secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CABOT CORP (CBT)
CIK:        0000016040
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-30T12:35:06+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-325036
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cabot CEO Sean Keohane to retire; Erica McLaughlin appointed as successor effective Oct 1, 2026
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- Keohane retires as President and CEO effective Sept 30, 2026; remains advisory through Dec 31, 2026.
- Erica McLaughlin, current EVP, CFO, and Head of Corporate Strategy, elected President and CEO effective Oct 1, 2026, and joins Board.
- Company commences search for new CFO.
- McLaughlin's base salary increased to $910,000; target STI at 120% of base salary.
- Transition agreement with Keohane includes retirement vesting of equity awards and financial planning benefits.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526325036/0001193125-26-325036-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526325036/d25963d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-325036

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