8-K 1 a51332854.htm CABOT CORPORATION 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 2, 2016

CABOT CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

DELAWARE

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-5667	04-2271897
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS	02210-2019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(617) 345-0100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 2, 2016, Cabot Corporation issued a press release announcing operating results for its quarter ended March 31, 2016. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release issued by Cabot Corporation on May 2, 2016

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.

	CABOT CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ James P. Kelly
	Name:	James P. Kelly
	Title:	Vice President and Controller

Date: May 2, 2016

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number		Title

99.1		Press release issued by Cabot Corporation on May 2, 2016