3M Company Files 8-K on Debt and Stock

TL;DR

3M filed an 8-K on 6/13/24 detailing debt notes due 2026, 2030, and 2031.

AI Summary

On June 13, 2024, 3M Company filed an 8-K report detailing various events. The filing includes information about the company's common stock, as well as specific debt issuances: 1.500% notes due 2026, 1.750% notes due 2030, and 1.500% notes due 2031. The company is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Why It Matters

This filing provides investors with updated information on 3M's capital structure, specifically regarding recent debt issuances and common stock details, which can influence investment decisions.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — The filing is a routine disclosure of debt issuances and stock information, not indicating any immediate operational or financial distress.

Key Numbers

• 1.500% — Interest Rate (Notes due 2026)
• 1.750% — Interest Rate (Notes due 2030)
• 1.500% — Interest Rate (Notes due 2031)

Key Players & Entities

• 3M Company (company) — Registrant
• June 13, 2024 (date) — Date of report
• Delaware (jurisdiction) — State of incorporation
• St. Paul, MN (location) — Company headquarters
• 1.500% notes due 2026 (debt_instrument) — Specific debt issuance
• 1.750% notes due 2030 (debt_instrument) — Specific debt issuance
• 1.500% notes due 2031 (debt_instrument) — Specific debt issuance

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $2.5 billion — ontract, 3M will transfer approximately $2.5 billion of its defined benefit pension obligati
• $0.8 billion — ng pension settlement charge of between $0.8 billion and $0.9 billion in the quarter ending
• $0.9 billion — ment charge of between $0.8 billion and $0.9 billion in the quarter ending June 30, 2024. Th

Filing Documents

• mmm-20240613.htm (8-K) — 40KB
• ex991-projectmercurynewsre.htm (EX-99.1) — 12KB
• 0000066740-24-000064.txt ( ) — 247KB
• mmm-20240613.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 3KB
• mmm-20240613_def.xml (EX-101.DEF) — 18KB
• mmm-20240613_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 32KB
• mmm-20240613_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 19KB
• mmm-20240613_htm.xml (XML) — 7KB

01 Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events. On June 13, 2024, 3M Company ("3M" or the "Company") announced that it purchased a group annuity contract and will transfer a portion of its U.S. pension payment obligations under the 3M Employee Retirement Income Plan ("ERIP") to Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life"), an insurance company. Under the contract, 3M will transfer approximately $2.5 billion of its defined benefit pension obligations and related plan assets for approximately 23,000 U.S. retirees and beneficiaries. The contract was purchased using assets from 3M's ERIP trust and no additional funding contribution was required from 3M as part of this transaction. On October 1, 2024, Met Tower Life will begin paying and administering the retirement benefits of the retirees and beneficiaries included in this annuity transfer. This change will not affect the amount of individuals' monthly benefit payments. In connection with this transaction, 3M expects to recognize an estimated non-cash pre-tax non-operating pension settlement charge of between $0.8 billion and $0.9 billion in the quarter ending June 30, 2024. The actual settlement charge will depend on finalization of actuarial assumptions, including discount rate, as well as the fair value of plan assets as of the measurement date. 3M will exclude this settlement charge in arriving at non-GAAP results. Therefore, it will not impact the Company's second quarter or full year 2024 adjusted net income or adjusted free cash flow. A copy of the press release that 3M issued announcing the transaction is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements related to 3M's defined benefit pension obligations. You can identify these statements by the use of words such as "plan," "expect," "aim," "believe," "project," "target," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "will," "should," "could," "would," "forecast" and other words and terms of similar meaning. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans, including those related to financial markets and interest rates, the value of plan assets, legislative or regulatory changes, and other matters that may impact the timing or amount of the Company's defined benefit pension and postretirement plan obligations; (2) worldwide economic, political, regulatory, international trade, geopolitical, capital markets and other external conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including inflation, recession, military conflicts, and natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (3) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (4) liabilities and the outcome of contingencies related to certain fluorochemicals known as "PFAS," including liabilities related to claims, lawsuits, and government regulatory proceedings concerning various PFAS-related products and chemistries, as well as risks related to the Company's plans to exit PFAS manufacturing and discontinue use of PFAS across its product portfolio; (5) risks related to the class-action settlement to resolve claims by public water systems in the United States regarding PFAS; (6) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K (the "Reports"); (7) competitiv

01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits: Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press release, dated June 13, 2024, issued by 3M Comp a n y. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document). SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. 3M COMPANY By: /s/ Michael M. Dai Michael M. Dai Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Secretary Dated: June 13, 2024

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