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 10, 2016
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 10, 2016, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to notice duly given. The Company’s stockholders voted on the following four 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 2019 by the votes set forth in the table below: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||||||
| Roderick C.G. MacLeod |
50,838,179 | 2,872,798 | 194,167 | 2,579,761 | ||||||||||||
| Sue H. Rataj |
51,684,551 | 2,029,355 | 191,238 | 2,579,761 | ||||||||||||
| Matthias L. Wolfgruber |
51,701,072 | 2,043,316 | 160,756 | 2,579,761 | ||||||||||||
In addition to the directors elected at the meeting to the class of directors whose terms expire in 2019, the terms of office of the following directors continued after the meeting: Juan Enriquez, William C. Kirby, John K. McGillicuddy, John F. O’Brien, Patrick M. Prevost, 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: |
51,907,342 | |||
| Against: |
1,702,682 | |||
| Abstain: |
295,120 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes: |
2,579,761 |
| 3. | The Company’s stockholders approved the 2016 Short-Term Incentive Compensation Plan by the votes set forth in the table below: |
| For: |
51,431,107 | |||
| Against: |
2,209,986 | |||
| Abstain: |
264,051 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes: |
2,579,761 |
| 4. | 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, 2016 by the votes set forth in the table below: |
| For: |
55,066,896 | |||
| Against: |
1,275,455 | |||
| Abstain: |
142,554 |
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: Title: |
Brian A. Berube Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |
Date: March 15, 2016