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): May 16, 2017

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 8.01	Other Events.
	On May 16, 2017, 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 June 9, 2017 to stockholders of record on May 31, 2017.  A copy of the press release announcing the dividend declaration is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
	(d)	Exhibits
		99.1	Press Release dated May 16, 2017

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:  May 17, 2017

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. __________	Subject Matter                                                        ____________________________________________________________
99.1	Press Release dated May 16, 2017

EX-99.1

	Exhibit 99.1
	News
For Immediate Release	Contact:
May 16, 2017	Rick Honey
	(212) 878-1831

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

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NEW YORK, May 16, 2017—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 June 9, 2017 to stockholders of record on May 31, 2017.

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, construction, environmental, energy, polymer and consumer products industries. The company reported sales of $1.638 billion in 2016.

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