Brookline Bancorp (BRKL) 10-Q 2023 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2 

STATEMENT FURNISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

The undersigned, Carl M. Carlson, is the Chief Accounting Officer of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”).

This statement is being furnished in connection with the filing by the Company of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 (the “Report”).

By execution of this statement, I certify that:

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 as of the dates and for the periods covered by the Report.

This statement is authorized to be attached as an exhibit to the Report so that this statement will accompany the Report at such time as the Report is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. It is not intended that this statement be deemed to be filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Date: August 7, 2023

/s/ CARL M. CARLSON

Carl M. Carlson

Co-President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)