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): August 11, 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)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
Patrick Prevost, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cabot Corporation, presented at the Jefferies 2015 Global Industrials Conference yesterday, August 11, 2015, which was webcast live. During the presentation, Mr. Prevost discussed the Company’s business outlook and indicated that the Company expects to increase adjusted earnings per share by $0.75 in fiscal 2016, compared to fiscal 2015. The slides that accompanied Mr. Prevost’s remarks are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Cabot Corporation Investor Presentation dated August 11, 2015. |
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: August 12, 2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Title | |
| 99.1 | Cabot Corporation Investor Presentation dated August 11, 2015 | |