Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001193125-17-092200
Form Type:
13D Filing
Publication Date:
2017-03-22 16:45:32
Filed By:
Mill Road Capital Ii, L.p.
Company:
Ecology & Environment Inc (NASDAQ:EEI)
Filing Date:
2017-03-22
SEC Url:
13D Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Thomas E. Lynch 8. 463,072 10. 463,072 463,072 15.43%
Scott P. Scharfman 8. 463,072 10. 463,072 463,072 15.43%
Mill Road Capital II GP 463,072 9. 463,072 11. 463,072 15.43%
Mill Road Capital II 463,072 9. 463,072 11. 463,072 15.43%
Filing

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)*

 

 

Ecology and Environment, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

278878103

(CUSIP Number)

Mill Road Capital II, L.P.

Attn: Thomas E. Lynch

382 Greenwich Avenue

Suite One

Greenwich, CT 06830

203-987-3500

With copies to:

 

Peter M. Rosenblum, Esq.

Foley Hoag LLP

155 Seaport Blvd.

Boston, MA 02210

617-832-1151

 

Paul Bork, Esq.

Foley Hoag LLP

155 Seaport Blvd.

Boston, MA 02210

617-832-1113

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

March 21, 2017

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ☐

 

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are sent.

 

 

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 278878103   13D   Page 2 of 7 Pages

 

  1.   

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

Thomas E. Lynch

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

AF

  5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

USA

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

     7.    

Sole Voting Power

 

     8.   

Shared Voting Power

 

463,072

     9.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

   10.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

463,072

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

463,072

12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

15.43%

14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

HC; IN

 


CUSIP No. 278878103   13D   Page 3 of 7 Pages

 

  1.   

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

Scott P. Scharfman

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

AF

  5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

USA

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person With

 

     7.    

Sole Voting Power

 

     8.   

Shared Voting Power

 

463,072

     9.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

   10.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

463,072

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

463,072

12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

15.43%

14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

HC; IN

 


CUSIP No. 278878103   13D   Page 4 of 7 Pages

 

 

  1.   

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Mill Road Capital II GP LLC

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

AF

  5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Delaware

Number of

Shares

Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting Person With 

 

     7.    

Sole Voting Power

 

463,072

     8.   

Shared Voting Power

 

     9.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

463,072

   10.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

463,072

12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

15.43%

14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

HC; OO

 


CUSIP No. 278878103   13D   Page 5 of 7 Pages

 

  1.   

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

Mill Road Capital II, L.P.

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

WC

  5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Delaware

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person With

 

     7.    

Sole Voting Power

 

463,072

     8.   

Shared Voting Power

 

     9.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

463,072

   10.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

463,072

12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

15.43%

14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

PN

 


CUSIP No. 278878103

 

This Amendment No. 4 to the joint statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of Ecology and Environment, Inc., a New York corporation filed by the undersigned on July 23, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on October 28, 2016, by Amendment No. 2 filed on March 2, 2017, and by Amendment No. 3 filed on March 9, 2017 (collectively, the Schedule 13D), further amends and supplements the Schedule 13D as follows:

1. Item 4 of the Schedule 13D shall hereby be amended by inserting the following two paragraphs between the eleventh and twelfth paragraphs:

On March 21, 2017, the Fund filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A and a related form of proxy with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the Funds solicitation of proxies in support of the Nominees.

STOCKHOLDERS OF ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC. ARE ADVISED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES IN SUPPORT OF THE NOMINEES FOR USE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND GREEN PROXY CARD WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC. FROM THE PARTICIPANTS AT NO CHARGE, BY CONTACTING OUR PROXY SOLICITOR, INVESTORCOM, INC., BY PHONE TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-972-0090, AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONS WEBSITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV.

2. Except as expressly modified hereby, all statements contained in the Schedule 13D remain unchanged.

[signature pages follow]


CUSIP No. 278878103

 

Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

DATE: March 22, 2017
MILL ROAD CAPITAL II, L.P.
By:   Mill Road Capital II GP LLC,
  its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Justin C. Jacobs

  Justin C. Jacobs
  Management Committee Director
MILL ROAD CAPITAL II GP LLC
By:  

/s/ Justin C. Jacobs

  Justin C. Jacobs
  Management Committee Director
THOMAS E. LYNCH
By:  

/s/ Justin C. Jacobs

  Justin C. Jacobs, duly authorized
SCOTT P. SCHARFMAN
By:  

/s/ Justin C. Jacobs

  Justin C. Jacobs, duly authorized