from
  the Form&nbsp;8-K dated November&nbsp;14, 2008.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">VIP
  Excess Plan is incorporated by reference from the Form&nbsp;8-K dated
  November&nbsp;14, 2008</font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">; VIP Plus Plan is incorporated by
  reference from Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-73192 on Form&nbsp;S-8,
  filed on November&nbsp;13, 2001</font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Counsel (Consent of Counsel
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Awareness Letter of
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (regarding interim financial information)*</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  (Consent of Counsel included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).*</font></p>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on January 8, 2009
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
Registration Statement
Under The Securities Act of 1933
3M COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
41-0417775
(State of
  incorporation)
(I.R.S.
  Employer I.D. No.)
3M Center
St. Paul, Minnesota
55144
(651) 733-2204
(Address of principal executive offices)
VIP Excess Plan and VIP
Plus Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Gregg M. Larson
Deputy General
Counsel
3M Company
3M Center
St. Paul, Minnesota
55144
Telephone: (651)
733-2204
(Name, address, and telephone number of
agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer,
or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
Calculation of
Registration Fee
Title of Securities
  to be Registered (1)
Amount to be
  Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering
  Price/Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
  Price
Amount of
  Registration Fee
Deferred Compensation Obligations
$
100,000,000
100
%
$
100,000,000
$
3,930
(1) The Deferred Compensation
Obligations are unsecured obligations of 3M Company (3M) to pay deferred
compensation in the future in accordance with terms of 3M's VIP Excess Plan and
VIP Plus Plan.
Introduction
This Registration Statement on Form S-8
is filed by 3M Company, a Delaware corporation ("3M," the "Company" or the "Registrant"),
relating to $100,000,000 of unsecured obligations of the Company to pay
deferred compensation in the future (the "Obligations") in accordance with the
terms of the Company's VIP Excess Plan and VIP Plus Plan, which Obligations are
in addition to the $10,000,000 of Obligations under the VIP Plus Plan
registered on the Company's Form S-8 filed on November 13, 2001
(Commission File No. 333-73192), which prior registration statement is
incorporated by reference herein, except as amended hereby.
PART II -
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.         Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference.
The following documents, which have
heretofore been filed by 3M Company ("3M") with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "1933 Act"), and pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated by reference herein and shall
be deemed to be a part hereof:
(a)
3M's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the Commission on February 15,
2008, as updated by our Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 19,
2008.
(b)
3M's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
for the quarters ended March 31, 2008, June 30, 2008 and September 30,
2008, filed with the Commission on May 2, 2008, August 1, 2008, and October 31,
2008, respectively;
(c)
Our Current Reports on Form 8-K dated
February 11, 2008, February 14, 2008, May 8, 2008, May 13,
2008, May 19, 2008, July 23, 2008, October 28, 2008, November 14,
2008, November 14, 2008, November 18, 2008, December 8, 2008, December 17,
2008 and December 23, 2008.
All documents later filed by us under
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Act, before we file a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such
securities that have not been sold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference and be a part of this Registration Statement from the date that
document was filed.
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Any statement contained herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed Incorporated
Document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement contained in an
Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed Incorporated Document modifies or supersedes
such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.
Item 4.         Description of Securities.
VIP Excess Plan
Under the VIP Excess Plan (the "Plan"),
eligible employees of 3M Company and its U.S. subsidiaries whose annual planned
total cash compensation exceeds the federal tax law limit on eligible
compensation for qualified plan purposes may choose to participate in the Plan
each year by electing to defer the receipt of eligible compensation to be
earned during the following taxable year.  The Plan permits eligible employees
to defer the receipt of from two to ten percent of their eligible compensation
earned during each taxable year.  For purposes of the Plan, eligible
compensation is limited to base salary and variable pay (including annual
incentive, sales commission and management objective, but excluding any portion
of such variable pay that is payable in restricted stock units) earned during a
taxable year that either (a) exceeds the federal tax law limit on eligible
compensation for such taxable year, or (b) becomes payable to a
participant after such participant's elective deferrals to the Company's
qualified 401(k) plan during such taxable year have reached the applicable
federal tax law dollar limit on such deferrals.
The Company will make matching contributions
to the Plan on behalf of each participant equal to a percentage of their
deferrals to the Plan each taxable year (limited to the first six percent of
their eligible compensation deferred to the Plan each taxable year).  This
percentage varies from sixty to one hundred percent of the amount of each
participant's deferrals to the Plan (limited to the first six percent as
described above), depending on whether the participant is covered by a pension
plan of the Company (and if so, on which portfolio the participant is covered
by).  These matching contributions will vest on the following basis: 40%
after one year of employment service with the Company, 70% after two years of
employment service with the Company, and 100% after three years of employment
service with the Company.
The Company will make additional
nonelective contributions to the Plan on behalf of each employee eligible to
participate in the Plan who is covered by the portfolio III provisions of the
Company's qualified 401(k) plan.  These additional nonelective
contributions will equal three percent of the compensation earned by an
eligible employee during each taxable year that is eligible for deferral under
the Plan.  These additional nonelective contributions will vest on the
same basis as the Company matching contributions described above.
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In addition to each participant's
deferrals and the amount of any Company matching contributions and nonelective
contributions, the Plan will credit to each participant's account investment
earnings and losses based on the performance of the investment fund or funds in
the Company's qualified 401(k) plan selected by such participant from time
to time.
The Plan will not be funded by the
Company, and all amounts payable under the Plan will be paid from the general
assets of 3M Company.  The rights of each participant under the Plan will
be no greater than the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.
As part of each year's election to
participate in the Plan, participants will elect how and when to receive
payment of their accounts attributable to the amounts deferred and contributed
on their behalf for such taxable year.  Participants may choose to receive
payments in either a lump sum or in up to ten annual installments generally
following their retirement from employment with the Company.  In the event
of the termination of a participant's employment prior to becoming eligible to
retire, the Plan will pay the entire vested balance of such participant's
accounts in the month of January or July of the year following the
year in which such participant incurred a separation from service.  In the
event of a participant's unforeseeable financial emergency, the Compensation
Committee of 3M's Board of Directors may allow the participant to withdraw an
amount from the Plan sufficient to alleviate the emergency.
The Plan became effective January 1,
2009, and it may be amended or terminated at any time by the Company. 
However, no amendment of the Plan may adversely affect the rights of
participants acquired under the terms of the Plan in effect prior to the
amendment.
VIP Plus Plan
The description of securities under the
VIP Plus Plan from Item 4 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8
filed on November 13, 2001 (Commission File No. 333-73192) is incorporated by
reference herein.
Item 5.         Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Certain legal matters with respect to the
validity of the deferred compensation obligations registered hereby have been
passed upon for 3M by Gregg M. Larson, Deputy General Counsel of 3M. Gregg
Larson is employed by 3M, and is eligible to participate in the Plans.
Item 6.         Indemnification of Directors and
Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and
officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending
or completed actions, suits or proceedings in which such person is made a party
by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee of
or agent to the Company. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other
rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any by-law,
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Section 34 of the Company's by-laws
provides for indemnification by the Company of any director or officer of the
Company who is or was a director of any of its
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subsidiaries or, at the request of the
Company, is or was serving as a director or officer of, or in any other
capacity for, any other enterprise, to the fullest extent permitted by law. The
by-laws also provide that the Company shall advance expenses to a director or
officer upon receipt of an undertaking by such director or officer to repay
such amount if it is ultimately determined that the director or officer is not
entitled to be indemnified by the Company. The by-laws do not limit the power
of the Company or its board of directors to provide other indemnification and
expense reimbursement rights to directors, officers, employees, agents and
other persons otherwise than pursuant to the by-laws.
Section 102(b)(7) of the
Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its
certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be
personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages
for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for
any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for
payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or
(iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit. The Company's certificate of incorporation provides for such
limitation of liability.
Section 145 further authorizes a
corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted
against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, arising out of his status
as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to
indemnify him under Section 145. Policies of insurance are maintained by
the Company under which its directors and officers are insured, within the
limits and subject to the limitations of the policies, against certain expenses
in connection with the defense of, and certain liabilities which might be
imposed as result of, actions, suits or proceedings to which they are parties
by reason of being or having been such directors or officers.
Item 8.         Exhibits.
See
Exhibit Index
Item 9.         Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers
or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by
section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
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individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective registration statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the
Registration Statement;
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof, and
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in
the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the
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Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of St. Paul, the State
of Minnesota on this 8
th
day of January, 2009.
3M COMPANY
By
/s/ Gregg M. Larson
Name: Gregg M. Larson, Esq.
Title: Deputy General Counsel
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates as indicated.
Signature
Title
*
Chairman of the Board,
  President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Director)
George W.
  Buckley
*
Senior Vice President,
  Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Patrick D.
  Campbell
*
Vice President,
  Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting
  Officer)
David W. Meline
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*
Director
Linda G.
  Alvarado
*
Director
Vance D. Coffman
*
Director
Michael L. Eskew
*
Director
W. James Farrell
*
Director
Herbert L. Henkel
*
Director
Edward M. Liddy
*
Director
Robert S. Morrison
*
Director
Aulana L. Peters
*
Director
Robert J. Ulrich
* By:
/s/ Gregg M. Larson
Gregg M. Larson
Attorney-in-fact
Date:  January 8, 2009
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Index to Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
3.1
Certificate of incorporation, as amended
  as of May 11, 2007, is incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K
  dated May 14, 2007.
3.2
Bylaws,
  as amended as of November 10, 2008, are incorporated by reference from
  the Form 8-K dated November 14, 2008.
4
VIP
  Excess Plan is incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K dated
  November 14, 2008
; VIP Plus Plan is incorporated by
  reference from Registration Statement No. 333-73192 on Form S-8,
  filed on November 13, 2001
.
5
Opinion of Counsel (Consent of Counsel
  included therein).*
15
Awareness Letter of
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (regarding interim financial information)*
23
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  (Consent of Counsel included in Exhibit 5).*
24
Power of Attorney*
*
Filed herewith.
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