Cabot Corporation to Announce Q4 Fiscal 2004 Earnings

October 12, 2004
BOSTON, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT - ) announced today that it will release financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 on Wednesday, October 27, 2004, after the market closes. The Company will host a conference call and live webcast to review the fourth quarter results beginning at 9:00 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, October 28, 2004.
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    To listen to the live webcast over the Internet, log onto http://w3.cabot-corp.com/medialist.cfm.

    If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on the Company's website at http://w3.cabot-corp.com/medialist.cfm. A recorded playback will also be available beginning at 12:00 p.m. (ET) Thursday, October 28, 2004 through 11:59 p.m. (ET) Monday, November 1, 2004. The dial-in number for the replay is (888) 203-1112 within the U.S. or (719) 457-0820 outside the U.S. with an access code of 978520.

    About Cabot Corporation

    Cabot Corporation is a global specialty chemicals and materials company and is headquartered in Boston, MA. Cabot's major products are carbon black, fumed silica, inkjet colorants, capacitor materials, and cesium formate drilling fluids. Cabot has approximately 4,500 employees in more than 45 manufacturing plants and offices located in over 20 countries around the world.

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