Photronics (PLAB) 10-K 2016 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 32.1

I, Peter S. Kirlin, Chief Executive Officer of Photronics, Inc. (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

1. the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended October 30, 2016 (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 the Company.

/s/ PETER S. KIRLIN

Peter S. Kirlin

Chief Executive Officer

January 6, 2017