Limitations on Rights of Participants. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under [Section 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16]6] than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of [Section 2.16] unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with paragraphs [(e) and (g) of Section 2.16] as though it were a Lender and in the case of a Participant claiming exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code, the applicable Lender shall provide the Borrower with satisfactory evidence that the participation is in registered form and shall permit the Borrower to review such register as reasonably needed for the Borrower to comply with its obligations under applicable laws and regulations.

Rights of Participants. Nothing in this Plan or the fact that a person has received or become eligible to receive short-term incentive compensation hereunder will be deemed to give such person any right to be retained in the employ of [[Unknown Identifier]] or to interfere with the right of [[Unknown Identifier]] to discipline or terminate the employment of such person at any time for any reason whatsoever. No person will have any claim or right to receive short-term incentive compensation under this Plan, except as provided in accordance with the provisions of this Plan and as approved by the Plan Administrator. Unless otherwise specifically determined by 3M, the short-term incentive compensation earned under this Plan will not be deemed a part of any Participant’s compensation for purposes of determining such Participant’s payments or benefits under any [[Unknown Identifier]] benefit plan, severance program or severance pay law of any country. This Plan will be unfunded. [[Unknown Identifier]] will not have any obligation to set aside funds or segregate assets to ensure the payment of any short-term incentive compensation earned hereunder. This Plan will not establish any fiduciary relationship between [[Unknown Identifier]] and any Participant or other person.

Rights of Participants. Except as expressly provided in any grantor trust agreement established by the Company:

Limitations as to Certain Participants. Aside from the limitations set forth in Section 5.1, if the Plan acquires any Stock in a transaction as to which a selling shareholder or the estate of a deceased shareholder is claiming the benefit of Section 1042 of the Code, the Committee shall see that none of such Stock, and no other assets in lieu of such Stock, are allocated to the Accounts of certain Participants in order to comply with Section 409(n) of the Code.

Limitations on Rights. The RSUs do not provide the Grantee with any rights of a shareholder of the Company. The Grantee shall have no rights as a shareholder of the Company, no rights to regular, periodic cash dividends or dividend equivalents and no voting rights with respect to the RSUs or any Shares issuable in respect of such RSUs, until Shares, if any, are actually delivered to and held of record by the Grantee. Until any RSUs are actually paid, the RSUs will be unfunded, unsecured obligations of the Company.

Participants. The Employees of the "Terminated Employer" shall cease to be eligible to accrue additional benefits under the Plan with respect to Compensation paid by the "Terminated Employer," effective as of the date of termination. To the extent that these Employees have accrued but unpaid contributions as of the date of termination, the "Terminated Employer" shall pay such amoun ts to the Plan or the "spin-off plan" no later than thirty (30) days after the date of termination, unless the "Terminated Employer" effectively selects the Transfer option under [Subsection (c)(2)] above.

Participants. "Participants" means Executive Officers participating in the Plan.

Participants. The Participants in the Program shall be:

Limitations on Grants to Individual Participants. Subject to adjustment as provided for in [Section 12.2], no Participant may with respect to Awards that are intended to comply with the performance-based exception under Code Section 162(m) (i) be granted Options or Stock Appreciation Rights during any period of five consecutive fiscal years with respect to more than an average of 375,000 Shares per year over such five consecutive fiscal year period, and # earn more than an average of 375,000 Shares per year under Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Performance Awards and/or Other Share-Based Awards in any period of five

Limitations. Notwithstanding anything in [Section 5.3.1.4], above, to the contrary, Tenant's indemnity of Landlord as set forth in [Section 5.3.1.4], above, shall not be applicable to claims based upon Hazardous Materials not Released by Tenant or Tenant's Agents.