Sorrento Therapeutics (SRNE) 10-Q 2016 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS OF

PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Henry Ji, Principal executive officer of Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to my knowledge:

1. The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2016 (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 results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 8, 2016	By:	/s/ Henry Ji, Ph.D.
		Henry Ji, Ph.D.
		Director, Chief Executive Officer and President
		(Principal Executive Officer)

I, Kevin M. Herde, Principal financial and accounting officer of Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to my knowledge:

1. The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 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.

Date: August 8, 2016	By:	/s/ Kevin M. Herde
		Kevin M. Herde
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

A signed original of these certifications has been provided to Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. and will be retained by Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

These certifications are being furnished solely to accompany this quarterly report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc., whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.