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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
888504	Layne Christensen Co	LAYN	Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)	480920712

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
899083	Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp	450 Seventh Avenue Suite 509 New York NY 10123	No	No	No	Yes
1017043	Nelson Obus	450 Seventh Avenue Suite 509 New York NY 10123	Yes	No	No	No
1030806	Ltd Fund Offshore Value Cap Small Wynnefield	450 Seventh Ave Suite 509 New York NY 10123	No	No	No	Yes
1056835	Wynnefield Capital Management Llc	450 Seventh Ave Suite 509 New York NY 10123	No	No	No	Yes
1251565	Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp I	450 Seventh Avenue Suite 509 New York NY 10123	No	No	No	Yes
1251567	Wynnefield Capital Inc	450 Seventh Ave Suite 509 New York NY 10123	No	No	No	Yes
1251568	Joshua Landes	450 Seventh Ave Suite 509 New York NY 10123	No	No	No	Yes

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-09-12	15,200	$18.05	15,890	No	4	P	Indirect	See footnote
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-09-12	22,500	$18.05	22,500	No	4	P	Indirect	See footnote
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-09-12	12,300	$18.05	12,300	No	4	P	Indirect	See footnote

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	P	Indirect	See footnote
No	4	P	Indirect	See footnote
No	4	P	Indirect	See footnote

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Phantom Stock Units	Acquisiton	2012-04-01	282	$22.18	282	$0.00

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
8,033			No	4	A	Direct

Footnotes

On the date hereof, Nelson Obus has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 15,890 shares of common stock of Layne Christensen Co (LAYN) as a co-managing member of Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC ("WCM"), the sole general partner of Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value L.P.
On the date hereof, Nelson Obus has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 22,500 shares of common stock as a co-managing member of WCM, the sole general partner of Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value L.P. I.
On the date hereof, Nelson Obus has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 12,300 shares of common stock as a principal executive officer of Wynnefield Capital, Inc. ("WCI"), the sole investment manager of Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd.
The Conversion or Exercise Price is 1 for 1.
The Phantom Stock Units directly owned by Nelson Obus were accrued under the Layne Christensen Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and are to be settled 100% in cash. The Phantom Stock Units are to be settled within thirty (30) days after (i) the date pre-selected by the Reporting Person or (ii) the date the Reporting Person ceases to be a Director.