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10-K - Colfax CORP | v175374_10k.htm |
EX-21.1 - Colfax CORP | v175374_ex21-1.htm |
EX-32.2 - Colfax CORP | v175374_ex32-2.htm |
EX-23.1 - Colfax CORP | v175374_ex23-1.htm |
EX-31.2 - Colfax CORP | v175374_ex31-2.htm |
EX-32.1 - Colfax CORP | v175374_ex32-1.htm |
Exhibit
31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Clay
H. Kiefaber, certify that:
1.
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I have reviewed this annual
report on Form 10-K of Colfax
Corporation;
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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 registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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The registrant’s 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)
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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 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)
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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)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying
officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors
and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors
(or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
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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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
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Date:
February 25, 2010
/s/ Clay H.
Kiefaber
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Clay
H. Kiefaber
President
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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