Minerals (MTX) 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORTPursuant To Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1, 2016

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-11430	25-1190717
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)	(Commission FileNumber)	(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)

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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 1, 2016, Minerals Technologies Inc. (the "Company") and Joseph C. Muscari, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, entered into a Sixth Amendment (the "Sixth Amendment") to Mr. Muscari's Employment Agreement dated November 27, 2006. Pursuant to the Sixth Amendment, the term of Mr. Muscari's employment has been increased from nine years to ten years, with the term ending no earlier than March 1, 2017. The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the Sixth Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
	(d)	Exhibits
		10.1	Sixth Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated February 1, 2016, by and between Joseph C. Muscari and the Company

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:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Human Resources, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
Date:  February 1, 2016

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.__________	Subject Matter                                                       ____________________________________________________________
10.1	Sixth Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated February 1, 2016, by and between Joseph C. Muscari and the Company