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. Section 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 ended September
         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 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:  November 14, 2002                              /s/ Richard R. Erkeneff
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                                                      Richard R. Erkeneff
                                                      Chief Executive Officer
                                                      of the Company