Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Lalor Angela S
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
3M CO [MMM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3M CENTER		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President, HR
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ST. PAUL, MN 55144-1000		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 1,582
D
 
Common Stock 1,216
I
by 401k/PAESOP Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 05/09/2001 05/09/2010 Common Stock 880 $ 43.35 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 05/13/1998 05/13/2007 Common Stock 400 $ 45.85 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 05/12/1999 05/12/2008 Common Stock 400 $ 46.675 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 05/11/2000 05/10/2009 Common Stock 880 $ 47.5 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 05/08/2002 05/08/2011 Common Stock 1,704 $ 58.625 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 05/08/2002 05/08/2011 Common Stock 56 $ 58.625 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 05/14/2004 05/12/2013 Common Stock 7,742 $ 61.85 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 05/15/2003 05/14/2012 Common Stock 2,014 $ 64.5 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 05/10/2006 05/10/2015 Common Stock 11,418 $ 76.8 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 05/12/2005 05/09/2014 Common Stock 16,762 $ 84.4 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Lalor Angela S
3M CENTER
ST. PAUL, MN 55144-1000		       Senior Vice President, HR  

Signatures

By: George Ann Biros For: Angela S Lalor 01/04/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

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