SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Layne Christensen Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		001-34195		48-0920712
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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SECTION 5—CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

ITEM 5.02		DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

     (e) On June 3, 2009, Layne stockholders approved an amendment to the Layne Christensen Company 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) increasing the number of shares of common stock that are available for issuance under the Plan from 600,000 shares to 2 million shares.

     The foregoing description of the amendment to the Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, as amended, which is attached as Appendix B to Layne’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2009 (the “Proxy Statement”) and to the description of the amendment to the Plan in Item 3 of the Proxy Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 9—FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01		FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Layne Christensen Company 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference from Appendix B to Layne’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on May 6, 2009).

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.