Exhibit 99.1


                                  CERTIFICATION
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
           AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Richard R. Erkeneff, as Chief Executive Officer of United Industrial
Corporation (the "Company") certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss. 1350, as adopted
by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) the accompanying Form 10-Q report for the period ending June 30, 2002 as
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report") fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

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




Date  August 12, 2002                          /s/ Richard R. Erkeneff
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                                               Richard R. Erkeneff
                                               Chief Executive Officer
                                               of the Company