Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 10-Q 2013 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.0

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350.

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Joel S. Marcus, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

Date: August 7, 2013

/s/ Joel S. Marcus

Joel S. Marcus

Chief Executive Officer

I, Dean A. Shigenaga, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

Date: August 7, 2013

/s/ Dean A. Shigenaga

Dean A. Shigenaga

Chief Financial Officer