EXHIBIT 31.1  CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO  SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 I, Patrick L. Alexander, certify that:  1.  I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Landmark Bancorp, 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 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 registrant as of,  and for, the periods presented in this report;  4.  The registrant’s other certifying officer 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)) and internal control over financial  reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant 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 registrant, 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)  designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial  reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability  of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with  generally accepted accounting principles;  (c)  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 evaluation; and (d)  disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that  occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case  of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s  internal control over financial reporting; and 5.  The registrant’s other certifying officer 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 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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.  Date:  March 29, 2013 /s/ Patrick L. Alexander Patrick L. Alexander  Chief Executive Officer  110 