Exhibit 99.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to
§ 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Quarterly Report of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002 (the “Report”), I, William J. Motto, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1) (2) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
/S/ William J. Motto
William J. Motto
Chief Executive Officer
August 14, 2002