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<page>31 Lnb Bancorp, Inc. Exhibit to Form 10 - Q (For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2002) Exhibit Number (99.1) Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Enacted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in Connection With the Quarterly Report of Lnb Bancorp, Inc. (The "Company") on Form 10-Q for the Period Ending June 30, 2002 as Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on the Date Hereof (The "Report"), I, Gary C. Smith, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Certify, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Enacted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, That: (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/ Gary C. Smith Gary C. Smith Chief Executive Officer August 14, 2002
