Sun Bancorp (SNBC) 10-Q 2016 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION 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 September 30, 2016 (the “Report”) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, we, Thomas M. O’Brien, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Thomas R. Brugger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(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.

Date: November 8, 2016

/s/ Thomas M. O’Brien	/s/ Thomas R. Brugger
Thomas M. O’Brien President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)	Thomas R. Brugger Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)