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):  July 28, 2010

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 July 28, 2010, Cabot Corporation issued a press release announcing its operating results for its fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010.  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 July 28, 2010

 
 
 

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:  July 28, 2010

 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
    
Number
  
Title
     
99.1
  
Press release issued by Cabot Corporation on July 28, 2010