3M MMM Gordon Country, Georgia — Number of lawsuits filed

In February 2024, two landowners in Gordon County, Georgia filed a lawsuit against the Company and other defendants in Georgia state court alleging property contamination from wastewater treatment sludge containing PFAS from nearby carpet manufacturing operations. One of the Company's co-defendants, the City of Calhoun, Georgia, filed a cross claim against the Company and other defendants alleging that biosolids from its wastewater treatment plant were contaminated with PFAS that has migrated into its water supply. In June 2024, a related lawsuit was filed in Georgia state court on behalf of other property owners who allege that their properties are contaminated with PFAS due to runoff from the properties of the Gordon County landowners from the initial lawsuit. Motions to dismiss were denied, and fact and expert discovery are closed. The Company filed a motion for summary judgment in July 2026. In January 2025 and January 2026, two private plaintiffs filed two lawsuits in Georgia state court against the Company and other defendants in Gordon County, Georgia alleging similar property contamination due to PFAS. Tentative trial dates for the first three lawsuits are set between December 2026 and May 2027. No schedule has been set for the lawsuit filed in January 2026.