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| I, Almon C. Hall, certify that: |
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| 1) | | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Nortek, Inc. for the period ended |
| | July 5, 2003; |
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| 2) | | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a |
| | material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in |
| | light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading |
| | with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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| 3) | | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information |
| | included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, |
| | results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods |
| | presented in this report; |
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| 4) | | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and |
| | maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules |
| | 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) for the registrant and have: |
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| | (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls |
| | and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material |
| | information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is |
| | made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period |
| | in which this report is being prepared; |
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| | (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures |
| | and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the |
| | disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this |
| | report based on such evaluation; and |
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| | (c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over |
| | financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter |
| | that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the |
| | registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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| 5) | | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most |
| | recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s |
| | auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons |
| | performing the equivalent function): |
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| | (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of |
| | internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely |
| | affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial |
| | information; and |
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| | (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees |
| | who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial |
| | reporting. |
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| Dated: August 18, 2003 |
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| | | /s/ Almon C. Hall |
| | | Almon C. Hall |
| | | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| | | Nortek, Inc. |
