
                                                               EXHIBIT 99.1
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                          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 Haemonetics Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, James L.
Peterson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code,
that this Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information
contained in this Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 7, 2002

                                       /s/James L. Peterson
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                                       James L. Peterson
                                       President and Chief Executive
Officer


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