UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 10-Q/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended April 2, 2006
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 1-3295
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MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
DELAWARE |
25-1190717 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
(I.R.S. Employer |
405 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10174-0002
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(212) 878-1800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES X |
NO |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer [ X ] |
Accelerated filer [ ] |
Non-accelerated filer [ ] |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YES |
NO X |
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class Common Stock, $0.10 par value |
Outstanding at April 20, 2006 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending April 2, 2006 of Minerals Technologies Inc. (the "Registrant") is to file Exhibit 15, which is an acknowledgement of the Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm. Exhibit 15 was inadvertently omitted from the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 2, 2006 originally filed on May 8, 2006. This Amendment No. 1 does not otherwise amend any of the disclosure contained in the original Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2006.
ITEM 6. Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Title |
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15 |
Letter Regarding Unaudited Interim Financial Information. | |
31.1 |
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification executed by the Company's principal executive officer. | |
31.2 |
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification executed by the Company's principal financial officer. | |
32 |
Section 1350 Certifications. | |
99 |
Statement of Cautionary Factors That May Affect Future Results.* |
__________
* Previously filed.
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Minerals Technologies Inc.
By:
/s/John A. Sorel
John A. Sorel
Senior Vice President-Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
Dated: May 10, 2006
EXHIBIT 15
ACCOUNTANTS' ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Board of Directors
Minerals Technologies Inc.:
Re: Registration Statement Nos. 33-59080, 33-65268, 33-96558 and 333-62739
With respect to the subject registration statements, we acknowledge our awareness of the use therein of our report dated May 4, 2006, related to our review of interim financial information.
Pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, such report is not considered a part of a registration statement prepared or certified by an independent registered public accounting firm or a report prepared or certified by an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.
KPMG LLP
New York, New York
May 4, 2006
EXHIBIT 31.1
RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION
I, Paul R. Saueracker, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Minerals Technologies Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 10, 2006
By:
/s/Paul R. Saueracker
Paul R. Saueracker Chairman of the Board; President and Chief Executive Officer