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 20, 2024

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
 
NYSE

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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 20, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Minerals Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) elected Dr. Kristina M. Johnson as a member of the Board, effective May 13, 2024.  A copy of the press release announcing Dr. Johnson’s election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

As a new member of the Board, Dr. Johnson will be entitled to the same compensation provided to each of the current non-employee members of the Board. This includes an annual retainer fee of $205,000, comprised of $80,000 paid in cash and $125,000 in phantom stock units which have the economic value of one share of the Company’s common stock. Under the Company’s Nonfunded Deferred Compensation and Unit Award Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”), Dr. Johnson will have the right to defer her fee, which would then be credited to her account as phantom stock units. Dr. Johnson will also be eligible to receive additional phantom stock units awarded pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan.

In addition, the Company will enter into an indemnification agreement with Dr. Johnson (the “Indemnification Agreement”) the terms of which are consistent with those previously executed by each of the current members of the Board. The form of such Indemnification Agreement is more fully described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2009, which description is incorporated by reference herein. Such description does not purport to be complete, however, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Indemnification Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference.

The Board has not yet made a determination regarding any committee assignments for Dr. Johnson.  There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Johnson and any other persons pursuant to which Dr. Johnson was elected as a director. There are no current or proposed transactions in which the Company is a participant and for which disclosure is required with respect to Dr. Johnson under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 9.01
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
   
(d)
Exhibits
     
99.1
     
104
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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/ Timothy J. Jordan
 
 
Name:
Timothy J. Jordan
   
Title:
 
Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
     
  Date:  March 26, 2024
 
 





   EXHIBIT 99.1
News Release
 
Investor Contact:
Lydia Kopylova, (212) 878-1831
 
Media Contact:
Jennifer Albert, (212) 878-1840

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF KRISTINA M. JOHNSON TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NEW YORK, March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) (“MTI” or “the Company”) today announced that Kristina M. Johnson has been elected to its Board of Directors.
“We are excited to welcome Kristina Johnson to our Board,” said Douglas T. Dietrich, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Dr. Johnson is highly accomplished in education, business, government, and science and technology. She will provide significant value to MTI with her unique experiences, perspectives, and innovative ideas.”
Dr. Johnson most recently was President of The Ohio State University and previously served as the chancellor of the State University of New York. Dr. Johnson served as Chief Executive Officer of Cube Hydro Partners, LLC, a clean energy company, and a joint venture between Enduring Hydro, a company she founded, and I Squared Capital, a private equity firm. In addition, Dr. Johnson served as Under Secretary of Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. Prior to this, she was Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at The Johns Hopkins University, Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
In 2015, Dr. Johnson was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and continues to be a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors. In 2008, she was awarded the John Fritz Medal, widely considered the highest award given in the engineering profession. She currently serves on the boards of DuPont and Cisco Systems, Inc., and previously served on the Minerals Technologies Inc. Board from 2000 to 2009.
Dr. Johnson earned a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
Dr. Johnson will begin her service on the MTI Board of Directors on May 13, 2024.

About Minerals Technologies Inc.
New York-based Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems, and services. MTI serves globally a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household, food and pharmaceutical, paper, packaging, automotive, construction, and environmental. The company reported global sales of $2.2 billion in 2023. For further information, please visit our website at www.mineralstech.com.

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