EX-12.1 3 ex121.htm CERTIFICATION Pediment Exploration LTD

Exhibit 12.1


I, Gary Freeman, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:


1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 20-F

   of Pediment Exploration Ltd.;


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

   Annual Report;


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 company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4. The Company’s other certifying officer(s) 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)) for the company

   and have:

   (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

       company, 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;

   (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’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

   (c) Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control

       over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the

       Registration Statement that has materially affected, or is reasonably

       likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over

       financial reporting; and


5. The Company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on

   our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to

   the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of

   directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

   (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 company’s ability to record,

       process, summarize and report financial information; and

   (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other

       employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control

       over financial reporting.



Date: March 28, 2008


/s/ Gary Freeman

Gary Freeman, President/CEO/Director