EX-32 6 d304643dex32.htm EXHIBIT 32 Exhibit 32

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

To my knowledge, this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 of ASB Bancorp, Inc. (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the information contained in this Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of ASB Bancorp, Inc.

March 27, 2012     By:   /s/ SUZANNE S. DEFERIE
      Suzanne S. DeFerie
     

President and Chief Executive Officer

(duly authorized representative)

March 27, 2012     By:   /s/ KIRBY A. TYNDALL
      Kirby A. Tyndall
     

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer (principal

financial and accounting officer)