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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.1)*
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.10 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
603158106
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1998
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 603158106 SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 2 OF 11 PAGES
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION
94-0932740
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 0
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 2,933,800* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
EACH --------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH 0
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(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,933,800* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,933,800* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
13.96%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC
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CUSIP NO. 603158106 SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 3 OF 11 PAGES
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
TRANSAMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.
94-1632699
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 0
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 2,933,800
EACH --------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH 0
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(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,933,800
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,933,800
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
13.96%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
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CUSIP NO. 603158106 SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 4 OF 11 PAGES
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA
95-2634355
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
CALIFORNIA
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(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 0
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 1,772,300* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
EACH --------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH 0
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(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,772,300* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,772,300* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.05%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC and IC
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CUSIP NO. 603158106 SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 5 OF 11 PAGES
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
TRANSAMERICA OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
95-1060502
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
CALIFORNIA
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(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 0
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 1,772,300* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
EACH --------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH 0
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(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,772,300* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,772,300* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.05%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC and IC
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer.
Minerals Technologies Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.
405 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10174-1901
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing.
This statement is filed by Transamerica Corporation
("Transamerica"), Transamerica Insurance Corporation of California ("TICC"),
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company ("Occidental"), and Transamerica
Investment Services, Inc. ("TIS") (collectively, the "Companies").
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if
none, Residence.
The address of Transamerica is 600 Montgomery Street, San
Francisco, California 94111. The address of TICC, Occidental and TIS is 1150
South Olive Street, Los Angeles, California 90015.
Item 2(c). Citizenship.
Transamerica and TIS and are Delaware corporations. Occidental
and TICC are California corporations.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities.
Common Stock, $.10 par value ("Common Stock").
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number.
603158106
Item 3. Type of Reporting Person.
Each of the Companies is filing this statement pursuant to
Rule 13d-1(c) and Rule 13d-2(b). TIS is an investment adviser registered under
Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Transamerica is a parent
holding company in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). Occidental and TICC
are insurance companies as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and parent holding companies in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
Item 4. Ownership.
Reference is hereby made to Items 5-9 and 11 of each of the
cover pages to this statement, which items are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
TIS is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 2,933,800 shares
of Common Stock pursuant to separate arrangements whereby TIS acts as investment
adviser to certain individuals and entities, including Occidental and
Occidental's subsidiaries Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company
("TALIAC") and Transamerica Life Insurance Company of Canada ("TLIC Canada"),
all of which are insurance companies as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are subsidiaries of Transamerica.
Occidental, TALIAC and TLIC Canada directly own 935,000, 833,800 and 3,500
shares of Common Stock, respectively. Each of the individuals and entities for
which TIS acts as investment adviser has the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the
securities purchased or held pursuant to such arrangements.
Transamerica may be deemed to beneficially own 2,933,800
shares of Common Stock, of which 170,000 shares are directly owned by
Transamerica. The remaining 2,763,800 shares, including 991,500 shares owned for
the benefit of non-affiliate investment advisory clients of TIS, are
beneficially owned by direct and indirect subsidiaries of Transamerica.*
To the knowledge of the Companies, no other person has the
right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the
proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock.
*See Note to Exhibit A.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company.
Transamerica, which is a parent holding company in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), is filing this statement pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c)
and Rule 13d-2(b) and not pursuant to Rule 13d-1(d). The identity and Item 3
classification of its relevant subsidiaries are set forth on Exhibit A attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
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Item 10. Certification.
By signing below the undersigned certify that, to the best of their knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.
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Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge
and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
February 12, 1999
TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION
By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
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Richard N. Latzer
Senior Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer
TRANSAMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.
By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
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Richard N. Latzer
President and Chief Executive Officer
TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA
By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
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Richard N. Latzer
Attorney-in-Fact
TRANSAMERICA OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
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Richard N. Latzer
Chief Investment Officer
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Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the undersigned, Transamerica Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
Transamerica Investment Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Transamerica
Insurance Corporation of California, a California corporation, and Transamerica
Occidental Life Insurance Company, a California corporation, and each of
them, hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G dated February 12, 1999,
and any amendments thereto, are filed on behalf of each of them.
February 12, 1999
TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION
By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
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Richard N. Latzer
Senior Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer
TRANSAMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.
By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
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Richard N. Latzer
President and Chief Executive Officer
TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA
By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
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Richard N. Latzer
Attorney-in-Fact
TRANSAMERICA OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
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Richard N. Latzer
Chief Investment Officer
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Exhibit A
Each of Occidental, TALIAC and TLIC Canada is an insurance
company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
TALIAC and TLIC Canada are wholly owned subsidiaries of Occidental, and
Occidental is a wholly owned subsidiary of TICC.
TICC is an insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. TIS is an investment adviser registered
under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Both TICC and TIS are
wholly owned subsidiaries of Transamerica.
Note: Management of the affairs of subsidiaries of
Transamerica, including decisions respecting dispositions and/or voting of the
shares of the Common Stock beneficially owned by such subsidiaries, resides in
respective officers and directors of the subsidiaries and is not directed by
Transamerica or other subsidiaries. Accordingly, the filing of this Schedule 13G
by Transamerica is not intended as, and should not be deemed, an acknowledgment
of beneficial ownership or shared voting or dispositive power by it of the
shares of the Common Stock beneficially owned by its subsidiaries, and such
beneficial ownership or attribution of shared voting or dispositive power is
expressly disclaimed.
