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EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
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 officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) for
the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision 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 and
presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this annual report based on
such evaluation; and
(c) Disclosed in this annual report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially
affected, or in reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting.
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation
of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the Audit Committee of
the registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information, and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 18, 2004 Signature: /s/ ANN M. SARDINI
Ann M. Sardini
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)