Premier Financial Bancorp (PFBI) 10-K 2012 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 32

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 Annual Report of Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, Robert W. Walker and Brien M. Chase, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to our knowledge:

o The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

o The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:  /s/ Robert W. Walker

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     Robert W. Walker

     President and Chief Executive Officer

By:  /s/ Brien M. Chase

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     Brien M. Chase

     Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 28, 2013