EX-32.1 11 a2196377zex-32_1.htm EXHIBIT 32.1

Exhibit 32.1

 

SECTION 906 CEO/CFO CERTIFICATION

 

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code) each of the undersigned officers of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

 

The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the “Form 10-K”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: February 19, 2010

 

 

/s/ Matthew W. Emmens

 

 

 

Matthew W. Emmens

 

Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and President

 

 

Date: February 19, 2010

 

 

/s/ Ian F. Smith

 

 

 

Ian F. Smith

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.