3M expands Amazon data center partnership, shares gain

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Oct 19 : Industrial conglomerate 3M said on Monday it was expanding its commercial relationship with Amazon and had issued a warrant to an Amazon subsidiary, allowing it the right to buy 3M common stock worth over $521 million.

Shares of 3M were up more than 5 per cent in extended trading after the announcement.

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• 3M said it has issued a warrant to a wholly owned Amazon subsidiary, giving it the right to purchase up to 3.16 million 3M shares over the next seven years at $164.89 per share

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• The agreement expands 3M's commercial relationship with the e-commerce major at a time major technology companies are increasing spending on data-center infrastructure to support AI and cloud-computing growth

• 3M said about 85 per cent of the warrant shares will become available as Amazon buys optical connectivity and other data-center products from 3M, with that portion becoming fully vested once total purchases hit $6 billion

• The remaining 15 per cent of the shares will vest once certain milestone-based conditions are met

• In July, Microsoft became the first hyperscaler to adopt 3M's Expanded Beam Optics technology in AI data centers

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