SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): AUGUST 29, 2002
LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 33-48432 48-0920712
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1900 SHAWNEE MISSION PARKWAY
MISSION WOODS, KANSAS 66205
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(913) 362-0510
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On August 29, 2002, the Registrant filed its Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2002 (the "FORM 10-Q") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the following
certifications accompanied the Form 10-Q:
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Andrew B. Schmitt, President and Chief Executive Officer of Layne
Christensen Company (the "Company"), do hereby certify in accordance with 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:
(a) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended July 31, 2002, which this certification
accompanies, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(b) the information contained in the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2002, which
this certification accompanies, fairly presents, in all material
aspects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
Dated: August 29, 2002 /s/ A.B. Schmitt
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Andrew B. Schmitt
President and Chief Executive Officer
The foregoing certification accompanied the Form 10-Q filing pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350. It is being reproduced herein for information only. It is
not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and it is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing
of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any
general incorporation language in such filing.
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER
I, Jerry W. Fanska, Vice President--Finance and Treasurer, of Layne
Christensen Company, do hereby certify in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:
(a) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended July 31, 2002, which this certification
accompanies, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
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(b) the information contained in the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2002, which
this certification accompanies, fairly presents, in all material
aspects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
Dated: August 29, 2002 /s/ Jerry W. Fanska
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Jerry W. Fanska
Vice President--Finance and Treasurer
The foregoing certification accompanied the Form 10-Q filing pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350. It is being reproduced herein for information only. It is
not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and it is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing
of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any
general incorporation language in such filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY
Date: August 29, 2002 By /s/ A.B. Schmitt
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Name: Andrew B. Schmitt
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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