Form: 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

May 13, 2005

 

Exhibit 32.2

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

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, (the “Report”) of The Hillman Companies, Inc. (the “Registrant”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof; I, James P. Waters, the Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, certify, to the best of my knowledge, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial conditions and results of operations of the Registrant.

         
    /s/ James P. Waters    
       
  Name: James P. Waters    
  Date: May 13, 2005