First Connecticut Bancorp (FBNK) 10-Q 2016 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, John J. Patrick, Chief Executive Officer and President of First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), certify in my capacity as an officer of the Company that I have reviewed the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2016 (the “Report”) and that to the best of my 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: May 6, 2016	/s/ John J. Patrick, Jr
	John J. Patrick, Jr.
	Chairman, President and Chief Executive 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.