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REG - 3M Company - 1st Quarter Results <Origin Href="QuoteRef">MMM.N</Origin> - Part 7

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 Portion of rent under operating leases representative of the interest component                  26              100            101             104         103         92       
                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Less:                                                                                                                                                                            
 Equity in undistributed income of 20-50% owned companies                                         3               9              5               (1)         (1)         3        
                                                                                                                                                                                  
 TOTAL EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR FIXED CHARGES                                         $             1,810        $  7,363    $     7,090        $  7,295    $  6,832    $  6,631    
                                                                                                                                                                                  
 FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Interest on debt (including capitalized interest)                                                48              208            162             159         166         194      
                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Portion of rent under operating leases representative of the interest component                  26              100            101             104         103         92       
                                                                                                                                                                                  
 TOTAL FIXED CHARGES                                                                $             74           $  308      $     263          $  263      $  269      $  286      
                                                                                                                                                                                  
 RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                               24.5            23.9           27.0            27.7        25.4        23.2     
 
 
EXHIBIT 15 
 
May 3, 2017 
 
Securities and Exchange Commission 
 
100 F Street, N.E. 
 
Washington, DC 20549 
 
Commissioners: 
 
We are aware that our report dated May 3, 2017 on our review of interim financial information of 3M Company and its
subsidiaries for the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 and included in the Company's quarterly report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 is incorporated by reference in its Registration Statements on Form S-8
(Registration Nos. 333-30689, 333-30691, 333-44760, 333-73192, 333-101727, 333-109282, 333-128251, 333-130150, 333-151039,
333-156626, 333-156627, 333-166908, 333-174562, 333-181269, 333-181270 and 333-211431) and Form S-3 (Registration Nos.
333-216219, 33-48089, 333-42660, and 333-109211) dated May 3, 2017. 
 
Very truly yours, 
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 
 
Minneapolis, Minnesota 
 
EXHIBIT 31.1 
 
SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION 
 
I, Inge G. Thulin, certify that: 
 
1.               I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of 3M Company; 
 
2.               Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 
 
3.               Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 
 
4.               The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have: 
 
(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared; 
 
(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to
be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; 
 
(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and 
 
(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the Registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report)
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over
financial reporting; and 
 
5.               The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant's board
of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): 
 
(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and 
 
(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. 
 
                            
 /s/ Inge G. Thulin         
                            
 Inge G. Thulin             
 Chief Executive Officer    
                            
 May 3, 2017                
 
 
EXHIBIT 31.2 
 
SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION 
 
I, Nicholas C. Gangestad, certify that: 
 
1.               I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of 3M Company; 
 
2.               Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 
 
3.               Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 
 
4.               The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have: 
 
(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared; 
 
(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to
be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; 
 
(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and 
 
(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the Registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report)
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over
financial reporting; and 
 
5.               The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant's board
of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): 
 
(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and 
 
(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. 
 
                              
 /s/ Nicholas C. Gangestad    
                              
 Nicholas C. Gangestad        
 Chief Financial Officer      
                              
 May 3, 2017                  
 
 
EXHIBIT 32.1 
 
SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION 
 
In connection with the Quarterly Report of 3M Company (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Inge G. Thulin, Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge: 
 
1.               The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934; and 
 
2.               The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company. 
 
                            
 /s/ Inge G. Thulin         
                            
 Inge G. Thulin             
 Chief Executive Officer    
                            
 May 3, 2017                
 
 
EXHIBIT 32.2 
 
SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION 
 
In connection with the Quarterly Report of 3M Company (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Nicholas C. Gangestad, Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge: 
 
1.                     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934; and 
 
2.                   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company. 
 
                              
 /s/ Nicholas C. Gangestad    
                              
 Nicholas C. Gangestad        
 Chief Financial Officer      
                              
 May 3, 2017                  
 
 
EXHIBIT 95 
 
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES 
 
For the first quarter of 2017, the Company has the following mine safety information to report in accordance with Section
1503(a) of the Act, in connection with the Pittsboro, North Carolina mine, the Little Rock, Arkansas mine, the Corona,
California mine, and the Wausau, Wisconsin mine (including Greystone Plant): 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Received                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                               Received                 Notice of                                                             
                                                                                                                Total Dollar Value                            Notice of                  Potential to                                                     Aggregate         
 Mine or Operating                                             Section                                          of MSHA                    Total Number       Pattern of                 Have Pattern              Legal Actions     Aggregate            Legal Actions     
 Name/MSHA                      Section 104      Section       104(d)           Section           Section       Assessments                of Mining          Violations                 Under Section             Pending as of     Legal Actions        Resolved          
 Identification                 S&S Citations    104(b)        Citations and    110(b)(2)         107(a)        Proposed                   Related            Under Section              104(e)                    Last Day of       Initiated During     During Period     
 Number                         (#)              Orders (#)    Orders (#)       Violations (#)    Orders (#)    ($)                        Fatalities (#)     104(e) (yes/no)            (yes/no)                  Period (#)        Period (#)           (#)               
 3M Pittsboro ID: 3102153       -                -             -                -                 -             $                   -                      -                   No                       No                        -                                           
 3M Little Rock ID: 0300426     -                -             -                -                 -             $                   -                      -                   No                       No                        -                                           
 3M Corona Plant ID: 0400191    2                -             -                -                 -             $                   -                      -                   No                       No                        -                                           
 Greystone Plant ID: 4700119    1                -             -                -                 -             $                   1,208                  -                   No                       No                        -                                           
 Wausau Plant ID: 4702918       1                -             -                -                 -             $                   3,873                  -                   No                       No                        -                                           
 Total                          4                -             -                -                 -             $                   5,081                  -                                                                      -                    -                 -    
 
 
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