Merger Update

6 Nov 2006 15:00

Office of Fair Trading06 November 2006 Enterprise Act 2002 - Prior Notice of Mergers The Office of Fair Trading received on 16 October 2006 a Merger Notice underSection 96 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (the Act) in respect of the proposedarrangements for: PROPOSED ACQUISITION BY 3M COMPANY OF BIOTRACE INTERNATIONAL PLC The OFT now gives notice that in accordance with Section 97(2) of the Act theperiod for consideration of this Notice has been extended by a further period of10 working days. The period for considering this Notice will therefore expire on27 November 2006. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange