ACO Amcol International Corp.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14D-9

(Rule 14d-101)

Solicitation/Recommendation Statement

Under Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Amendment No. 5

AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Name of Subject Company)

AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Name of Persons Filing Statement)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

02341W103

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Ryan McKendrick

Chief Executive Officer

AMCOL International Corporation

2870 Forbs Avenue

Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60192

(847) 851-1500

(Name, address and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive notice and communications

on behalf of the persons filing statement)

With copies to:

R. Scott Falk, P.C.

Richard M. Brand

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 North LaSalle

Chicago, IL 60654

(312) 862-2000

This Amendment No. 5 (“ Amendment No. 4 ”) amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) on March 21, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the SEC on April 7, 2014, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed with the SEC on April 18, 2014, Amendment No. 3 thereto filed with the SEC on May 2, 2014 and Amendment No. 4 thereto filed with the SEC on May 8, 2014 (as the same may further be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Schedule 14D-9 ”) by AMCOL International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), relating to the tender offer by MA Acquisition Inc. (“ Purchaser ”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Minerals Technologies Inc. (“ Parent ”), a Delaware corporation, disclosed in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by Purchaser and Parent with the SEC on March 21, 2014, Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the SEC on April 7, 2014, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed with the SEC on April 10, 2014, Amendment No. 3 thereto filed with the SEC on April 18, 2014, Amendment No. 4 thereto filed with the SEC on April 28, 2014, Amendment No. 5 thereto filed with the SEC on May 2, 2014 and Amendment No. 6 thereto filed with the SEC on May 8, 2014 (together with the exhibits thereto, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Schedule TO ”), pursuant to which Purchaser has offered to purchase all of the Company’s outstanding common stock, par value of $0.01 per share (the “ Shares ”), at a price of $45.75 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest (the “ Offer Price ”), less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase of Parent and Purchaser, dated March 21, 2014 (as it may be amended or supplemented, the “ Offer to Purchase ”), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (as it may be amended or supplemented, the “ Letter of Transmittal ” and, together with the Offer to Purchase, the “ Offer ”). The Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal are filed as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B) to the Schedule 14D-9, respectively.

Except as otherwise set forth below, the information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 remains unchanged and is incorporated herein by reference as relevant to items in this Amendment No. 5. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 14D-9.

Item 8. Additional Information to be Furnished.

1. Item 8, “ Additional Information to be Furnished ” is hereby amended and supplemented by inserting the following subsection at the end of such Item 8:

“Final Results of the Offer and Completion of the Merger.

At 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on May 9, 2014, the Offer expired as scheduled. The Offer was not extended. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the depositary for the Offer, has advised Purchaser that, as of the expiration of the Offer, a total of 28,487,106 Shares were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, representing approximately 87.4% of the currently issued and outstanding Shares. As a result, the Minimum Condition (as defined in the Merger Agreement) has been satisfied. In addition, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC has also advised Purchaser that, as of such time, Notices of Guaranteed Delivery had been delivered for 282,902 Shares, representing approximately 0.8% of the currently issued and outstanding Shares. All Shares that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer have been accepted for payment.

Following the expiration of the Offer and acceptance for payment of the Shares on May 9, 2014, MTI consummated the Merger pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and without a meeting of the Company’s stockholders pursuant to
Section 251(h) of the DGCL. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the Purchaser was merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of MTI. At the Effective Time, each Share

issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than (i) Shares held by the Company as treasury stock or owned by MTI or the Purchaser, all of which were canceled, and (ii) Shares owned by stockholders of the Company who or which were entitled to demand, and who properly demanded, appraisal rights pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL, was converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the Offer Price, less any applicable withholding tax. The Shares will no longer be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

On May 9, 2014, MTI issued press releases announcing (i) the expiration and results of the Offer and (ii) the consummation of the Merger. The press releases are filed as Exhibits (a)(5)(E) and (a)(5)(F) hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.”

Item 9. Exhibits.

Item 9 of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibits:

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.

May 9, 2014

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