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): February 21, 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 5.02
 
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
 
 
On February 21, 2013, Minerals Technologies Inc. (the "Company") and Joseph C. Muscari, the Company's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, entered into a Third Amendment (the "Third Amendment") to Mr. Muscari's Employment Agreement dated November 7, 2006 (the "Employment Agreement").  Pursuant to the Third Amendment, the term of Mr. Muscari's employment has been increased from six (6) years to seven (7) years, with the term ending no earlier than March 1, 2014.
 
The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the Third Amendment to Employment Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
 
 
Item 9.01
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
 
 
10.1
Third Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated February 21, 2013, by and between Joseph C. Muscari and the Company
 
 
 
 
 






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 and Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer
 
 
 
  Date:  February 21, 2013
 
 










MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
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Subject Matter                                                       
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10.1
     
Press Release dated February 21, 2013