As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2009
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
| New York | 16-0971022 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
368 Pleasant View Drive
Lancaster, New York 14086-1397
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC.
2007 Stock Award Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Kevin S. Neumaier, President
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC.
368 Pleasant View Drive
Lancaster, New York 14086-1397
(Name and address of agent for service)
(716) 684-8060
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
| David H. Alexander, Esq. Gross, Shuman, Brizdle & Gilfillan, P.C. 465 Main Street, Suite 600 Buffalo, New York 14203 |
Ronald L. Frank, Executive V.P. Ecology and Environment, Inc. 368 Pleasant View Drive Lancaster, New York 14086 |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
| Title of securities to be registered |
Proposed maximum Amount to be registered (1) |
Proposed maximum offering price per share (2) |
Aggregate offering price (2) |
Amount of registration fee | ||||
| Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value |
200,000 | $13.10 | $2,620,000 | $146.20 | ||||
| (1) | This Registration Statement also includes an indeterminate number of additional shares of Class A Common Stock of the Registrant which may be issuable pursuant to the Plan as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions in accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933. |
| (2) | This calculation which is made solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee, is made pursuant to Rule 457 and is based on a price of $13.10 per share, the average of the high and low price of a share of common stock on March 23, 2009, as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. |
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) are hereby incorporated by reference as of their respective dates:
(1) The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2008 filed with the Commission on October 29, 2008.
(2) The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on December 16, 2008.
(3) The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on March 17, 2009.
(3) The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 26, 2008.
(4) The description of the Common Stock of Ecology and Environment, Inc. in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission and all amendments and reports for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such reports and documents.
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Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Required.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Required.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company currently has purchased officers and directors liability insurance. Subject to a $100,000 deductible on all claims except securities claims which carry a $250,000 deductible, the policy will cover certain claims against officers and directors of the Company up to $5,000,000. Paragraph EIGHTH of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation eliminates a director’s personal liability to the Company or its shareholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent permitted by New York law.
The New York Business Corporation Law generally provides that a corporation may indemnify a person who was made a party to any threatened or pending proceeding (including a lawsuit) by reason of his position if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation, and in certain cases may advance expenses incurred in defending any proceeding. To the extent that a director or officer is successful on the merits in any proceeding as to which such person is to be indemnified, the corporation must indemnify him against all expenses incurred, including attorney’s fees. With respect to a derivative action, indemnity may be made only with Court approval where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable for gross negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 4.3 | Ecology and Environment, Inc. 2007 Stock Award Plan | |
| 5.1 | Opinion and Consent of Gross, Shuman, Brizdle & Gilfillan, P.C. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Schneider Downs & Co., Inc. | |
| 23.2 | Consent of Gross, Shuman, Brizdle & Gilfillan, P.C. is included in the Opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement | |
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement;
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a) (1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
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securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by referenced in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Lancaster, State of New York on the 24th day of March, 2009.
| ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kevin S. Neumaier | |
| Kevin S. Neumaier, President | ||
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
| /s/ Kevin S. Neumaier Kevin S. Neumaier |
President and Chief Executive Officer | March 24, 2009 | ||
| /s/ Gerhard J. Neumaier Gerhard J. Neumaier |
Chairman of the Board and Director | March 24, 2009 | ||
| /s/ Frank B. Silvestro Frank B. Silvestro |
Executive Vice-President and Director | March 24, 2009 | ||
| /s/ Gerald A. Strobel Gerald A. Strobel |
Executive Vice-President and Director | March 24, 2009 | ||
| /s/ Ronald L. Frank Ronald L. Frank |
Secretary, Executive Vice-President of Finance and Director |
March 24, 2009 | ||
| /s/ H. John Mye, III H. John Mye, III |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | March 24, 2009 | ||
| /s/ Gerard A. Gallagher, Jr. Gerard A. Gallagher, Jr. |
Director | March 24, 2009 | ||
| /s/ Harvey J. Gross Harvey J. Gross |
Director | March 24, 2009 | ||
| /s/ Ross M. Cellino Ross M. Cellino |
Director | March 24, 2009 | ||
| /s/ Timothy Butler Timothy Butler |
Director | March 24, 2009 | ||
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| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit |
Sequentially Numbered Page | ||
| 4.3 | Ecology and Environment, Inc. 2007 Stock Award Plan | 9 | ||
| 5.1 | Opinion and Consent of Gross, Shuman, Brizdle & Gilfillan, P.C. | 12 | ||
| 23.1 | Consent of Schneider Downs & Co., Inc. | 14 | ||
| 23.2 | Consent of Gross, Shuman, Brizdle & Gilfillan, P.C. is included in the Opinion as filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement | 12 | ||
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