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MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

 

 

 

Meeting Type:  Annual Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For holders as of:  March 22, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  May 18, 2011          Time:  9:00 AM EST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location:  

383 Madison Avenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auditorium A, Second Floor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York, New York 10179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

 

 

 

 

 

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

622 THIRD AVENUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW YORK, NY 10017

 

 

 

 


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Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote
FOR Proposal 1:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Election of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01

Paula H.J. Cholmondeley

02

Duane R. Dunham

03

Steven J. Golub

 

 

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3:

 

 

2

Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year.

 

 

3

Advisory vote on executive compensation.

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote 3 YEARS on the following proposal:

 

 

4

Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory executive compensation votes.


 

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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