EX-32.1 5 exh321certificationofprinc.htm CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICERS
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted), Lonnel Coats, Principal Executive Officer of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Lexicon”), and Jeffrey L. Wade, Principal Financial Officer of Lexicon, each hereby certify that:

1. | Lexicon's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017, and to which this Certification is attached as Exhibit 32.1 (the “Periodic Report”), fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

2. | The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Lexicon.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have set their hands hereto as of the 4th day of May, 2017.

By: | /s/ Lonnel Coats
| Lonnel Coats
| President and Chief Executive Officer

By: | /s/ Jeffrey L. Wade
| Jeffrey L. Wade
| Executive Vice President, Corporate and Administrative Affairs and Chief Financial Officer