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SECTION 1350 Certifications of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
and CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Russell Corporation (the “Company”) for the fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), John F. Ward, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Robert D. Koney, Jr., as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:
(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 F. Ward | ||
| Name: | John F. Ward | |
| Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |
| Date: | August 10, 2005 | |
/s/ Robert D. Koney, Jr. | ||
| Name: | Robert D. Koney, Jr. | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |
| Date: | August 10, 2005 | |
This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
