Minerals Technologies Inc 8-K, filed Mar 23, 2021
Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX)
8-K
2021-03-23
For: 2021-03-17
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About this 8-K
Minerals Technologies Inc filed this 8-K on March 23, 2021, reporting on events of March 17, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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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
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Item 9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL)
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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
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MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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(Registrant)
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Thomas J. Meek
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
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Date: March 23, 2021
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News Release
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Investor Contact:
Erik Aldag, (212) 878-1831
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March 17, 2021
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Media Contact:
Michael Landau, (212) 878-1840
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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)
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)