United Industries 10-Q 2003 Q2 Quarterly report

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EXHIBIT 32.1

SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS

        In connection with the Report of United Industries Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Robert L. Caulk, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 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 result of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 12, 2003 By: /s/  ROBERT L. CAULK      Robert L. Caulk
President and
Chief Executive Officer

        In connection with the Report, I, Daniel J. Johnston, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 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 result of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 12, 2003 By: /s/  DANIEL J. JOHNSTON      Daniel J. Johnston
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 32.1

SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS