- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (Mark One) [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999 -------------------------- [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to ----------------- -------------------- Commission file number #1-4252 ------- UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 95-2081809 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Not Applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORMER NAME, FORMER ADDRESS AND FORMER FISCAL YEAR, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1)has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ] Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. 12,273,213 shares of common stock as of August 3, 1999. UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION INDEX ----- Page # ------ Part I - Financial Information Item 1. Financial Statements Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - Unaudited June 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 1 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations - Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 2 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 3 Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements 4 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 5 Item 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk 11 PART II - Other Information 13 PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION & SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in Thousands) JUNE 30 DECEMBER 31 1999 1998 ------------ ----------- ASSETS (Unaudited) - ------ Current Assets Cash & cash equivalents $ 6,128 $ 21,126 Marketable securities 3,192 4,702 Trade receivables 35,406 34,316 Inventories Finished goods & work in progress 35,920 20,151 Materials & supplies 3,737 3,418 -------- -------- 39,657 23,569 Deferred income taxes 5,451 5,451 Prepaid expenses & other current assets 10,929 8,295 -------- -------- Total Current Assets 100,763 97,459 Other assets 57,533 56,421 Property & equipment - less allowances for depreciation (1999-$85,697; 1998-$82,643) 33,320 30,566 -------- -------- $191,616 $184,446 ======== ======== LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - ------------------------------------ Current liabilities Accounts payable $ 8,388 $ 12,235 Accrued employee compensation & taxes 8,547 8,320 Customer advances 19,976 4,303 Federal income taxes (327) 2,973 Other liabilities 5,249 8,255 Provision for contract losses 4,483 4,558 -------- -------- Total Current Liabilities 46,316 40,644 Long-term liabilities 4,115 4,175 Deferred income taxes 6,868 7,050 Postretirement benefits other than pensions 23,441 23,136 Shareholders' Equity Common stock $1.00 par value Authorized - 30,000,000 shares; outstanding 12,272,113 and 12,250,063 shares - 1999 and 1998 (net of shares in treasury) 14,374 14,374 Additional capital 89,529 89,583 Retained earnings 23,534 22,249 Treasury stock, at cost, 2,102,035 shares at 1999 and 2,124,085 shares at 1998 (16,561) (16,765) -------- -------- 110,876 109,441 -------- -------- $191,616 $184,446 ======== ======== See accompanying notes 1 UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION & SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30 June 30 ------------------ ---------------- (Unaudited) 1999 1998* 1999 1998* ---- ---- ---- ---- Net sales $ 54,032 $ 49,940 $ 101,102 $ 97,167 Operating costs & expenses Cost of sales 39,927 37,762 71,942 71,588 Selling & administrative 12,687 9,400 23,676 19,602 Other expense (income) 333 (222) 1,343 (313) Interest expense 1 11 24 119 Interest income (467) (870) (1,086) (1,445) --------- --------- --------- --------- Total operating costs & expenses 52,481 46,081 95,899 89,551 --------- --------- --------- --------- Income before income taxes 1,551 3,859 5,203 7,616 Income taxes 127 1,561 1,465 2,995 --------- --------- --------- --------- Net income $ 1,424 $ 2,298 $ 3,738 $ 4,621 ========= ========= ========= ========= Net earnings per share Basic $ .12 $ .19 $ .30 $ .38 ========= ========= ========= ========= Diluted $ .11 $ .18 $ .30 $ .36 ========= ========= ========= ========= See accompanying notes *Restated to conform with 1998 classifications 2 UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION & SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Dollars in Thousands) SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 ------------------------ (Unaudited) 1999 1998 -------- ------- OPERATING ACTIVITIES - -------------------- Net income $ 3,738 $ 4,621 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 3,790 4,207 Deferred income taxes (182) 224 Decrease in Federal income tax (3,300) (2,236) (Decrease) increase in contract loss provision (75) 57 Changes in operating assets and liabilities (10,765) (3,700) -------- -------- NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES (6,794) 3,173 INVESTING ACTIVITIES - -------------------- Decrease in marketable securities 1,510 631 Purchase of property and equipment (6,109) (5,538) Proceeds from sale of assets -- 18,683 Increase in other assets - net (1,530) (1,631) -------- -------- NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES (6,129) 12,145 FINANCING ACTIVITIES - -------------------- Increase (decrease) in long-term liabilities 245 (494) Payments on long-term debt & borrowings -- (5,729) Dividends (2,453) (2,460) Proceeds from exercise of stock options 133 548 -------- -------- NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES (2,075) (8,135) -------- -------- (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (14,998) 7,183 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 21,126 23,098 -------- -------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $ 6,128 $ 30,281 ======== ======== See accompanying notes 3 UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements June 30, 1999 NOTE A - BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six month period ended June 30, 1999 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 1999. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. NOTE B - SEGMENT INFORMATION Trans- Reconci- (Dollars in thousands) Defense portation Energy Other liations Totals ------- --------- ------ ----- -------- ------ Three months ended June 30, 1999 -------------------------------- Revenues from external customers $ 42,930 $ 3,166 $ 7,936 $ -- $ -- $ 54,032 Intersegment revenues 468 -- -- -- (468) -- Equity profit (loss) in ventures 131 (809) -- -- -- (678) Segment profit (loss) 4,736 (4,062) 1,371 (494) -- 1,551 ========= Income before income taxes $ 1,551 --------- Six months ended June 30, 1999 - ------------------------------ Revenues from external customers $ 78,910 $ 5,816 $ 16,376 $ -- $ -- $ 101,102 Intersegment revenues 608 -- -- -- (608) -- Equity profit (loss) in ventures 215 (2,145) -- -- -- (1,930) Segment profit (loss) 8,773 (5,205) 2,554 (919) -- 5,203 ========= Income before income taxes $ 5,203 --------- Three months ended June 30, 1998 - -------------------------------- Revenues from external customers $ 37,240 $ 4,684 $ 8,016 $ -- $ -- $ 49,940 Intersegment revenues 927 -- -- -- (927) -- Equity profit (loss) in ventures 357 (49) -- -- -- 308 Segment profit (loss) 5,080 (1,491) 1,321 (1,051) -- 3,859 ========= Income before income taxes $ 3,859 --------- 4 Six months ended June 30, 1998 - ------------------------------ Revenues from external customers $71,990 $ 7,140 $18,037 $ -- $ -- $97,167 Intersegment revenues 1,427 -- -- -- (1,427) -- Equity profit (loss) in ventures 357 (107) -- -- -- 250 Segment profit (loss) 8,093 (1,899) 3,415 (1,993) -- 7,616 ======= Income before income taxes $ 7,616 ------- Assets in the Transportation segment increased $13,600,000 from December 31, 1998. Inventory increased $6,000,000 and receivables increased $7,700,000. NOTE C - DIVIDENDS A quarterly dividend of $.10 per share is payable August 31, 1999. ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Forward Looking Information - --------------------------- This report contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward looking statements are based on management's expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward looking statements which include, but are not limited to, projections of revenues, earnings, segment performance, cash flows and contract awards. These forward looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause the Company's actual results or performance to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: the Company's successful execution of internal performance plans; performance issues with key suppliers, subcontractors and business partners; legal proceedings; product demand and market acceptance risks; the effect of economic conditions; the impact of competitive products and pricing; product development, commercialization and technological difficulties; capacity and supply constraints or difficulties; legislative or regulatory actions impacting the Company's energy segment and transportation business; changing priorities or reductions in the U.S. Government defense budget; contract continuation and future contract awards; U.S. and international military budget constraints and determinations; and the ability of the Company and third parties to address the Year 2000 issues adequately. Results of Operations - --------------------- Consolidated net sales during the second quarter of 1999 increased $4,092,000 or 8% to $54,032,000 from $49,940,000 in the second quarter of 1998. The Defense segment experienced growth of $5,690,000 or 15.3% due to a general increase in volume. This increase was partially offset by lower sales in the Transportation segment caused by delays on the San Francisco electric trolley bus (ETB) program. The delay is caused by financing difficulties at Skoda a.s., a Czech Republic firm and 65% shareholder of Electric Transit, Inc. (ETI) and certain of its subsidiaries that are major subcontractors of ETI. 5 For the six months ended June 30, 1999 net sales totaled $101,102,000 which was $3,935,000 or 4% higher than the $97,167,000 recorded during the like period in 1998. An increase of $6,920,000 or 9.6% was generated by the Defense segment but offset by a decrease in the Energy segment of $1,661,000 or 9% due to delays in expected customer procurements for new equipment. The Transportation segment had a $1,324,000 or 18.5% reduction in sales from the same period last year. The decrease was caused by delays at ETI. The backlog at June 30, 1999 was $279,000,000, an increase of $63,000,000 or 29% from $216,000,000 at June 30, 1998. The Transportation segment experienced a $63,000,000 increase generally due to an award to overhaul railcars for New Jersey Transit. Changes in other segments were minor. The gross margin percentage increased for the three months ended June 30, 1999 to 26.1% compared to 24.4% for the same period in 1998. The Defense segment gross margin increased to 28.5% from 25.6% in the same period last year. The Energy segment gross margin percentage increased to 37.1% from 34.8% in the same period last year. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in the Transportation segment gross margin. The increase in the Defense segment gross margin percentage was due to improved profitability on certain contracts. The decrease in the Transportation segment was primarily caused by electric trolley bus production delays at Skoda which resulted in inadequate production volume at AAI (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) for the current levels of overhead expenses. The gross margin percentage increased for the six months ended June 30, 1999 to 28.8% compared to 26.3% for the same period in 1998. The Defense segment gross margin increased to 29.6% from 26.4% in the same period last year due to improved profitability on certain contracts. The Energy segment had a .8% decrease in gross margin percentage from the same period last year. The decrease in the Transportation segment gross margin was primarily caused by delays at ETI which resulted in inadequate production volume for the current levels of overhead expenses. Selling and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 1999 increased $3,287,000 or 35% to $12,687,000 from $9,400,000 during the same period in 1998. The Defense segment's expenses increased $2,743,000 or 51% due mostly to increased research and development expense and marketing expenses. This increase is primarily due to efforts associated with certain activities in the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) line of business including the pursuit of the U.S. Army's Tactical UAV program. The Transportation segment's expenses increased $1,008,000 or 88% due to $700,000 of expenses relating to the possible acquisition of the stock of Skoda Ostrov, s.r.o, and the remaining shares of ETI, not owned by AAI, (which acquisition is no longer being pursued) and other various expenses. Selling and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 1999 increased $4,074,000 or 20.8% to $23,676,000 from $19,602,000 during the same period in 1998. The Defense segment increased selling and administrative expenses by $3,859,000 or 32%. The increase resulted mostly from increased research and development and marketing efforts in the unmanned air vehicle line of business including the pursuit of the U.S. Army's Tactical UAV program. Transportation segment costs increased $1,243,000 or 76% due to expenses of $700,000 relating to the possible acquisition of Skoda Ostrov, s.r.o. and the remaining shares of ETI, not owned by AAI, and other various expenses. 6 Other expense increased $555,000 to $333,000 in the three months ended June 30, 1999 compared to other income of $222,000 for the same period in 1998. Income from ventures decreased $226,000 in the Defense segment and the venture losses increased by $760,000 in the Transportation segment. Other expenses (excluding ventures) decreased $283,000 in the Defense segment from the same period last year. Other expense increased $1,656,000 to $1,343,000 during the six months ended June 30, 1999 compared to other income of $313,000 for the same period in 1998. Income from ventures decreased $142,000 in the Defense segment and the venture losses increased by $2,038,000 in the Transportation segment. Other expenses (excluding ventures) decreased $317,000 in the Defense segment from the same period last year. For the first six months of 1999 compared to the same period in 1998 interest expense decreased by $95,000 due to reduced borrowings. Interest income decreased by $359,000 due to reduced investments. Net income decreased 38% to $1,424,000 or $.11 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 1999. The decrease was primarily due to increased selling and administrative and other expenses partially offset by increased gross margins. Net income includes a tax benefit of $457,000 or $.04 per diluted share related to the settlement of prior years' taxes. During the second quarter of 1999 the Company's Transportation segment recorded a loss of $4.1 million ($2.5 million, net of taxes). This loss included $.8 million ($.5 million, net of taxes) related to the Company's interest in ETI and, $700,000 ($439,000, net of taxes) of costs related to the proposed acquisition of Skoda Ostrov, the ETB manufacturing subsidiary of Skoda a.s. and ETI subcontractor. The Company now deems the acquisition impractical. (See Liquidity and Capital Resources.) ETI's Dayton electric trolley bus program experienced cost growth that resulted in a $700,000 loss ($439,000, net of taxes) during the three month period ended June 30, 1999. Although ETI is owned 35% by AAI Corporation and 65% by Skoda a.s., beginning in 1999 the Transportation segment has recorded 100% of the ETI loss because of Skoda's inability to meet its financial obligations under ETI's shareholder agreement. Although certain items including spare parts and manuals must still be delivered to the customer, ETI has delivered all the trolley buses and all but four units have completed the final acceptance testing process. Additionally, AAI's subcontract effort on the San Francisco ETB program has been delayed by financing difficulties at Skoda. Consequently, an inadequate volume of production has resulted in revenues insufficient to overcome AAI's current levels of overhead and general and administrative expenses. The lack of sufficient volume is likely to continue throughout 1999 at AAI and as a result management expects these losses to continue through 1999. The Company is currently reviewing opportunities to curtail its cost structure until the San Francisco production effort is started and evaluating its strategic options in the Transportation segment in light of the continuing losses and financing difficulties. 7 Net income decreased 19.1% to $3,738,000 or $.30 per diluted share in the first six months of 1999. The decrease was primarily due to increased selling and administrative and other expenses, partially offset by increased gross margins. Net income includes a tax benefit of $457,000 or $.04 per diluted share related to the settlement of prior years taxes. During the first six months of 1999 the Company's Transportation segment recorded a loss of $5.2 million ($3.3 million, net of taxes.) This loss included $2.1 million ($1.3 million, net of taxes) related to the Company's interest in ETI and $700,000 ($439,000, net of taxes) of costs related to the proposed acquisition of Skoda Ostrov. For the three months ended June 30, 1999, diluted earnings per share attributable to the Company's Defense, Energy, Transportation, and Other segments were $.27, $.07, $(.20), and $(.03) compared to $.25, $.06, $(.07), and $(.06) during the like period in 1998. For the six months ended June 30, 1999, diluted earnings per share attributable to the Company's Defense, Energy, Transportation, and Other segments were $.48, $.13, $(.26), and $(.05) compared to $.40, $.16, $(.09), and $(.11) during the like period in 1998. Liquidity and Capital Resources - ------------------------------- Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $14,998,000 and marketable securities decreased by $1,510,000 from December 31, 1998. Major items accounting for the decrease were: dividends $2,453,000; purchase of property and equipment (net of depreciation) $2,756,000; decrease in Federal income tax liability $3,300,000; decrease in payables and other liabilities of $6,626,000. The Company currently has no significant fixed commitment for capital expenditures. The Company expects that available cash and existing lines of credit will be sufficient to meet its cash requirements for the remainder of the calendar year. Its cash requirements consist primarily of its obligations to fund operations. During the first quarter of 1999 Management learned that Skoda was unable to secure the necessary financing to execute its subcontract on the San Francisco electric trolley bus program and to meet its funding obligations to ETI. This situation reduced ETI's ability to finance Skoda Ostrov, until the financing matters are resolved. As a result, contract performance by ETI has been adversely affected. Contract performance on both electric trolley bus programs currently depends on AAI advancing working capital funds as required. After negotiations with a Czech bank to provide a source of financing to both ETI and Skoda failed during the first quarter of 1999, Management believed that it needed the option to gain full control of ETI and the ability to implement steps to put the business on a sound footing if alternative financing could not be obtained. Consequently, in May 1999 the Company announced that its AAI Corporation subsidiary had signed a letter of intent to acquire Skoda Ostrov, s.r.o., as well as Skoda's 65% interest in ETI. After conducting negotiations with Skoda management, the Company has determined that it is not practical to pursue that option. As a result, during the second quarter of 1999 the Company expensed $700,000 of costs related to the proposed transaction. These costs primarily included investment banking, accounting and legal services. ETI and Skoda have identified another Czech bank to provide a source of financing and negotiations with that institution are continuing. 8 The Company is currently investigating alternatives in the event that ETI and Skoda are unable to obtain this financing. If production should be unable to commence due to insufficient Skoda financing and the alternative solutions cannot be implemented, there is likely to be a materially adverse effect on the Company's results from operations, liquidity and financial condition. Due to Skoda's inability to fund ETI as required by ETI's shareholder agreement, AAI has assumed that responsibility in its entirety. While Skoda still has the obligation to provide that funding, beginning in 1999 AAI has recorded 100% of ETI's loss totaling $809,000 ($507,000, net of taxes) and $2,145,000 ($1,345,000, net of taxes) during the three and the six month periods ended June 30, 1999, respectively. These losses were primarily generated by cost growth on the Dayton ETB program. Although certain items including spare parts and manuals must still be delivered under this contract, all the trolley buses for Dayton have been delivered to the customer, and all but four units have completed the customer's final acceptance testing process. At June 30, 1999, AAI had advanced, net of its investment and cumulative losses in ETI, $10.2 million to ETI. In addition, AAI has accounts receivable from ETI for work performed on both the Dayton and San Francisco projects of $7.6 million. These amounts totaling $17.8 million are recoverable out of proceeds from the Dayton and San Francisco customers. This amount includes $1.4 million ($878,000, net of taxes) that represents the loss recorded in excess of AAI's 35% equity interest in ETI. Skoda's financial situation and related production delays on the San Francisco program will diminish the profitability on ETI's contract. Because sales and gross margin are recorded when the units are delivered, delays in trolley bus deliveries are expected to result in continued losses at ETI throughout 1999, but at a lesser rate than experienced during the first six months. Year 2000 - --------- The Year 2000 issue exists because many currently installed computer systems and software programs were designed to use only a two-digit date field. These date fields will need to accept four digits to distinguish 21st century dates from 20th century dates. Until the date fields are revised, the systems and programs could fail or give erroneous results when referencing dates subsequent to December 31, 1999. Such failures or errors could occur prior to the actual change in century. The Company is currently implementing a six phase plan to address this problem: Awareness, Assessment, Remediation, Validation/Test, Implementation, and Contingency Planning. The Awareness phase is a communication phase to inform employees, suppliers and customers of the Year 2000 issue. The Assessment phase is an inventory and analysis of those systems which may have a problem. The Remediation phase is the correction phase for the problem. The Validation/Test phase is used to verify that corrections have been made properly and completely. The Implementation phase is to actually put the changed systems into production use. The Contingency Planning phase is the development of a plan to detail the Company's reactions to possible future scenarios concerning the Year 2000 issue. These plans are being implemented on both the Information Technology (IT) areas and the non-IT areas for the transition to the 21st century. IT areas include all computer system hardware and software. Non-IT areas include systems that have embedded computer chips or microprocessors. 9 The Awareness and Assessment phases are complete for both IT and non-IT systems. The Company is pleased to state that all mission critical systems are fully remediated, tested and implemented. Approximately 98% of the Company's non-mission critical systems are also fully remediated, tested and implemented. The remaining systems will be completed by the end of October, 1999. Many of the Company's products do not require computer systems or do not perform any data processing. These products are currently compliant. Other products have been remediated and are currently compliant. Still other products cannot be remediated because they are based on obsolete computer systems. The Company is working on a case by case basis with our customers to alleviate Year 2000 issues with these products. Although the Company's products continue to undergo normal quality testing procedures, there can be no assurance that these products will contain all necessary date code changes. Any system malfunctions due to the onset of the Year 2000 and any disputes with customers relating to Year 2000 compliance could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations. The Company has contacted its IT suppliers asking for Year 2000 compliance statements and status. Each vendor has responded with information necessary to ensure their products compliance. A few vendors have missed their remediation dates and the Company will be implementing their changes to IT systems by the end of October, 1999. None of these systems are considered mission critical. Significant non-IT suppliers to the Company were contacted to determine their compliance during the fourth quarter of 1998. This was necessary to ensure that the Company's products are not delayed due to lack of parts or services. Also, embedded chips in process control equipment, lighting controls, and security systems are being inspected to assure that they will operate properly in the Year 2000. While the Company has not fully identified all the impacts of the Year 2000 issue or whether all related problems can be resolved without disrupting its business and incurring significant expense, the Company's current estimate is that the costs associated with the Year 2000 issue, and the consequences of incomplete or untimely resolution of the Year 2000 issue, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results or financial condition. The current estimate of the costs of remediating Year 2000 issues is $790,000. Of the $790,000 approximately $480,000 is budgeted to replace existing hardware and software and $310,000 is budgeted to fix or upgrade existing hardware or software. Of these budgets $577,000 has been spent to date. These costs are less than 10% of the normal IT budgets for the Company. These costs are being budgeted through the normal operating budgets of the Company and should not have a major impact on other IT projects or systems. 10 The Company is currently in the process of identifying potential consequences to the Company if its IT and non-IT systems do not function properly on account of the Year 2000 issue (i.e., most reasonably likely worst case scenarios). The Company has developed a three phase contingency plan for minimizing any material impacts during the coming year due to the Year 2000 problem. The phases of this plan will only be executed if some adverse condition presents itself during the next 8 to 10 months. However, in cases beyond the control of the Company there could be some adverse effects. This would be particularly true if major infrastructure systems such as electric distribution grids or major telephone switching centers are disrupted by the Year 2000 issue. Every reasonable effort will be made to minimize these effects. The costs of the Company's Year 2000 project and dates on which the Company believes it will complete such efforts are based on management's current best estimates, which were derived using numerous assumptions regarding future events. There can be no assurances that these estimates will prove to be accurate, and therefore actual results could differ materially from those anticipated. Specific factors that could cause material differences with actual results include, but are not limited to, the results of testing and the timeliness and effectiveness of remediation efforts of third parties. Contingent Matters - ------------------ Reference is made to Item 3. Legal Proceedings, in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 which is incorporated herein by reference except as set forth below. As indicated in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company, along with numerous other parties, has been named in five tort actions in Maricopa County Superior Court relating to environmental matters based on allegations partially related to a predecessor's operation of a small facility at a site in the State of Arizona that manufactured semi-conductors between 1959 and 1960. All such operations of the Company were sold by 1961. These tort actions seek recovery for personal injury and property damage among other damages based on exposure to solvents allegedly released at the site. These suits allege that the plaintiffs have been exposed to contaminated groundwater in the Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona area and suffer increased risk of disease and other physical effects. They also assert property damages under various theories; seek to have certain scientific studies performed concerning health risks, preventative measures and long-term effects; and seek incidental and consequential damages, punitive damages, and an injunction against actions causing further exposures. The Company recently reached a settlement of all of these matters with the plaintiffs for, among other items, a cash payment of $4,250,000. The settlement is subject to approval by the Superior Court of Maricopa County. ITEM 3 - QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK A portion of the Company's operations consists of manufacturing and sales activities in foreign jurisdictions, and some of these transactions are denominated in foreign currencies. As a result, the Company's financial results could be affected by changes in foreign exchange rates. To mitigate the effect of changes in these rates, the Company has entered into two foreign exchange contracts. There has been no material change in the firmly committed sales exposures and related derivative contracts from December 31, 1998. (See Item 7A - - Form 10-K for December 31, 1998.) 11 PART II - OTHER INFORMATION UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Exhibits 11 - Computation of Earnings per share 27 - Financial Data Schedule (b) The Registrant did not file any reports on Form 8-K during the quarter ended June 30, 1999. 12 SIGNATURE --------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION Date August 13, 1999 By: /s/ James H. Perry -------------------- --------------------------------- James H. Perry Chief Financial Officer Vice President and Treasurer 13 UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX OF EXHIBITS FILED HEREWITH Exhibit No. Page - ----------- ---- 11 Computation of Earnings Per Share 15 27 Financial Data Schedule 16 14