C:
Exhibit 31-B
CERTIFICATION OF
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Kenneth A. Hiltz, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on
Form 10-K
of Dana Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this 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 report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
other financial information included in this 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 report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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))
and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(f)
and
15d-15(f))
for
the registrant and have:
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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 report is being prepared;
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the
registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting; and
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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):
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(a)
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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
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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.
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Kenneth A. Hiltz
Chief Financial Officer
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