Exhibit 32
A.C. MOORE ARTS & CRAFTS, INC.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of A. C. Moore Arts & Craft, Inc. (the “Company”), does hereby certify with respect to the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004 (the “Report”) 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.
| /s/ John E. Parker | ||
| Date: August 9, 2004 | John E. Parker | |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| /s/ Leslie H. Gordon | ||
| Date: August 9, 2004 | Leslie H. Gordon | |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.