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10-K - SMARTFINANCIAL INC. | v179136_10k.htm |
EX-32. - SMARTFINANCIAL INC. | v179136_ex32.htm |
EX-21 - SMARTFINANCIAL INC. | v179136_ex21.htm |
EX-31.2 - SMARTFINANCIAL INC. | v179136_ex31-2.htm |
EXHIBIT
31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Nathaniel F. Hughes, certify
that:
1.
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I
have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc.
(the “Issuer”) for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2009.
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3.
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Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Issuer as
of, and for, the periods presented in this period
report;
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4.
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The
Issuer’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for
the Issuer and have:
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(a)
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designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the Issuer, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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(b)
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designed
such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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(c)
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evaluated
the effectiveness of the Issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this report based on such evaluation;
and
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(d)
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disclosed
in this report any change in the Issuer’s internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the Issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Issuer’s internal control over financial
reporting.
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5.
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The
Issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting to the
Issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of Issuer’s board of
directors:
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(a)
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all
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the Issuer’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
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(b)
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any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Issuer’s internal control
over financial reporting.
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Date:
March 30,
2010
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/s/ Nathaniel F. Hughes | ||
Nathaniel F. Hughes, President and | |||
Chief Executive Officer | |||
(principal
executive officer)
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