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): JUNE 2, 2004

                            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 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL
         INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)   EXHIBITS.

               99       Press Release issued by Layne Christensen Company, dated
                        June 2, 2004.

ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION B.2 OF FORM 8-K, THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS CURRENT REPORT, INCLUDING THE EXHIBIT ATTACHED HERETO, SHALL
NOT BE DEEMED "FILED" FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 18 OF THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, NOR SHALL IT BE DEEMED INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE INTO ANY REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR OTHER FILING PURSUANT TO THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED IN SUCH FILING.

         On June 2, 2004, Layne Christensen Company issued a press release
reporting earnings and other financial results for its first quarter ended April
30, 2004. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.

                                   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:  June 2, 2004          By      /s/ A. B. Schmitt
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                                 Name:   Andrew B. Schmitt
                                 Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer




                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NUMBER                DESCRIPTION
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      99           Press Release issued by Layne Christensen Company,
                   dated June 2, 2004.

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