Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Cox Karen Zable
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/23/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CUBIC CORP /DE/ [CUB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9333 BALBOA AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN DIEGO, CA 92123		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 245,045
D
 
Common Stock 275,000
I
Zable Special Trusts. (1)
Common Stock 3,217,607
I
Zable Survivor's Trusts. (1)
Common Stock 130,477
I
Zable Trust Dated 1978. (1)
Common Stock 5,137,047
I
Zable QTIP Marital Trust. (1)
Common Stock 50,157
I
Zable Reverse QTIP Marital Trust. (1)
Common Stock 16,108
I
Zable Non QTIP Marital Trust. (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Cox Karen Zable
9333 BALBOA AVENUE
SAN DIEGO, CA 92123		     X    

Signatures

James R. Edwards, Attorney-in-fact 07/12/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) F2 On June 23, 2012, Walter J. Zable, founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Cubic Corporation passed away. Following the death of Walter J. Zable, the Reporting Person and Walter C. Zable, the daughter and son, respectively, of Walter J. Zable, became co-trustees of the named trusts. The reported securities are owned by the named trusts of which the Reporting Person is a co-trustee. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

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