Cabot Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	1-5667	04-2271897
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2 Seaport Lane, Suite 1300, Boston, MA		02210-2019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1 par value per share	CBT	New York Stock Exchange

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 5, 2019, Cabot Corporation issued a press release announcing operating results for its fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2019. 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 August 5, 2019

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: August 5, 2019