CERTIFICATION |
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 |
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 |
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 |
I, Kathryn S. Head, President and Principal Executive Officer of First Investors Equity Funds (the |
“Registrant”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of |
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge: |
1. The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR of First Investors Equity Funds for the six |
months ended March 31, 2009, 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 such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the |
financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
Dated: June 8, 2009 |
By: /S/ KATHRYN S. HEAD |
Kathryn S. Head |
President and Principal Executive Officer, |
First Investors Equity Funds |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to First |
Investors Equity Funds and will be retained by First Investors Equity Funds and furnished to the |
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. |
CERTIFICATION |
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 |
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 |
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 |
I, Joseph I. Benedek, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of First Investors Equity Funds |
(the “Registrant”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as enacted pursuant to Section 906 |
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge: |
1. The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR of First Investors Equity Funds for the six |
months ended March 31, 2009, 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 such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the |
financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
Dated: June 8, 2009 |
By: /S/ JOSEPH I. BENEDEK |
Joseph I. Benedek |
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, |
First Investors Equity Funds |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to First |
Investors Equity Funds and will be retained by First Investors Equity Funds and furnished to the |
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. |