EXHIBIT 31.1
I, H. Lee Scott, Jr., certify that:
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (the
"registrant");
Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 quarterly report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this quarterly 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 quarterly report;
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-15(e)
and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
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 quarterly
report is being prepared;
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
evaluations; and
disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
The registrant's other certifying officers 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 function):
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
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have
a significant role in the registrant's internal control.
| Date: September 10, 2003 |
/s/ H. Lee Scott,
Jr. |
|
H.
Lee Scott, Jr.
President and
Chief Executive Officer |