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ST. Paul, Minnesota, USA 13 August 2007--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of 3M (NYSE:MMM) today declared a dividend on the company’s common stock of 48 cents per share for the third quarter of 2007, payable 12 September 2007, to shareholders of record at the close of business on 24 August 2007. This cash dividend is the 364th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by 3M.

As of 30 June 2007, 3M had 715,811,722 common shares outstanding and 122,500 shareholders of record.

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