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): March 17, 2021

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
   
    001-11430
   
25-1190717
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File
Number)
 
(IRS Employer
 Identification No.)

 622 Third Avenue, New York, New York
                
10017-6707
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

 
(212) 878-1800
 
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.10 par value
 
MTX
  The New York Stock Exchange
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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 March 17, 2021, Minerals Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected Douglas T. Dietrich, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, to serve in the additional position of Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Dietrich succeeded Duane R. Dunham, who will retire as a member of the Board of Directors when his term expires at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  In addition, Robert L. Clark has been appointed to the newly created position of Lead Independent Director, effective immediately.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
 

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
99.1             Press Release dated March 17, 2021
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL)


   
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, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
     
  Date:  March 23, 2021
 
 





   EXBIBIT 99.1
News Release
 
Investor Contact:
Erik Aldag, (212) 878-1831
March 17, 2021
Media Contact:
Michael Landau, (212) 878-1840


Minerals Technologies Elects Douglas T. Dietrich Chairman of the Board

NEW YORK – Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) (“MTI” or “the Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected Douglas T. Dietrich, MTI’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board since 2016, to serve in the additional position of Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Dietrich will be succeeding Duane R. Dunham who has been a director since 2002 and the Company’s Chairman since 2016. Mr. Dunham will retire as a member of the Board of Directors when his term expires at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

In addition, Robert L. Clark has been appointed to the newly created position of Lead Independent Director, effective immediately. Dr. Clark, who has been a member of the MTI Board since 2009, is the Provost and Senior Vice President for Research at the University of Rochester. Among other responsibilities, the new Lead Independent Director will play an active role in setting future agendas for MTI Board meetings, preside at meetings of independent directors, serve as the liaison between the Chairman and the independent directors, and consult on shareholder engagement and governance matters.

"The Board's decision to appoint Doug as Chairman is a reflection of his strong leadership and substantial contributions to improving MTI’s operating and financial performance as well as to building a high-performance culture since becoming CEO in 2016," said Mr. Dunham. "The Board carefully considered our governance structure and determined that combining the roles of Chairman and CEO and creating the position of Lead Independent Director is in the best interest of shareholders as we continue to execute our company’s strategy for value creation.”

About Minerals Technologies Inc.
New York-based Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a global resource- and technology-based company that develops, produces and markets a broad range of specialty mineral, mineral-based and synthetic mineral products and related systems and services. MTI serves the paper, foundry, steel, construction, environmental, energy, polymer and consumer products industries. The company reported sales of $1.6 billion in 2020. For further information, please visit our website at www.mineralstech.com. (MTI-G)