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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission June 11, 2009</DIV>


<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">48-0920712</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; WIDTH: 53%">1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Mission Woods, Kansas &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;66205</FONT>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Address of Principal Executive Offices) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip Code)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY<BR>
<FONT style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Full title of plan)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Steven F. Crooke, Layne Christensen Company<BR>
<FONT style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Mission Woods, Kansas 66205</FONT><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(913)&nbsp;362-0510<BR>
<DIV style="margin-top: 1px"><FONT style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Please send copies of all correspondence to:</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Layne Christensen Company<BR>
1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway<BR>
Mission Woods, Kansas 66205<BR>
Attn: Steven F. Crooke, Senior Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
(913)&nbsp;362-0510</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 0%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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    <TD align="LEFT" valign="top">Large accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></U>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Shares of Common
Stock, $.01 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">200,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000" nowrap>$21.61</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$4,322,000</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$242
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Purchase Rights<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></DIV></TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, and solely for the purposes of
calculating the amount of the registration fee, the proposed maximum offering price per share
and proposed maximum aggregate offering price is based on the average of the high and low
prices of the Common Stock on June 8, 2009, on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.</TD>
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    <TD>The provisions of Rule&nbsp;416 shall apply to this registration statement and the number of
shares registered on this registration statement automatically shall increase or decrease as a
result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Each share of Common Stock to be registered includes one associated preferred share purchase
right issued pursuant to a Rights Agreement dated as of October&nbsp;14, 2008, between Layne
Christensen Company and National City Bank as Rights Agent.</TD>
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    <TD>No separate consideration is payable for the preferred share purchase rights. Therefore, the
registration fee for such securities is included in the registration fee for the Common Stock.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Layne Christensen Company (the &#147;Company&#148;),
to register an additional 200,000 shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) and associated preferred stock purchase rights (the &#147;Rights&#148;), which may be
issued pursuant to awards under the Layne Christensen Company Capital Accumulation Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference
into this registration statement the entire contents of, including all documents incorporated by
reference or deemed incorporated by reference into, its registration statement on Form S-8 (File
No.&nbsp;333-64714) filed with Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on July&nbsp;6, 2001
with respect to the Plan.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Information Required in the Registration Statement</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents have been previously filed (other than the portions of those documents
furnished or otherwise not deemed to be filed) by the Company with the Commission and are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: (i)&nbsp;the Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed for the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;31, 2009, (ii)&nbsp;the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended April&nbsp;30, 2009, (iii)&nbsp;the Current Reports on Form 8-K dated March&nbsp;30, 2009, April&nbsp;2,
2009, June&nbsp;2, 2009 and June&nbsp;5, 2009, (iv)&nbsp;the description of the Common Stock contained in the
Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No.&nbsp;0-20578), including any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, and (v)&nbsp;the description of the
Company&#146;s preferred stock purchase rights contained in the registration statement on Form 8-A,
filed on October&nbsp;14, 2008 with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, including
any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. Information
furnished under Item&nbsp;9 of Form 8-K is not incorporated by reference herein.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additionally, all documents filed (other than the portions of those documents furnished or
otherwise not deemed to be filed) by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) after
the date hereof and prior to the termination of the Layne Christensen Company Capital Accumulation
Plan, as amended, or the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents. Any statements contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In December&nbsp;2007, the FASB issued SFAS No.&nbsp;160, &#147;Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated
Financial Statements &#151; an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No.&nbsp;51&#148; (&#147;SFAS 160&#148;). SFAS 160
requires the Company to classify noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as &#147;minority
interest&#148;) as part of consolidated net income and to include the accumulated amount of
noncontrolling interests, previously classified as minority interest outside of equity, as part of
stockholders&#146; equity. In addition to these financial reporting changes, SFAS 160 provides for
significant changes in accounting related to noncontrolling interests; specifically, increases and
decreases in a controlling financial interests in consolidated subsidiaries will be reported in
equity similar to treasury stock transactions. If a change in ownership of a consolidated
subsidiary results in loss of control and deconsolidation, any retained ownership interests are
remeasured with the gain or loss reported in net income. As discussed in the Form 10-Q for the
three months ended April&nbsp;30, 2009, which is incorporated herein by reference, the Company adopted
this standard, which was applied retrospectively, as of February&nbsp;1, 2009, and reclassified minority
interest in the amounts of $75,000 as of February&nbsp;1, 2009 and $398,000 as of February&nbsp;1, 2008, as a
component of stockholders&#146; equity. Since there was no income attributable to noncontrolling
interests during the three month periods ended April&nbsp;30, 2009 and 2008, net income and earnings per
share required no adjustment to reflect amounts attributable only to the Company.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Due to the immaterial impact of the retrospective application of the accounting change, the
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January&nbsp;31, 2009, which is incorporated
herein by reference, has
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">not been refiled to reflect the accounting change. The impact of the retrospective change on
the consolidated statements of income and consolidated balance sheets for periods presented in the
Form 10-K is summarized below (in thousands of dollars). There was no change in basic or diluted
earnings per share or in cash flows.
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    <TD nowrap align="left">Years Ended January 31,</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">2009</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net income as previously reported</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">26,534</TD>
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    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">37,256</TD>
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    <TD align="right">26,252</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">As adjusted for the retrospective application:</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net income</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">26,172</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">37,111</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">26,252</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">(362</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">(145</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="11" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net income attributable to Layne Christensen Company</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">26,534</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">37,256</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">26,252</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="11" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="55%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left">January 31,</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">2009</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">2008</TD>
</TR>

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<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="7" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total stockholders&#146; equity as previously reported</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">456,022</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">423,372</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">As adjusted for the retrospective application:</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total Layne Christensen Company stockholders&#146; equity</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">456,022</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">423,372</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Noncontrolling interests</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">75</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">398</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="7" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total stockholders&#146; equity</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">456,097</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">423,770</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="7" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Additionally, the consolidated statements of stockholders&#146; equity would include the following
activity related to the equity of the noncontrolling interests (in thousands of dollars).
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="60%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left">Years Ended January 31,</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">2009</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">2008</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">2007</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="11" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance, beginning of year</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">398</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Contributions by noncontrolling interests</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">39</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">543</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">(362</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">(145</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="11" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance, end of year</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">75</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">398</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="11" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock and Rights registered pursuant to
this Registration Statement will be passed upon by Steven F. Crooke, Senior Vice President and
General Counsel of the Company. As of June&nbsp;10, 2009, Mr.&nbsp;Crooke owned 5,036 shares of the
Company&#146;s Common Stock and associated Rights, 3,750 of which were subject to vesting, and had been
granted options with respect to 73,204 shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock and associated Rights,
16,400 of which were currently exercisable. Mr.&nbsp;Crooke is also entitled to receive an additional
4,550 shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock and associated rights if the Company achieves certain
performance criteria.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) gives Delaware
corporations broad powers to indemnify their present and former directors and officers and those of
affiliated corporations against expenses incurred in the defense of any lawsuit to which they are
made parties by reason of being or having been such directors or officers, including expenses
relating to liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
subject to specified conditions and exclusions, and gives a director or
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">officer who successfully defends an action the right to be so indemnified, and authorizes the
Company to buy directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance. Such indemnification is not exclusive
of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any by-laws, agreement, vote
of the stockholders or otherwise.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify officers and directors of
the Company to the fullest extent permitted by and in the manner permissible under the DGCL.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;In accordance with Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the Company&#146;s Restated Certificate of
Incorporation provides that directors shall not be personally liable for monetary damages for
breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors except for (1)&nbsp;breaches of their duty of loyalty to
the Company or its stockholders, (2)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law, (3)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL (unlawful
payment of dividends) or (4)&nbsp;transactions from which a director derives an improper personal
benefit.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;The Company has obtained directors and officers liability insurance for each of its
directors and executive officers which (subject to certain limits and deductibles) (i)&nbsp;insures such
persons against loss arising from certain claims made against them by reason of such persons being
a director or officer, and (ii)&nbsp;insures the Company against loss which it may be required or
permitted to pay as indemnification due such persons for certain claims. Such insurance may
provide coverage for certain matters as to which the Company may not be permitted by law to provide
indemnification.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;The Company has also entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors
and executive officers. The indemnification agreements supplement existing indemnification
provisions of the Company&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and, in general,
provide for indemnification of and advancement of expenses to the indemnified party, subject to the
terms and conditions provided in the indemnification agreements. The indemnification agreements
also establish processes and procedures for indemnification claims, advancement of expenses and
other determinations with respect to indemnification.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A list of the exhibits included as part of this Registration Statement is set forth in the
Exhibit&nbsp;Index which immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.
</DIV>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><!-- Folio -->4<!-- /Folio -->
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Mission Woods, State of Kansas, on June&nbsp;10, 2009.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>/s/ A.B. Schmitt</I></TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Name:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">A. B. Schmitt</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Title:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
severally constitutes and appoints Andrew B. Schmitt and Steven F. Crooke, and each of them, his
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and all documents relating
thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or
advisable to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or
his substitute or substitutes, lawfully may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
</DIV>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><I>/s/ A.B. Schmitt</I>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
A. B. Schmitt
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
<br>(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;10, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><I>/s/ Jerry W. Fanska</I>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jerry W. Fanska
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President&#151;Finance and Treasurer
<br>(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;10, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><I>/s/ David A.B. Brown</I>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;10, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David A.B. Brown</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;10, 2009</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">J. Samuel Butler</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Anthony
B. Helfet
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Nelson Obus
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;10, 2009</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Jeffrey J. Reynolds</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert R. Gilmore
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;10, 2009</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Rene J. Robichaud
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;4(1)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement dated as of October&nbsp;14, 2008, between Layne Christensen Company and
National City Bank as Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit&nbsp;C, the Summary of Rights to
Purchase Preferred Shares (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
on October&nbsp;14, 2008).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Steven F. Crooke, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, for the Company,
with respect to the legality of the Company&#146;s Common Stock and associated Rights registered
hereby.</TD>
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filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5(1)).</TD>
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FORM S-8
As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission June 11, 2009
Registration Statement No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
48-0920712
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Mission Woods, Kansas         66205
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                     (Zip Code)
LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
(Full title of plan)
Steven F. Crooke, Layne Christensen Company
1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Mission Woods, Kansas 66205
(Name and address of agent for service)
(913) 362-0510
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Please send copies of all correspondence to:
Layne Christensen Company
1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway
Mission Woods, Kansas 66205
Attn: Steven F. Crooke, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
(913) 362-0510
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
Amount to be
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
to be registered
registered
offering price per share (1)
aggregate offering price (1)
registration fee
Shares of Common
Stock, $.01 par value
200,000 shares
$21.61
$4,322,000
$242
Preferred Share
Purchase Rights
(3)
200,000 shares
(4)
(4)
(4)
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, and solely for the purposes of
calculating the amount of the registration fee, the proposed maximum offering price per share
and proposed maximum aggregate offering price is based on the average of the high and low
prices of the Common Stock on June 8, 2009, on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
(2)
The provisions of Rule 416 shall apply to this registration statement and the number of
shares registered on this registration statement automatically shall increase or decrease as a
result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(3)
Each share of Common Stock to be registered includes one associated preferred share purchase
right issued pursuant to a Rights Agreement dated as of October 14, 2008, between Layne
Christensen Company and National City Bank as Rights Agent.
(4)
No separate consideration is payable for the preferred share purchase rights. Therefore, the
registration fee for such securities is included in the registration fee for the Common Stock.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Layne Christensen Company (the "Company"),
to register an additional 200,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(the "Common Stock") and associated preferred stock purchase rights (the "Rights"), which may be
issued pursuant to awards under the Layne Christensen Company Capital Accumulation Plan (the
"Plan").
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference
into this registration statement the entire contents of, including all documents incorporated by
reference or deemed incorporated by reference into, its registration statement on Form S-8 (File
No. 333-64714) filed with Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on July 6, 2001
with respect to the Plan.
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents have been previously filed (other than the portions of those documents
furnished or otherwise not deemed to be filed) by the Company with the Commission and are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: (i) the Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, (ii) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended April 30, 2009, (iii) the Current Reports on Form 8-K dated March 30, 2009, April 2,
2009, June 2, 2009 and June 5, 2009, (iv) the description of the Common Stock contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 0-20578), including any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, and (v) the description of the
Company's preferred stock purchase rights contained in the registration statement on Form 8-A,
filed on October 14, 2008 with the Commission pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including
any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. Information
furnished under Item 9 of Form 8-K is not incorporated by reference herein.
Additionally, all documents filed (other than the portions of those documents furnished or
otherwise not deemed to be filed) by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") after
the date hereof and prior to the termination of the Layne Christensen Company Capital Accumulation
Plan, as amended, or the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents. Any statements contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated
Financial Statements — an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51" ("SFAS 160"). SFAS 160
requires the Company to classify noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as "minority
interest") as part of consolidated net income and to include the accumulated amount of
noncontrolling interests, previously classified as minority interest outside of equity, as part of
stockholders' equity. In addition to these financial reporting changes, SFAS 160 provides for
significant changes in accounting related to noncontrolling interests; specifically, increases and
decreases in a controlling financial interests in consolidated subsidiaries will be reported in
equity similar to treasury stock transactions. If a change in ownership of a consolidated
subsidiary results in loss of control and deconsolidation, any retained ownership interests are
remeasured with the gain or loss reported in net income. As discussed in the Form 10-Q for the
three months ended April 30, 2009, which is incorporated herein by reference, the Company adopted
this standard, which was applied retrospectively, as of February 1, 2009, and reclassified minority
interest in the amounts of $75,000 as of February 1, 2009 and $398,000 as of February 1, 2008, as a
component of stockholders' equity. Since there was no income attributable to noncontrolling
interests during the three month periods ended April 30, 2009 and 2008, net income and earnings per
share required no adjustment to reflect amounts attributable only to the Company.
Due to the immaterial impact of the retrospective application of the accounting change, the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2009, which is incorporated
herein by reference, has
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not been refiled to reflect the accounting change. The impact of the retrospective change on
the consolidated statements of income and consolidated balance sheets for periods presented in the
Form 10-K is summarized below (in thousands of dollars). There was no change in basic or diluted
earnings per share or in cash flows.
Years Ended January 31,
2009
2008
2007
Net income as previously reported
$
26,534
$
37,256
$
26,252
As adjusted for the retrospective application:
Net income
$
26,172
$
37,111
$
26,252
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(362
)
(145
)
—
Net income attributable to Layne Christensen Company
$
26,534
$
37,256
$
26,252
January 31,
2009
2008
Total stockholders' equity as previously reported
$
456,022
$
423,372
As adjusted for the retrospective application:
Total Layne Christensen Company stockholders' equity
$
456,022
$
423,372
Noncontrolling interests
75
398
Total stockholders' equity
$
456,097
$
423,770
Additionally, the consolidated statements of stockholders' equity would include the following
activity related to the equity of the noncontrolling interests (in thousands of dollars).
Years Ended January 31,
2009
2008
2007
Balance, beginning of year
$
398
$
—
$
—
Contributions by noncontrolling interests
39
543
—
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(362
)
(145
)
—
Balance, end of year
$
75
$
398
$
—
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the shares of the Company's Common Stock and Rights registered pursuant to
this Registration Statement will be passed upon by Steven F. Crooke, Senior Vice President and
General Counsel of the Company. As of June 10, 2009, Mr. Crooke owned 5,036 shares of the
Company's Common Stock and associated Rights, 3,750 of which were subject to vesting, and had been
granted options with respect to 73,204 shares of the Company's Common Stock and associated Rights,
16,400 of which were currently exercisable. Mr. Crooke is also entitled to receive an additional
4,550 shares of the Company's Common Stock and associated rights if the Company achieves certain
performance criteria.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
(a) Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (the "DGCL") gives Delaware
corporations broad powers to indemnify their present and former directors and officers and those of
affiliated corporations against expenses incurred in the defense of any lawsuit to which they are
made parties by reason of being or having been such directors or officers, including expenses
relating to liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
subject to specified conditions and exclusions, and gives a director or
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officer who successfully defends an action the right to be so indemnified, and authorizes the
Company to buy directors' and officers' liability insurance. Such indemnification is not exclusive
of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any by-laws, agreement, vote
of the stockholders or otherwise.
(b) The Company's Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify officers and directors of
the Company to the fullest extent permitted by and in the manner permissible under the DGCL.
(c) In accordance with Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the Company's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation provides that directors shall not be personally liable for monetary damages for
breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors except for (1) breaches of their duty of loyalty to
the Company or its stockholders, (2) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law, (3) under Section 174 of the DGCL (unlawful
payment of dividends) or (4) transactions from which a director derives an improper personal
benefit.
(d) The Company has obtained directors and officers liability insurance for each of its
directors and executive officers which (subject to certain limits and deductibles) (i) insures such
persons against loss arising from certain claims made against them by reason of such persons being
a director or officer, and (ii) insures the Company against loss which it may be required or
permitted to pay as indemnification due such persons for certain claims. Such insurance may
provide coverage for certain matters as to which the Company may not be permitted by law to provide
indemnification.
(e) The Company has also entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors
and executive officers. The indemnification agreements supplement existing indemnification
provisions of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and, in general,
provide for indemnification of and advancement of expenses to the indemnified party, subject to the
terms and conditions provided in the indemnification agreements. The indemnification agreements
also establish processes and procedures for indemnification claims, advancement of expenses and
other determinations with respect to indemnification.
Item 8. Exhibits.
A list of the exhibits included as part of this Registration Statement is set forth in the
Exhibit Index which immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Mission Woods, State of Kansas, on June 10, 2009.
LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY
By:
/s/ A.B. Schmitt
Name:
A. B. Schmitt
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
severally constitutes and appoints Andrew B. Schmitt and Steven F. Crooke, and each of them, his
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and all documents relating
thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or
advisable to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or
his substitute or substitutes, lawfully may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ A.B. Schmitt
A. B. Schmitt
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
June 10, 2009
/s/ Jerry W. Fanska
Jerry W. Fanska
Senior Vice President—Finance and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
June 10, 2009
/s/ David A.B. Brown
Chairman of the Board
June 10, 2009
David A.B. Brown
/s/ J. Samuel Butler
Director
June 10, 2009
J. Samuel Butler
Anthony
B. Helfet
Director
June 10, 2009
/s/ Nelson Obus
Nelson Obus
Director
June 10, 2009
/s/ Jeff Reynolds
Director
June 10, 2009
Jeffrey J. Reynolds
/s/ Robert Gilmore
Robert R. Gilmore
Director
June 10, 2009
/s/ Rene Robichaud
Rene J. Robichaud
Director
June 10, 2009
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
4(1)
Rights Agreement dated as of October 14, 2008, between Layne Christensen Company and
National City Bank as Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit C, the Summary of Rights to
Purchase Preferred Shares (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
on October 14, 2008).
5(1)
Opinion of Steven F. Crooke, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, for the Company,
with respect to the legality of the Company's Common Stock and associated Rights registered
hereby.
23(1)
Consent of the Company's Independent Accountants.
23(2)
Consent of Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.
23(3)
Consent of Steven F. Crooke, the Company's counsel (contained in the Opinion of Counsel
filed as Exhibit 5(1)).
24(1)
Power of Attorney (included in signature page hereto).
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