Capital Corp Of The West (CCOW) 10-Q 2002 Q3 Quarterly report

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

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Capital Corp of the West (“the Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2002 As filed with Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (“the Report”), I, Thomas T. Hawker , Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)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.

November 6, 2002
	/s/ Thomas T. Hawker
	Chief Executive Officer