UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2006

 

1-8931

Commission File Number

 

CUBIC CORPORATION

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter

 

Delaware

 

95-1678055

State of Incorporation

 

IRS Employer Identification No.

 

9333 Balboa Avenue

San Diego, California 92123

Telephone (858) 277-6780

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes ý     No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Large accelerated filer  o            Accelerated filer ý                 Non-accelerated filer o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12-b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o   No ý

 

As of July 27, 2006, registrant had only one class of common stock of which there were 26,719,663 shares outstanding (after deducting 8,945,066 shares held as treasury stock).

 

 



 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

CUBIC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

 

$

371,230

 

$

328,560

 

$

125,286

 

$

119,896

 

Services

 

245,404

 

257,223

 

89,668

 

93,894

 

 

 

616,634

 

585,783

 

214,954

 

213,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

 

317,987

 

276,481

 

104,763

 

106,035

 

Services

 

202,680

 

210,511

 

75,423

 

79,946

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

70,420

 

83,464

 

23,458

 

24,955

 

Research and development

 

5,137

 

4,614

 

991

 

1,236

 

 

 

596,224

 

575,070

 

204,635

 

212,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

20,410

 

10,713

 

10,319

 

1,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expenses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of investment real estate

 

7,237

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividends

 

1,321

 

689

 

670

 

136

 

Interest expense

 

(3,534

)

(3,842

)

(1,318

)

(1,202

)

Other income (expense)

 

172

 

1,773

 

(447

)

214

 

Minority interest in loss of subsidiary

 

808

 

196

 

152

 

56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

26,414

 

9,529

 

9,376

 

822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

9,200

 

2,900

 

3,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

17,214

 

$

6,629

 

$

5,976

 

$

822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income per common share

 

$

0.64

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.22

 

$

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per common share

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.09

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of common shares outstanding

 

26,720

 

26,720

 

26,720

 

26,720

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CUBIC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

 

 

June 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(See note below)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

47,484

 

$

48,860

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

341,646

 

310,771

 

Inventories

 

24,223

 

21,530

 

Deferred income taxes and other current assets

 

36,823

 

42,669

 

Total current assets

 

450,176

 

423,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term contract receivables

 

9,600

 

22,900

 

Property, plant and equipment - net

 

53,591

 

52,177

 

Goodwill

 

34,347

 

34,473

 

Other assets

 

13,969

 

13,900

 

 

 

$

561,683

 

$

547,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

 

$

35,200

 

$

26,302

 

Trade accounts payable

 

21,159

 

30,256

 

Customer advances

 

45,612

 

41,239

 

Other current liabilities

 

60,612

 

63,871

 

Accrued pension liability

 

5,490

 

7,953

 

Income taxes payable

 

9,718

 

6,571

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

6,071

 

6,040

 

Total current liabilities

 

183,862

 

182,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

38,230

 

43,776

 

Accrued pension liability

 

17,562

 

16,179

 

Deferred compensation

 

7,632

 

7,584

 

Minority interest

 

543

 

351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

234

 

234

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

12,123

 

12,123

 

Retained earnings

 

334,009

 

319,200

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

3,557

 

1,667

 

Treasury stock at cost

 

(36,069

)

(36,066

)

 

 

313,854

 

297,158

 

 

 

$

561,683

 

$

547,280

 

 

Note: The balance sheet at September 30, 2005 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.

See accompanying notes.

 

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CUBIC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

17,214

 

$

6,629

 

$

5,976

 

$

822

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

6,819

 

6,358

 

2,219

 

1,941

 

Gain on sale of investment real estate

 

(7,237

)

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

(18,610

)

(4,105

)

(4,339

)

8,676

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

(1,814

)

8,882

 

3,856

 

11,439

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net additions to property, plant and equipment

 

(8,082

)

(5,509

)

(2,452

)

(806

)

Proceeds from sale of investment real estate

 

8,028

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of marketable securities

 

 

6,200

 

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

(54

)

691

 

(2,452

)

(806

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in short-term borrowings, net

 

8,898

 

17,919

 

200

 

(629

)

Principal payments on long-term borrowings

 

(5,428

)

(5,913

)

 

(321

)

Purchases of treasury stock

 

(3

)

 

(3

)

 

Dividends paid

 

(2,405

)

(2,405

)

(2,405

)

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

1,062

 

9,601

 

(2,208

)

(950

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rates on cash

 

(570

)

(625

)

992

 

(146

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

(1,376

)

18,549

 

188

 

9,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

 

48,860

 

10,622

 

47,296

 

19,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD

 

$

47,484

 

$

29,171

 

$

47,484

 

$

29,171

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CUBIC CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

June 30, 2006

 

Note 1 – Basis for Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.

 

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending September 30, 2006. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2005.

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Note 2 – Balance Sheet Details

 

The components of accounts receivable are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Trade and other receivables

 

$

15,264

 

$

11,085

 

Long-term contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

Billed

 

92,746

 

69,618

 

Unbilled

 

248,273

 

257,970

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

(5,037

)

(5,002

)

Total accounts receivable

 

351,246

 

333,671

 

Less estimated amounts not currently due

 

(9,600

)

(22,900

)

Current accounts receivable

 

$

341,646

 

$

310,771

 

 

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The amount classified as not currently due is an estimate of the amount of long-term contract accounts receivable that will not be collected within one year from June 30, 2006.

 

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

June 30,
2006

 

September 30,
2005

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Finished products

 

$

590

 

$

471

 

Work in process and inventoried costs under long-term contracts

 

18,764

 

17,113

 

Raw material and purchased parts

 

4,869

 

3,946

 

Total inventories

 

$

24,223

 

$

21,530

 

 

At June 30, 2006, work in process and inventoried costs under long-term contracts includes approximately $5.6 million in costs incurred in advance of contract award or outside the scope of work on several contracts, primarily in the defense segment. Such costs were $5.8 million as of September 30, 2005. Management believes it is probable these costs, plus appropriate profit margin, will be recovered under contract change orders or upon the award of new contracts within the next year.

 

Note 3 – Comprehensive Income

 

Comprehensive income (loss) is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

17,214

 

$

6,629

 

$

5,976

 

$

822

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

2,315

 

(671

)

5,321

 

(2,908

)

Net unrealized gain (loss) from cash flow hedges

 

(425

)

1,117

 

(417

)

1,194

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

19,104

 

$

7,075

 

$

10,880

 

$

(892

)

 

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Note 4 – Segment Information

 

Business segment financial data is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defense

 

$

422.1

 

$

395.0

 

$

149.4

 

$

152.8

 

Transportation systems

 

183.3

 

179.5

 

61.8

 

57.2

 

Corporate and other

 

11.2

 

11.3

 

3.7

 

3.8

 

Total sales

 

$

616.6

 

$

585.8

 

$

214.9

 

$

213.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defense

 

$

20.7

 

$

21.8

 

$

9.6

 

$

7.6

 

Transportation systems

 

1.5

 

(8.9

)

1.1

 

(5.2

)

Corporate and other

 

(1.8

)

(2.2

)

(0.4

)

(0.8

)

Total operating income

 

$

20.4

 

$

10.7

 

$

10.3

 

$

1.6

 

 

Note 5 – Financing Arrangements

 

The Company has a committed five-year revolving credit agreement with a group of financial institutions in the amount of $150 million until March 2010. As of June 30, 2006, $35.2 million was outstanding under this agreement at a rate of 6.2% and is included in current liabilities because it is management’s intent to repay the borrowing within one year.

 

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Note 6 – Pension Plans

 

The components of net periodic pension benefits costs are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Service cost

 

$

6,261

 

$

5,718

 

$

2,133

 

$

1,952

 

Interest cost

 

6,594

 

5,963

 

2,228

 

1,961

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(7,253

)

(6,192

)

(2,449

)

(2,063

)

Amortization of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior service cost

 

23

 

20

 

8

 

5

 

Actuarial loss

 

1,629

 

1,178

 

548

 

351

 

Administrative expenses

 

75

 

75

 

25

 

25

 

Net pension cost

 

$

7,329

 

$

6,762

 

$

2,493

 

$

2,231

 

 

Note 7 – New Accounting Pronouncement

 

On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. (FIN) 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes , which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2006. The purpose of FIN 48 is to clarify and set forth consistent rules for accounting for uncertain tax positions in accordance with FAS 109, Accounting for Income Taxes . The cumulative effect of applying the provisions of this interpretation are required to be reported separately as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the year of adoption. We are in the process of reviewing and evaluating FIN 48, and therefore the ultimate impact of its adoption is not yet known.

 

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CUBIC CORPORATION

ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

June 30, 2006

 

Our two primary businesses are in the defense and transportation industries. These are high technology businesses that design, manufacture and integrate complex systems and provide essential services to meet the needs of various federal and regional government agencies in the U.S. and other nations around the world.

 

Cubic Defense Applications is a diversified supplier of constructive, live and virtual military training systems, services and communication systems and products to the U.S. Department of Defense, other government agencies and allied nations. We design instrumented range systems for fighter aircraft, armored vehicles and infantry force-on-force live training; weapons effects simulations; laser-based tactical engagement and virtual simulation systems; and precision gunnery solutions. Our services are focused on training mission support, computer simulation training, distributed interactive simulation, development of military training doctrine, force modernization services for NATO entrants and field operations and maintenance. Our communications products are aimed at intelligence, surveillance, and search and rescue markets.

 

Cubic Transportation Systems develops and delivers innovative fare collection systems for public transit authorities worldwide. We provide hardware, software and multi-agency, multimodal transportation integration technologies and services that allow the agencies to efficiently collect fares, manage their operations, reduce shrinkage and make using public transit a more convenient and attractive option for commuters.

 

Consolidated Overview

 

Sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 increased to $214.9 million compared to $213.8 million in the third quarter last year, an increase of 1%. Defense segment sales were down 2% from $152.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2005 to $149.4 million in the third quarter this year. Transportation systems sales increased 8% from $57.2 million last year to $61.8 million in the third quarter this year.

 

For the first nine months of the fiscal year, sales increased to $616.6 million in 2006, from $585.8 million last year, an increase of 5%. The sales increase came from both segments, with the biggest increase coming from defense. Defense segment sales grew from $395.0 million in the first nine months of 2005 to $422.1 million this year, an increase of 7%. Transportation systems sales for the first nine months were $183.3 million this year compared to $179.5 million last year, an increase of 2%. See the segment discussions following for further analysis of segment sales.

 

Operating income in the third fiscal quarter increased to $10.3 million in 2006 compared to $1.6 million in 2005. Defense segment operating income improved to $9.6 million for the quarter, from $7.6 million in the third quarter last year. The transportation systems segment generated operating income of $1.1 million for the third quarter this year compared to an operating loss of $5.2 million in the same quarter last year.

 

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Operating income for the first nine months of the fiscal year increased from $10.7 million in 2005 to $20.4 million this year due to the transportation systems segment generating a profit of $1.5 million this year compared to a loss of $8.9 million in the first nine months last year. Defense systems operating income decreased from $21.8 million in the first nine months of last year to $20.7 million for the same period this year. See the segment discussions following for further analysis of operating income by segment.

 

Net income in the third quarter was $6.0 million, or 22 cents per share, this year compared to $822 thousand, or 3 cents per share, last year. The increase in operating income from the defense segment and improvement in the transportation systems segment from a loss to a small profit resulted in this improvement in net income compared to last year.

 

For the first nine months of the year, net income increased from $6.6 million, or 25 cents per share, in 2005 to $17.2 million, or 64 cents per share this year. The increase came from better operating results in the transportation systems segment and a gain on the sale of real estate that had been held for investment purposes for many years, but was sold in the first quarter of the fiscal year. The gain from the sale of the investment real estate was approximately $4.3 million, after applicable income taxes, or about 16 cents per share.

 

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses decreased by $13.0 million for the first nine months of the fiscal year, from 14.2% to 11.4% of sales, with the decrease coming from both segments. In the first nine months last year, the defense segment had incurred higher than normal selling expenses related to contract proposals, while such activities returned to a more normal level in the first nine months this year. Lower transportation systems selling expenses and staffing reductions also contributed to reduced SG&A expenses in that segment. In addition, an allowance for doubtful accounts provision of more than $4 million had contributed to higher SG&A expenses in transportation systems in the first nine months of 2005.

 

In December 2004, Financial Accounting Standards Board Position 109-2 was issued and established standards for how an issuer accounts for a special one-time dividends received deduction on the repatriation of certain foreign earnings to a U.S. taxpayer pursuant to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the Act). The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) staff believes that the lack of clarification of certain provisions within the Act and the timing of the enactment necessitated a practical exception to the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (SFAS No. 109), requirement to reflect in the period of enactment the effect of a new tax law. Accordingly, an enterprise was allowed time beyond the financial reporting period of enactment to evaluate the effect of the Act on its plan for reinvestment or repatriation of foreign earnings for purposes of applying SFAS No. 109. The Company determined during its third fiscal quarter of 2006 that it had sufficient information to make an informed decision on the impact of the Act on the Company’s repatriation plans. Based on that decision, the Company plans to repatriate approximately $48.0 million in extraordinary dividends, as defined by the Act, during the fourth quarter of 2006 and, accordingly, has recorded a $1.5 million tax liability as of June 30, 2006. The Company was also able to reverse approximately $900 thousand in tax reserves during the quarter ended June 30, 2006, which management believes are no longer required.

 

Other than the above third quarter tax provision adjustments, our projected effective tax rate for fiscal 2006 is 32.6% of pretax income, which is reflected in the provision recorded for the first nine

 

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months of the year, compared to a rate of 30.4% used in last year’s nine-month period. The 2005 effective rate was lower primarily because more of the operating income in 2005 came from the UK, where rates are lower than in the U.S. In addition, the U.S. research and development credit expired on December 31, 2005 and has not been extended by Congress, increasing the projected effective rate this year. The effective rate for fiscal 2006 could be affected by, among other factors, the mix of business between the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions, our ability to take advantage of available tax credits and audits of our records by taxing authorities.

 

Defense Segment

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(millions)

 

Defense Segment Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications and electronics

 

$

48.4

 

$

40.3

 

$

15.5

 

$

15.7

 

Training systems

 

172.4

 

161.5

 

59.5

 

63.2

 

Government services

 

195.4

 

190.1

 

72.0

 

72.2

 

Tactical systems and other

 

5.9

 

3.1

 

2.4

 

1.7

 

 

 

$

422.1

 

$

395.0

 

$

149.4

 

$

152.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defense Segment Operating Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications and electronics

 

$

2.8

 

$

(0.8

)

$

0.7

 

$

(1.0

)

Training systems

 

4.1

 

11.0

 

4.4

 

4.1

 

Government services

 

15.6

 

12.8

 

4.9

 

5.5

 

Tactical systems and other

 

(1.8

)

(1.2

)

(0.4

)

(1.0

)

 

 

$

20.7

 

$

21.8

 

$

9.6

 

$

7.6

 

 

Defense segment sales decreased 2%, from $152.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2005 to $149.4 million in the third quarter this year. Communications and electronics sales decreased slightly, from $15.7 million in the third quarter of 2005 to $15.5 million in the third quarter this year. Sales increased from contracts for the supply of data links for unmanned aerial vehicles in the U.S. and U. K., while sales of communications products decreased for the quarter. Training Systems sales decreased from $63.2 million in the third quarter last year to $59.5 million this year, a 6% decrease. New task orders for development of the next generation air combat training system resulted in higher air combat training sales; however, sales of ground combat training systems decreased. In addition, delayed U.S. government funding for small arms training systems in 2006 resulted in lower sales from this product line. Government services sales were nearly equal to last year’s third quarter, at $72.0 million this year, compared to $72.2 million last year. Higher sales from contracts for the modeling the effects of weapons of mass destruction were offset by lower sales from other mission support activities. This can be attributed in part to reduced U.S. government funding during the period for battlefield simulation support activities.

 

Defense segment sales for the first nine months of the fiscal year increased to $422.1 million in 2006 from $395.0 million last year, a 7% increase. Communications and electronics sales increased 20% from $40.3 million to $48.4 million for the nine-month period. Nearly all of the increase came from contracts for data link systems. Training systems sales increased from $161.5 million in the first nine months of 2005 to $172.4 million this year, primarily from increased sales of tactical laser

 

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engagement systems and new task orders for development of the next generation air combat training system. Sales from small arms training systems were lower for the nine-month period due to the government funding issue mentioned above. Government services sales increased from $190.1 million in the first nine months of 2005 to $195.4 million this year, with increased sales primarily coming from contracts for the modeling the effects of weapons of mass destruction offsetting a decrease in sales from the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC).

 

Operating income in the defense segment improved in the third quarter to $9.6 million compared to $7.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. Operating income from the communications and electronics business unit improved over last year, from a loss of $1.0 million to a profit of $700 thousand. The reason for the improvement is that the communication products division had incurred a loss of $1.6 million in last year’s third quarter, but turned that around into a $100 thousand profit this year. Training systems operating income increased from $4.1 million in the third quarter last year to $4.4 million this year due to higher profits from air combat training systems and tactical laser engagement systems. Higher profits from these product lines was partially offset by lower operating income from small arms training systems due primarily to lower sales volume. Government services operating income decreased from $5.4 million in the third quarter last year to $4.9 million this year. Lower profit margins on operations and maintenance contracts and lower sales from the JRTC contract contributed to this decrease. Included in tactical systems and other is an operating loss of $400 thousand incurred during the third quarter, compared to $200 thousand last year, related to the 50% owned joint venture with a foreign company. The joint venture began work on its first contract during the quarter.

 

For the first nine months of the year defense segment operating income was $20.7 million, compared to $21.8 million for the same period last year. Communications and electronics operating income improved from a loss of $800 thousand in the first nine months of 2005 to a profit of $2.8 million this year. The communications products division improved from a $3.2 million loss in the first three quarters last year to a $400 thousand profit this year, while operating income from data links and avionics was virtually the same in both years. Training systems operating income decreased from $11.0 million in the first nine months of 2005 to $4.1 million this year. The primary reason for the decrease was cost growth of $3.8 million on a contract for the development of a ground combat training system for a foreign customer. In addition, operating income from small arms training systems was lower, due to planned development costs of $2.0 million for new weapons simulations systems for this product line in an effort to become more competitive. This weapons development effort is now substantially complete. Operating income from the government services business unit improved from $12.8 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2005 to $15.6 million this year due to higher sales volume and improved profit margins from contracts for computer simulation training and modeling the effects of weapons of mass destruction. Tactical systems and other includes an operating loss of $1.9 million in 2006 related to the joint venture mentioned above, compared to $500 thousand last year.

 

Transportation Systems Segment

 

Transportation segment sales increased from $57.2 million in the third quarter of 2005 to $61.8 million this year. This increase came primarily from system installations in North America and Sweden. For the first three quarters of the year, sales increased from $179.5 million in 2005 to $183.3 million this year. Higher sales from the contracts mentioned above were partially offset by an anticipated decrease in sales from the Prestige contract in London and from European service contracts. As discussed in previous reports, the Prestige system is in the operations and

 

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maintenance phase, which generates lower sales than the system design and installation phase. Service sales were lower in Europe primarily because of the gradual phase-out of old ticket issuing equipment which is being replaced by modern equipment requiring less maintenance. We are competing for the contracts to provide the new equipment and have been successful in winning a portion of the work awarded thus far. In addition, a contract for the maintenance of communications equipment in London was completed at the end of fiscal 2005, and was not renewed in 2006, further impacting service sales for the first nine months of the year. We anticipate lower sales from the transportation systems segment in fiscal 2007 due to the expected completion of several systems contracts in North America and a decrease in opportunities to sell new systems in the near term.

 

Transportation systems generated a modest profit of $1.1 million in the third quarter this year compared to a loss of $5.2 million in the third quarter of 2005. Cost growth of $4.8 million on certain systems contracts in North America and Australia partially offset profits from service related contracts and European systems contracts. Improved operating performance on the Prestige contract also contributed to the operating profit for the quarter.

 

The design, manufacture and a substantial portion of the installation of equipment on the North American and Australian contracts referred to above is complete. Nevertheless, there continues to be risk that we will not be able to complete these contracts within our current estimates to complete. These risks include potential higher costs for software integration, customer-caused delays in the installation of hardware and customer directed changes to system configuration. We also believe that customer directed work outside the scope of the contracts and customer delay of progress toward completion of these contracts has resulted in a portion of the cost growth we have already experienced. We are continuing to assess the contractual basis for claims on these contracts and measuring the cost impact related to these customer required changes to the scope of work. While we believe we are entitled to recover some of the additional costs we have incurred and costs we may incur in the future due to customer delays or changes, the amount of recovery from claims cannot be determined at this time. Therefore, all related costs have been expensed and no revenues from these claims have been recorded to-date.

 

For the first three quarters of the fiscal year, operating income in the transportation systems segment was $1.5 million, compared to an operating loss of $8.9 million last year. Losses recorded on the North American and Australian contracts mentioned above were lower in the first nine months of 2006 than in 2005. However, lower sales from the Prestige contract and European service contracts resulted in decreased operating income from these contracts in the current year compared to last year.

 

Backlog

 

As reflected in the table below, total backlog decreased approximately $32 million at June 30, 2006 compared to September 30, 2005, but increased by $38 million during the third quarter. Transportation systems backlog decreased by $24 million, while defense backlog decreased about $8 million for the first nine months of the fiscal year. Funded backlog decreased by only $1 million during the nine-month period, with transportation systems decreasing by $24 million and defense funded backlog increasing by $23 million.

 

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June 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Total backlog

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation systems

 

$

709.2

 

$

733.3

 

Defense:

 

 

 

 

 

Communications and electronics

 

86.3

 

57.3

 

Training systems

 

291.8

 

318.9

 

Government services

 

332.7

 

340.0

 

Tactical systems and other

 

9.2

 

11.5

 

Total defense

 

720.0

 

727.7

 

Total

 

$

1,429.2

 

$

1,461.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded backlog

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation systems

 

$

709.2

 

$

733.3

 

Defense:

 

 

 

 

 

Communications and electronics

 

86.3

 

57.3

 

Training systems

 

291.8

 

318.9

 

Government services

 

111.3

 

87.9

 

Tactical systems and other

 

9.2

 

11.5

 

Total defense

 

498.6

 

475.6

 

Total

 

$

1,207.8

 

$

1,208.9

 

 

In defense, the difference between total backlog and funded backlog represents options under multiyear service contracts. Funding for these contracts comes from annual operating budgets of the U.S. government and the options are normally exercised annually. Options for the purchase of additional systems or equipment are not included in backlog until exercised nor are indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts until an order is received.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Operating activities generated cash of $3.8 million for the quarter, decreasing the use of cash from operating activities to $1.8 million for the first nine months of the fiscal year. Positive operating cash flows came from the transportation systems segment, while the defense segment experienced somewhat negative cash flows for the quarter. For the first nine months of the year, defense segment cash flows were modestly negative and transportation systems modestly positive. Negative cash flows in defense resulted primarily from increased accounts receivable and inventories, while positive cash flows in transportation systems came primarily from customer advances.

 

Investing activities for the nine month period included $8.0 million in proceeds from the sale of the real estate mentioned previously, offset by capital expenditures of $8.1 million.

 

During the first nine months of the fiscal year, we made scheduled payments on long-term debt of $5.4 million, paid a dividend to shareholders of $2.4 million and borrowed $8.9 million on a short-term basis.

 

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Our financial condition remains strong with working capital of $266 million and a current ratio of 2.4 to 1 at June 30, 2006. We expect that cash on hand and our unused lines of credit will be adequate to meet our liquidity requirements for the foreseeable future.

 

Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Judgments

 

Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We continually evaluate our estimates and judgments, the most critical of which are those related to revenue recognition, income taxes, valuation of goodwill and pension costs. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Materially different results can occur as circumstances change and additional information becomes known.

 

Besides the estimates identified above that are considered critical, we make many other accounting estimates in preparing our financial statements and related disclosures. All estimates, whether or not deemed critical affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates and judgments are also based on historical experience and other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Materially different results can occur as circumstances change and additional information becomes known, even for estimates and judgments that are not deemed critical.

 

For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2005.

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

This report, including the documents that we incorporate by reference, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Any statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or our future financial and/or operating performance are not historical and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “predict,” “potential,” “opportunity” and similar words or phrases or the negatives of these words or phrases. These statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties, including those discussed in “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2005, and throughout this filing that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these statements.

 

Because the risk factors referred to above could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. In addition, past

 

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financial and/or operating performance is not necessarily a reliable indicator of future performance and you should not use our historical performance to anticipate results or future period trends. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which factors will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

 

ITEM 4 - STATEMENT ON DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES .

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, including internal control over financial reporting, which are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic filings with the SEC is reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded and transactions are properly executed and recorded. Our disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating such controls and procedures, we recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily is required to use its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

We routinely review our system of internal control over financial reporting and make changes to our processes and systems to improve controls and increase efficiency, while ensuring that we maintain an effective internal control environment. Changes may include such activities as implementing new, more efficient systems and migrating certain processes from our operating units to our corporate shared service center. In addition, if we acquire new businesses, we will review the controls and procedures of the acquired business as part of our integration activities.

 

We performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2006. The evaluation was performed with the participation of senior management of each business segment and key corporate functions, and under the supervision of the CEO and CFO. Based on our evaluation, we concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2006.

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS

 

(a) The following exhibits are included herein:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

3.1

 

Amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation, attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1

3.2

 

Bylaws. Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004, file No. 1-8931, Exhibit 3.

10.1

 

2005 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, file No. 1-8931, Exhibit 10.1.

10.2

 

Transition Protection Plan. Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, file No. 1-8931, Exhibit 10.2.

10.3

 

Credit Agreement dated March 10, 2005. Incorporated by reference from Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, file No. 1-8931, Exhibit 10.

10.4

 

Deferred Compensation Plan Summary. Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed April 6, 2005, file No. 1-8931, Exhibit 10.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

31.1

 

Certification of CEO

31.2

 

Certification of CFO

32.1

 

CEO Certification

32.2

 

CFO Certification

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

CUBIC CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

August 2, 2006

 

/s/ W. W. Boyle

 

 

W. W. Boyle

 

Senior Vice President and CFO

 

 

Date

August 2, 2006

 

/s/ Mark A. Harrison

 

 

Mark A. Harrison

 

Vice President and Controller

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

Delaware

The First State

 

I, HARRIET SMITH WINDSOR, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF “CUBIC CORPORATION”, FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2006, AT 4:42 O’CLOCK P.M.

 

A FILED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Harriet Smith Windsor

 

Harriet Smith Windsor, Secretary of State

2050509    8100

AUTHENTICATION:

 

4762599

 

 

 

 

060394430

DATE:

 

05-22-06

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CUBIC CORPORATION

 

Cubic Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:

 

FIRST:                    The name of the corporation is Cubic Corporation.

 

SECOND:              The date of filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was December 13, 1984.

 

THIRD:                   The Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation shall be amended and restated to read in full as follows:

 

1.              The name of the corporation is Cubic Corporation.

 

2.              The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

3.              The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law (“ DGCL ”)

 

4.              The corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock.”  The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is 55,000,000, of which 50,000,000 shares shall be Common Stock, without par value (the “ Common Stock ”), and 5,000,000 shares shall be Preferred Stock, without par value (the “ Preferred Stock ”).

 

The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized to provide for the issue of any or all of the remaining unissued and undesignated shares of the Preferred Stock in one or more series, and to fix the number of shares and to determine or alter for each such series, such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designation, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or other rights and such qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of such shares and as may be permitted by the DGCL. The Board of Directors is also expressly authorized to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding. In case the number of shares of any series shall be decreased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status that they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.

 

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Each outstanding share of Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders of the corporation for their vote; provided, however , that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation filed with respect to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series of Preferred Stock are entitled, either separately or together as a class with the holders of one or more other series of Preferred Stock, to vote thereon by law or pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation filed with respect to any series of Preferred Stock).

 

5.              The management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the corporation shall be vested in its Board of Directors. The number of Directors that shall constitute the Board of Directors shall be fixed exclusively by resolutions adopted by a majority of the authorized number of Directors constituting the Board of Directors. Each Director shall serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of Directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent Director.

 

6.              Elections of Directors need not be by written ballot unless required by the Bylaws of the corporation.

 

7.              The affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the outstanding Common Stock of this corporation shall be required for the approval, adoption or authorization of a business combination (as hereinafter defined) and no business combination shall be entered into without such affirmative vote.

 

As used in this Article 7, the term “business combination” means:

 

(a)            The merger of this corporation into, or its consolidation with, any other corporation, person or business entity;

 

(b)            The merger of any other corporation, person or business entity into, or its consolidation with this corporation;

 

(c)            the sale, exchange, lease transfer, or other disposition by this corporation of sixty percent (60%) or more of its assets or business to any other corporation, person or business entity;

 

(d)            The issuance or transfer at any one time by this corporation, or by any subsidiary of this corporation, of fifty percent (50%) or more of voting securities issued pursuant to a stock option, purchase, bonus performance unit or other plan or agreement for natural persons who are directors, employees, consultants, and/or agents of this corporation and/or a subsidiary thereof to any other corporation, person or business entity in exchange for cash, assets, or securities or any combination thereof; or

 

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(e)            any agreement, contract or other arrangement between this corporation and any other corporation, person or business entity providing for any of the transactions described in clauses (a), (b), (c), or (d) immediately preceding this clause (e).

 

The provisions of the Article 7, shall not apply to any transaction described in this Article 7, (i) if the Board of Directors of this corporation has approved a memorandum of understanding with such other corporation, person or business entity with respect to and substantially consistent with such transaction prior to the time such other corporation, person or business entity became an owner of five percent (5%) of the outstanding Common Stock of this corporation, or (ii) to any corporation, person or business entity which is an owner of five percent (5%) of the outstanding Common Stock of this corporation at the time of adoption of this Article 7.

 

The affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the outstanding Common Stock of this corporation shall be required for the amendment of all or any part of this Article 7.

 

8.              No action shall be taken by the Shareholders except at an annual or special meeting of Shareholders.

 

9.              Special meetings of the Shareholders of the corporation for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, or by a committee of the Board of Directors which has been duly designated by the Board of Directors and whose powers and authority, as provided in a resolution of the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the corporation, include the power to call such meetings, but such Special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons.

 

10.           In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, repeal, alter, amend and rescind the Bylaws of this corporation, but any Bylaw amendment by the Board of Directors increasing or reducing the authorized number of Directors shall require a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds (2/3rds) of the then authorized number of Directors. Bylaws shall not be made, repealed, altered, amended or rescinded by the Shareholders of the corporation except by the vote of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation.

 

11.           The corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred on Shareholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in Articles 7, 8, 9, 10 and this Article 11 may not be repealed or amended in any respect unless such repeal or amendment is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock of this corporation.

 

12.           Neither the Board of Directors nor any individual Director may be removed without cause. Subject to any limitation imposed by law, any individual Director or Directors may be removed with cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds

 

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percent (66 2/3%) of the voting power of all then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote generally at an election of Directors, voting together as a single class.

 

13.           Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock that may come into existence from time to time, any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other causes and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of Directors, shall, unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that any such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by law, be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, and not by the stockholders. Any Director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the director for which the vacancy was created or occurred and until such Director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified.

 

14.           No action shall be taken by the stockholders of the corporation by written consent.

 

15.           Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of Directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the corporation.

 

16.           No Director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its Stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such Director, as a Director. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a Director shall be liable to the extent provided by applicable law (i) for breach of the Director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the Director derived an improper personal benefit.

 

No amendment to, or repeal of, this Article shall apply to, or have any effect on, the liability or alleged liability of any Director of the corporation for, or with respect to, any acts or omissions of such Director, occurring prior to such amendment.

 

* * * *

 

FOURTH:               This Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted and approved by the Board of Directors.

 

FIFTH:                    This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted and approved by written consent of the stockholders in accordance with sections 245 and 242 of the DGCL.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , said Cubic Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by Walter J. Zable, its Chairman of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer, on February 21, 2006.

 

 

CUBIC CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

  /s/ Walter J. Zable

 

Name: Walter J. Zable

 

Its: Chairman of the Board, President and

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION]

 

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EXHIBIT 15

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

Board of Directors and Shareholders

Cubic Corporation

 

 

We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of Cubic Corporation as of June 30, 2006, and the related condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three-month and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

 

We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures, and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

 

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Cubic Corporation as of September 30, 2005 and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein) and in our report dated December 5, 2005, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

 

 

 

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

 

 

 

San Diego, California

July 28, 2006

 


Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION of CEO

 

I, Walter J. Zable, certify that:

 

1)               I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Cubic Corporation;

 

2)               Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3)               Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this  report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this  report;

 

4)               The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

 

a)               Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)              Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)               Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)              Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5)               The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

a)               All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)              Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

August 2, 2006

 

/s/ W. J. Zable

 

W. J. Zable

President and Chief Executive Officer

 


Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION of CFO

 

I, William W. Boyle, certify that:

 

1)               I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Cubic Corporation;

 

2)               Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3)               Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this  report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this  report;

 

4)               The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

 

a)               Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)              Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)               Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)              Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5)               The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

a)               All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)              Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

August 2, 2006

 

/s/ W. W. Boyle

 

W. W. Boyle

Chief Financial Officer

 


EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Cubic Corporation (the “Corporation”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Walter J. Zable, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

 

 

/s/ W. J. Zable

 

W. J. Zable

Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: August 2, 2006

 


EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Cubic Corporation (the “Corporation”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, William W. Boyle, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

 

 

/s/ W. W. Boyle

 

W. W. Boyle

Senior Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: August 2, 2006