Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Number of Committed-to-be-Released Shares ⓘCompanies tag every number in their SEC filings with a standard name. This page collects every value 3M CO reported under this one.us-gaap:EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPNumberOfCommittedToBeReleasedShares

The shares that, although not legally released, will be released by a future scheduled and committed debt service payment and will be allocated to employees for service rendered in the current accounting period. The ESOP documents typically define the period of service to which the shares relate. ESOP shares are released to compensate employees directly, to settle employer liabilities for other employee benefits, and to replace dividends on allocated shares that are used for debt service.