UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2011 |
| MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 1-11430 | 25-1190717 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 622 Third Avenue, New York, NY | 10017-6707 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (212) 878-1800 | ||
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||
| 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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Item 5.07 Submission of a Matter to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 18, 2011, the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Minerals Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) was held. A total of 17,480,800 shares were represented in person or by proxy, or 95.68% of the eligible voting shares. The matters voted upon and the results of the vote were as follows:
Item 1. The three nominees for election to the Board of Directors named in the 2011 Proxy Statement were elected, each for a three-year term, based upon the following votes:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Paula H. J. Cholmondeley | 15,244,893 | 1,752,223 | 483,684 |
| Duane R. Dunham | 16,370,153 | 626,963 | 483,684 |
| Steven J. Golub | 16,397,164 | 599,952 | 483,684 |
Item 2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the 2011 fiscal year received the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
| 16,345,902 | 1,128,349 | 6,549 | (0) |
Item 3. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation was based upon the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
| 15,692,242 | 1,028,317 | 276,557 | 483,684 |
Item 4. The proposal on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation received the following votes:
| Votes For 3 Years | Votes For 2 Years | Votes For 1 Year | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
| 4,332,831 | 175,995 | 12,218,770 | 269,520 | 483,684 |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 17, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing that on May 18, 2010 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 June 15, 2011 to stockholders of record on May 31, 2011. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
�� (d) | Exhibits |
99.1 Press Release Dated May 17, 2011
SIGNATURES |
| 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. |
| MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| By: | /s/ Thomas J. Meek | ||
| Name: | Thomas J. Meek | ||
Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
| Date: May 20, 2011 | |||
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX | ||
Exhibit No. __________ | Subject Matter ____________________________________________________________ | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 17, 2011 | |