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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): February 1, 2006
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):
     o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
     o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
     o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE DATED FEBRUARY 1, 2006
EX-99.2 FIRST QUARTER FISCAL YEAR 2006 SUPPLEMENTAL BUSINESS INFORMATION


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 1, 2006 Cabot Corporation issued a press release announcing its operating results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005. A copy of the press release, together with supplemental business information for the first fiscal quarter 2006, are furnished herewith as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
  99.1   Press release issued by Cabot Corporation on February 1, 2006
 
  99.2   First Quarter Fiscal Year 2006 Supplemental Business Information

 


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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/ Jonathan P. Mason    
    Name:   Jonathan P. Mason   
    Title:   Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date: February 1, 2006

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit
Number
  Title
 
   
99.1
  Press release issued by Cabot Corporation dated February 1, 2006
99.2
  First Quarter Fiscal Year 2006 Supplemental Business Information