On March 29, 2022, The Shareholder Commons, Inc. filed an exempt solicitation statement soliciting proxies and urged the shareholders of 3M Company to vote for a shareholder proposal, requesting that the Board study (1) the environmental costs created by the Company’s operations, political influence activities and its continuing prioritization of enterprise risk and (2) the manner in which such costs may affect many Company shareholders who rely upon overall market returns to support the value of their diversified portfolios, at the Company’s annual shareholders meeting scheduled to be held on May 10, 2022.