Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Hillman Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Max W. Hillman, Chief Executive Officer of The Hillman Companies, Inc., certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

	(1)		The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
	(2)		The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Max W. Hillman Max W. Hillman Chief Executive Officer November 14, 2002