EX-99.2 5 a2096244zex-99_2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2
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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

        In connection with the filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2002 (the "Report") by ADE Corporation (the "Company"), the undersigned, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

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    the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

    /s/  BRIAN C. JAMES      
Name: Brian C. James
Title: Chief Financial Officer


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