CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                               18 U.S.C. ss. 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection  with the  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2005 (the  "Report") of Sun Bancorp,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, we, Thomas
A. Bracken,  President and Chief Executive Officer, and Dan A. Chila,  Executive
Vice  President  and Chief  Financial  Officer,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) 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 9, 2005


/s/Thomas A. Bracken                  /s/Dan A. Chila
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Thomas A. Bracken                     Dan A. Chila, Executive Vice President and
President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
(Principal Executive Officer)         Financial and Accounting Officer)