Executive Change

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 11, 2019   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):   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule  14a-12  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR  240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement  communications pursuant to Rule  14d-2(b)  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR  240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement  communications pursuant to Rule  13e-4(c)  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR  240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $1 par value per share   CBT   The New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company   ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐     Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (b) On October 11, 2019, James P. Kelly, Cabot Corporation’s Vice President and Controller, announced that he would be retiring from Cabot effective January 10, 2020. 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/ Erica McLaughlin Name:   Erica McLaughlin Title:   Senior Vice President and CFO Date: October 17, 2019