Item 7.01. Regulation FD



On July 6, 2022, 3M Belgium and the Flemish Government issued a joint press
release announcing an agreement for 3M Belgium to make additional investments to
benefit the people of Flanders, carry out certain previously agreed-upon
PFAS-related remedial actions and to cooperatively resolve ongoing disagreements
between the Flemish Government and 3M Belgium, in connection with the
Zwijndrecht manufacturing facility, whose ongoing PFAS-related regulatory
activities and remediations were previously disclosed (the press release
attached hereunder as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference). 3M
Company expects to record a pre-tax charge of approximately $360 million in the
second quarter of 2022 associated with these actions and to reflect it as an
adjustment in arriving at results, adjusted for special items.

Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 8-K contains forward-looking information about 3M's financial results
and estimates and business prospects that involve substantial risks and
uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the use of words such as
"anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "aim," "project," "intend," "plan,"
"believe," "will," "should," "could," "target," "forecast" and other words and
terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating
or financial performance or business plans or prospects. Among the factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide
economic, political, regulatory, capital markets and other external conditions
and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other
disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its
customers and suppliers; (2) risks related to public health crises such as the
global pandemic associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19); (3) foreign currency
exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (4) liabilities related to
certain fluorochemicals, including lawsuits concerning various PFAS-related
products and chemistries, and claims and governmental regulatory proceedings and
inquiries related to PFAS in a variety of jurisdictions; (5) legal proceedings,
including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory
proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended Dec. 31, 2021, as updated by the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated April 26, 2022, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (the
"Reports"); (6) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (7) the timing
and market acceptance of new product offerings; (8) the availability and cost of
purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and
natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply
interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other
events); (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of
a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and
other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10)
the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual
events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business
strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (11) operational
execution, including scenarios where the Company generates fewer productivity
improvements than estimated; (12) financial market risks that may affect the
Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement
plans; (13) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; and (14)
tax-related external conditions, including changes in tax rates, laws or
regulations. Changes in such assumptions or factors could produce significantly
different results. A further description of these factors is located in the
Reports under "Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future
Results" and "Risk Factors" in Part I, Items 1 and 1A (Annual Report) and in
Part I, Item 2 and Part II, Item 1A (Quarterly Reports). The Company assumes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements discussed herein as a result
of new information or future events or developments.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits



(d) Exhibits

    Exhibit Number                                          Description
99.1                           Press Release, dated as of July 6, 2022
104                          Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover

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                             the Inline XBRL document).

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