UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
CABOT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-5667 | 04-2271897 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Number) |
| Two Seaport Lane, Suite 1300 | ||
| Boston, Massachusetts | 02210-2019 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Brian A. Berube, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
617-345-0100
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report)
Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:
| ☒ | Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2017. |
Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
This Form SD of Cabot Corporation (the “Company”) is filed pursuant to Rule 13p-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the reporting period January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
The Company evaluated its current product lines and determined that certain equipment it manufactures or contracts to manufacture contains electronic components, certain of which contain tin, tungsten, tantalum and/or gold which is necessary to the functionality or production of the equipment. These electronic components represent substantially less than 0.1% of the Company’s total cost of sales.
Based on our reasonable country of origin inquiry and due diligence we concluded that certain of our products are “DRC Conflict Undeterminable” as defined in Rule 13p-1, and as a result, we have filed a Conflict Minerals Report.
A copy of the Company’s Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD, and is publicly available at www.cabotcorp.com.
Item 1.02 Exhibit
The Conflict Minerals Report described in Item 1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.
Section 2 – Exhibits
Item 2.01 Exhibits
Exhibit 1.01—Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2017.
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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 duly authorized undersigned.
CABOT CORPORATION
| By: | /s/ Friedrich von Gottberg |
Date: May 31, 2018 | ||||
| Name: Friedrich von Gottberg | ||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President |