Exhibit 99.1
COMMON SHARES
ROBINSON NUGENT, INC.
PROXY SOLICITED BY AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON [_____], [_____], 2000
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The undersigned hereby appoints Patrick C. Duffy and Larry W. Burke,
as Proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and
hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote all of the Robinson
Nugent, Inc. common shares which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the
special meeting of shareholders to held at [ ] on [ ], 2000, at 10:00 a.m.,
local time, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and in their
discretion, on the matter of Proposal No. 1 and, in their discretion, upon
any other matters which may properly come before the special meeting of
shareholders or any adjournment or postponement of the special meeting of
shareholders.
ALL COMMON SHARES WILL BE VOTED ON THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH IN THE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS AND THE PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AS DIRECTED ON THIS CARD.
PROPOSAL NO. 1: Approval and adoption of the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of October 2, 2000, by 3M, Barbados Acquisition, Inc.
and Robinson Nugent, and the merger contemplated thereby of Barbados
Acquisition, Inc., with and into Robinson Nugent.
[ ] For [ ] Against [ ] Abstain
PLEASE MARK, SIGN BELOW, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS NAME APPEARS BELOW. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY
TENANTS, BOTH SHOULD SIGN. WHEN SIGNING AS ATTORNEY, EXECUTOR,
ADMINISTRATOR, TRUSTEE OR GUARDIAN, PLEASE GIVE FULL TITLE AS SUCH. IF A
CORPORATION, PLEASE SIGN IN FULL CORPORATE NAME BY PRESIDENT OR OTHER
AUTHORIZED OFFICER. IF A PARTNERSHIP, PLEASE SIGN IN PARTNERSHIP NAME BY
AUTHORIZED PERSON.
DATE:
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Signature
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Signature (If Jointly Held)
THE ABOVE-SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES
RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE OF SPECIAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS AND THE
PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
FURNISHED THEREWITH.
