St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, 12 November 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 fourth quarter of 2007, payable 12 December 2007, to shareholders of record at the close of business on 23 November 2007. This cash dividend is the 365th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by 3M.

As of 30 September 2007, 3M had 713,228,973 common shares outstanding and 122,457 shareholders of record.

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