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): May 16, 2018
 

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 5.07 Submission of a Matter to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 16, 2018, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Minerals Technologies Inc. was held.  A total of 33,782,954 shares were represented in person or by proxy, or 95.47% of the eligible voting shares.  The matters voted upon and the final results of the vote were as follows:

Item 1.  The nominees for election to the Board of Directors named in the Company's 2018 Proxy Statement were elected for three-year terms based upon the following votes:

Nominee
Votes For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
                               John J. Carmola
32,666,726
484,366
13,187
618,675
                               Robert L. Clark
32,425,338
724,589
14,352
618,675
                               Marc E. Robinson
32,633,152
518,345
12,782
618,675

Item 2.  The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the 2018 fiscal year received the following votes:

Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
33,590,085
162,193
30,676
N/A

Item 3.  The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the 2017 compensation of the Company's named executive officers received the following votes:

Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
28,830,455
4,217,844
115,980
618,675


Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 16, 2018, 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 14, 2018 to stockholders of record on May 31, 2018.  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
 
Press Release dated May 16, 2018




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, 2018