Current Report Filing (8-k)

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):

May 23, 2017

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)

[phone]

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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Item 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 23, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time, Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (the "Company") is hosting its 2017 Virtual Investor and Analyst Event (the "Event").  Details regarding the Event, including the link to register, are available in the "Events and Presentations" area of the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website, www.cabotcmp.com.  During the Event, the Company will provide information regarding certain aspects of its business.  The virtual environment will be available for three months following the Event, and the accompanying slide presentations will be made available in the same area of the Company's website following the conclusion of the Event.

This information is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 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.

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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.

		CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
		[Registrant]
Date: May 23, 2017	By:	WILLIAM S. JOHNSON
		William S. Johnson
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		[Principal Financial Officer]