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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 4,
2010
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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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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
2.02
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Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.
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On
February 4, 2010 Minerals Technologies Inc. issued a press release
regarding its financial performance for the fourth quarter of 2009 and the
declaration of a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share on its
common stock. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
The
information in this Item 2.02 and 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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(c)
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Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
Release dated February 4, 2010
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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: February
4, 2010
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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 February 4, 2010
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