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): June 2, 2010
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)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On June 2, 2010, Cabot Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a $450 million revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, and the other lenders party thereto. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement may be made in multiple currencies and used for working capital requirements, letters of credit and other general corporate purposes. The facility matures on June 2, 2014. Concurrently with entering into the Credit Agreement, the Company terminated its $400 million revolving credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. and the other lenders thereto, which, by its terms, was scheduled to mature in August 2010.
The Credit Agreement requires the Company to comply on a quarterly basis with certain financial covenants, including a subsidiary debt to total capitalization ratio, a consolidated leverage ratio and an interest coverage test. The Credit Agreement also includes negative covenants restricting or limiting, subject to exceptions, the Company’s ability to, among other things, engage in certain transactions, as well as customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Credit Agreement, dated June 2, 2010, among Cabot Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, and the other lenders party thereto. |
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/ Eduardo E. Cordeiro | |
| Name: | Eduardo E. Cordeiro | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: June 7, 2010
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Credit Agreement, dated June 2, 2010, among Cabot Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, and the other lenders party thereto. | |