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EXHIBIT 32
CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORTS
UNDER SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
UNDER SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
The undersigned, in their respective capacities as chief executive officer and chief financial
officer of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (the Company), hereby certify to the best of
their knowledge following reasonable inquiry that the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q
for the period ended September 30, 2009, which accompanies this certification, 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 such periodic report fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition of the Company at the end of such period and the results of operations of the
Company for such period. The foregoing certification is made pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350) and no purchaser or seller of securities or any
other person shall be entitled to rely upon the foregoing certification for any purpose. The
undersigned expressly disclaim any obligation to update the foregoing certification except as
required by law.
By:
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/s/ FREDERIC P. VILLOUTREIX | By: | /s/ PETER J. THOMPSON | |||||
Chairman of the Board and | Treasurer, Chief Financial and | |||||||
Chief Executive Officer | Strategic Planning Officer | |||||||
November 3, 2009 | November 3, 2009 |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The foregoing certification is being furnished as an exhibit to the Report pursuant to Item
601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K and Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code and,
accordingly, is not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the Report
and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of
1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (whether made before or after the date of the Report,
irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing).