UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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):
November 16, 2009
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-30205 | 36-4324765 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification) |
870 Commons Drive, Aurora, Illinois | 60504 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(630) 375-6631 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
Not applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 20, 2009, Cabot Microelectronics Corporation issued a press release entitled “Cabot Microelectronics Corporation Receives Ruling on Pending Summary Judgment Motions in Patent Infringement Enforcement Action Against DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials, LLC.” A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
This information is being furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits The following exhibit is being furnished, not filed, herewith pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K: | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated November 20, 2009, entitled “Cabot Microelectronics Corporation Receives Ruling on Pending Summary Judgment Motions in Patent Infringement Enforcement Action Against DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials, LLC.” | |
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: November 20, 2009 | By: | /s/ WILLIAM S. JOHNSON |
| William S. Johnson | ||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| [Principal Financial Officer] | ||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number | Title | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated November 20, 2009, entitled “Cabot Microelectronics Corporation Receives Ruling on Pending Summary Judgment Motions in Patent Infringement Enforcement Action Against DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials, LLC.” |