UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington

 

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): August 13, 2009

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.)

405 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY

                

10174-0002

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(212) 878-1800

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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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Item 5.02

 

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

    (b) On August 13, 2009, Minerals Technologies Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that Kirk G. Forrest will leave his position as General Counsel and Secretary, effective September 1, 2009, and will retire from the Company effective December 31, 2009.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

     

Item 9.01

 

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

   

(d)

Exhibits

   

99.1

Press Release dated August 13, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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/ Kirk G. Forrest

 

 

Name:

Kirk G. Forrest

    Title:

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

  Date:  August 13, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

     

Exhibit No.
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Subject Matter                                                       
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99.1

     

Press Release dated August 13, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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