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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 18, 2012
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MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-11430
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25-1190717
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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622 Third Avenue, New York, NY
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10017-6707
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(212) 878-1800
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions.
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 2.02
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Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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On July 26, 2012 Minerals Technologies Inc. issued a press release regarding its financial performance for the second quarter of 2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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Item 8.01
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Other Events.
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On July 18, 2012 the Company issued a press release announcing that on July 18, 2012 its Board of Directors had declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on September 13, 2012 to stockholders of record on August 30, 2012.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits
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99.1
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Press Release dated July 26, 2012
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ Thomas J. Meek
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Name:
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Thomas J. Meek
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Title:
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer
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Date: July 26, 2012
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MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Subject Matter
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99.1
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Press Release dated July 26, 2012
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