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EX-32 - NEWALLIANCE BANCSHARES INC | e96495_ex322.htm |
EX-32 - NEWALLIANCE BANCSHARES INC | e96495_ex321.htm |
10-K/A - NEWALLIANCE BANCSHARES INC | e96495a.htm |
EX-31 - NEWALLIANCE BANCSHARES INC | e96495_ex312.htm |
Exhibit 31.1 | ||
CERTIFICATIONS | ||
I, Peyton R. Patterson certify that: |
1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A of NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. (the registrant); | |||||
2. |
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. |
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 registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report; |
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4. |
The registrants other certifying officer 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 registrant and have: |
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a) | 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 registrant, 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) | Designed such
internal control 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) | Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrants 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) | Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
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5. |
The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors
(or persons performing the equivalent function): |
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a) | 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 registrants ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information; and |
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b) | Any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
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Date: | April 13, 2011 | ||
/s/ Peyton
R. Patterson Peyton R. Patterson Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |