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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): September 21, 2000
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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78495.0025
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On September 26, 2000, the Registrant issued a press release
announcing that RailWorks Corporation had terminated the previously announced
agreement providing for the purchase by RailWorks Corporation of the
Registrant's Transportation Systems business. The press release, which is filed
as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and which 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 September 26, 2000, announcing
the termination by RailWorks Corporation of the
previously announced agreement providing for the
purchase by RailWorks Corporation of the Registrant's
Transportation Systems business.
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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: September 27, 2000. 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 September 26, 2000, announcing
the termination by RailWorks Corporation of the
previously announced agreement providing for the
purchase by RailWorks Corporation of the Registrant's
Transportation Systems business.
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