United Defense Issues Final Stockholder Voting Results from 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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ARLINGTON, VA, May 22, 2002 - United Defense (NYSE:UDI) released today the final tabulations of stockholder votes from its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held yesterday. Owners of more than 95% of United Defense's outstanding common stock were represented in person or by proxy at United Defense's annual meeting. Voting results on the items of business follow:

Election of directors
Each of the 9 nominees to the board of directors was elected for a one-year term with each director receiving at least 92% of the votes cast.

Approval of amendment to United Defense Stock Option Plan
Stockholders approved the United Defense Stock Option Plan, as amended, with a vote of 36,709,419 shares FOR, 9,048,603 shares AGAINST, and 74,537 shares ABSTAINING. The result represents an affirmative vote in favor of the proposal by the holders of record of more than a majority of the votes cast at the meeting by holders of shares entitled to vote.

Ratification of appointment of independent accountants
Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent accountants for 2002 with a vote of 47,782,677 shares FOR, 772,373 shares AGAINST, and 6,815 shares ABSTAINING. The result represents an affirmative vote in favor of the proposal by the holders of record of more than a majority of the votes cast at the meeting by holders of shares entitled to vote. For more information about United Defense, please refer to our SEC Form 10-K report for the year ended December 31, 2001 and our SEC Form 10-Q report for the quarter ended March 31, 2002.

About United Defense
United Defense is a leader in the design, development and production of combat vehicles, artillery, naval guns, missile launchers and precision munitions used by the U.S. Department of Defense and allies worldwide. Visit United Defense on the Internet at http://www.uniteddefense.com.

Information in this release may involve guidance, expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to United Defense Industries, Inc. as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. The statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Numerous factors could cause or contribute to such differences. Some of the factors and risks associated with our business are discussed in the Company's registration statement dated December 13, 2001 on Form S-1 and in our other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.