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): February 1, 2016
 

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 5.02                                        Departure 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