EX-32 4 exhibit32-20170331.htm SECTION 906 CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION
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 Quarterly Report of Federated Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10‑Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned, in the capacities and on the dates indicated below, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. | 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 | April 28, 2017 | By: | /s/ J. Christopher Donahue |
|  |  |  | J. Christopher Donahue |
|  |  |  | President and |
|  |  |  | Chief Executive Officer |
| Date | April 28, 2017 | By: | /s/ Thomas R. Donahue |
|  |  |  | Thomas R. Donahue |
|  |  |  | Chief Financial Officer |