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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 4, 2002
UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-4252 95-2081809
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
570 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10022
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(Address of Principal Executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 752-8787
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code
NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On October 4, 2002, the Registrant issued a press release announcing
that Richard R. Erkeneff and Glen Kassan had been elected as directors at the
Registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and that Paul J. Hoeper had been
elected as a director by the board of directors, succeeding Susan Fein Zawel,
who resigned as a director following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The
press release, which is filed as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and is hereby
incorporated by reference, contains a more complete description of such event.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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99. Press Release, dated October 4, 2002, announcing the election
of Richard R. Erkeneff and Glen Kassan as directors at the
Registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and the election
of Paul J. Hoeper as a director by the board of directors,
succeeding Susan Fein Zawel, who resigned as a director
following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
United Industrial Corporation
Date: October 4, 2002 By: /s/ James H. Perry
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James H. Perry
Chief Financial Officer,
Vice President and Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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99. Press Release, dated October 4, 2002, announcing the election
of Richard R. Erkeneff and Glen Kassan as directors at the
Registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and the election
of Paul J. Hoeper as a director by the board of directors,
succeeding Susan Fein Zawel, who resigned as a director
following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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