13D Filing: Wynnefield Partners and Layne Christensen Co (LAYN)

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC 13-4018186

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a) [ ]

(b) [ X ]

SEC USE ONLY

SOURCE OF FUNDS*

N/A

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

[ ]

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

New York

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

SOLE VOTING POWER

1,392,541 (See Item 5)

SHARED VOTING POWER

0 (See Item 5)

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,392,541 (See Item 5)

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

0 (See Item 5)

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,392,541 (See Item 5)

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*

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13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

7%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

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