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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 28, 2012

 

CUBIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-8931

 

95-1678055

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

9333 Balboa Avenue

San Diego, California

 

92123

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(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:

 

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Item  5.02(e)  Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On February 28, 2012 Registrant’s Compensation Committee updated a one year bonus plan for fiscal year 2012 for certain senior executives of Registrant.  The principal executive officer, principal financial officer and other named executive officers of Registrant will be entitled to a fiscal year 2012 bonus if the financial performance of Registrant meets selected goals with relationship to sales, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), return on net assets and earnings per share.  Each of the goals (except for return on net assets which does not change) is in excess of Registrant’s goals in those categories for fiscal year 2011.  The principal executive officer’s target percentage will be 60% of salary and all other executive officers will have a target of 50% of salary, which is the same as in fiscal year 2011. There will be a floor of 10% of salary and a ceiling of one and one-half times the target. The amounts paid in fiscal year 2011 are shown in the 2012 Proxy Statement compensation analysis, but an exact amount for fiscal year 2012 cannot be determined at this time.  The Company expects to adopt a similar bonus program for future fiscal years, which will reward achievement at specified levels of financial performance and will contain target bonuses consistent with those disclosed above. Such financial performance will be measured against the corporate performance criteria discussed above.

 

Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on February 28, 2012.  Matters voted upon were (1) election of directors, (2) ratification of the Board’s selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and (3) Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.

 

The final vote results are as follows:

 

1.  Election of Directors

 

Director

 

For

 

Against

 

Withheld

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

 

 

Walter J. Zable

 

22,666,365

 

 

395,092

 

2,587,289

 

 

 

Walter C. Zable

 

22,779,791

 

 

281,666

 

2,587,289

 

 

 

Bruce G. Blakley

 

22,966,531

 

 

94,926

 

2,587,289

 

 

 

William W. Boyle

 

20,922,643

 

 

2,138,814

 

2,587,289

 

 

 

Edwin A. Guiles

 

22,965,866

 

 

95,591

 

2,587,289

 

 

 

Robert S. Sullivan

 

22,939,889

 

 

121,568

 

2,587,289

 

 

 

John H. Warner, Jr.

 

22,945,840

 

 

115,617

 

2,587,289

 

 

 

 

2. Ratification of Independent Auditors

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,537,368

 

103,553

 

7,825

 

0

 

 

 

 

3. Approval of Executive compensation Vote (non-binding)

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,916,890

 

115,069

 

29,498

 

2,587,289

 

 

 

 

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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: March 2, 2012

CUBIC CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James R. Edwards

 

Name:

James R. Edwards

 

Title:

Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

 

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