Exhibit 31.1
Porter Bancorp, Inc.
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
I, Maria L. Bouvette, Chief Executive Officer of Porter Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment #1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company;
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.
| Dated: December 17, 2009 | /s/ Maria L. Bouvette | |||
| Maria L. Bouvette | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer |
