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AURORA, Ill.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (Nasdaq:CCMP), the worldas leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries and a growing CMP pad supplier to the semiconductor industry, announced today that it will release financial results for its second quarter of Fiscal Year 2012, which ended March 31, 2012, on Thursday, April 26.

The press release, which will be issued prior to market open and available in the Investor Relations section of the companyas website, [ www.cabotcmp.com ], will be followed by a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Central Time.

The conference call will be available via webcast from [ www.cabotcmp.com ], or by phone at 866-730-5762. Callers outside the U.S. can dial 857-350-1586. The conference code for the call is 16718990.

ABOUT CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, is the world's leading supplier of CMP polishing slurries and a growing CMP pad supplier to the semiconductor industry. The company's products play a critical role in the production of advanced semiconductor devices, enabling the manufacture of smaller, faster and more complex devices by its customers. The companyas mission is to create value by developing reliable and innovative solutions, through close customer collaboration, that solve todayas challenges and help enable tomorrowas technology. Since becoming an independent public company in 2000, the company has grown to approximately 1,000 employees on a global basis. For more information about Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, visit [ www.cabotcmp.com ] or contact Trisha Tuntland, Manager of Investor Relations at 630-499-2600.