CABOT CORP — Director's Dealing 2015

Mar 16, 2015

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CABOT CORP (CBT)
CIK: 0000016040
Period of Report: 2015-03-13

Reporting Person: von Gottberg Friedrich (Senior Vice President)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	18904	Direct
Common Stock	1000	Indirect
Common Stock	14687	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$34.64	2020-11-11	Common Stock (15909)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$32.95	2021-11-10	Common Stock (19553)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$35.25	2022-11-08	Common Stock (19662)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$47.62	2023-11-07	Common Stock (13344)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$46.03	2024-11-13	Common Stock (15625)		Direct
Phantom Stock	$		Common Stock (9492.8123)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Reflects retirement plan contributions by the Corporation.

F2: The option vested over a three year period as follows: 30% on November 12, 2011, 30% on November 12, 2012 and 40% on November 12, 2013.

F3: The option vested over a three year period as follows: 30% on November 11, 2012, 30% on November 11, 2013 and 40% on November 11, 2014.

F4: The option vests over a three year period as follows: 30% on November 9, 2013, 30% on November 9, 2014 and 40% on November 9, 2015.

F5: The option vests over a three year period as follows: 30% on November 8, 2014, 30% on November 8, 2015 and 40% on November 8, 2016.

F6: The option vests over a three year period as follows: 30% on November 14, 2015, 30% on November 14, 2016 and 40% on November 14, 2017.

F7: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Cabot Corporation common stock. The shares of phantom stock will be settled in shares of Cabot Corporation common stock upon termination of his employment with Cabot Corporation.