Form 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): April 29, 2009

 

 

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 April 29, 2009, Cabot Corporation issued a press release announcing its operating results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009. 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 April 29, 2009


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: April 29, 2009


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Title

99.1    Press release issued by Cabot Corporation on April 29, 2009