Revenues from the Reservoir Description segment increased $5.6 million in the second quarter of 2003 and $10.6 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2003 as compared to the same periods in the prior year. Operating income in the second quarter of 2003 increased by $0.5 million to $6.7 million, creating operating margins of 11.1% compared to 11.4% in the same period last year. Operating income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2003 remained relatively consistent as compared to the same period in the prior year. Increased international demand for our existing services, especially in West Africa and Asia-Pacific contributed to the increase in activity levels. Middle Eastern projects were resumed mid-quarter as the conflict in Iraq came to an end. Continued improvements in North American oilfield activity levels also bolstered revenues in this segment.

Revenues from the Production Enhancement segment were $26.8 million in the second quarter of 2003 compared to $21.1 million in the same period in the prior year, an increase of $5.7 million, or 27%. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2003, revenues increased $8.8 million to $53.3 million as compared to the same period in the prior year. Operating income in the second quarter of 2003 increased by $2.5 million to $2.4 million, creating operating margins of 9.1% compared to (0.3%) in the same period last year. Operating income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2003 increased $3.5 million to $4.0 million as compared to the same period in the prior year. North American natural gas drilling activity drives this segment and we have continued to see improvements in activity levels in the North American markets. We have experienced increased market penetration for our existing well completion and stimulation technologies such as our Zero Wash^R fracture diagnostic technologies while increasing acceptance of our newly introduced technologies such as Spectra-Chem^TM, Spectra-Flood^TM and HERO^TM . Spectra-Chem^TM allows our clients to optimize near-well-bore clean-up of frac gels. Spectra-Flood^TM is used to optimize sweep efficiency in field floods and HERO^TM is our newly developed line of perforating charges and gun systems. In addition, increased efficiencies resulted from our consolidation of our manufacturing facilities.

Revenues from the Reservoir Management segment were $13.6 million in the second quarter of 2003 compared to $11.1 million in the same period in the prior year, an increase of $2.5 million, or 23%. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2003, revenues increased $3.0 million to $25.5 million as compared to the same period in the prior year. The operating loss in the second quarter of 2003 decreased by $0.3 million, an improvement in operating margins of 4.0% from the same period last year. Operating loss for the six-month period ended June 30, 2003 decreased by $0.3 million as compared to the same period in the prior year. Demand for our In-Reservoir Seismic^TM technology services remained weak and contributed $0.4 million to the operating loss in the second quarter and $0.3 million for the six-month period. 

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We have historically financed our activities through cash on hand, cash flows from operations, bank credit facilities, equity financing and the issuance of debt.

Cash Flows

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2003, cash flows from operating activities were $24.6 million as compared to $19.0 million in the same period in the prior year. At June 30, 2003, we had working capital of $122.0 million and a current ratio of 3.2 to 1.0, compared to working capital of $125.6 million and a current ratio of 3.5 to 1.0 at December 31, 2002. We are a Netherlands holding company and we conduct substantially all of our operations through subsidiaries. Consequently, our cash flow is dependent upon the ability of our subsidiaries to pay cash dividends or otherwise distribute or advance funds to us.

Our investing activities used $23.5 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2003 as compared to using $10.6 million in the same period in the prior year. Our investing activities included the asset acquisition of GOEX for approximately $10.7 million and capital expenditures of approximately $12.8 million. Included in these expenditures was $1.5 million relating to an upgrade of our operating system, and new facilities in Fort Worth and Amsterdam totaling $2.2 million. Capital expenditures for the six-month period ended June 30, 2002 were $11.2 million.

Our significant financing activities for the six-month period ended June 30, 2003 included repurchasing approximately 1,260,000 of our common shares of our stock for an aggregate purchase price of $13.6 million. We have shareholder approval to repurchase a total of approximately 5.2 million shares. Our total borrowings were $19.5 million, while repayments were $7.0 million.

We maintain financial flexibility through our $75.0 million Credit Facility of which $50.0 million was available at June 30, 2003. This credit facility bears an option to increase the line of credit to $125.0 million if certain conditions are met. This Credit Facility was amended in June 2003 and replaces the $100.0 million Credit Facility we entered into in July 1999. In addition, we have Senior Notes outstanding, which bear interest at an average interest rate of 8.16%. The Senior Notes require semi-annual interest payments, while interest payments on the Credit Facility are made based on the interest period selected. The terms of the Credit Facility and Senior Notes require us to meet certain financial and operational covenants. We believe that we are in compliance with all such covenants contained in these credit agreements at June 30, 2003. All of our material wholly owned subsidiaries are guarantors or co-borrowers under both credit agreements.

Our ability to maintain and grow our operating income and cash flows is dependent upon continued investing activities. We believe our future cash flows from operations, supplemented by our borrowing capacity and issuances of additional equity should be sufficient to fund debt requirements, capital expenditures, working capital and future acquisitions.

We have established internal earnings targets that are based on current market conditions. Based on discussions with our clients and our view of the industry, we anticipate North American spending by our clients to continue to increase from 2002 levels in response to increasing oilfield activity. We believe that the activity levels outside of North America will increase slightly compared to 2002 levels. We expect to meet ongoing working capital and capital expenditure requirements from a combination of cash on hand, cash flow from operations and available borrowings under our revolving Credit Facility.

In November 2002 the FASB issued Interpretation ("FIN") No. 45, "Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements, Including Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others." FIN 45 requires that upon issuance of certain types of guarantees, a guarantor recognize and account for the fair value of the guarantee as a liability. FIN 45 contains exclusions to this requirement, including the exclusion of a parent's guarantee of its subsidiaries' debt to a third party. The initial recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 45 is to be applied on a prospective basis for guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The disclosure requirements of FIN 45 are effective for financial statements of both interim and annual periods ending after December 31, 2002. The adoption of FIN 45 is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure". This Statement amends SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation", to provide alternative methods of transition to SFAS No. 123's fair value method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. This statement also amends the disclosure provision of SFAS No. 123 and APB No. 28, "Interim Financial Reporting", to require disclosure in the summary of significant accounting policies of the effects of an entity's accounting policy with respect to stock-based employee compensation on reported net income and earnings per share in annual and interim financial statements, which we have adopted as of December 31, 2002. We do not expect the remaining provisions of SFAS No. 148 to have a material adverse effect upon our financial position or results of operations. Additional disclosure relating to stock-based compensation is included in Note 1 of the Notes to Consol idated Financial Statements.

In January 2003 the FASB issued FIN No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities," which addresses the consolidation of variable interest entities ("VIEs") by business enterprises that are the primary beneficiaries. A VIE is an entity that does not have sufficient equity investment at risk to permit it to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, or whose equity investors lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the enterprise that has the majority of the risks or rewards associated with the VIE. The consolidation requirements of FIN 46 apply immediately to VIEs created after January 31, 2003. For VIEs created at an earlier date, the consolidation requirements apply in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. Certain disclosure requirements apply in all financial statements issued after January 31, 2003, regardless of when the VIE was established. We hav e no material interests in VIEs that will require disclosure or consolidation under FIN 46.

In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, "Amendment of SFAS No. 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." SFAS No. 149 amends SFAS No. 133 for decisions made (1) as part of the Derivatives Implementation Group process that effectively required amendments to Statement 133, (2) in connection with other Board projects dealing with financial instruments, and (3) in connection with implementation issues raised in relation to the application of the definition of a derivative, in particular, the meaning of an initial net investment that is smaller than would be required for other types of contracts that would be expected to have a similar response to changes in market factors, the meaning of underlying, and the characteristics of a derivative that contains financing components. SFAS No. 149 is effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003. The adoption of SFAS No. 149 is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, "Accounting for Certain Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity." This standard requires that certain financial instruments embodying an obligation to transfer assets or to issue equity securities be classified as liabilities. It is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective July 1, 2003. We do not expect this standard to have a material impact on our financial statements.

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We are exposed to market risk, which is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market prices and rates. We do not enter, or intend to enter, into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We do not believe that our exposure to market risks, which are primarily related to (i) interest rate changes and (ii) fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates are material.

During 1999, we issued fixed rate Senior Notes denominated in U.S. dollars. The proceeds were used to pay off variable rate term loans that significantly reduced our exposure to upward interest rate changes.

We are exposed to interest rate risk on our Credit Facility debt, which carries a variable interest rate. At June 30, 2003, our variable rate debt outstanding of $25.0 million approximated its fair value. A one percent change in the interest rate on that amount of indebtedness would result in a change of approximately $250,000 in interest expense on an annual basis. We attempt to balance the benefit of variable rate debt that has inherent increased risk with fixed rate debt that has less market risk.

We operate in a number of international areas, which exposes us to foreign currency exchange rate risk where we have experienced losses from time-to-time. We do not hold or issue forward exchange contracts or other derivative instruments for speculative purposes. (A foreign exchange contract is an agreement to exchange different currencies at a given date and at a specified rate.)

As a result of the recent political and financial situation in Venezuela, in February 2003, the Venezuelan government mandated an exchange rate for their currency, the Bolivar ("VEB"), of 1,598 VEB per USD. In the six-month periods ended June 30, 2003, we recognized a foreign exchange loss of approximately $0.7 million compared to $1.1 million for the same period in the prior year related to our operations and financial position in Venezuela. At June 30, 2003 our net monetary assets in Venezuela were $2.4 million. A change of 100 VEB in the exchange rate could result in a change of approximately $0.1 million in foreign exchange gain or loss subject to the amount of the net monetary assets at that time. It is unclear when the Venezuelan government will lift the mandated exchange rate. We are continuing to review our potential currency and business exposure in Venezuela. In the six-month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, we recognized consolidated foreign exchange losses of approximately $0.9 million and $0.3 million respectively.

Our financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. Major banks or investment firms hold cash and cash equivalents such as deposits and temporary cash investments. Our trade receivables are with a variety of domestic, international and national oil and gas companies. We hold receivables from one customer totaling 19% of our total receivables. Management considers our credit risk to be limited due to the creditworthiness and financial resources of these financial institutions and companies.

Within the 90 days prior to the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our "disclosure controls and procedures" ("Disclosure Controls"), and our "internal controls and procedures for financial reporting" ("Internal Controls"). This evaluation (the "Controls Evaluation") was performed under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO").

Immediately following the Signatures section of this Quarterly Report are the CEO and CFO certifications (the Rule 302 Certifications) required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This Controls and Procedures section of this Quarterly Report includes the information concerning the Controls Evaluation referred to in the Rule 302 Certifications and it should be read in conjunction with the Rule 302 Certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.

Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002 are included as exhibits filed with this Quarterly Report.

Disclosure Controls are procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (the SEC) rules and forms. Disclosure Controls are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Internal Controls are procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that (1) our transactions are properly authorized; (2) our assets are safeguarded against unauthorized or improper use; and (3) our transactions are properly recorded and reported, all to permit the preparation of our financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our management, including the CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls or our Internal Controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.

The evaluation of our Disclosure Controls and our Internal Controls included a review of the controls' objectives and design, our implementation of the controls and the effect of the controls on the information generated for use in this Quarterly Report. In the course of the Controls Evaluation, we sought to identify data errors, controls problems or acts of fraud and confirm that appropriate corrective actions, including process improvements, were being undertaken. This type of evaluation is performed on a quarterly basis so that the conclusions of management, including the CEO and CFO, concerning controls effectiveness can be reported in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our Internal Controls are also evaluated by other personnel in our finance organization, as well as our independent auditors who evaluate them in connection with determining their auditing procedures related to their report on our annual financial statements and not to provide assurance on our Internal Controls. The overall goals of these various evaluation activities are to monitor our Disclosure Controls and our Internal Control s, and to modify them as necessary. Our intent is to maintain the Disclosure Controls and the Internal Controls as dynamic systems that change as conditions warrant.

Among other matters, we sought in our evaluation to determine whether there were any "significant deficiencies" or "material weaknesses" in our Internal Controls, and whether we had identified any acts of fraud involving personnel with a significant role in the our Internal Controls. In professional auditing literature, "significant deficiencies" are referred to as "reportable conditions," which are control issues that could have a significant adverse effect on the ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data in the financial statements. Auditing literature defines "material weakness" as a particularly serious reportable condition where the internal control does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that misstatements caused by error or fraud may occur in amounts that would be material in relation to the financial statements and the risk that such misstatements would not be detected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assi gned functions. We also sought to deal with other controls matters in the Controls Evaluation, and in each case if a problem was identified, we considered what revision, improvement and/or correction to make in accordance with our ongoing procedures.

As described below under "Changes in Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls", and as disclosed and identified in our 2002 Form 10-K and our first quarter 2003 Form 10-Q, we have identified certain deficiencies in our controls and procedures. However, we believe the corrective actions we have taken and the additional procedures we have performed, as described below in more detail, provide us with reasonable assurance that the identified control weaknesses have not limited the effectiveness of our controls and procedures.

Management and the Audit Committee became aware of conditions previously reported relating primarily to our operations primarily in Mexico and Venezuela that are considered to be a "material weakness" and "reportable conditions" which were identified in our Disclosure Controls and our Internal Controls review for the year ended December 31, 2002. This review was performed under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In particular, the aforementioned weaknesses in both our Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls pertain to the following areas, (i) revenue cycle process, including revenue recognition, calculation of deferred revenue and monitoring of past due accounts, (ii) the process surrounding accurate reconciliation of account balances and (iii) regular reconciliation of general ledger accounts to supporting documentation. Management and the Audit Committee have taken actions with respect to the material weaknesses and significant deficiencies, including (1) the replacement of the head of an operating unit, the country ma nager, the replacement of two country controllers and the authorization to hire five additional accounting personnel, (2) the expansion of our financial review and internal control function by hiring two additional professional internal auditors, (3) additional training (or re-training where necessary) of our personnel worldwide, (4) the acceleration of the installation effort of our company-wide financial accounting system, and (5) the hiring of an addition corporate controller responsible for the accounting information reported by the business units.

As part of our effort to have a common system of Internal Controls applicable to our operations world-wide, in 2001, we began an implementation of an enterprise-wide general ledger software system that included an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System for our manufacturing operations and budget and planning modules, as well as new business processes and procedures to support the software designed to provide us with a common set of Internal Controls in those locations where the new system is implemented. These changes are the result of our normal business process to evaluate and upgrade or replace our systems software and related business processes to support our evolving operational needs. At the end of 2001, approximately 52% of our business activity (as expressed in terms of consolidated revenues) was on this software system utilizing common business process and controls, primarily in the United States. In 2002, we installed this software and common set of Internal Controls for our operations in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. In April 2003, we installed this software and common set of Internal Controls for our operations in The Netherlands and Denmark. We also upgraded our accounting software system to a more Internet capable version effective August 2003. Currently, including the new locations on our common system, we have approximately 79% of our business activity on this software system utilizing common business process and controls. Further, we expect to install this same software system and related new business processes and procedures into additional locations during 2003 including in Venezuela, Australia, Thailand and certain other locations. We expect to have, by the end of 2003, approximately 84% of our business activity on this software system utilizing common business process and controls. As this system is installed into these locations in 2003, we will implement a common set of Internal Controls through the new business processes and procedures.

Further, Management believes that the corrective actions, which have been implemented should provide us with reasonable assurance that the identified issues will not limit the effectiveness of our Disclosure Controls or Internal Controls. Management believes that we have successfully implemented procedures addressing the "material weakness" and "reportable conditions" in our controls.

Based upon the Controls Evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that, subject to the limitations and changes noted above, our Disclosure Controls are effective to ensure that material information relating to Core Laboratories and its consolidated subsidiaries is made known to management, including the CEO and CFO, particularly during the period when our periodic reports are being prepared, and that our Internal Controls are effective to provide reasonable assurance that our financial statements are fairly presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

We are from time to time subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business.

Since April 2003, several putative class action lawsuits have been filed against us and certain of our officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; this case has since been consolidated and transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. We understand that the complainants generally allege that the defendants overstated the company's revenues and net income in 2002. The complaints seek unspecified monetary damages. We intend to vigorously defend these suits.

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Stockholders voting at the Annual Meeting on May 23, 2003 and by proxy, elected two members (each, a "Supervisory Director") to the Board of Supervisory Directors of the Company (the "Supervisory Board"), consisting of (i) Richard L. Bergmark and (ii) Alexander Vriesendorp, as Class III Supervisory Directors, to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2006 and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified.

The vote tabulation for the individual Supervisory Directors was as follows:

Shareholders also confirmed the Dutch Statutory Annual Accounts for the year ended December 31, 2002. The proposal was approved by 29,666,951 votes for, 154,297 votes against, with 167,543 abstentions.

Shareholders approved the extension of the authority of the Management Board of the Company to repurchase up to 10% of the outstanding share capital of the Company until November 22, 2004. The proposal was approved by 21,335,875 votes in favor, 29,819 votes against, with 52,524 abstentions.

Shareholders approved the extension of the authority of the Supervisory Board to issue and/or to grant rights (including options to purchase) of common and/or preferred shares of the Company until May 22, 2008. The proposal was approved by 18,684,727 votes in favor, 2,576,672 votes against, with 156,819 abstentions.

Shareholders approved the extension of the authority of the Supervisory Board to limit or to exclude the preemptive right of holders of common shares of the Company until May 22, 2008. The proposal was approved by 18,669,849 votes in favor, 2,586,047 votes against, with 162,322 abstentions.

Shareholder ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent public accountant for the year ended December 31, 2003. The proposal was approved by 29,877,559 votes in favor, 51,565 votes against, with 59,667 abstentions.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant, Core Laboratories N.V., has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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I, David M. Demshur, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Core Laboratories N.V.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: August 8, 2003

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I, Richard L. Bergmark, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Core Laboratories N.V.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: August 8, 2003

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