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): March 15, 2013 |
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| 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 15, 2013, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Minerals Technologies Inc. (the "Company") was held. A total of 32,655,730 shares were represented in person or by proxy, or 93.24% of the eligible voting shares. The matters voted upon and the final results of the vote were as follows:
Item 1. The two nominees for election to the Board of Directors named in the Company's 2013 Proxy Statement were elected, each for a three-year term, based upon the following votes:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Joseph C. Muscari | 29,609,258 | 1,906,485 | 1,139,987 |
| Barbara R. Smith | 29,908,767 | 1,606,976 | 1,139,987 |
Item 2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the 2013 fiscal year received the following votes:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
| 32,205,292 | 380,380 | 70,058 | N/A |
Item 3. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the 2012 compensation of the Company's named executive officers received the following votes:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
| 27,432,952 | 3,731,849 | 350,942 | 1,139,987 |
On May 15, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing that on May 15, 2013 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 12, 2013 to shareholders of record on May 29, 2013. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
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| Item 9.01 | | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| | (d) | Exhibits |
| | | 99.1 | Press Release dated March 15, 2013 |
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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) |
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| | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Meek |
| | | Name: | Thomas J. Meek |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Human Resources, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer |
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| Date: March 16, 2013 | | |
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
EXHIBIT INDEX |
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Exhibit No.
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| 99.1 | | Press Release dated March 15, 2013 |
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