UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
January 23, 2003
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 000-30205 36-4324765
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
incorporation) Identification)
870 Commons Drive, Aurora, Illinois 60504
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(630) 375-6631
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events.
On January 23, 2003, Cabot Microelectronics Corporation issued a press
release entitled "Cabot Microelectronics Reports Results For First Fiscal
Quarter 2003," a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference. The press release contains financial and other
information including that related to our first fiscal quarter ended December
31, 2002. The press release also includes cautionary statements identifying
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those described by any forward-looking statements.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
99.1 Text of press release, dated January 23, 2003,
entitled "Cabot Microelectronics Reports Results For
First Fiscal Quarter 2003."
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Date: January 23, 2003 By: /s/ DANIEL S. WOBBY
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Daniel S. Wobby
Corporate Controller and
Acting Chief Financial Officer
[Principal Accounting Officer and
Acting Principal Financial Officer]
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Title
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99.1 Text of press release, dated January 23, 2003, entitled
"Cabot Microelectronics Reports Results For First Fiscal
Quarter 2003."
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