CMC 8-K filed 12-16-05
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):
December 15, 2005


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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.


On December 15, 2005, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (the “Corporation”) and the Compensation Committee of the Board approved the performance goals for the Corporation upon which cash bonus awards that may be paid to the Corporation’s executive officers and other employees under the Corporation’s Annual Incentive Program (“AIP”) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006 (“Fiscal 2006”) are intended to be based. The performance goals for Fiscal 2006 are: financial goals that include earnings per share, gross margin as a percentage of revenue, and various growth objectives; certain productivity, quality and customer satisfaction goals; research and development goals that include development and advancement of certain products and applications; and, certain new business initiative goals. Any cash bonus award amounts pursuant to the AIP will be determined for each participant based on levels of attainment of the indicated goals, as well as the attainment of individual performance objectives, as assessed by the Compensation Committee of the Board using its discretion.




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: December 16, 2005
By:
/s/ WILLIAM S. JOHNSON
   
William S. Johnson
   
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
   
[Principal Financial Officer]