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): February 1, 2012

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 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 1, 2012, Cabot Corporation issued a press release announcing its operating results for its fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011.  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 February 1, 2012


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:  February 1, 2012


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit  

Number

Title

 
99.1

Press release issued by Cabot Corporation on February 1, 2012