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

 

November 21, 2014

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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On November 25, 2014, Cubic Corporation (“Cubic”) (NYSE “CUB”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014.   A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On November 21, 2014, the Board of Directors of Cubic approved a 12.5%  increase in the cash dividend on Cubic’s common stock. The semi-annual dividend will increase from $0.12 per share to $0.135 per share, with the first dividend at the new rate expected to be declared in February 2015.

 

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This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to the safe harbor created by such Act. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the declaration and payment of future dividends. These statements involve risks, estimates, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these statements, including, among others, Cubic’s ability to generate cash flows from operations and the sufficiency of Cubic’s funds legally available for the payment of dividends under applicable law. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in Cubic’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission available at www.sec.gov, including Cubic’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Because the risks, estimates, assumptions and uncertainties referred to above could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, Cubic undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press release issued by the registrant on November 25, 2014

 

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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.

 

Date: November 25, 2014	CUBIC CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ James R. Edwards
	Name:		James R. Edwards
	Title:		Senior Vice President,
			General Counsel & Secretary

 

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