Cabot Board Declares Dividend

January 13, 2012

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2012-- On Friday, January 13, 2012, the Board of Directors of Cabot Corporation (NYSE:CBT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share on all outstanding shares of the Corporation’s common stock. The dividend is payable on March 9, 2012, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 24, 2012.

About Cabot Corporation

Cabot is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, MA. The Company's major products are carbon black, fumed silica, inkjet colorants, capacitor materials, and cesium formate drilling fluids. Cabot operates 39 manufacturing facilities in 21 countries worldwide. The Company's website is: http://www.cabot-corp.com.

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Cabot Corporation
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