-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IB2rIhxYAsPG8OrttS60ysXVFKXsPyCEh4ef49XoAsv5fws3qhcMSdiJK5Dg2tr/ u9A44aNS7/KCU2vtdzeoVg== 0001181431-08-002204.txt : 20080107 0001181431-08-002204.hdr.sgml : 20080107 20080107191710 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-08-002204 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080103 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080107 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080107 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CABOT CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000016040 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS [2890] IRS NUMBER: 042271897 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO SEAPORT LANE SUITE 1300 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109-1806 BUSINESS PHONE: 6173450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO SEAPORT LANE SUITE 1300 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 82109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CABOT GODFREY L INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680418 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PATTERSON WILLIAM J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001202551 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05667 FILM NUMBER: 08516331 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY STREET 2: SUITE 3215 CITY: MILL VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94941 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OBERNDORF WILLIAM E CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001218663 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05667 FILM NUMBER: 08516332 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 4153836600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SPO PARTNERS & CO STREET 2: 591 REDWOOD HWY STE 3215 CITY: MILL VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94941 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SCULLY JOHN H CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001202553 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05667 FILM NUMBER: 08516333 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY STREET 2: SUITE 3215 CITY: MILL VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94941 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Elizabeth R. & William J. Patterson Foundation CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001391548 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05667 FILM NUMBER: 08516334 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY STREET 2: SUITE 3215 CITY: MILL VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94941 BUSINESS PHONE: 415-384-2275 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY STREET 2: SUITE 3215 CITY: MILL VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94941 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPO PARTNERS II LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001046206 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05667 FILM NUMBER: 08516335 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY STE 3215 CITY: MILL VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94941 BUSINESS PHONE: 4153836600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, 3215 CITY: MILL VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94941 FORMER NAME: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MAIN STREET PARTNERS LP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970916 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPO ADVISORY PARTNERS LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001252456 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05667 FILM NUMBER: 08516336 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY STREET 2: STE 3215 CITY: MILL VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94941 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPO ADVISORY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000919468 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05667 FILM NUMBER: 08516337 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY STREET 2: SUITE 3215 CITY: MILL VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94941 BUSINESS PHONE: 4153836600 FORMER NAME: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SF ADVISORY CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990329 4 1 rrd188161.xml STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP X0202 4 2008-01-03 0 0000016040 CABOT CORP CBT 0000919468 SPO ADVISORY CORP 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY CA 94941 0 0 1 0 0001252456 SPO ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY CA 94941 0 0 1 0 0001046206 SPO PARTNERS II LP 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY CA 94941 0 0 1 0 0001391548 Elizabeth R. & William J. Patterson Foundation 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY CA 94941 0 0 1 0 0001202553 SCULLY JOHN H 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY CA 94941 0 0 1 0 0001218663 OBERNDORF WILLIAM E 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY CA 94941 0 0 1 0 0001202551 PATTERSON WILLIAM J 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY CA 94941 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 200 31.95 A 9899500 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 100 31.96 A 9899600 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 100 31.98 A 9899700 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 100 31.99 A 9899800 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 100 32.01 A 9899900 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 200 32.03 A 9900100 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 200 32.05 A 9900300 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 100 32.06 A 9900400 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 200 32.07 A 9900600 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 200 32.08 A 9900800 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 200 32.09 A 9901000 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 200 32.10 A 9901200 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 200 32.11 A 9901400 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 100 32.12 A 9901500 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 100 32.13 A 9901600 I See footnotes Common Stock 2008-01-04 4 P 0 200 32.14 A 9901800 I See footnotes The entities directly acquiring the shares reported on this form are SPO Partners II, L.P. ("SPO Partners"), which bought 73,100 shares, and the Elizabeth R. & William J. Patterson Foundation ("WJPFND"), which bought 2,000 shares. Due to the purchases causing this filing and related filings today, 9,486,200 shares are owned directly by SPO Partners, and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) SPO Advisory Partners, L.P. ("SPO Advisory"), the sole general partner of SPO Partners, (ii) SPO Advisory Corp. ("SPO Corp."), the sole general partner of SPO Advisory, and (iii) John H. Scully ("JHS"), William E. Oberndorf ("WEO") and William J. Patterson ("WJP"), the three controlling persons of SPO Corp. 415,600 shares are owned directly by San Francisco Partners, L.P. ("SF Partners"), and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) SF Advisory Partners, L.P. ("SF Advisory"), the sole general partner of SF Partners, (ii) SPO Corp., the sole general partner of SF Advisory, and (iii) JHS, WEO and WJP, the three controlling persons of SPO Corp. These shares are represented in the running total in Column 5 above, which do es not include 17,200 shares held by WJPFND. Additionally, (i) 333,650 shares of the issuer's common stock may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by WEO solely in his capacity as a trustee for the William and Susan Oberndorf Trust, dated 10/15/98 ("Oberndorf Trust"), (ii) 100,000 shares may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by WEO solely in his capacity as general partner of Oberndorf Family Partners, a California limited partnership, (iii) WEO owns 109,000 shares in his IRA, which is self-directed, and (iv) 10,000 shares may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by WEO solely in his capacity as trustee for the accounts of his two children, Peter C. Oberndorf & William Ernst Oberndorf. Form 3 of 3. The persons listed in Note (1) and Note (2) above ( each a "Reporting Person" ) may be deemed to form a "group", as such term is defined in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for purposes of this filing. This filing shall not be deemed as an admission by any Reporting Person that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this statement. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of such person's pecuniary interest, if any, therein. Kim M. Silva, Attorney-in-Fact 2008-01-07 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----