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Minerals Technologies Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

April 26, 2001

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Minerals Technologies Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

NEW YORK --April 26, 2001--Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX - news) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.025 (two and one-half cents) a share on the company's common stock.

The dividend is payable on June 15, 2001 to stockholders of record on May 25, 2001.

Minerals Technologies Inc. is a resource- and technology-based organization that develops and produces performance-enhancing minerals, mineral-based and synthetic mineral products for the paper, steel, polymer and other manufacturing industries on a worldwide basis. The company reported sales of $670.9 million in 2000.