- Current report filing (8-K)
February 27 2009 - 6:16AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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):
February
27, 2009
Cabot Microelectronics
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification)
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870
Commons Drive, Aurora, Illinois
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area
code)
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
8.01
Other
Events.
On
February 27, 2009, Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (the “Company”) issued a
press release entitled “Cabot Microelectronics Corporation Completes Acquisition
of Epoch Material Co., Ltd.”, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and incorporated herein by reference. The Company has completed the
acquisition of Epoch Material Co., Ltd. (“Epoch”) from Eternal Chemical Co.,
Ltd. (“Eternal”) for approximately $66 million, which it had previously
announced in December 2008. Epoch specializes in the development,
manufacture and sale of copper chemical mechanical planarization (“CMP”)
slurries and CMP cleaning solutions to the semiconductor industry, as well as
color filter slurries to the liquid crystal display industry. The
Company has initially obtained 90 percent of Epoch’s stock, with the remaining
10 percent of the shares scheduled to be transferred to the Company from Eternal
in eighteen months.
Item
9.01
Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(c)
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Exhibits
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99.1 Press
release, dated February 27, 2009, entitled “Cabot Microelectronics
Corporation Completes Acquisition of Epoch Material Co.,
Ltd.”
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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.
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CABOT
MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
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Date:
February 27, 2009
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By:
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/s/ WILLIAM S. JOHNSON
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William
S. Johnson
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Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
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[Principal
Financial Officer]
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INDEX TO
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
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Title
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99.1
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Press
release, dated February 27, 2009, entitled “Cabot Microelectronics
Corporation Completes Acquisition of Epoch Material Co.,
Ltd.”
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