Exhibit 31.1
Certifications pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:
I, Michael Maguire, certify that:
1 | . | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Baron Energy Inc.; | |
2 | . | Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report; | |||
3 | . | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual | |
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 annual report; | |||
4 | . | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure | |
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have: | |||
a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the | ||
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is make known to us by others within those entities, | |||
particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared; | |||
b) | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 | ||
days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”); and | |||
c) | presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and | ||
procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; | |||
5 | . | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the | |
registrant’s board of directors: | |||
a) | all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect | ||
the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for | |||
the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and | |||
b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a | ||
significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and | |||
6 | . | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual report whether there were | |
significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent | |||
to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and | |||
material weaknesses. |
Date: October 9, 2008
/s/Michael Maguire
Michael Maguire, President & Director
(Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
Principal Accounting Officer)
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