EXHIBIT 99



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                            (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned officer of
Firstmark Corp. (the "COMPANY") hereby certifies:

         (i)      that the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                  quarter ended June 30, 2002 (the "REPORT") fully complies with
                  the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of
                  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (ii)     that the information contained in the Report fairly presents,
                  in all material respects, the financial condition and results
                  of operations of the Company.



Dated:      August 14, 2002                 /s/ KURT RECHNER
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                                            Kurt Rechner
                                            Chief Financial Officer