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  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>As filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission on August 7, 2009 </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=right><FONT face=serif size=2>Registration No. 333-</FONT></P>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=5>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face=serif size=2>Washington, D.C.
  20549<BR></FONT><B><FONT face=serif size=5>FORM S-8<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face=serif>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>Under<BR>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=5>LYRIS, INC.<BR></FONT></B><FONT face=serif size=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  </FONT></P>
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      <TD noWrap align=center width="46%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Delaware</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="53%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>01-0579490</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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      <TD noWrap align=center width="46%"><FONT face=serif size=2>(State or
        other jurisdiction of<BR>incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="53%"><FONT face=serif size=2>(I.R.S.
        Employer Identification No.)<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>103 Foulk Road, Suite
  205Q<BR>Wilmington, Delaware 19803<BR>(302) 691-6189<BR></FONT></B><FONT face=serif size=2>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  </FONT></P>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>J. L. HALSEY
  CORPORATION</FONT></B></P>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>2005 EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION
  PLAN<BR></FONT></B><FONT face=serif size=2>(Full title of the
  plan)<BR></FONT><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Luis A. Rivera<BR>103 Foulk Road,
  Suite 205Q<BR>Wilmington, Delaware 19803<BR>(302) 691-6189<BR></FONT></B><FONT face=serif size=2>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
  including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face=serif size=2>copy to: </FONT></P>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Michael D. Wortley<BR>Vinson &amp;
  Elkins L.L.P.<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face=serif size=2>2001 Ross Avenue, Suite
  3700<BR>Dallas, Texas 75201<BR>(214) 220-7700 </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>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 12b-2 of the
  Exchange Act.</FONT></P>
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      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="15%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="5%"><FONT face=Wingdings size=2>o</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="49%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="15%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Accelerated filer</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="15%"><FONT face=Wingdings size=2>o</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="49%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="15%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="15%"></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="15%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Non-accelerated filer</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="5%"><FONT face=Wingdings size=2>o</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="49%"><FONT face=serif size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting
        company)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="15%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Smaller Reporting
      Company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="15%"><FONT face=sans-serif></FONT><FONT face=Wingdings size=2>x</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="99%" colSpan=9><B><FONT face=serif size=2>CALCULATION OF
        REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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      <TD noWrap align=center width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="76%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="4%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="4%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Proposed</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="4%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Proposed</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="3%"></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="76%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="4%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="4%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>maximum</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="4%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>maximum</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="3%"></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="5%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Title of
        securities</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="76%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="4%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Amount
        to</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="4%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>offering
        price</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="4%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>aggregate</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="3%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Amount
        of</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="5%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>to be registered</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="76%"></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="4%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>be registered</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="4%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>per share (2)</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="4%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>offering price (2)</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="3%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>registration fee</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=left width="5%"><FONT size=2>Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share</FONT></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="76%"></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="4%"><FONT face=serif size=2>4,000,000 shares (1)</FONT></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="4%"><FONT face=serif size=2>$0.275</FONT></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="1%"><FONT face=serif size=2></FONT></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="4%"><FONT face=serif size=2>$1,100,000</FONT></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="1%"><FONT face=serif size=2></FONT></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="3%"><FONT face=serif size=2>$61.38</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="99%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>If, as a result of stock splits,
        stock dividends or similar transactions, the number of securities
        purported to be registered on this Registration Statement changes, the
        provisions of Rule 416 shall apply to this Registration Statement, and
        this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover the additional
        securities resulting from the split of, or dividend on the securities
        covered by this Registration Statement. </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="99%"></TD></TR>
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      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>(2)</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="99%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Estimated solely for purposes of
        calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the
        Securities Act of 1933, using the average of the high and low trading
        prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock reported on the OTC Bulletin Board
        on August 4, 2009. </FONT><FONT face=serif size=2></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>Lyris, Inc.
  (the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) is filing this Form S-8 Registration
  Statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) pursuant to General Instruction E of
  Form S-8 to register the offer and sale and additional shares of common stock of
  the Company (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) that may be issued under the J.L. Halsey
  Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan, as amended by the First
  Amendment to the J.L. Halsey Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan
  (the &#147;Plan&#148;), as a result of the adoption of the Second Amendment to the Plan
  (the &#147;Second Amendment&#148; and, together with the Plan, the &#147;Amended Plan&#148;) that
  increased the number of shares of Common Stock available under the Plan by
  4,000,000 shares. Except as otherwise set forth below, the contents of the
  Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-126265) relating to the
  Plan, which was filed with the Security and Exchange Commission (the
  &#147;Commission&#148;) on June 30, 2005, are incorporated by reference into this
  Registration Statement as permitted by General Instruction E of Form S-8.
  </FONT></P>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>PART I<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face=serif size=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 1. Plan Information*
  </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 2. Registrant Information and
  Employee Plan Annual Information </FONT></B></P>____________________<BR><BR>
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      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><STRONG><FONT size=2>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></STRONG></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="99%">
        <P align=left><FONT size=2><FONT face=serif>Information required by Part I
        to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
        Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities
        Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and the &#147;Note&#148; to Part I of Form S-8.
        The Registrant will send or give to all participants in the Amended Plan
        the document(s) containing information required by Part I of Form S-8, as
        specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Commission under the
        Securities Act. The Registrant has not filed such documents with the
        Commission, but such documents, along with the documents incorporated by
        reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II
        hereof, shall constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of
        Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.</FONT><B><FONT face=serif>
        </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>PART II<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face=serif size=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by
  Reference. </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT face=serif size=2>The Registrant
  hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following
  documents: </FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(a) The
  Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008,
  filed with the Commission on September 17, 2008, pursuant to the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). </FONT></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2><FONT size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  </FONT>(b) The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
  on July 3, 2008, pursuant to the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2><FONT size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  </FONT>(c) The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
  on August 4, 2008, pursuant to the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2><FONT size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  </FONT>(d) The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
  on August 4, 2008, pursuant to the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2><FONT size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  </FONT>(e) The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
  on September 15, 2008, pursuant to the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(f) The
  Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
  September 30, 2008, filed with the Commission on November 5, 2008, pursuant to
  the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(g) The
  Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 6,
  2009, pursuant to the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(h) The
  Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December
  31, 2008, filed with the Commission on February 11, 2009, pursuant to the
  Exchange Act. </FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face=serif size=2>2 </FONT></P>
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  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(i) The
  Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 30,
  2009, pursuant to the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(j) The
  Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March
  31, 2009, filed with the Commission on May 13, 2009, pursuant to the Exchange
  Act. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2><FONT size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  </FONT>(k) The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
  on June 22, 2009, pursuant to the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2><FONT size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  </FONT>(l) The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
  on July14, 2009, as amended by a Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 15,
  2009, each pursuant to the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(m) The
  description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the Registration
  Statement on Form S-4 filed on February 4, 2002, pursuant to the Exchange Act.
  </FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>All
  documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a) and
  15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to 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 also be deemed to be incorporated by
  reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such
  documents. Any statement 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 statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
  as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
  Statement. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the information
  contained in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K of the
  Registrant (and any exhibits attached thereto pursuant to Item 9.01 in
  connection with such information), or any other information contained in a
  periodic report that is not deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; with the Commission under
  Commission rules and regulations for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act
  (and any exhibits attached thereto in connection with such information), shall
  not be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors
  and Officers. </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>Section 145
  of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;) provides that a corporation may
  indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
  to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
  civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
  the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a
  director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at
  the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
  another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
  against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
  in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such
  action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
  reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
  corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
  reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Section 145 further
  provides that a corporation similarly may indemnify any such person serving in
  any such capacity who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
  any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
  corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is
  or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was
  serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or
  agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
  enterprise, against expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees) actually and reasonably
  incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if
  he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
  opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no
  indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
  which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation
  unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other
  court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application
  that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the
  circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
  indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other
  court shall deem proper. </FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face=serif size=2>3 </FONT></P>
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  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>Article VII
  of the Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation provides for the
  indemnification of officers and directors to the extent permitted by the DGCL.
  In addition, as permitted by the DGCL, Article VIII of the Registrant&#146;s
  Certificate of Incorporation provides that directors of the Registrant shall
  have no personal liability to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary
  damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except (1) for any breach of
  the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good
  faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, (3)
  under Section 174 of the DGCL or (4) for any transaction from which a director
  derived an improper personal benefit. The effect of these provisions is to
  eliminate the rights of the Registrant and its stockholders (through
  stockholders&#146; derivative suits on behalf of the Registrant) to recover monetary
  damages against a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director (including
  breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior), except in the situations
  described above. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>The
  Registrant maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance and has
  entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive
  officers and intends to enter into indemnification agreements with any new
  directors and executive officers in the future. Pursuant to such agreements, the
  Registrant will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify each such
  person against all expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines and
  settlement amounts incurred by him in any act or proceeding arising out of his
  service as a director or officer. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 8. Exhibits. </FONT></B></P>
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      <TD align=center width="1%">
        <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Exhibit</FONT></B> </P></TD>
      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="97%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" align=center width="1%"><STRONG><FONT size=1>Number</FONT></STRONG> </TD>
      <TD width="1%"></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" align=center width="97%">
        <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Description</FONT></B>
    </P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>4.1</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>J.L. Halsey Corporation 2005
        Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
        to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
        Exchange Commission on May 12, 2005). </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>First Amendment to the J.L. Halsey
        Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference
        to Exhibit 4(a)(ii) to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
        year ended June 30, 2007). </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Second Amendment to the J.L. Halsey
        Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference
        to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
        Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2009). </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=center><FONT face=serif size=2>4.2</FONT></P></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option
        Agreement under the J.L. Halsey Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation
        Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company&#146;s Current
        Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
        May 12, 2005). </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=center><FONT face=serif size=2>5.1* </FONT></P></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Opinion of Vinson &amp; Elkins
        L.L.P. </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>23.1*</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Consent of Burr, Pilger &amp; Mayer
        LLP. </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=center><FONT face=serif size=2>23.3* </FONT></P></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Consent of Vinson &amp; Elkins
        L.L.P. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
      </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>24.1*</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Powers of Attorney (included in the
        signature page hereto). </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>*Filed herewith</FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face=serif size=2>4 </FONT></P>
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  <PAGE>
  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 9. Undertakings</FONT></B><FONT face=serif size=2>. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT face=serif size=2>(a) The
  undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>
  <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
  
    <TR>
      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="98%" colSpan=2>
        <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(1) To
        file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
        post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="1%"></TD>
      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="97%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="1%"></TD>
      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="97%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2><FONT size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>(i) to include any prospectus
        required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </FONT></P>
        <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(ii)
        to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
        effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
        post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
        represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
        Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
        decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
        securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
        deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
        may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
        pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
        price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
        offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in
        the effective registration statement; and </FONT></P>
        <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(iii)
        to include any material information with respect to the plan of
        distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
        material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
        </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="1%"></TD>
      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="97%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="1%"></TD>
      <TD width="98%" colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><I><FONT face=serif size=2>provided,
        however,</FONT></I><FONT face=serif size=2> that paragraphs (1)(i) and
        (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a
        post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
        reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
        pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
        incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>
        <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(2)
        That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
        Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
        registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
        offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
        initial</FONT><I><FONT face=serif size=2> bona fide</FONT></I><FONT face=serif size=2> offering thereof. </FONT></P>
        <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(3) To
        remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
        securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
        offering. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(b) The
  undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
  liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual
  report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and,
  where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
  pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference
  in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
  relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
  at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><I><FONT face=serif size=2>bona fide </FONT></I><FONT face=serif size=2>offering thereof.
  </FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(c) Insofar
  as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
  permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
  pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
  advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
  public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
  unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
  liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
  paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
  successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
  director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
  registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
  has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
  jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
  policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
  adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face=serif size=2>5 </FONT></P>
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  <PAGE>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>SIGNATURES </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT face=serif size=2>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 Emeryville,
  State of California, on the 7th day of August, 2009.</FONT></P>
  <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
  
    <TR>
      <TD width="49%"></TD>
      <TD width="50%" colSpan=3>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=1></FONT><FONT face=serif size=2>LYRIS, INC. </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="49%"></TD>
      <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="48%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="49%"></TD>
      <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="48%" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="49%"></TD>
      <TD width="2%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=1></FONT><FONT face=serif size=2>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" width="24%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>/s/ Luis A. Rivera</FONT></P></TD>
      <TD width="24%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="49%"></TD>
      <TD width="2%"></TD>
      <TD width="48%" colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Luis A. Rivera</FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="49%"></TD>
      <TD width="2%"></TD>
      <TD width="48%" colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Chief Executive Officer
      </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT face=serif size=2>Pursuant to the
  requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed
  by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each
  person whose signature appears below authorizes and appoints Luis A. Rivera as
  his attorney-in-fact to execute in the name of such person and to file any
  amendments to this Registration Statement necessary or advisable to enable the
  Registrant to comply with the Securities Act and any rules, regulations and
  requirements of the registration of the securities which are the subject of this
  Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in the
  Registration Statement as such attorney-in-fact may deem appropriate.
  </FONT></P>
  <TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
  
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="30%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Signature</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="39%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Title</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="20%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Date</FONT></B></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>/s/ William T. Comfort, III</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Chairman of the
        Board and Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%"><FONT face=serif size=2>July 31,
        2009</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>William T.
        Comfort III</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>/s/ Luis A. Rivera</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Chief Executive
        Officer and Director (Principal</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%"><FONT face=serif size=2>July 31,
        2009</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Luis A.
        Rivera</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Executive)</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>/s/ Heidi L. Mackintosh</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Chief Financial
        Officer (Principal Financial and</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%"><FONT face=serif size=2>July 31,
        2009</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Heidi L.
        Mackintosh</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Accounting
        Officer)</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>/s/ Andrew Richard Blair</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%"><FONT face=serif size=2>July 31,
        2009</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Andrew Richard
        Blair</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>/s/ Nicolas De Santis Cuadra</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%"><FONT face=serif size=2>July 31,
        2009</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Nicolas De
        Santis Cuadra</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>/s/ James A. Urry</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%"><FONT face=serif size=2>July 31,
        2009</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>James A.
        Urry</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>/s/ Robb Wilson</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%"><FONT face=serif size=2>July 31,
        2009</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Robb
        Wilson</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="5%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%"></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
  <P align=center><FONT face=serif size=2>6 </FONT></P>
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  <PAGE>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>INDEX TO EXHIBITS </FONT></B></P>
  <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
  
    <TR>
      <TD align=center width="1%">
        <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Exhibit</FONT></B> </P></TD>
      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="97%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" align=center width="1%"><STRONG><FONT size=1>Number</FONT></STRONG> </TD>
      <TD width="1%"></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" align=center width="97%">
        <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Description</FONT></B>
    </P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>4.1</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>J.L. Halsey Corporation 2005
        Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
        to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
        Exchange Commission on May 12, 2005). </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>First Amendment to the J.L. Halsey
        Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference
        to Exhibit 4(a)(ii) to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
        year ended June 30, 2007). </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Second Amendment to the J.L. Halsey
        Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference
        to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
        Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2009). </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=center><FONT face=serif size=2>4.2</FONT></P></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option
        Agreement under the J.L. Halsey Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation
        Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company&#146;s Current
        Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
        May 12, 2005). </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top align=center width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=center><FONT face=serif size=2>5.1* </FONT></P></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Opinion of Vinson &amp; Elkins
        L.L.P. </FONT></P></TD></TR>
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text: As filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission on August 7, 2009
  Registration No. 333-
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C.
  20549
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Under
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  LYRIS, INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  01-0579490
  (State or
        other jurisdiction of
  incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S.
        Employer Identification No.)
  103 Foulk Road, Suite
  205Q
  Wilmington, Delaware 19803
  (302) 691-6189
  (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  J. L. HALSEY
  CORPORATION
  2005 EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION
  PLAN
  (Full title of the
  plan)
  Luis A. Rivera
  103 Foulk Road,
  Suite 205Q
  Wilmington, Delaware 19803
  (302) 691-6189
  (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
  including area code, of agent for service)
  copy to:
  Michael D. Wortley
  Vinson &
  Elkins L.L.P.
  2001 Ross Avenue, Suite
  3700
  Dallas, Texas 75201
  (214) 220-7700
  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.
  Large accelerated filer
  o
  Accelerated filer
  o
  Non-accelerated filer
  o
  (Do not check if a smaller reporting
        company)
  Smaller Reporting
      Company
  x
  CALCULATION OF
        REGISTRATION FEE
  Proposed
  Proposed
  maximum
  maximum
  Title of
        securities
  Amount
        to
  offering
        price
  aggregate
  Amount
        of
  to be registered
  be registered
  per share (2)
  offering price (2)
  registration fee
  Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
  4,000,000 shares (1)
  $0.275
  $1,100,000
  $61.38
  (1)
  If, as a result of stock splits,
        stock dividends or similar transactions, the number of securities
        purported to be registered on this Registration Statement changes, the
        provisions of Rule 416 shall apply to this Registration Statement, and
        this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover the additional
        securities resulting from the split of, or dividend on the securities
        covered by this Registration Statement.
  (2)
  Estimated solely for purposes of
        calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the
        Securities Act of 1933, using the average of the high and low trading
        prices of the Registrant's Common Stock reported on the OTC Bulletin Board
        on August 4, 2009.
  Lyris, Inc.
  (the "Company" or the "Registrant") is filing this Form S-8 Registration
  Statement (the "Registration Statement") pursuant to General Instruction E of
  Form S-8 to register the offer and sale and additional shares of common stock of
  the Company (the "Common Stock") that may be issued under the J.L. Halsey
  Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan, as amended by the First
  Amendment to the J.L. Halsey Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan
  (the "Plan"), as a result of the adoption of the Second Amendment to the Plan
  (the "Second Amendment" and, together with the Plan, the "Amended Plan") that
  increased the number of shares of Common Stock available under the Plan by
  4,000,000 shares. Except as otherwise set forth below, the contents of the
  Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-126265) relating to the
  Plan, which was filed with the Security and Exchange Commission (the
  "Commission") on June 30, 2005, are incorporated by reference into this
  Registration Statement as permitted by General Instruction E of Form S-8.
  PART I
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  Item 1. Plan Information*
  Item 2. Registrant Information and
  Employee Plan Annual Information
  ____________________
  *
  Information required by Part I
        to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
        Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities
        Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and the "Note" to Part I of Form S-8.
        The Registrant will send or give to all participants in the Amended Plan
        the document(s) containing information required by Part I of Form S-8, as
        specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Commission under the
        Securities Act. The Registrant has not filed such documents with the
        Commission, but such documents, along with the documents incorporated by
        reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II
        hereof, shall constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of
        Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by
  Reference.
  The Registrant
  hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following
  documents:
  (a) The
  Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008,
  filed with the Commission on September 17, 2008, pursuant to the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
  (b) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
  on July 3, 2008, pursuant to the Exchange Act.
  (c) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
  on August 4, 2008, pursuant to the Exchange Act.
  (d) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
  on August 4, 2008, pursuant to the Exchange Act.
  (e) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
  on September 15, 2008, pursuant to the Exchange Act.
  (f) The
  Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
  September 30, 2008, filed with the Commission on November 5, 2008, pursuant to
  the Exchange Act.
  (g) The
  Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 6,
  2009, pursuant to the Exchange Act.
  (h) The
  Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December
  31, 2008, filed with the Commission on February 11, 2009, pursuant to the
  Exchange Act.
  2
  (i) The
  Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 30,
  2009, pursuant to the Exchange Act.
  (j) The
  Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March
  31, 2009, filed with the Commission on May 13, 2009, pursuant to the Exchange
  Act.
  (k) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
  on June 22, 2009, pursuant to the Exchange Act.
  (l) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
  on July14, 2009, as amended by a Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 15,
  2009, each pursuant to the Exchange Act.
  (m) The
  description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registration
  Statement on Form S-4 filed on February 4, 2002, pursuant to the Exchange Act.
  All
  documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a) and
  15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to 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 also be deemed to be incorporated by
  reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such
  documents. Any statement 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 statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
  as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
  Statement.
  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the information
  contained in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K of the
  Registrant (and any exhibits attached thereto pursuant to Item 9.01 in
  connection with such information), or any other information contained in a
  periodic report that is not deemed to be "filed" with the Commission under
  Commission rules and regulations for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act
  (and any exhibits attached thereto in connection with such information), shall
  not be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.
  Item 6. Indemnification of Directors
  and Officers.
  Section 145
  of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") provides that a corporation may
  indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
  to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
  civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
  the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a
  director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at
  the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
  another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
  against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
  in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such
  action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
  reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
  corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
  reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Section 145 further
  provides that a corporation similarly may indemnify any such person serving in
  any such capacity who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
  any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
  corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is
  or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was
  serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or
  agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
  enterprise, against expenses (including attorney's fees) actually and reasonably
  incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if
  he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
  opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no
  indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
  which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation
  unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other
  court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application
  that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the
  circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
  indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other
  court shall deem proper.
  3
  Article VII
  of the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation provides for the
  indemnification of officers and directors to the extent permitted by the DGCL.
  In addition, as permitted by the DGCL, Article VIII of the Registrant's
  Certificate of Incorporation provides that directors of the Registrant shall
  have no personal liability to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary
  damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except (1) for any breach of
  the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good
  faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, (3)
  under Section 174 of the DGCL or (4) for any transaction from which a director
  derived an improper personal benefit. The effect of these provisions is to
  eliminate the rights of the Registrant and its stockholders (through
  stockholders' derivative suits on behalf of the Registrant) to recover monetary
  damages against a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director (including
  breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior), except in the situations
  described above.
  The
  Registrant maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance and has
  entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive
  officers and intends to enter into indemnification agreements with any new
  directors and executive officers in the future. Pursuant to such agreements, the
  Registrant will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify each such
  person against all expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and
  settlement amounts incurred by him in any act or proceeding arising out of his
  service as a director or officer.
  Item 8. Exhibits.
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  4.1
  (a)
  J.L. Halsey Corporation 2005
        Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
        to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
        Exchange Commission on May 12, 2005).
  (b)
  First Amendment to the J.L. Halsey
        Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference
        to Exhibit 4(a)(ii) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
        year ended June 30, 2007).
  (c)
  Second Amendment to the J.L. Halsey
        Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference
        to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
        Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2009).
  4.2
  Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option
        Agreement under the J.L. Halsey Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation
        Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current
        Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
        May 12, 2005).
  5.1*
  Opinion of Vinson & Elkins
        L.L.P.
  23.1*
  Consent of Burr, Pilger & Mayer
        LLP.
  23.3*
  Consent of Vinson & Elkins
        L.L.P. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
  24.1*
  Powers of Attorney (included in the
        signature page hereto).
  *Filed herewith
  4
  Item 9. Undertakings
  .
  (a) The
  undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1) To
        file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
        post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
  (i) to include any prospectus
        required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
  (ii)
        to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
        effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
        post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
        represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
        Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
        decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
        securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
        deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
        may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
        pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
        price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
        offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
        the effective registration statement; and
  (iii)
        to include any material information with respect to the plan of
        distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
        material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
  provided,
        however,
  that paragraphs (1)(i) and
        (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a
        post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
        reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
        pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
        incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
  (2)
        That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
        Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
        registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
        offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
        initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (3) To
        remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
        securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
        offering.
  (b) The
  undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
  liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual
  report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and,
  where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
  pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference
  in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
  relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
  at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (c) Insofar
  as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
  permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
  pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
  advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
  public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
  unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
  liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
  paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
  successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
  director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
  registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
  has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
  jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
  policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
  adjudication of such issue.
  5
  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 Emeryville,
  State of California, on the 7th day of August, 2009.
  LYRIS, INC.
  By:
  /s/ Luis A. Rivera
  Luis A. Rivera
  Chief Executive Officer
  Pursuant to the
  requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed
  by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each
  person whose signature appears below authorizes and appoints Luis A. Rivera as
  his attorney-in-fact to execute in the name of such person and to file any
  amendments to this Registration Statement necessary or advisable to enable the
  Registrant to comply with the Securities Act and any rules, regulations and
  requirements of the registration of the securities which are the subject of this
  Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in the
  Registration Statement as such attorney-in-fact may deem appropriate.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ William T. Comfort, III
  Chairman of the
        Board and Director
  July 31,
        2009
  William T.
        Comfort III
  /s/ Luis A. Rivera
  Chief Executive
        Officer and Director (Principal
  July 31,
        2009
  Luis A.
        Rivera
  Executive)
  /s/ Heidi L. Mackintosh
  Chief Financial
        Officer (Principal Financial and
  July 31,
        2009
  Heidi L.
        Mackintosh
  Accounting
        Officer)
  /s/ Andrew Richard Blair
  Director
  July 31,
        2009
  Andrew Richard
        Blair
  /s/ Nicolas De Santis Cuadra
  Director
  July 31,
        2009
  Nicolas De
        Santis Cuadra
  /s/ James A. Urry
  Director
  July 31,
        2009
  James A.
        Urry
  /s/ Robb Wilson
  Director
  July 31,
        2009
  Robb
        Wilson
  6
  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  4.1
  (a)
  J.L. Halsey Corporation 2005
        Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
        to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
        Exchange Commission on May 12, 2005).
  (b)
  First Amendment to the J.L. Halsey
        Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference
        to Exhibit 4(a)(ii) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
        year ended June 30, 2007).
  (c)
  Second Amendment to the J.L. Halsey
        Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference
        to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
        Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2009).
  4.2
  Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option
        Agreement under the J.L. Halsey Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation
        Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current
        Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
        May 12, 2005).
  5.1*
  Opinion of Vinson & Elkins
        L.L.P.
  23.1*
  Consent of Burr, Pilger & Mayer
        LLP.
  23.3*
  Consent of Vinson & Elkins
        L.L.P. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
  24.1*
  Powers of Attorney (included in the
        signature page hereto).
  *Filed herewith
  7