Exhibit 99.2
Certification
I, Tom Linebarger, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cummins Inc. (Cummins), certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Cummins;
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 Cummins as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. Cummins' other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 for Cummins and we
have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to
Cummins, 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 Cummins' 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. Cummins' other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to
Cummins' auditors and the Audit Committee of Cummins' 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 Cummins' ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
identified for Cummins' 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 Cummins' internal controls; and
6. Cummins' other certifying officer 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: October 30, 2002
/s/Tom Linebarger Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |