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## MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES 

## NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

and our historical return, taking into account current and expected market conditions. The actual return on pension assets was approximately 14% in 2013, 9% in 2012 and 2% in 2011. 

The Company maintains a self-funded health insurance plan for its retirees. This plan provided that the maximum health care cost trend rate would be 5%. Effective June 2010, the Company amended its plan to change the eligibility requirement for retirees and revised its plan so that increases in expected health care costs would be borne by the retiree. 

## Plan Assets 

The Company's pension plan weighted average asset allocation percentages at December 31, 2013 and 2012 by asset category are as follows: 

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The Company's pension plan fair values at December 31, 2013 and 2012 by asset category are as follows: 

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The following table presents domestic and foreign pension plan assets information at December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (the measurement date of pension plan assets): 

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The following table summarizes our defined benefit pension plan assets measured at fair value as of December 31, 2013: 

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U.S. equities — This class included actively and passively managed common equity securities comprised primarily of large- capitalization stocks with value, core and growth strategies. 

