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Sl~riStlC:ltlt C6lc i_*1 L`:L Ci:~_>iSii.^.llC'S illi2rtl.Cl Cl)GIl'DIS; at1Ci
<br />ti. The registrant's other certifying offie:rs and b live i
<br />there were', significant changes in internal contiols;o.
<br />internal;cgntrols subsequent to the.data o#~our uinst
<br />actions with regard to significant deficiencies and m
<br />Date Marr.~27, Zg03 ~ .."s•`
<br />ed in this annual report.whether or not ...: -.ir <;c;~;-
<br />ler factors that could sigrlificaptly affect
<br />evalttatioa; including any Coisective ,
<br />ryeaknesses. , -
<br />Sher TC. SPVIrm. -- --- -
<br />Nmme:. Christopher K. Seglem
<br />' Title:: ~ Chairman of the Boazd, resident and
<br />-.. Chief Executive Officer
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<br />.. CERTIFICATION. ,.v.
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<br />I, Robert J. Jaeger, certify that: ;;.,:;; ~• .,:,;,,,;,;- ~, ..
<br />1. I have reviewed this annualreport on For1n,J,Q-,l~.of,}Yestmoreland Coal Company;
<br />. .•~ le nH,•r•::~a rat+1 avirr,vimr ~~~•":rirr ; . .....
<br />2.. 13ased.on ray ~mowledge, this annual report do~ol<sontain any uouve statement of a material :fact
<br />or omit to state a material fact necessary to,inalc~;r$e.statements made, in light of•the cuetunstances
<br />,under which such ~*A*~^Pnts were made,_ttatlnisleading withrespect to the period covered by this
<br />annual report; - .- _~ _ y' C•Fri:de~;,;.:.!~• .
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<br />3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statemen#s, and other financial information included in this
<br />annual report, fairly present in all material respects the firtaacial conditien, results of operadoos
<br />and cash flows of the registrant a5 of; and for, the periods presented in ibis arulual report;
<br />4. The xegsnant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
<br />disclosure controls and procedures (as defing ~ls,•ha, nge Act Rules 13a-14 and)15d-1~) for the
<br />registrant and we have: _.__~ ~.:_.._ .
<br />a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating
<br />t0 the registrant, including its ctmsoliclated sttbsidiarics, is made known to us by others within ' '
<br />those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
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<br />b. evaluated the effecAveaess of`the x ,, ,, 's ~rse~osttre centrals and procedures as of a date
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<br />within 90 days prior to the filing date ort (the "Evaluation Date"); and
<br />c. presented in this annual report our conclusions abotrt~the efTectiveness of the disclosure
<br />controls and procedures based on our ovaluatieauas:of the Evaluuation Data;
<br />5. The regsirant's other certifying officers and,I ~i~4 ~ylosed, based on our most recent evaluation,
<br />to the registrant's auditors and the audit comrmttee afregisti•a~'s board of directors (or persons
<br />perfotmiag the egiuvalerrt function): •' .:-` '~.-° . ;
<br />and f :Ire rc:.~,, .''.'._
<br />:;cGheri~!n~irtich;:~~,c
<br />a. all significant deficiencies in tile' desrgl>r on of intemai controls whi~h cou~d
<br />adversely affect the regtstrant~S abllltYTta rCCO prOCeSS, ~~mmari'~ apll rC~lalrt flaallCidl data
<br />and have identified for the registrant's laud`torslatry material wealmesses in ilpternal,cvntrais;
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