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): March 12, 2015

 

 

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On March 12, 2015, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to notice duly given. The Company’s stockholders voted on the following four proposals and cast their votes as set forth below.

 

  1. All of the Board’s nominees for director were elected to the class of directors whose term expires in 2018 by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

John K. McGillicuddy

     54,453,329         1,217,711         254,854         3,063,263   

John F. O’Brien

     53,015,761         2,770,641         139,492         3,063,263   

Lydia W. Thomas

     53,724,127         2,063,343         138,424         3,063,263   

Mark S.Wrighton

     44,435,172         11,314,951         175,771         3,063,263   

In addition to the directors elected at the meeting to the class of directors whose terms expire in 2018, the terms of office of the following directors continued after the meeting: Juan Enriquez, William C. Kirby, Roderick C.G. MacLeod, Henry F. McCance, Patrick M. Prevost, Sue H. Rataj, Ronaldo H. Schmitz, and Matthias Wolfgruber.

 

  2. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For:

     54,129,325   

Against:

     1,526,037   

Abstain:

     270,532   

Broker Non-Votes:

     3,063,263   

 

  3. The Company’s stockholders approved the 2015 Directors’ Stock Compensation Plan by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For:

     53,908,272   

Against:

     1,720,275   

Abstain:

     297,347   

Broker Non-Votes:

     3,063,263   

 

  4. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015 by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For:

     57,576,848   

Against:

     1,282,853   

Abstain:

     129,456   

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP was a routine matter and, therefore, there were no broker non-votes relating to that matter.


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/ Brian A. Berube

Name: Brian A. Berube
Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Date: March 13, 2015