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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ZABLE WALTER C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CUBIC CORP /DE/ [CUB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec. Chairman of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) 9333 BALBOA AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/01/2016 (Street) SAN DIEGO, CA 92123 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 10/01/2016   M   1,600 (1) A (1) 1,600 D   Common Stock 10/01/2016   F   603 (2) D $ 46.81 997 D   Common Stock               1,776,748 I The Walter C. Zable Trust U/A/D 2/7/06 (3) Common Stock               24,351 I W. Zable GST Trust (4) Common Stock               164,229 I Trusts for Reporting Person's Children (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

10/01/2016

M

780

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

780

(1)

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

10/01/2016

M

820

(7)

(7)

Common Stock

820

(1)

820

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ZABLE WALTER C 9333 BALBOA AVENUE SAN DIEGO, CA 92123			Exec. Chairman of the Board

Signatures

Angela L. Hartley, Attorney-in-fact for Walter C. Zable		10/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Reflects the issuance of CUB common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs"). Each RSU granted at that time represented a contingent right to receive one share of CUB stock.
(2)	Shares withheld by CUB to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding obligations that arose upon the vesting of the RSUs.
(3)	The Walter C. Zable Trust U/A/D 2/7/06 for which the Reporting Person is sole trustee.
(4)	W. Zable GST Trust FBO Walker C. Zable dtd 0/18/78 and restated 6/12/07, for which Reporting Person is sole trustee.
(5)	The reported securities are held in 3 trusts for the Reporting Person's children, for which Reporting Person is sole trustee.
(6)	This is the second and final of 2 vesting installments of RSUs granted to the Reporting Person on November 6, 2014.
(7)	This is the first of 2 vesting installments of RSU's granted to the Reporting Person on November 6, 2015. The remaining 820 shares from such grant shall vest on October 1, 2017, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through each application vesting date.

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