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10-Q - 10-Q - FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INCa10-qq133116.htm
EX-12 - EXHIBIT 12 - FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INCex-1233116.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INCex-31133116.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INCex-31233116.htm
EX-10.1 - EXHIBIT 10.1 - FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INCex-10133116.htm
Exhibit 32
Certification pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Gary M. Crosby, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Gregory W. Norwood, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”), each certify in his capacity as an officer of the Company that he has reviewed the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and that to the best of his knowledge:
 
1.
the report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) 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.

The purpose of this statement is solely to comply with Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, as amended by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

                                        
Date: April 29, 2016
/s/ Gary M. Crosby
 
Gary M. Crosby
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
                            
                            
Date: April 29, 2016
/s/ Gregory W. Norwood
 
Gregory W. Norwood
 
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer