EXHIBIT 99.2 ------------ 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 Annual Report of ARC Energy Trust (the "Trust") on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Steven W. Sinclair , Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of ARC Resources Ltd. on behalf of the Trust, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge: 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 Trust. By: "STEVEN W. SINCLAIR" ------------------------------------- Steven W. Sinclair Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to ARC Energy Trust and will be retained by ARC Energy Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.