UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Cabot Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At its meeting on September 8, 2017, the Board of Directors of Cabot Corporation ("Cabot"), based on the recommendation of the Board’s Governance and Nominating Committee, elected Michael M. Morrow a director of Cabot and appointed Mr. Morrow to the Board’s Audit Committee and Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, both effective September 8, 2017. Mr. Morrow will serve as a director in the class whose terms expire at the Annual Meeting in 2019.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Morrow and any other person pursuant to which he was selected to become a member of the Board, nor are there any transactions between Mr. Morrow and Cabot or any subsidiary of Cabot that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Morrow will receive compensation for his service as a non-employee director as described under the heading "Director Compensation" in Cabot’s Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which description is incorporated herein by reference. As part of such compensation, on September 8, 2017, Mr. Morrow was granted 700 shares of Cabot common stock.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Morrow’s election is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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.

Exhibit Index