Exhibit 32

SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION

Each of the undersigned hereby certifies in his or her capacity as an officer of First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. (“the Company”) that this Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods presented in the financial statements included in such report.

Date: March 30, 2012	By:	/S/    GREGORY A. MITCHELL
		Gregory A. Mitchell
		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: March 30, 2012	By:	/s/    MARANGAL I. DOMINGO
		Marangal I. Domingo
		Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 30, 2012	By:	/s/    REGAN J. LAUER
		Regan J. Lauer
		Senior Vice President/Controller (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)