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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): August 1, 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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78495.0014
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On August 1, 2000, the Registrant issued a press release announcing
that it had signed a definitive agreement to sell its Symtron Systems, Inc.
subsidiary to IFTE plc for $13.4 million in cash (which includes the repayment
of intercompany indebtedness). The press release, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1
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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99.1 Press Release, dated August 1, 2000, announcing the signing of
a definitive agreement to sell Symtron Systems, Inc. to IFTE
plc.
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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: August 1, 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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99.1 Press Release, dated August 1, 2000, announcing the signing of
a definitive agreement to sell Symtron Systems, Inc. to IFTE
plc.
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