Dillard's (DDS) 10-Q 2004 Q3 Quarterly report

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 Dillard’s, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended November 1, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, James I. Freeman, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial 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) and 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.

Dated: December 16, 2003

/s/ James I.Freeman
James I. Freeman
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer