3M CO 10-Q

Item 5. Other Information. ​ Disclosure Under Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 75 Table of Contents ​ The Company is making the following disclosure under Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act: ​ Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Iran Pursuant to Specific License As part of its intellectual property (“IP”) protection efforts, 3M has obtained and maintains patents and trademarks in Iran. Periodically, 3M pays renewal fees, through IP service providers/counsel located in Germany, Dubai and Iran, to the Iran Intellectual Property Office (“IIPO”) for these patents and trademarks and has sought to prosecute and defend such trademarks. On January 15, 2020, OFAC granted 3M a specific license to make payments to IIPO at its account in Bank Melli, which was designated on November 5, 2018 by OFAC under its counter terrorism authority pursuant to Executive Order 13224. As authorized by OFAC’s specific license, in the quarter ended March 31, 2021, 3M paid $124 to IIPO as part of its intellectual property protection efforts in Iran. 3M plans to continue these activities, as authorized under the specific license. ​ ​ Item 6. Exhibits. ​ (18) ​ Preferability Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (31.1) ​ Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. (31.2) ​ Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. (32.1) ​ Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. (32.2) ​ Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. (95) ​ Mine Safety Disclosures. (101.INS) ​ Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) (101.SCH) ​ Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (101.CAL) ​ Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (101.DEF) ​ Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (101.LAB) ​ Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (101.PRE) ​ Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (104) ​ Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) ​ ​ ​ 76 Table of Contents SIGNATURES ​ 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 (Registrant) ​ Date: April 27, 2021 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ By /s/ Monish Patolawala ​ ​ ​ Monish Patolawala, ​ ​ Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Mr. Patolawala is the Principal Financial Officer and has been duly authorized to sign on behalf of the Registrant.) ​ ​ ​ ​ 77