CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I, William C. Weldon, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q
of Johnson & Johnson (the "registrant");
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
other financial information included in this quarterly
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
quarterly report;
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-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and
procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed, under our supervision;
b) designed, or caused to be designed, such
disclosure controls and procedures 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 quarterly report is
being prepared; and
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the
registrant's disclosure controls and procedures, and
presented in this quarterly report our conclusions
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the quarter covered by
this quarterly report based on such evaluation.
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I
are responsible for establishing and maintaining internal
controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such internal controls, or caused
such controls to be designed under our supervision;
b) designed such internal controls to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
c) disclosed in this quarterly report any changes
in the registrant's internal controls that occurred
during this quarter that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal controls over financial
reporting; and
d) disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation
of the registrant's internal controls over financial
reporting, to the registrant's auditors and audit
committee (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
(i) all significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal controls over financial reporting which
are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial information; and
(ii) any fraud, whether or not material,
that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrant's
internal controls over financial reporting
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I
have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there
were significant changes in internal controls or in other
factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: August 11, 2003
/s/ William C. Weldon
William C. Weldon
Chief Executive Officer
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I, Robert J. Darretta, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q
of Johnson & Johnson (the "registrant");
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
other financial information included in this quarterly
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
quarterly report;
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-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and
procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed, under our supervision;
b) designed, or caused to be designed, such
disclosure controls and procedures 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 quarterly report is
being prepared; and
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the
registrant's disclosure controls and procedures, and
presented in this quarterly report our conclusions
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the quarter covered by
this quarterly report based on such evaluation.
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I
are responsible for establishing and maintaining internal
controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such internal controls, or caused
such controls to be designed under our supervision;
b) designed such internal controls to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
c) disclosed in this quarterly report any changes
in the registrant's internal controls that occurred
during this quarter that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal controls over financial
reporting; and
d) disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation
of the registrant's internal controls over financial
reporting, to the registrant's auditors and audit
committee (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
(i) all significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal controls over financial reporting which
are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial information; and
(ii) any fraud, whether or not material,
that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrant's
internal controls over financial reporting
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I
have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there
were significant changes in internal controls or in other
factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: August 11, 2003
/s/ Robert J. Darretta
Robert J. Darretta
Chief Financial Officer