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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):  October 26, 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 October 26, 2010, Cabot Corporation issued a press release announcing its operating results for its fiscal quarter and full year ended September 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 October 26, 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:  October 26, 2010
 
 
 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
  
Number
Title
   
99.1
Press release issued by Cabot Corporation on October 26, 2010