Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
NOZARI M S
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
3M CO [MMM] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EXEC VP CONSUMER & OFFICE
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3M CENTER		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/08/2006
(Street)

ST. PAUL, MN 55144-1000		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/08/2006   M   12,698 A $ 62.675 109,714 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   F   9,074 D $ 87.705 100,640 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   F   1,185 D $ 87.705 99,455 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   M   36,578 A $ 61.85 136,033 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   F   25,794 D $ 87.705 110,239 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   F   4,162 D $ 87.705 106,077 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   M   15,620 A $ 62.675 121,697 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   F   11,162 D $ 87.705 110,535 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   F   1,461 D $ 87.705 109,074 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   M   2,716 A $ 62.675 111,790 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   F   1,940 D $ 87.705 109,850 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   F   253 D $ 87.705 109,597 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   M   62,231 A $ 64.5 171,828 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   F   45,765 D $ 87.705 126,063 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   F   6,588 D $ 87.705 119,475 D  
Common Stock               4,317 I by 401k/PAESOP Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 61.85 05/08/2006   M     36,578 05/14/2004 05/12/2013 Common Stock 36,578 $ 0 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 62.675 05/08/2006   M     12,698 11/05/2003 05/12/2006 Common Stock 12,698 $ 0 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 62.675 05/08/2006   M     15,620 11/05/2003 05/11/2007 Common Stock 15,620 $ 0 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 62.675 05/08/2006   M     2,716 11/05/2003 05/12/2008 Common Stock 2,716 $ 0 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 64.5 05/08/2006   M     62,231 05/15/2003 05/14/2012 Common Stock 62,231 $ 0 15,769 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 87.75 05/08/2006   A   12,623   11/08/2006 05/11/2007 Common Stock 12,623 $ 0 12,623 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 87.75 05/08/2006   A   2,193   11/08/2006 05/12/2008 Common Stock 2,193 $ 0 2,193 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 87.75 05/08/2006   A   52,353   11/08/2006 05/14/2012 Common Stock 52,353 $ 0 52,353 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 87.75 05/08/2006   A   29,956   11/08/2006 05/13/2013 Common Stock 29,956 $ 0 29,956 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
NOZARI M S
3M CENTER
ST. PAUL, MN 55144-1000		       EXEC VP CONSUMER & OFFICE  

Signatures

 By: George Ann Biros For: Mohammed S Nozari   05/09/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Remarks:
The indirectly-held common stock holding (401k/PAESOP) reported in Table I includes shares acquired during the fiscal year pursuant to the 3M Voluntary Investment Plan.
The directly-held common stock holding reported in Table I includes shares acquired pursuant to 3M's Dividend Reinvestment Program in transactions exempt from Section 16; this total also includes shares acquired during the fiscal year pursuant to 3M's General Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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