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 Baldor Electric Company (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period
ending December 28, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, John A. McFarland, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss.1350, as adopted
pursuant toss.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.
/s/ John A. McFarland
Chief Executive Officer of Baldor Electric Company
March 28, 2003
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 Baldor Electric Company (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period
ending December 28, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Ronald E. Tucker, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss.1350, as adopted
pursuant toss.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.
/s/ Ronald E.Tucker
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Chief Financial Officer of Baldor Electric Company
March 28, 2003
