EXHIBIT 99.2 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 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 on Form 10-Q/A of Penford Corporation (the "Company") for the three months and six months ended February 28, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Steven O. Cordier, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 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 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); 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: July 10, 2003 /s/ Steven O. Cordier - ----------------------- Steven O. Cordier Chief Financial Officer