Exhibit 99.2 WRITTEN STATEMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 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 Quarterly Report of Hughes Supply, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 2, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, David Bearman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S) 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; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Date: June 13, 2003 /s/ David Bearman --------------------------------- David Bearman Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer