================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------------ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ------------------------ Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 14, 2003 UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-4252 95-2081809 ------------------------ ------------------------------------ (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 570 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10022 - ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive offices) (Zip Code) (212) 752-8787 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code NOT APPLICABLE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release, dated May 14, 2003, announcing the Registrant's financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE (INFORMATION FURNISHED IN THIS ITEM 9 IS FURNISHED UNDER ITEM 12). The following disclosure is being furnished pursuant to Item 12 of this Form 8-K. The information set forth in the press release issued by the Registrant announcing financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference. 2 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: May 14, 2003 By: /s/ James H. Perry ---------------------------------- James H. Perry Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Exhibit - ----------- ------- 99.1 Press Release, dated May 14, 2003, announcing the Registrant's financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. 4