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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):  October 28, 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 October 28, 2009, Cabot Corporation issued a press release announcing its operating results for the fiscal quarter and year ended September 30, 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 October 28, 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:  October 28, 2009


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Exhibit
    
Number
  
Title
     
99.1
  
Press release issued by Cabot Corporation on October 28, 2009