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): November 16, 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. | |
| [ ] | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events | |||
On November 17, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing that on November 16, 2011 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 December 15, 2011 to stockholders of record on November 30, 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 November 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: November 18, 2011 | |||
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX | ||
Exhibit No. __________ | Subject Matter ____________________________________________________________ | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 17, 2011 | |