Axsys (AXYS) 10-Q 2003 Q1 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 Axsys Technologies, Inc (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 29, 2003 (the “Report”), I, Stephen W. Bershad, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 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.

May 12, 2003

/s/ Stephen W. Bershad

Stephen W. Bershad

Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Axsys Technologies, Inc. and will be retained by Axsys Technologies, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.