UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

ANNUAL REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018

Commission file no. 1-11430

A.
Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN


B.
Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.


622 Third Avenue
New York, New York, 10017-6707








 




Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Participants and the Savings and Investment Plan Committee
Mineral Technologies Inc. Savings and Investment Plan:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Mineral Technologies Inc. Savings and Investment Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related  statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Accompanying Supplemental Information
The Schedule H, Line 4i, Schedule of Assets (Held At End of Year) has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.


/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Plan’s auditor since 1992.



Short Hills, New Jersey
June 21, 2019

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MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
(in thousands)
 
 
           
             
   
December 31,
 
   
2018
   
2017
 
Assets:
           
Investments, at fair value (note 3):
           
    Cash equivalents 
 
$
1,667
   
$
1,906
 
In securities of participating employer 
   
32,610
     
41,930
 
In securities of unaffiliated issuers:
               
Common stock 
   
14,555
     
14,729
 
Common collective funds 
   
68,811
     
78,283
 
Mutual funds 
   
101,016
     
114,697
 
           Total investments, at fair value 
   
218,659
     
251,545
 
                 
Fully benefit–responsive investment contracts, at contract value
   
56,440
     
61,594
 
Notes receivable from participants 
   
5,096
     
5,195
 
                 
Net assets available for benefits 
 
$
280,195
   
$
318,334
 


See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
(in thousands)
 
   
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2018
   
2017
 
Additions to net assets attributed to:
           
Investment income:
           
Net (depreciation) appreciation in fair value of investments
 
$
(21,767
)
 
$
25,443
 
Dividends 
   
2,746
     
2,390
 
Interest 
   
1,277
     
1,180
 
                 
Investment (loss) income 
   
(17,744
)
   
29,013
 
                 
Interest from notes receivable from participants 
   
243
     
232
 
                 
Contributions:
               
Participants 
   
12,381
     
11,790
 
Employer 
   
6,263
     
6,156
 
                 
Total contributions 
   
18,644
     
17,946
 
                 
Total additions 
   
1,143
     
47,191
 
                 
Reductions from net assets attributed to:
               
Benefits paid to participants 
   
39,095
     
36,474
 
Administrative expenses 
   
187
     
148
 
                 
Total reductions 
   
39,282
     
36,622
 
                 
Net (decrease) increase 
   
(38,139
)
   
10,569
 
                 
Net assets available for benefits:
               
Beginning of year 
   
318,334
     
307,765
 
End of year 
 
$
280,195
   
$
318,334
 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

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MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017


(1)
Description of Plan
 
The following description of the Minerals Technologies Inc. Savings and Investment Plan (the Plan) provides only general information.  Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.
 
General
 
The Plan is a defined contribution plan sponsored by Minerals Technologies Inc. (the Plan Sponsor or Company).  Employees who generally work more than 20 hours per week become eligible to participate in the Plan on the date of their employment.
 
The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).
 
Contributions
 
Participants may elect to contribute between 2% and 20% of eligible earnings (as defined). Contributions may be made on a before-tax basis, on an after-tax basis, or on a combined basis.  Employee contributions of the first 3% of the participant’s eligible contributions will be matched 100% by the Company and the next 2% will be matched 50% by the Company to a maximum limit of $275,000.  Employee contributions in excess of 5% will not be matched. While it is the Company’s intention to make matching contributions each payroll period, the Company’s Board of Directors reserves the right to increase, reduce or eliminate matching contributions for any Plan Year, or for any payroll period. The Company's matching contributions are invested solely in the Company's common stock. Participants can, at any time, transfer or reallocate amounts held in the MTI Common Stock Fund to another fund under the Plan.
Employees initially eligible to participate in the Plan on or after January 1, 2012 will be automatically enrolled at a 3% contribution rate.  Newly eligible participants have approximately 45 days from their initial eligibility date to choose a different pre-tax percentage, contribute on an after-tax basis or to opt not to participate in the Plan.
 
Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans.  Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan.  The maximum before-tax contribution limit for participants under age 50 was $18,500 and $18,000 for 2018 and 2017, respectively.  However, a participant's contributions may be further increased or reduced based on the rules and regulations of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). All eligible employees who are projected to attain age 50 before the end of the year will be eligible to make pre-tax catch-up contributions in accordance with certain regulations.
 
Participant Accounts
 
Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contributions and allocations of (a) the Company's contributions and (b) Plan earnings or loss, and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses.  Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined.  The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant's account.
 
Vesting
 
Participants are fully vested in the entire value of their accounts at the time of contribution.
 
Investment Options
 
Each participant in the Plan elects to have contributions invested in any one or a combination of the following separate investment options as of December 31, 2018:
 
New York Life Insurance Anchor Account IV: This fund is a New York Life Insurance Company pooled separate account which invests in fixed income securities.
 
BlackRock US Government Bond Portfolio: This fund invests in bonds backed by the U.S. government or by government-linked agencies.
 
Prudential Total Return Bond Fund: This fund invests primarily in bonds.


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SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

 
State Street Target Retirement Non-Lending Series Funds: These funds are designed to incorporate a broad range of asset classes to provide diversification of returns and risks consistent with a stated time horizon. The Strategy Funds asset mix becomes progressively more conservative over time as the strategy target date grows nearer. The strategy target dates range from 2015 to 2055. There is also an age based lifetime strategy fund. The investments are in a combination of U.S. stocks, international stocks, bonds and cash.
 
Alliance Bernstein Discovery Value Fund: This fund invests primarily in small and mid-capitalization stocks.
American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund: The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in equity securities of large market capitalization U.S. companies.
 
American Funds - Fundamental Investors Fund: This fund invests primarily in common stocks and may invest significantly in securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S. and Canada and not included in the S&P 500 Index.
 
Black Rock Equity Index Fund: This fund invests in the same stocks held in the S & P 500 Index.
 
Eaton Vance AtlCapSMID-Cap: This fund invests primarily in small and mid-capitalization stocks.
 
ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Fund (IS): This fund seeks long-term capital growth.  This fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities or other instruments with similar economic characteristics of U.S. companies with large market capitalizations.
Ivy International Core Equity Fund: This fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies located in, or principally traded largely in developed European and Asian/Pacific Basin markets.  This fund typically will have less than 20% of assets invested in U.S. stocks.
 
Janus Triton Fund (I): This fund invests in equity securities of small and medium-sized companies.
 
Mainstay Balanced Fund: This fund is invested in stocks, bonds and cash equivalents.  Approximately 60% of the fund is invested in mid and large capitalization stock and 40% in fixed income securities and cash equivalents.
 
MFS International Value R4 Fund: This fund primarily invests its assets in foreign equity securities, including emerging market equity securities.
 
Vanguard Life Strategy Conservative Growth Fund: This fund is invested in stocks, bonds and cash equivalents.  Approximately 60% of the fund’s assets are invested in bonds and 40% in common stocks and cash equivalents.
 
Vanguard Life Strategy Growth Fund: This fund is invested in stocks and bonds.  Approximately 80% of the fund’s assets are invested in stocks and 20% in bonds.
 
Vanguard Life Strategy Moderate Growth Fund: This fund is invested in stocks, bonds and cash equivalents.  Approximately 60% of the fund is invested in mid and large capitalization stock and 40% in fixed income securities and cash equivalents.
 
State Street Russell Small/Mid Cap Index Non-Lending Series Fund: This fund is designed to match the risk and return of the Russell 2000 Index, a broadly based average of the U.S. equity market.
 
State Street S&P Midcap 400 Index Securities Lending Series Fund: This fund is designed to match the risk and return of the Standard & Poor's 400 Index, a broadly based average of the U.S. equity market.
 
MTI Common Stock Fund: This fund invests in the Company's common stock.  The MTI Common Stock Fund is a participant-directed fund. All Company matching contributions are invested in this fund, and once deposited; the investments are participant-directed.
 
Pfizer Common Stock Fund: This fund invests in the common stock of Pfizer Inc.  The fund holds contributions to the Pfizer Common Stock Fund, which were transferred from Pfizer Inc. when the Plan was established.  No new contributions or transfers can be made into this fund, however, participants are allowed to transfer balances from this fund into other investment options.
 
TD Ameritrade Brokerage Account: This is a participant-directed brokerage account which invests primarily in a variety of publicly available mutual funds, common stock and cash and cash equivalents.


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SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

 
Notes Receivable from Participants
 
Participants may borrow from their accounts an amount up to $50,000 or 50 percent of their account balance, whichever is less. The minimum amount a participant may borrow is $1,000. The loan repayments and interest earned are allocated to each eligible investment option based upon the participant's current contribution election percentages.
 
Loans must be repaid over a period of not more than five years; however, if the loan is used to purchase a principal residence, the loan can be repaid over a period of not more than fifteen years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear interest at rates that range from 4.25% to 9.75% for 2018 and 2017 which are fixed at the time of the loan and which are commensurate with prevailing rates as determined quarterly by the Plan administrator.
 
Payment of Benefits
 
On termination of service due to death, disability, retirement, or other reasons, a participant would receive a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the participant's account.  In-service withdrawals, including hardship withdrawals, may also be made under certain circumstances.
 (2)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Asset Valuation and Income Recognition
 
The Plan's investments are stated at fair value except for the fully benefit responsive contract which is stated at contract value.  Short-term investments are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.  The common stock within the MTI Common Stock Fund, Pfizer Common Stock Fund, and the shares of mutual funds, including those held in the brokerage account are valued using quoted market prices.  Common collective funds are stated at fair value reported by the fund manager based on the underlying investments within each fund and are expressed in units representing the net asset value of each fund.  The value of a unit will fluctuate in response to various factors including, but not limited to, the price of the underlying shares, dividends paid, earnings and losses, and the mix of assets in the respective fund. These investments do not have a readily determinable fair value and the Fund relies on net asset values as the fair value for certain investments as of the Plan’s measurement date.
 
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade date basis.  The net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments consists of the net realized gains and losses from the sale of investments and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the fair value for the investments remaining in the Plan.
 
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.
 
Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.  Delinquent participant loans are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the plan agreement.
 
Payment of Benefits
 
Benefits are recorded when paid.

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SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

 (3)
Fair Value Measurements
 
There is a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs about which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

 
The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2018 or 2017.

 
Equity securities: The fair value is based on the unadjusted closing price reported on the active market on which the security is traded and is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
 
Mutual funds:  Registered investment companies are public investment vehicles valued using net asset value (“NAV”) provided by the administrator of the mutual fund. These securities are valued using quoted market prices.  The NAV is an unadjusted quoted price on an active market and classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
 
Common collective funds: Valued at the fair using the NAV provided by the fund trustee as a practical expedient based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the trust, minus its liabilities, and then divided by the number of shares outstanding.  The Fund relies on net asset values as the fair value for common collective funds as of the Plan’s measurement date.  There are no imposed redemption restrictions nor does the Plan have any contractual obligations to further invest in the common collective trust funds.  Investments that are currently measured using NAV as a practical expedient are not categorized within the fair value hierarchy.
 
 
Cash equivalents:  The carrying value approximates fair value and is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 
The following tables sets forth by level, the Plan's financial assets at fair value as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.  Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company's assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.  The method described above may produce a fair value that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair value.  There were no transfers between fair value levels during 2018 and 2017.



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SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017


As of December 31, 2018
(dollars in thousands)
                       
   
Investments at Fair Value as determined by Quoted Prices in active markets (Level I)
   
Valuation techniques based on observable market data (Level II)
   
Valuation techniques incorporating information other than observable market data (Level III)
   
Total Investments measured at Fair Value at December 31, 2018
 
                         
Cash equivalents
 
$
1,667
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
1,667
 
                                 
Mutual funds
                               
Fixed income funds
 
$
11,576
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
11,576
 
Equity Funds
 
$
45,796
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
45,796
 
Growth  & Income funds
 
$
42,503
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
42,503
 
                                 
Mutual funds - Participant-Directed Brokerage Account
                               
Equity Funds –Capital Growth
 
$
683
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
683
 
Equity Funds – Current Income
 
$
134
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
134
 
Balanced Funds
 
$
75
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
75
 
Fixed Income Funds
 
$
235
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
235
 
                                 
International Funds
 
$
14
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
14
 
                                 
Total mutual funds
 
$
101,016
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
101,016
 
                                 
                                 
Common stock
                               
Participant-Directed Brokerage Account
 
$
524
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
524
 
Pharmaceuticals
 
$
14,031
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
14,031
 
Industrial
 
$
32,610
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
32,610
 
Total common stock
 
$
47,165
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
47,165
 
                                 
Other investments measured at net asset value
 
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
68,811
 
                                 
Total investments
 
$
149,848
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
218,659
 


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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

As of December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
                       
   
Investments at Fair Value as determined by Quoted Prices in active markets (Level I)
   
Valuation techniques based on observable market data (Level II)
   
Valuation techniques incorporating information other than observable market data (Level III)
   
Total Investments measured at Fair Value at December 31, 2017
 
                         
Cash equivalents
 
$
1,906
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
1,906
 
                                 
Mutual funds
                               
Fixed income funds
 
$
11,354
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
11,354
 
Equity Funds
 
$
53,309
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
53,309
 
Growth  & Income funds
 
$
48,902
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
48,902
 
                                 
Mutual funds - Participant-Directed Brokerage Account
                               
Equity Funds –Capital Growth
 
$
565
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
565
 
Equity Funds – Current Income
 
$
254
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
254
 
Balanced Funds
 
$
90
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
90
 
Fixed Income Funds
 
$
206
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
206
 
International Funds
 
$
17
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
17
 
                                 
Total mutual funds
 
$
114,697
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
114,697
 
                                 
                                 
Common stock
                               
Participant-Directed Brokerage Account
 
$
821
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
821
 
Pharmaceuticals
 
$
13,908
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
13,908
 
Industrial
 
$
41,930
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
41,930
 
Total common stock
 
$
56,659
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
56,659
 
                                 
Other investments measured at net asset value
 
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
78,283
 
                                 
Total investments
 
$
173,262
   
$
--
   
$
--
   
$
251,545
 



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MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017


(4)
Fully Benefit Responsive Contract
 
The Plan invests in the New York Life Insurance Anchor Acct IV, which is considered a fully benefit responsive contract.  This investment is valued at contract value reported by the fund manager based on the underlying investments within each fund. There are no imposed redemption restrictions.
 
The average yield of the underlying assets earned by the Plan from the New York Life Insurance Anchor Account III was 2.87% and 2.29% at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  The average crediting interest rate was 2.58% and 1.84% at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
 
The existence of certain conditions can limit the Contract's ability to transact at contract value with the issuers of its investment contracts.  Specifically, any event outside the normal operation of the Contract that causes a withdrawal from an investment contract may result in a negative market value adjustment with respect to such withdrawal.  Examples of such events include, but are not limited to, partial or complete legal termination of the Contract or a unitholder, tax disqualification of the Contract or a unitholder, and certain Contract amendments if issuers' consent is not obtained. As of December 31, 2018, the occurrence of an event outside the normal operation of the Contract that would cause a withdrawal from an investment contract is not considered to be probable.  To the extent a unitholder suffers a tax disqualification or legal termination event, under normal circumstances it is anticipated that liquid assets would be available to satisfy the redemption of such unitholder's interest in the Contract without the need to access investment contracts.
 (5)
Plan Termination
 
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan by action of the Company's Board of Directors, subject to the provisions of ERISA.  Upon termination of the Plan, each participant thereby affected would receive the entire value of his or her account as of the date of such termination.  No part of the assets in the investment funds established pursuant to the Plan would at any time revert to the Company.
(6)
Tax Status
 
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determined and informed the Company by a letter dated December 27, 2013, that the Plan and related Trust established thereunder are properly designed and, thus qualified and are tax exempt, respectively, within the meaning of Sections 401(a) and 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).  Although the Plan has been amended and restated since receiving the determination letter, the Company and legal counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.
U.S. GAAP requires plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or de-recognize an asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS.  The plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or de-recognition of an asset) or disclosure in the financial statements.  The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.  The plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax audits for years prior to 2015.
(7)
Administrative and Investment Advisor Costs
 
All costs of administering the Plan are paid by the Plan and amounted to $187,310 and $147,916 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  Participants are responsible for any origination and maintenance fees for each loan, and certain expenses for participating in the participant directed brokerage account.  Investment advisers are reimbursed for costs incurred or receive a management fee for providing investment advisory services.  Investment advisory fees and costs are deducted and reflected in the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of investments on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.
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SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

(8)
Related-Party Transactions
 
John Hancock Trust Company LLC is Trustee and record keeper of the Plan.  Certain Plan investments in the pooled separate account and mainstay mutual funds are managed by New York Life Investment Management LLC, an affiliate of John Hancock Trust Company LLC.
 
Certain Plan investments are shares of the Company's common stock, which qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
(9)
Concentration of Risks and Uncertainties
 
The Plan's exposure to a concentration of credit risk is limited by the diversification of investments across several participant-directed fund elections.  Additionally, the investments within each participant-directed fund election are further diversified into varied financial instruments, with the exception of the MTI and Pfizer common stock funds, which principally invest in securities of a single issuer.
 
The Plan investments include a number of investment options including MTI and Pfizer common stock and a variety of investment funds, some of which are mutual funds or common collective funds.  Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risk.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the statements of net assets for benefits and participant account balances. Plan investments included a variety of investment that may directly or indirectly invest in securities with contractual cash flows. The value, liquidity, and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions and may be adversely affected by shifts in the market’s perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates.
(10)
Subsequent Events
 
The Plan evaluated events subsequent to December 31, 2018 and through June 21, 2019, the date on which the financial statements were issued, and determined there have not been any events that have occurred that would require adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements.

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MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

December 31, 2018
(in thousands)

(a)
 
 (b)
 
(c)
 
(d)
   
(e)
 
   
Identity of issue, borrower,
     lessor or similar party  
 
Description of investment/interest
 
Cost
   
Current Value
 
                     
   
Cash Equivalents:
               
   
PIMCO Government Money Market
 
Money market account
 
$
704
   
$
704
 
                         
   
TD Ameritrade Participant-Directed Brokerage Account
 
various money market accounts
 
$
963
   
$
963
 
                         
   
Total Cash Equivalents
     
$
1,667
   
$
1,667
 
                         
   
Fully benefit responsive investment contract, at contract value:
                   
                         
 
*
 
New York Life Insurance Anchor Acct III
   
56,440
 
units
 
$
56,440
   
$
56,440
 
               
               
     
Common Collective Funds:
       
               
               
               
     
Target Retirement 2015 Strategy
       
               
     
State Street Target Retirement 2015 Securities Non-Lending Series Fund
   
87
 
units
 
$
1,427
   
$
1,427
 
               
               
     
Target Retirement 2020 Strategy
       
               
     
State Street Target Retirement 2020 Securities Non-Lending Series Fund
   
146
 
units
 
$
2,558
   
$
2,558
 
                                 
     
Target Retirement 2025 Strategy
       
               
     
State Street Target Retirement 2025 Securities Non-Lending Series Fund
   
415
 
units
 
$
7,602
   
$
7,602
 
               
               
     
Target Retirement 2030 Strategy
       
               
     
State Street Target Retirement 2030 Securities Non-Lending Series Fund
   
167
 
units
 
$
3,117
   
$
3,117
 
               
               
     
Target Retirement 2035 Strategy
       
               
     
State Street Target Retirement 2035 Securities Non-Lending Series Fund
   
157
 
units
 
$
3,007
   
$
3,007
 
               
               
     
Target Retirement 2040 Strategy
       
               
     
State Street Target Retirement Securities Non-Lending Series Fund
   
112
 
units
 
$
2,117
   
$
2,117
 
               
               
     
Target Retirement 2045 Strategy
       
               
     
State Street Target Retirement 2045 Securities Non-Lending Series Fund
   
108
 
units
 
$
2,040
   
$
2,040
 
               
               
     
Target Retirement 2050 Strategy
                         
     
State Street Target Retirement 2050 Securities Non-Lending Series Fund
   
73
 
units
 
$
1,382
   
$
1,382
 
                                 
     
Target Retirement 2055 Strategy
                         
     
State Street Target Retirement 2055 Securities Non-Lending Series Fund
   
70
 
units
 
$
894
   
$
894
 
                                 


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(a)
 (b)
 
(c)
 
(d)
   
(e)
 
Identity of issue, borrower,
     lessor or similar party  
 
Description of investment/interest
 
Cost
   
Current Value
 
                   
Black Rock Equity Index Fund
   
1,141
 
units
 
$
20,677
   
$
33,290
 
                             
State Street Russell Small/Midcap Index Non-Lending Series Fund
   
82
 
units
 
$
3,767
   
$
4,319
 
           
               
State Street S&P Midcap 400 Index Securities Lending Series Fund
   
72
 
units
 
$
5,720
   
$
6,703
 
           
               
Target Retirement Income Strategy
       
               
SSgA Target Retirement Income Non-Lending Series Fund
   
24
 
units
 
$
355
   
$
355
 
           
               
Total Common Collective Funds
       
 
$
54,633
   
$
68,811
 

                           
   
Mutual Funds:
                     
                           
   
Alliance Bernstein Discovery Value Fund
   
74
 
units
       
$
1,519
   
$
1,273
 
                                     
   
American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund
   
217
 
units
       
$
5,446
   
$
4,656
 
             
                     
   
American Funds - Fundamental Investors Fund
   
421
 
units
       
$
20,371
   
$
21,971
 
             
                     
   
BlackRock US Government Bond Portfolio
   
178
 
units
       
$
1,848
   
$
1,808
 
                                     
   
ClearBridge Large Cap Growth IS
   
182
 
Units
 
$
     
$
7,996
   
$
7,883
 
                                       
   
Eaton Vance AtlCapSMID-Cap
   
107
 
units
         
$
3,116
   
$
3,200
 
                                       
   
Ivy International Core Equity Fund
   
440
 
units
         
$
7,997
   
$
6,732
 
                                       
   
Janus Triton Fund (I)
   
153
 
units
         
$
4,145
   
$
3,902
 
                                       
 
*
 
Mainstay Balanced Fund
   
472
 
units
         
$
14,312
   
$
13,106
 
               
                       
     
MFS International Value R4
   
108
 
units
         
$
4,011
   
$
4,062
 
                                         
     
Prudential Total Return Bond Fund
   
702
 
units
         
$
10,057
   
$
9,768
 
                                         
     
Vanguard Life Strategy Conservative Growth
   
219
 
units
         
$
4,185
   
$
4,091
 
                                         
     
Vanguard Life Strategy Growth
   
151
 
units
         
$
4,493
   
$
4,527
 
                                         
     
Vanguard Life Strategy Moderate Growth
   
520
 
units
         
$
12,731
   
$
12,896
 
               
                       
     
Mutual Fund Window
       
                       
     
TD Ameritrade Participant-Directed Brokerage Account
 
various mutual fund investments
         
$
1,141
   
$
1,141
 
               
                       
     
Total Mutual Funds
       
         
$
103,368
   
$
101,016
 
               
                       
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(a)
 
 (b)
 
(c)
 
(d)
   
(e)
 
   
Identity of issue, borrower,
     lessor or similar party  
 
Description of investment/interest
 
Cost
   
Current Value
 
                     
   
TD Ameritrade Participant-Directed Brokerage Account
 
various common stock investments
 
$
524
   
$
524
 
 
*
 
MTI Common Stock Fund
                   
     
Minerals Technologies Inc.
                   
     
Common Stock
   
635
 
units
 
$
31,646
   
$
32,610
 
               
               
     
Pfizer Common Stock Fund
       
               
     
Pfizer Inc. Common Stock
   
321
 
units
 
$
7,846
   
$
14,031
 
     
Total Common Stock
 
       
 
$
40,016
   
$
47,165
 
               
               
 
*
 
Notes receivable from participants
 
559 loans to participants with interest rates of 4.25% to 9.75% with various maturity dates through 2033
 
$
-
   
$
5,096
 
     
Total
       
         
$
280,195
 

* Parties in interest, as defined by ERISA.
See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.
15



SIGNATURE



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the members of the Savings and Investment Plan Committee, which administers the Minerals Technologies Inc. Savings and Investment Plan, have duly caused this annual report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Minerals Technologies Inc. Savings and Investment Plan





By:
/s/ Matthew E. Garth
Matthew E. Garth
Senior Vice President - Finance and Treasury,
Chief Financial Officer
Member, Minerals Technologies Inc. Savings
and Investment Plan Committee






Date:   June 21, 2019

16



EXHIBIT INDEX



The following is a list of Exhibits filled as part of this Annual Report on Form 11-K:



Exhibit Number
Exhibit Description
23.1


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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm




The Savings and Investment Plan Committee
of Minerals Technologies Inc.:



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos. 333-160002, 33-59080, 333-62739, 333-138245 and 333-206244) on Form S-8 of Minerals Technologies Inc. of our report dated June 21, 2019, with respect to the statements of net assets available for benefits of the Minerals Technologies Inc. Savings and Investment Plan as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the “financial statements”) and the supplemental schedule H, line 4i - schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2018, which report appears in the December 31, 2018 Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Minerals Technologies Inc. Savings and Investment Plan.





/s/ KPMG LLP



Short Hills, New Jersey
June 21, 2019