EX-99.1 5 a2085382zex-99_1.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        I, Tom W. Olofson, Chief Executive Officer of EPIQ Systems, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certify pursuant to Section 1350, of chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge, (1) the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company to which this Exhibit is attached (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/  TOM W. OLOFSON      
Tom W. Olofson		    

Dated: August 12, 2002
 
 


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