EX-99.906 CERT 3 sarbox.htm SARBANES-OXLEY ACT CERTIFICATIONS sarbox.htm
 
EXHIBIT 99.906CERT
 
 
CERTIFICATION BY THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
ARIEL INVESTMENT TRUST
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

I, Mellody Hobson, am President (principal executive officer) of Ariel Investment Trust (the “Registrant”).

This certification is being furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended September 30, 2013 (the “Report”).

I hereby certify 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 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

2.     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 22, 2013

/s/ Mellody Hobson________________
Mellody Hobson
President and Principal Executive Officer




 
 
 
 

CERTIFICATION BY THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
ARIEL INVESTMENT TRUST
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

I, Anita Zagrodnik, am Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of Ariel Investment Trust (the “Registrant”).

This certification is being furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended September 30, 2013 (the “Report”).

I hereby certify 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 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial       condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 22, 2013

/s/ Anita Zagrodnik                                  
Anita Zagrodnik
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer