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On December 12, 2017, Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (the "Corporation") announced the appointment of Scott D. Beamer as the Corporation's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective as of January 15, 2018 ("Effective Date"), and the intention of William S. Johnson, the Corporation's Executive Vice President and current Chief Financial Officer, to retire. Upon the effective date of Mr. Beamer's appointment, Mr. Johnson will resign as an officer of the Corporation and will perform transition responsibilities for the Corporation until he retires from employment on January 5, 2019 (the "Retirement Date").

In the role of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, Mr. Beamer will receive an annual base salary of $400,000 and will be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus under the Corporation's Short-Term Incentive Program ("STIP") with a target of 65% of his base salary. In addition, in connection with the commencement of Mr. Beamer's employment with the Corporation, he will receive a sign-on cash bonus equal to $100,000, which will be subject to forfeiture on a pro rata basis in the event that Mr. Beamer's employment is terminated by the Corporation due to conduct or performance reasons or if Mr. Beamer voluntarily resigns, in each case, within 12 months of the date of his appointment. Mr. Beamer and the Corporation will enter into the Corporation's standard Change in Control Severance Protection Agreement, to which he would be entitled to receive severance benefits equal to two times his base salary and bonus, and continuation of health and welfare benefits, in the event of certain terminations of his employment.

On the Effective Date, Mr. Beamer will receive a sign-on award of approximately 13,852 restricted stock units ("RSUs") to the Cabot Microelectronics Corporation 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (the "OIP"), which will vest ratably over a four-year period on each anniversary of the Effective Date. Mr. Beamer will also receive, on the Effective Date, (i) 2018 fiscal year awards consisting of approximately 2,200 RSUs and a non-qualified option to purchase approximately 7,400 shares of the Corporation's common stock, each of which will vest ratably over a four-year period on each anniversary of the Effective Date, and (ii) a prorated performance share unit ("PSU") award for the performance period beginning October 1, 2017 and ending September 30, 2020, corresponding to approximately 3,000 PSUs at target, according to the same performance requirements and terms for the PSUs granted in fiscal year 2018 as previously disclosed by the Corporation. The actual size of the sign-on RSU award, fiscal year 2018 RSU and non-qualified stock option awards, and prorated PSU award to be granted to Mr. Beamer on the Effective Date will be calculated based on the average closing price of a share of the Corporation's common stock in the 50 days preceding the Effective Date. All of the OIP awards to be granted to Mr. Beamer on the Effective Date will be subject to other terms and conditions that are generally consistent with the terms and conditions applicable to the RSU, stock option and PSU awards granted to the Corporation's other executive officers.

As of the Effective Date, Mr. Johnson will become a Senior Advisor, continuing to report to the Corporation's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Johnson's responsibilities as Senior Advisor will include helping transition business relationships to his successor and supporting the Corporation's significant financial projects. While in this role, as of January 31, 2018, Mr. Johnson will receive a base salary of $16,512.50 per month and will continue to be eligible for the employee benefit plans that the Corporation generally makes available to its U.S.-based employees.

Following the Retirement Date, in connection with Mr. Johnson's planned resignation and retirement and in consideration of a release of claims from Mr. Johnson and his agreement to abide by certain non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement and confidentiality covenants, he will receive a cash payment equal to one year of his current base salary ($396,300). The terms described above will be set forth in a General Release, Waiver and Covenant Not to Sue, which will be executed by Mr. Johnson on the Retirement Date.

Mr. Johnson will not receive any STIP or long-term equity incentive awards to the OIP with respect to the 2018 fiscal year or any future years. Mr. Johnson's currently outstanding non-qualified stock option, restricted stock, and RSU grants and awards under the OIP will remain outstanding in accordance with their terms until the Retirement Date and will be subject to any retirement provisions thereunder on the Retirement Date. Mr. Johnson will forfeit any non-qualified stock options and shares of restricted stock or RSUs that remain unvested in accordance with their terms as of the Retirement Date. Mr. Johnson's vested non-qualified stock options will remain exercisable until their respective expiration dates.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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About Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (NASDAQ:CCMP)

Cabot Microelectronics Corporation supplies polishing slurries and pads used in the manufacture of integrated circuit (IC) devices within the semiconductor industry, in a process called chemical mechanical planarization (CMP). The Company is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of CMP consumables. The Company develops, produces and sells CMP slurries for polishing conducting and insulating materials used in IC devices, and also for polishing the disk substrates and magnetic heads used in hard disk drives. It also develops, manufactures and sells CMP polishing pads, which are used in conjunction with slurries in the CMP process. The Company also pursues other surface modification applications through its engineered surface finishes (ESF) business. The Company offers CMP polishing pads, under the Epic and NexPlanar brand names, for a range of applications and technology nodes.