Rocket Fuel 10-Q 2016 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

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 on Form 10-Q of Rocket Fuel Inc. for the period ended June 30, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Rex S. Jackson, Chief Financial Officer of Rocket Fuel Inc., certify, pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 906”), that to my 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 operations of Rocket Fuel Inc. for the periods presented therein.

Date: August 8, 2016

/s/ Rex S. Jackson

Rex S. Jackson

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Rocket Fuel Inc. and will be retained by Rocket Fuel Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.