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

March 1, 2013

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

Cubic Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 277-6780

N/A

(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:

o   Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14-d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)).

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13-e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)).

Item 5.08.  Shareholder Director Nominations.

On March 1, 2013, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cubic Corporation (the “Company”) set April 16, 2013 as the date for the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

Because the Annual Meeting will be held more than 30 days from the date of the anniversary of the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the deadline for any shareholder proposal or shareholder nomination under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) listed in the Company’s 2012 Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the SEC on January 18, 2012, is no longer applicable. Any such shareholder proposal or nomination, including any notice on Schedule 14N, intended to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials for the Annual Meeting must be received by the Company at its principal executive offices by no later than March 12, 2013 and directed to the attention of the Company’s Secretary. Other requirements for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials are set forth in the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and the Company’s bylaws. The Company currently intends to make the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting available beginning on or about March 19, 2013.

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SIGNATURES

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.

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