-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, AaZY9s4l7Z4jT5Pc60qrF9rc4LBaoj06AElOAb6bN+8QLXtl5t/pWb42D6ji7lWp nnb7LHZP23WO1e0UrBTvnA== 0000016040-04-000020.txt : 20040315 0000016040-04-000020.hdr.sgml : 20040315 20040315160858 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000016040-04-000020 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040312 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040315 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CABOT CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000016040 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS [2890] IRS NUMBER: 042271897 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO SEAPORT LANE SUITE 1300 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109-1806 BUSINESS PHONE: 6173450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO SEAPORT LANE SUITE 1300 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 82109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CABOT GODFREY L INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680418 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FLACK CAROL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001283418 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05667 FILM NUMBER: 04669677 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CABOT CORP STREET 2: TWO SEAPORT LN #1300 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 BUSINESS PHONE: 6173450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CABOT CORP STREET 2: TWO SEAPORT LN #1300 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 3 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0201 3 2004-03-12 0 0000016040 CABOT CORP CBT 0001283418 FLACK CAROL C/O CABOT CORPORATION TWO SEAPORT LANE BOSTON MA 02210 0 1 0 0 Vice President Common Stock 3000 D Series B ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock Common Stock 22.89 I Through the Trustee of the Corporation's Retirement Savings Plan Under the Retirement Savings Plan, the Corporation allocates Series B ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock to each participant's account on a quarterly basis. Subject to certain terms and conditions of the Retirement Savings Plan, participants may elect to receive distributions of their vested account balance in the form of shares of the Corporation's common stock or cash. Generally, a participant is 20% vested in his account after 2 years of service with the Corporation; 40% vested after 3 years of service; 60% vested after 4 years of service; and 100% vested after 5 years of service. The reporting person owns .1564 shares of Series B ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share is convertible into 146.4 shares of the Corporation's common stock. Exhibit 24 -- Power of Attorney /s/ Michaela Allbee, pursuant to a power of attorney from Carol Flack 2004-03-15 EX-24 3 attach_3.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM CAROL FLACK 
POWER OF ATTORNEY



 Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby

constitutes and appoints each of Jane A. Bell, Michaela

Allbee and Brian A. Berube, signing singly, the undersigned's

true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1)   execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Cabot

Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance

with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and

the rules thereunder;



(2)   do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete

and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute

any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such

form with the United States Securities and Exchange

Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



(3)   take any other action of any type whatsoever in

connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such

attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest

of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being

understood that the documents executed by such

attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to

this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall

contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact

may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



 The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact

full power and authority to do and perform any and every act

and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be

done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein

granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the

undersigned might or could do if personally present, with

full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying

and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such

attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully

do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney

and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned

acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving

in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not

assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



 This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect

until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3,

4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and

transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless

earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing

delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.  The

undersigned hereby revokes any previous powers of attorney

delivered to the Company concerning the subject matter

hereof.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of

Attorney to be executed as of this 10th day of March, 2004.





/s/ Carol A. Flack

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