EX-99.906CERT 3 dex99906cert.htm 906 CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 99.906Cert

This certification is furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2010 of Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund., (the “Company”).

I, Samuel A. Lieber, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify that:

| (i) | the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

| (ii) | the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: |  |  |  | July 9, 2010
By: |  |  |  | /s/ Samuel A. Lieber
|  |  |  | Samuel A. Lieber
|  |  |  | Chief Executive Officer

This certification is furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2010 of Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (the “Company”).

I, Ronald G. Palmer, Jr., Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify that:

| (i) | the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

| (ii) | the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: |  |  |  | July 9, 2010
By: |  |  |  | /s/ Ronald G. Palmer, Jr.
|  |  |  | Ronald G. Palmer, Jr.
|  |  |  | Chief Financial Officer