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10-K/A - 10-K/A - PROOFPOINT INCproofpoint-12312012x10xka.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13A-14(A) - PROOFPOINT INCproofpoint-12312012xex3121.htm
EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 - PROOFPOINT INCproofpoint-12312012xex3211.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13A-14(A) - PROOFPOINT INCproofpoint-12312012xex3111.htm
EXHIBIT 32.2



CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Paul Auvil, Chief Financial Officer of Proofpoint, Inc. (the “Company”), do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 (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 the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the periods presented therein.

Date: March 14, 2013

/s/ PAUL AUVIL
Paul Auvil
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

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