Cabot Corp Enters New Material Agreement, Terminates Prior Contract and Records New Financial Obligation

BOSTON, May 14, 2026 — Cabot Corp disclosed in an SEC filing that it entered a material definitive agreement, terminated a separate material definitive agreement, and created a direct financial obligation.

The Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2026 and bearing accession number 0001193125-26-222854, reports four items: 1.01 Entry into a material definitive agreement, 1.02 Termination of a material definitive agreement, 2.03 Creation of a direct financial obligation, and 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits.

Per the filing, the new agreement and the terminated agreement each involve named counterparties and are either supply, financing or partnership contracts; the exact counterparty names, contract types and dollar values are stated in the exhibits incorporated by reference.

Item 2.03 records the incurrence of a direct financial obligation whose principal terms, including amount and interest rate, appear in the same exhibits.

Operationally the company moves from the prior contractual arrangement to the new one on the effective date specified in the agreements. The termination ends all future performance obligations under the old contract while the new agreement imposes fresh performance and payment schedules. The direct financial obligation increases the company's reported liabilities by the recorded amount.

Downstream, the filing triggers standard SEC exhibit-filing deadlines and any contractual notice or regulatory-approval periods spelled out in the agreements. Cabot must furnish the full text of the material agreements and related exhibits in the 8-K or in an amendment within the regulatory window.

Counterparties to both the terminated and new contracts receive formal notice of the changes, and any required consents or filings with other agencies now become due according to the milestone dates listed in the documents. The creation of the direct financial obligation also updates the company's debt covenants and disclosure controls for subsequent quarterly and annual reports.

This 8-K constitutes the primary public record of the transactions for Cabot Corp, ticker CBT, CIK 0000016040. The company last reported similar Item 1.01 and 1.02 activity in prior periodic filings; the current disclosure replaces the earlier arrangements on the dates stated in the executed contracts.