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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 18,
2009
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MINERALS
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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1-11430
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25-1190717
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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405
Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
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10174-0002
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(212)
878-1800
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area
code)
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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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[ ]
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act
(17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
8.01
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Other
Events.
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On
November 18, 2009, Minerals Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) issued a
press release announcing that on November 18, 2009 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 17,
2009 to stockholders of record on December 1, 2009. A copy of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
herein.
The
information set forth in this Item 8.01 and incorporated by reference
herein from Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference
in such filing.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
Release dated November 18, 2009
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SIGNATURES
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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.
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MINERALS
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/
Thomas J. Meek
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Name:
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Thomas
J. Meek
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Title:
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Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary
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Date: November
18, 2009
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MINERALS
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Subject
Matter
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99.1
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Press
Release dated November 18, 2009
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