** Solventum's SOLV.N shares rise 1.8% to $70.80 premarket
** Industrial conglomerate 3M MMM.N completed planned
spin-off of its healthcare business Solventum
** Launches Solventum Corp as an independent company, listed
on the New York Stock Exchange
** 3M's shares rise 3% to $91.37 premarket
** 3M shareholders received one share of SOLV for every four
shares of MMM held at the close of business on March 18, 2024
** 3M retained 19.9% of SOLV outstanding shares, which will
be monetized within five years following the spin-off
** YTD, MMM stock had fallen ~19%
(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)
((Aatreyee.Dasgupta@thomsonreuters.com))