Parallels 9 and Windows 8 System Requirements?

I recently purchased Parallels9 and Windows 8 for my Imac Intel (early 2009) and received a message saying the computer wouldn't run this softwre. Is there a system requirement for this computer that isn't available?

Hello,
Lion needs to be at 10.7.4 at least...
Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac System Requirements
To install and set up Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac, you need:
A Mac computer with:
An Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better
At least 2GB of RAM (4GB recommended to run Windows 7)
At least 700 MB of space available on the boot volume (the volume that has Mac OS X) for Parallels Desktop installation
Enough free disk space for each virtual machine and its applications (at least 15 GB for each installation of Windows)
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or later, OS X Lion 10.7.4 or later, or Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10.6.8 or later. To identify your computer's processor, memory, and Mac OS X version, choose Apple menu > About This Mac.
Internet connection required for product activation, select features, and online updates.
http://kb.parallels.com/en/117047

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