EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 13a-14(a)
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I, Fredric M. Zinn, Executive Vice
President and CFO, certify that:
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1) |
I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Drew Industries
Incorporated; |
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2) |
Based
on my knowledge, this 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 report; |
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3) |
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this 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 report; |
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4) |
The
registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have: |
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a) |
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, 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 report is being prepared; |
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b) |
Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and |
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c) |
Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrants internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial
reporting; and |
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5) |
The
registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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a) |
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial information; and |
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b) |
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrants internal control over
financial reporting. |
Date: November 9, 2004
By /s/
Fredric M. Zinn
Fredric M. Zinn, Executive Vice President and CFO
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