MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC — Earnings Release 2012

Nov 2, 2012

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): November 1, 2012

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

Delaware	1-11430	25-1190717
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
	On November 1, 2012 Minerals Technologies Inc. issued a press release regarding its financial performance for the third quarter of 2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
	(d)	Exhibits
		99.1	Press Release dated November 1, 2012

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.

(Registrant)
By:	/s/ Thomas J. Meek
Name:	Thomas J. Meek
Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer
Date: November 1, 2012

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. ____	Subject Matter ____________
99.1	Press Release dated November 1, 2012