8-K 1 jd5-7_8k.txt ================================================================================ 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 7, 2004 ----------- 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.) 124 INDUSTRY LANE, HUNT VALLEY, MD 21030 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (410) 628-3500 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) -------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. ------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) Exhibits. -------- 99.1 Press release dated May 7, 2004, announcing the Registrant's financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. Item 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. ---------------------------------------------- The information set forth in the press release issued by the Registrant announcing financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, 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 By: /s/ James H. Perry ------------------------------- James H. Perry Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer Date: May 7, 2004 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Exhibit ----------- ------- 99.1 Press release, dated May 7, 2004, announcing the Registrant's financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. 4