St. Paul, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of 3M declared a dividend on the company’s common stock of 51 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2009, payable Dec. 12, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Nov. 20, 2009. This cash dividend is the 373rd consecutive quarterly dividend paid by 3M.

 

As of Sept. 30, 2009, 3M had 707,958,268 common shares outstanding and 113,146 shareholders of record.