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• DJ 3M to Cut Dividend in Wake of Health Care Spinoff -- WSJ, from 18 minutes ago by Dow Jones

  18 minutes ago by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: MMM
  
  By John Keilman
  
  Dividend aristocrat 3M will soon join the commoners, after the company indicated it would cut its dividend following the spin off of its healthcare division.
  

• -- Earnings Flash (MMM) 3M COMPANY Posts Q1 EPS $2.39, from 18 minutes ago by MT Newswires

  18 minutes ago by MT Newswires
  Companies Mentioned: MMM
  06:35 AM EDT, 04/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- ...

• DJ 3M to Cut Dividend in Wake of Health Care Spinoff -- WSJ, from 24 minutes ago by Dow Jones

  24 minutes ago by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: MMM
  
  By John Keilman
  
  Dividend aristocrat 3M will soon join the commoners, after the company indicated it would cut its dividend following the spin off of its healthcare division.
  

• *DJ 3M 1Q Adj EPS $2.39 >MMM, from 24 minutes ago by Dow Jones

  24 minutes ago by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: MMM

• 3M First-Quarter Results Driven by Strong Operational Performance; Company Initiates Full-Year 2024 Guidance Reflecting Completion of Solventum Spin, from 24 minutes ago by Dow Jones

  24 minutes ago by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: MMM
  
  This news release contains forward-looking statements. 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) 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; (2) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (3) 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; (4) risks related to the class-action settlement to resolve claims by public water systems in the United States regarding PFAS; (5) 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"); (6) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (7) the timing and market acceptance of new product and service offerings; (8) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy due to shortages, increased demand and wages, supply chain interruptions, or natural or other disasters; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other strategic events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies; (11) operational execution, including the extent to which the Company can realize the benefits of planned productivity improvements, as well as the impact of organizational restructuring activities; (12) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; (13) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (14) tax-related external conditions, including changes in tax rates, laws or regulations; (15) matters relating to the spin-off of the Company's Health Care business, including the risk that the expected benefits will not be realized; the risk that the costs or dis-synergies will exceed the anticipated amounts; potential business disruption; the diversion of management time; the impact of the transaction on the Company's ability to retain talent; potential impacts on the Company's relationships with its customers, suppliers, employees, regulators and other counterparties; the ability to realize the desired tax treatment; the risk that any consents or approvals required will not be obtained; risks under the agreements and obligations entered into in connection with the spin-off, and (16) matters relating to Combat Arms Earplugs ("CAE"), including those related to, the August 2023 settlement that is intended to resolve, to the fullest extent possible, all litigation and alleged claims involving the CAE sold or manufactured by the Company's subsidiary Aearo Technologies and certain of its affiliates and/or the Company. Changes in such assumptions or factors could produce significantly different results. A further description of these factors is located in the Reports under "Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results" and "Risk Factors" in Part I, Items 1 and 1A (Annual Report) and in Part I, Item 2 and Part II, Item 1A (Quarterly Reports). The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements discussed herein as a result of new information or future events or developments.