EX-32.1 8 a2184107zex-32_1.htm EXHIBIT 32.1
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EXHIBIT 32.1

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

        Each of the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

This 28 day of March, 2008.

/s/  JAMES E. YOUNG      
Chief Executive Officer
Citizens Bancshares Corporation		    

/s/  CYNTHIA N. DAY      
Chief Operating Officer
Citizens Bancshares Corporation
 
 

/s/  SAMUEL J. COX      
Chief Financial Officer
Citizens Bancshares Corporation
 
 



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