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
 

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)


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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


Item 8.01
 
Other Events.

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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 9.01
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
 
 
99.1
Press Release dated March 15, 2013
 
 
 
 
 





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:  March 16, 2013
 
 









MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
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Subject Matter                                                       
 ____________________________________________________________
 
 
 
99.1
     
Press Release dated March 15, 2013