Sucampo Pharmaceuticals 10-Q 2013 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), the undersigned officer of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) certifies to the best of his knowledge that:

(1) The Annual Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 of the Company (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; 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: August 9, 2013	/s/ RYUJI UENO
	Ryuji Ueno, M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D.
	Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)