Columbia Sportswear 2002 Annual Report Download - page 58

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT SECTION 302(a) CERTIFICATION
I, Bryan L. Timm, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Columbia Sportswear Company;
2. Based on my knowledge, this Annual 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 Annual
Report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this
Annual 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 Annual Report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the
registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 Annual Report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date
within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Annual Report (the “Evaluation Date”); and
c) presented in this Annual Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to
the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s 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 the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant’s 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 the registrant’s internal controls; and
6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this Annual 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: March 21, 2003
/ S /B RYAN L. T IMM
Bryan L. Timm
Chief Financial Officer
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