EX-99.1 8 plab_exht99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 EXHBIT 99

EXHIBIT 99.1

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

I, Daniel Del Rosario, Chief Executive Officer of Photronics, Inc. (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)     the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended November 3, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 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.

Dated:  January 30, 2003

                                           

/s/  DANIEL DEL ROSARIO

                                  

                                         

                                

                           

Daniel Del Rosario

                               

                       

Chief Executive Officer