EXHIBIT 99.1



                                  CERTIFICATION
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
           AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


         I, Stephen L. Brown,  as Chief  Executive  Officer of Franklin  Capital
Corporation (the "COMPANY") certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted
by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

         (1) the  accompanying  Form 10-Q report for the period ending September
30,  2002 as  filed  with the  U.S.  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the
"REPORT") fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; 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:  November 14, 2002                   /s/ Stephen L. Brown
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                                            Stephen L. Brown
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer