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): July 26 2006

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

   

1-3295

   

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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 
 

 

 

Item 2.02

 

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

   

On July 27, 2006 Minerals Technologies Inc. issued a press release regarding its financial performance for the second quarter of 2006. 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.

     

Item 8.01

 

Other Events.

   

On July 26, 2006 Minerals Technologies Inc. issued a press release regarding the declaration of a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share payable on September 15, 2006 to stockholders of record on September 1, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein.

     

Item 9.01

 

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

   

(c)

Exhibits

   

99.1

Press Release dated July 27, 2006

   

99.2

Press Release dated July 26, 2006

 


 

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:

 Secretary

     

  Date:  July 27, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

EXHIBIT INDEX

     

Exhibit No.


     

Subject Matter  


99.1

     

Press Release dated July 27, 2006

99.2

     

Press Release dated July 26, 2006