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Cabot Microelectronics to Webcast Annual Meeting of Stockholders AURORA, Ill., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cabot Microelectronics Corp. , the leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing slurries to the semiconductor industry, today announced that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be webcast at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time, 8:00 a.m. Central time on Tuesday, March 9, 2004. Presentation material for the Annual Meeting will be available to all interested parties in the Investor Relations section of the company's website at http://www.cabotcmp.com/ . In addition, the meeting can be accessed via webcast at http://www.cabotcmp.com/ or by phone at 800-923-0061. Callers outside the U.S. can dial 706-634-5545. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available through March 23, 2004 by calling 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291, access code 5647385 or via webcast at http://www.cabotcmp.com/ . A transcript of the formal comments made during the Annual Meeting will be available in the Investor Relations section of the company's site at http://www.cabotcmp.com/ . About Cabot Microelectronics Cabot Microelectronics, headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, is the leading supplier of CMP slurries for polishing various materials used in semiconductor manufacturing processes. The company's products play a critical role in its customers' manufacturing processes, enabling the manufacture of smaller, faster and more complex devices. Cabot Microelectronics is traded on Nasdaq under the symbol CCMP. For more information on Cabot Microelectronics, visit our website http://www.cabotcmp.com/ or call 630-499-2600. Safe Harbor Statement The statements contained in this news release and referenced presentation may include statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of federal securities regulations. These forward-looking statements include statements related to future sales and operating results, company and industry growth and trends, growth of this market, international events, new product introductions and development of new products and technologies by Cabot Microelectronics. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those described from time to time in Cabot Microelectronics' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those described by these forward-looking statements. In particular, see "Risks Relating to our Business" in Management's Discussion and Analysis in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2003, and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, filed with the SEC. Cabot Microelectronics Corporation assumes no obligation to update this forward-looking information. Contact: William S. Johnson Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Cabot Microelectronics Corporation 630-375-6631 DATASOURCE: Cabot Microelectronics Corp. CONTACT: William S. Johnson, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, +1-630-375-6631 Web site: http://www.cabotcmp.com/

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