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EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, James H. Perry, as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller of United Industrial Corporation, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

a.

the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and



b.

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of United Industrial Corporation.

Date: November 9, 2007 By: /s/  JAMES H. PERRY James H. Perry
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Controller

        A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to United Industrial Corporation and will be retained by United Industrial Corporation and furnished to the Securities Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

        The foregoing certification is being furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. It is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and it is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the company, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002