Peoples Federal Bancshares 10-Q 2011 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Maurice H. Sullivan, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Peoples Federal Bancshares, Inc., (the “Company”) and Christopher Lake, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each certify in his capacity as an officer of the Company that he has reviewed the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 (the “Report”) and that to the best of his knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Sections 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 the Company.

Date:   August 12, 2011
	Maurice H. Sullivan, Jr.
	Chief Executive Officer
Date:  August 12, 2011
	Christopher Lake
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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