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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1)
OR SECTION 13(E)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
MICROTOUCH SYSTEMS, INC.
Name of subject company (issuer))
EQUINOX ACQUISITION, INC.
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Names of filing persons (offerors))
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
Including the Associated Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
Title of Class of Securities)
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595145 10 3
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
GREGG LARSON, ESQ.
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
BUILDING 220-11E-02
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55144
TELEPHONE: 651-733-2204
(Name, address and telephone number of person
authorized to receive notices and
communications on behalf of filing persons)
COPIES TO:
JOHN T. KRAMER, ESQ.
KATHLEEN L. PRUDHOMME, ESQ.
DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP
220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402
TELEPHONE: (612) 340-8702
[X] Check the box if the filing relates to preliminary communications made
before the commencement of a tender offer.
[ ] Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which
the statement relates:
[ ] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[ ] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[ ] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[ ] amendment to Schedule 13d under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: [ ]
