EXHIBIT 32
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Each of the undersigned officers of Oglebay Norton Company (the “Company”) does hereby certify in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his or her knowledge:
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2005 (the “Quarterly Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
The information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Quarterly Report.
DATE: November 9, 2005 | By: | /s/ Michael D. Lundin | ||
| Michael D. Lundin | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
By: | /s/ Julie A. Boland | |||
| Julie A. Boland | ||||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Quarterly Report or as a separate disclosure document.
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