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

 

December 14, 2012

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

 

Cubic Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State of incorporation or organization)

 

1-8931

(Commission File No.)

 

95-1678055

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

9333 Balboa Avenue

San Diego, California

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

92123

(Zip Code)

 

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 8.01 Other Events

 

On December 14, 2012 Cubic Corporation (NYSE: “CUB”) (“Registrant”) and NEK Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Registrant, acquired from NEK Advanced Securities Group, Inc., the operating assets of its NEK Special Programs Group, LLC subsidiary, their Special Operation Forces training business based in Fayetteville, North Carolina and Colorado Springs, Colorado.  The assets are being acquired for a total consideration of $52 million subject to the terms of the purchase agreement and include more than 200 operational and technical experts of NEK’s Special Operations Forces training business.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: December 18, 2012

CUBIC CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James R. Edwards

 

Name:

James R. Edwards

 

Title:

Senior Vice President,

 

 

General Counsel & Secretary

 

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