Form 8-K

 

 

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): March 13, 2014

 

 

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On March 13, 2014, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to notice duly given. The Company’s stockholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as set forth below.

 

  1. All of the Board’s nominees for director were elected to the class of directors whose term expires in 2017 by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Juan Enriquez

     56,486,521         1,078,786         144,733         2,427,152   

William C. Kirby

     56,290,855         1,270,325         148,860         2,427,152   

Henry F. McCance

     56,433,836         1,109,335         166,869         2,427,152   

Patrick M. Prevost

     55,644,084         1,927,838         138,118         2,427,152   

In addition to the directors elected at the meeting to the class of directors whose terms expire in 2017, the terms of office of the following directors continued after the meeting: John S. Clarkeson, Roderick C.G. MacLeod, John K. McGillicuddy, John F.O’Brien, Sue H. Rataj, Ronaldo H. Schmitz, Lydia W.Thomas and Mark S. Wrighton.

 

  2. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For:

     55,124,543   

Against:

     2,322,887   

Abstain:

     262,210   

Broker Non-Votes:

     2,427,152   

 

  3. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014 by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For:

     58,964,498   

Against:

     1,025,850   

Abstain:

     146,844   

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP was a routine matter and, therefore, there were no broker non-votes relating to that matter.


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/ Brian A. Berube

Name:   Brian A. Berube
Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Date: March 18, 2014