--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-26-222854" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "CBT" cik: "0000016040" company_name: "CABOT CORP" filed_at: "2026-05-14T12:00:07+00:00" generated_at: "2026-05-14T12:25:57.819052+00:00" event_type: "debt" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.6 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Cabot enters $1.3B unsecured revolving credit facility, replaces prior $1B facility ## Summary - New $1.3B unsecured revolving credit facility matures May 12, 2031; replaces $1B prior facility. - Interest rate spread 0.68%–1.20% over Term Benchmark/RFR based on credit ratings. - Leverage test: net debt/EBITDA ≤ 3.75x (max 4.25x after material acquisitions). - Terminated prior $1B revolver (matured 2027) and €300M revolver. - Facility includes swingline and letter of credit subfacilities for general corporate purposes. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-26-222854 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: CBT - cik: 0000016040 - company_name: CABOT CORP - filed_at: 2026-05-14T12:00:07+00:00 - event_type: debt - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.6 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6 - confidence: high - sec_items: 1.01, 1.02, 2.03, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526222854/0001193125-26-222854-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526222854/d31752d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-222854 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-222854.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-222854.txt ## Key facts - Debt Financings CABOT CORP incurred revolving credit of $1.3 billion with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. at Term Benchmark or RFR Spread, as applicable, rate plus an applicable margin of b maturing May 12, 2031. - Instrument: revolving credit - Principal: $1.3 billion - Counterparty: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. - Rate: Term Benchmark or RFR Spread, as applicable, rate plus an applicable margin of b - Maturity: May 12, 2031 - Event: incurrence source text: On May 12, 2026, Cabot Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a $1.3 billion unsecured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of lenders arranged by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan SE, as Administrative Agents, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A., U.S. Bank, National Association and PNC Capital Markets LLC, as Joint Lead Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers, Bank of America, N.A., ING Bank N.V. Dublin Branch and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. New York Branch, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Co-Documentation Agents, and Citibank, N.A., as Syndication Agent. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526222854/0001193125-26-222854-index.htm - Material Agreements CABOT CORP terminated €300 million revolving credit agreement with PNC Bank, National Association, and the other lenders party thereto valued at €300,000,000 (effective 2026-05-12). - Action: termination - Agreement: credit facility - Counterparty: PNC Bank, National Association, and the other lenders party thereto - Value: €300,000,000 - Effective: 2026-05-12 source text: Concurrently with entering into the Credit Agreement, on May 12, 2026, the Company terminated (i) its $1 billion revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the other lenders party thereto, which, by its terms, was scheduled to mature on August 6, 2027, and (ii) its €300 million revolving credit agreement with PNC Bank, National Association, and the other lenders party thereto, which, by its terms, was also scheduled to mature on August 6, 2027. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526222854/0001193125-26-222854-index.htm - Material Agreements CABOT CORP entered into $1.3 billion unsecured revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., JPMorgan SE, Citibank, N.A., U.S. Bank, National Association and PNC Capital Markets LLC, Bank of America, N.A., ING Bank N.V. Dublin Branch and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. New York Branch valued at $1,300,000,000 (effective 2026-05-12). - Action: entry - Agreement: credit facility - Counterparty: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., JPMorgan SE, Citibank, N.A., U.S. Bank, National Association and PNC Capital Markets LLC, Bank of America, N.A., ING Bank N.V. Dublin Branch and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. New York Branch - Value: $1,300,000,000 - Effective: 2026-05-12 source text: On May 12, 2026, Cabot Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a $1.3 billion unsecured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of lenders arranged by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan SE, as Administrative Agents, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A., U.S. Bank, National Association and PNC Capital Markets LLC, as Joint Lead Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers, Bank of America, N.A., ING Bank N.V. Dublin Branch and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. New York Branch, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Co-Documentation Agents, and Citibank, N.A., as Syndication Agent. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526222854/0001193125-26-222854-index.htm - Material Agreements CABOT CORP terminated $1 billion revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the other lenders party thereto valued at $1,000,000,000 (effective 2026-05-12). - Action: termination - Agreement: credit facility - Counterparty: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the other lenders party thereto - Value: $1,000,000,000 - Effective: 2026-05-12 source text: Concurrently with entering into the Credit Agreement, on May 12, 2026, the Company terminated (i) its $1 billion revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the other lenders party thereto, which, by its terms, was scheduled to mature on August 6, 2027, and (ii) its €300 million revolving credit agreement with PNC Bank, National Association, and the other lenders party thereto, which, by its terms, was also scheduled to mature on August 6, 2027. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526222854/0001193125-26-222854-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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