Univest Financial (UVSP) 10-Q 2020 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Univest Financial Corporation on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, in the capacity and on the date indicated below, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:

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 operation of the Corporation.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Univest Financial Corporation and will be retained by Univest Financial Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

/s/ Brian J. Richardson

Brian J. Richardson

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

November 2, 2020