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I, Ann M. Sardini, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Weight Watchers International, Inc.,
certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Weight Watchers International, Inc.;
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 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 functions):
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 28, 2003 Signature: /s/ ANN M. SARDINI
Ann M. Sardini
Chief Financial Officer