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): November 12, 2014

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 5.02Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 12, 2014, Minerals Technologies Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has elected Mr. Joseph C. Breunig as a member of the Board, effective as of November 12, 2014. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

As a new member of the Board, Mr. Breunig will be entitled to the same compensation provided to each of the current non-employee members of the Board. This includes an annual retainer fee of $145,000, comprised of $65,000 paid in cash and $80,000 in phantom stock units which have the economic value of one share of the Company's common stock. Under the Company's Nonfunded Deferred Compensation and Unit Award Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Deferred Compensation Plan"), Mr. Breunig will have the right to defer his fee, which would then be credited to his account as phantom stock units. Mr. Breunig will also be eligible to receive additional phantom stock units awarded pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan.

In addition, the Company has entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Breunig (the "Indemnification Agreement") the terms of which are consistent with those previously executed by each of the current members of the Board. The form of such Indemnification Agreement is more fully described in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2009, which description is incorporated by reference herein. Such description does not purport to be complete, however, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Indemnification Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Breunig and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Breunig was elected as a director. There are no current or proposed transactions in which the Company is a participant and for which disclosure is required with respect to Mr. Breunig under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 8.01Other Events.

On November 12, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share on the Company's common stock.  The dividend is payable on December 11, 2014 to shareholders of record on November 28, 2014.  A copy of the press release announcing the dividend declaration is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release Dated November 12, 2014

99.2 Press Release Dated November 12, 2014

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:  November 12, 2014

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. __________	Subject Matter                                                        ____________________________________________________________
99.1	Press Release dated November 12, 2014
99.2	Press Release Dated November 12, 2014

EX-99.2

	EXHIBIT 99.2
	News
For Immediate Release	Contact:
November 12, 2014	(212) 878-1831
	Rick Honey

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

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NEW YORK, November 12, 2014—Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on December 11, 2014to stockholders of record on November 28, 2014.

New York-based 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. MTI serves the paper, foundry, steel, environmental, energy, polymer and consumer products industries. The company reported sales of $1.02 billion in 2013.

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

EX-99.1

	EXHIBIT 99.1
	News
For Immediate Release	Contact:
November 12, 2014	Rick Honey
	(212) 878-1831

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. ELECTS JOSEPH C. BREUNIG TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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NEW YORK, November 12, 2014—Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) announced today that it has elected Joseph C. Breunig, executive vice president, Chemicals, for Axiall Corporation, to its Board of Directors.

"Minerals Technologies is very fortunate to have someone of Joe Breunig's caliber join our Board," said Joseph C. Muscari, chairman and chief executive officer. "Joe has more than 30 years of business experience, and brings to MTI a wealth of knowledge rooted in his background of global, high-growth and process-driven leadership."

Mr. Breunig joined Axiall Corporation, formerly Georgia Gulf Corporation, in 2010, after 24 years at BASF Corporation, the world's leading chemical company with more than $70 billion in annual sales. At BASF, he was executive vice president and chief operating officer, BASF Corporation, and president, Market and Business Development, North America, BASF SE, from 2005 to 2010. Mr. Breunig joined BASF in 1986 as a process engineer and attained positions of increasing responsibility, including, Global Marketing director, Fiber Products Division, from 1998 to 2000; director, Global Technology, Functional Polymers from 2000 to 2001; and group vice president, Functional Polymers from 2001 to 2005.

Mr. Breunig holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and an M.B.A, from the University of Pittsburgh.

New York-based 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. MTI serves the paper, foundry, steel, environmental, energy, polymer and consumer products industries. The company reported sales of $1.02 billion in 2013.

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