The Board of Directors of 3M (NYSE: MMM) today declared a dividend on the company’s common stock of 85.5 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2014, payable Dec. 12, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Nov. 21, 2014. 3M has paid dividends to its shareholders without interruption for 98 years.

As of Sept. 30, 2014, 3M had 640,818,842 common shares outstanding and 88,578 shareholders of record.

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