8-K

UNITED STATESSECURITIES 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): September 18, 2013

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 8.01Other Events.

On September 19, 2013 the Company issued a press release announcing that on September 18, 2013 its Board of Directors authorized a $150 million share repurchase program that it will execute over a two-year period. This authorization will become effective when the current two-year $75 million program is completed in October of this year.

A copy of the press release announcing the share repurchase program is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release Dated September 19, 2013

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:  September 19, 2013

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. __________	Subject Matter                                                        ____________________________________________________________
99.1	Press Release dated September 19, 2013

EX-99.1

	EXHIBIT 99.1
	News
For Immediate Release	Contact:
September 19, 2013	Rick B. Honey
	(212) 878-1831

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES BOARD AUTHORIZES $150 MILLION, TWO-YEAR SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

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NEW YORK, September 19—Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a $150 million share repurchase program that it will execute over a two-year period. This authorization will become effective when the current two-year $75 million program is completed in October of this year.

"Our Board of Directors has indicated its confidence in the company's strategic direction, high performance and cash-generating ability by authorizing a share repurchase program that is twice as large as previous buyback programs," said Robert S. Wetherbee, president and chief executive officer. "This larger program is a continuation of the balanced approach to the use of our cash that we have been taking to increase shareholder value."

Minerals Technologies Inc. is a resource- and technology-based growth company that develops, produces and markets worldwide a broad range of specialty mineral, mineral-based and synthetic mineral products and related systems and services. The company recorded sales of $1.01 billion in 2012.

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For further information about Minerals Technologies Inc. look on the internet at http://www.mineralstech.com/

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Contact:

Rick B. Honey

(212) 878-1831