Mahwah Bergen Retail (ASNA) 10-Q 2015 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION 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 of Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 24, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Robb Giammatteo, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge that:

(1)     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 result of operations of the Company.

The foregoing certification is provided solely for purposes of complying with the provisions of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not intended to be used for any other purpose.

/s/ Robb Giammatteo

Robb Giammatteo

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

March 3, 2015