EX-99.2 9 plab_exht99-2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 EXHIBIT 99

EXHIBIT 99.2

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

I, Sean T. Smith, Chief Financial 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/  SEAN T. SMITH 

                                  

                                      

                              

                                        

Sean T. Smith

                                    

                                          

Chief Financial Officer