Cabot Board Votes Dividend

January 10, 2003
BOSTON, MA - On Friday, January 10, 2003, Cabot Corporation's Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share on all outstanding shares of the Corporation's common stock (NYSE/CBT). The dividend is payable March 14, 2003, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 28, 2003.

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, and capacitor materials. Cabot has approximately 4,500 employees in 40 manufacturing plants located in 21 countries around the world.