AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cabot (CBT)

Cabot Corp Board Reshuffle: Two Directors' Terms End, Vanlancker Renominated

Neutral Impact 1 of 5 leadership Written later

Cabot Corporation disclosed board changes tied to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Directors Juan Enriquez and William C. Kirby have terms that will expire at that meeting, and the Board has nominated Thierry Vanlancker for election with a term ending in 2029. The filing says the change is solely to rebalance the board into three classes of roughly equal size.

Key points

  • Juan Enriquez and William C. Kirby's board terms expire at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
  • Thierry Vanlancker submitted a conditional resignation on January 8, 2026, to be reappointed with a term expiring in 2029.
  • The filing states the reshuffle is solely to balance the three board classes at roughly equal size.

The filing

CompanyCabot (CBT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 14, 2026, 4:34 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-012994

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 14, 2026.

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