UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

☑  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014
OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to _____________.

Commission File Number: 1-9065

ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC. 401(K) PLAN
(Full title of the plan)

ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC.
(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan)

368 Pleasant View Drive, Lancaster, New York 14086
(Address of principal executive office)

REQUIRED INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Not applicable.

Item 2. Not applicable

Item 3. Not applicable

Item 4. Financial Statements of the Plan

The Financial Statements of the Ecology and Environment, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the Plan) for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, together with the report of Schneider Downs & Co., Inc., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, is included in this Annual Report on Form 11-K, and are by specific reference incorporated herein and filed as a part hereof. The Financial Statements and the Notes thereto are presented in lieu of the financial statements required by Items 1, 2 and 3 of Form 11-K. The Plan is subject to the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
 
Exhibits:
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description of Exhibit
         
   
Consent of Schneider Downs & Co., Inc., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 


Ecology and Environment, Inc.
401(k) Plan
Index to Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

Table of Contents

 
Page
   
1
   
Financial Statements:
 
   
2
   
3
   
4 – 12
   
Supplemental Schedule:
 
   
13 – 15
 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Participants and Administrator of
Ecology and Environment, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Lancaster, New York

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Ecology and Environment, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Plan) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of Ecology and Environment, Inc. 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the changes of net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The supplemental information in the accompanying schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2014 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of Ecology and Environment, Inc. 401(k) Plan’s financial statements.  The supplemental information is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but include supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information in the accompanying schedules, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information in the accompanying schedule is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole.
 
/s/ Schneider Downs & Co., Inc.
 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 29, 2015
 
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Ecology and Environment, Inc.
401(k) Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31,
 
Assets
 
2014
   
2013
 
         
         
Investments, at fair value (Note 6)
 
$
42,378,853
   
$
41,047,012
 
Notes receivable from participants
   
263,478
     
447,349
 
                 
Net assets available for benefits at fair value
   
42,642,331
     
41,494,361
 
                 
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
   
(66,648
)
   
(41,218
)
                 
Net assets available for benefits
 
$
42,575,683
   
$
41,453,143
 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
 
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Ecology and Environment, Inc.
401(k) Plan
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31,

   
2014
 
     
Additions to net assets attributed to:
   
Interest
  $ 798,408  
Dividends
    2,071,929  
Net depreciation in fair value of investments (Note 7)
   
(360,668
)
      2,509,669  
         
Contributions:
       
Participant
    2,589,102  
Rollovers
    20,830  
      2,609,932  
         
Total additions
   
5,119,601
 
         
Deductions from net assets attributed to:
       
Benefits paid to participants
   
3,993,239
 
Administrative expenses
   
3,822
 
Total deductions
   
3,997,061
 
         
Net increase
   
1,122,540
 
         
Net assets available for benefits:
       
Beginning of year
   
41,453,143
 
         
End of year
 
$
42,575,683
 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
 
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Ecology and Environment, Inc.
401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2014 and 2013

1. Description of the Plan

The following description of the Ecology & Environment, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only.  Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more comprehensive description of the Plan’s provisions.

General
The Plan was established January 1, 1994 as a defined-contribution plan to cover all eligible employees of Ecology and Environment, Inc. (the Company).  Beginning August 1, 2002 the hours of service requirement was eliminated and employees age twenty-one or older are immediately eligible to participate in the Plan during the month following their date of hire.  The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).  The Trustees determine the appropriateness of the Plan’s investment offerings and monitor investment performance.

Contributions
Participants may elect to make voluntary contributions subject only to the limitations of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).  The elective deferral percentage may be modified the first day of any month.  Upon enrollment in the Plan, a participant may direct, in at least 10 percent increments in each option selected, his or her contributions in any combination of the various investment options and a self-directed brokerage account.  The Plan allows Roth 401(k) contributions from participants.  Participants who were 50 years of age or older during the Plan year are allowed to contribute catch up contributions.

Participant Accounts
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and the Plan’s earnings, and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses paid by the Plan.  Allocations are based on participant account balances, as defined in the Plan document.  The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the participant’s vested account balance.

Vesting
Participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon.  There is no partial vesting. There are no company matching or discretionary contributions.

Notes Receivable from Participants
Participants may borrow from their account a minimum of $1,000 with a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance.  Note terms range from one to five years or a reasonable period of time determined when the note is made for the purchase of a primary residence.  The notes are collateralized by the balance in the participant’s account.  The interest rate is the Prime Rate published by the Wall Street Journal on the first business day of the month before the loan is originated plus 1%.  The interest rate is fixed over the life of the loan.  Principal and interest are paid ratably through bi-weekly payroll deductions.

Payment of benefits
Participants may withdraw all or a portion of their vested account balance at any time upon hardship or after the attainment of age 59 ½.  In general, unless the participant elects otherwise, distribution of benefit will commence within 60 days after the close of the Plan year in which the participant terminates employment with the employer.  Participants must begin to receive benefits no later than the April 1st following the calendar year in which the participant attains 70 ½ or terminates employment, whichever is later.

Upon termination, if a participant’s vested account balance is $1,000 or less, the participant will automatically receive a lump sum distribution as soon as feasible.
 
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1. Description of the Plan (Continued)

Administration
The Plan is administered by the Company.  Effective July 1, 2013 the Company selected Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company (Putnam) as the Trustee and Recordkeeper of the Plan.  Prior to July 1, 2013, Mass Mutual Retirement Services (Mass Mutual; formerly known as The Hartford Retirement Services, LLC) was the Recordkeeper of the Plan and Reliance Trust Company (RTC) was the Trustee of the Plan.

Certain expenses of maintaining the Plan are paid directly by the Company and are excluded from these financial statements.  The remaining expenses are paid for by the Plan participants.

2. Summary of Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting
The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting.

Investments and Related Transactions
Investments are reported at fair value.  Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transfer between market participants at the measurement date.  The Plan’s assets include an investment in the common stock of Ecology & Environment, Inc. through a unitized stock fund, which includes a money market fund for liquidity purposes, and through the brokerage access account.  The Plan’s trustees determine the Plan’s valuation policies utilizing information provided by the investment advisers and custodians.  Refer to Note 6 for discussions of fair value measurements.

The Plan’s net (depreciation) appreciation in fair value of investments includes both realized gains and losses and unrealized (depreciation) appreciation.  Interest and dividend income is recognized as earned.  Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

Investment contracts held by a defined-contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value.  However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined-contribution plan attributable to fully benefit responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan.  The Plan invests in investment contracts through a collective trust.  The Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fair value of the investment in the collective trust as well as the adjustment of the investment in the collective trust from fair value to contract value relating to the investment contracts.  The Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.

Notes Receivable from Participants
Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balances plus any accrued but unpaid interest.  Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.  Delinquent notes receivable are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document.  No allowance for credit losses was recorded at December 31, 2014 or 2013.

Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.

Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Plan’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company, as the Plan administrator, to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets and disclosures of contingent net assets at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of changes in net assets during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
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2. Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-07, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or its Equivalent)." This ASU removes the requirement to make certain disclosures as well as categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per practical expedient. The provisions of this ASU are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendment is required to be applied retrospectively, and early adoption is permitted. The amendment is applicable for us in fiscal 2017. Other than requiring a change to our disclosures, the adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

3. Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right to discontinue and terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the provisions of ERISA.

4. Tax Status

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed Putnam by a letter dated May 18, 2011, that the prototype non-standardized profit sharing plan adopted by the Plan is designed in accordance with the applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).  Although the Plan had been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Company and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan was designed and was operated in compliance with applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.

Prior to July 1, 2013, the Plan was based upon a prototype plan designed by Mass Mutual that received a favorable determination letter dated March 31, 2008.  Although the Plan had been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Company and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan was designed and was operated in compliance with applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.  The Company believes that the Plan is no longer subject to income tax examinations for the years prior to 2011.

5. Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan invests in various investment securities.  Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

6. Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value – The framework for measuring fair value provides a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest
 
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6. Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements).  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB ASC 820 are described as follows.

Level 1:
Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
Level 3:
Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. The asset or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value.  There were no transfers between level 1 and level 2 assets for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Cash and cash equivalents: Valued at the balance of the account at year end.

Common stocks and preferred stock: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.

Mutual funds: Valued at the net asset value (NAV) of shares held by the Plan at year end.  The NAV is the closing price reported on the active market on which the securities are traded.

Unit investment trusts: Comprised entirely of common stocks valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.

Unitized stock fund: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.  A small portion of the fund is invested in short-term money market instruments.

Common/collective trusts: Common/collective trusts include a stable value fund and an S&P 500 index fund as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Stable value fund: The stable value fund is a collective investment trust.  The primary underlying investments held by this fund are guaranteed investment contracts and security-backed investment contracts.  Participation units held in the stable value fund are valued at contract value.  Contract value represents contributions made plus interest accrued less withdrawals.  Fair value of the Plan’s interest in this fund is based on the adjustment to the contract value based on information reported by the trustee using audited financial statements of the fund at year-end.

S&P 500 index fund: The S&P 500 index fund is a collective investment trust. The fair value of the Plan’s interest in the collective funds is based on the NAV reported by the fund managers as of the financial statement dates and recent transaction prices.  Fair values for the investments within the collective funds are based on reference to the respective fund’s underlying assets, which are primarily common stock securities.

The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
 
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6. Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

Fair values of the Plan’s investments, by level within the fair value hierarchy, are presented in the following tables.
 
Plan Investments as of
December 31, 2014:
 
Quoted
Prices in
Active
Market
Level I
   
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
Level II
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level III
   
Total
 
                 
Mutual funds:
               
Growth funds
 
$
9,291,661
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
9,291,661
 
Value funds
   
6,602,982
     
-
     
-
     
6,602,982
 
Blend funds
   
5,920,805
     
-
     
-
     
5,920,805
 
Bond funds
   
3,779,199
     
-
     
-
     
3,779,199
 
Target date funds
   
3,174,147
     
-
     
-
     
3,174,147
 
Allocation funds
   
1,647,954
     
-
     
-
     
1,647,954
 
                                 
Total mutual funds
   
30,416,748
     
-
     
-
     
30,416,748
 
                                 
Brokerage access account:
                               
Cash and cash equivalents
   
178,130
     
-
     
-
     
178,130
 
Preferred stock
   
24,870
     
-
     
-
     
24,870
 
Common stock:
                               
Basic materials
   
120,147
     
-
     
-
     
120,147
 
Industrial goods
   
64,913
     
-
     
-
     
64,913
 
Utilities
   
56,964
     
-
     
-
     
56,964
 
Technology
   
55,309
     
-
     
-
     
55,309
 
Other
   
45,693
     
-
     
-
     
45,693
 
Conglomerates
   
15,730
     
-
     
-
     
15,730
 
Consumer goods
   
9,293
     
-
     
-
     
9,293
 
Financial
   
6,959
     
-
     
-
     
6,959
 
Healthcare
   
5,501
     
-
     
-
     
5,501
 
Services
   
3,511
     
-
     
-
     
3,511
 
Mutual funds:
                               
Blend funds
   
213,275
     
-
     
-
     
213,275
 
Growth funds
   
168,461
     
-
     
-
     
168,461
 
Other funds
   
41,897
     
-
     
-
     
41,897
 
Value funds
   
38,549
     
-
     
-
     
38,549
 
Allocation funds
   
37,145
     
-
     
-
     
37,145
 
Bond funds
   
28,538
     
-
     
-
     
28,538
 
World funds
   
10,305
     
-
     
-
     
10,305
 
Unit investment trusts
   
128,055
     
-
     
-
     
128,055
 
                               
Total brokerage access account
   
1,253,245
     
-
     
-
     
1,253,245
 
                                 
Unitized stock fund
   
381,805
     
-
     
-
     
381,805
 
Common collective trust funds
   
-
     
10,327,055
     
-
     
10,327,055
 
                                 
Total investments, at fair value
 
$
32,051,798
    $ 10,327,055    
$
-
   
$
42,378,853
 
 
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6. Fair Value Measurements (Continued)
 
Plan Investments as of
December 31, 2013:
 
Quoted
Prices in
Active
Market
Level I
   
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
Level II
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level III
   
Total
 
                 
Mutual funds:
               
Growth funds
 
$
9,496,906
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
9,496,906
 
Blend funds
   
6,236,656
     
-
     
-
     
6,236,656
 
Value funds
   
6,167,373
     
-
     
-
     
6,167,373
 
Bond funds
   
2,938,224
     
-
     
-
     
2,938,224
 
Allocation funds
   
2,663,546
     
-
     
-
     
2,663,546
 
Target date funds
   
2,257,536
     
-
     
-
     
2,257,536
 
                                 
Total mutual funds
   
29,760,241
     
-
     
-
     
29,760,241
 
                                 
Brokerage access account:
                               
Cash and cash equivalents
   
414,366
     
-
     
-
     
414,366
 
Preferred stock
   
51,960
     
-
     
-
     
51,960
 
Common stock:
                               
Basic materials
   
119,627
     
-
     
-
     
119,627
 
Technology
   
106,096
     
-
     
-
     
106,096
 
Services
   
79,076
     
-
     
-
     
79,076
 
Utilities
   
64,007
     
-
     
-
     
64,007
 
Other
   
55,554
     
-
     
-
     
55,554
 
Conglomerates
   
28,629
     
-
     
-
     
28,629
 
Consumer goods
   
19,365
     
-
     
-
     
19,365
 
Industrials
   
17,870
     
-
     
-
     
17,870
 
                                 
Mutual funds:
                               
Allocation funds
   
206,513
     
-
     
-
     
206,513
 
Growth funds
   
160,184
     
-
     
-
     
160,184
 
Value funds
   
142,314
     
-
     
-
     
142,314
 
Other funds
   
46,975
     
-
     
-
     
46,975
 
Bond funds
   
38,117
     
-
     
-
     
38,117
 
Target date funds
   
20,440
     
-
     
-
     
20,440
 
World funds
   
11,898
     
-
     
-
     
11,898
 
Unit investment trusts
   
123,361
     
-
     
-
     
123,361
 
                                 
Total brokerage access account
   
1,706,352
     
-
     
-
     
1,706,352
 
                                 
Unitized stock fund
   
482,146
     
-
     
-
     
482,146
 
Common collective trust funds
   
-
     
9,098,273
     
-
     
9,098,273
 
                                 
Total investments at fair value
 
$
31,948,739
   
$
9,098,273
   
$
-
   
$
41,047,012
 
 
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6. Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

Investments measured at fair value based on NAV per share are summarized in the following table.

 
 
Fair Value
   
Unfunded
Commitments
 
Redemption
Frequency
Redemption
Notice Period
December 31, 2014:
       
Common collective trust funds
 
$
10,327,055
    n/a
Daily
None
 
December 31, 2013:
                      
Common collective trust funds
 
$
9,098,273
    n/a
 
Daily
None
 
The common collective trust funds include a stable value fund and a S&P 500 index fund.  The objective of the stable value fund is to preserve principal and achieve high current income through a diversified portfolio of high-quality investment contracts. The S&P 500 index fund seeks to achieve a return that closely approximates the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index before the assessment of any fees.
 
7. Investments

Investments that represented five percent or more of the Plan’s net assets are presented in the following table.

 
December 31,
2014
   
December 31,
2013
 
         
Putnam S & P 500 Index Fund, 107,467 and 107,185 shares, respectively
 
$
6,720,978
   
$
5,913,370
 
Putnam Equity Income Fund A 292,544 and 265,972 shares, respectively
 
$
6,155,124
   
$
5,444,456
 
Columbia Acorn Fund A, 160,998 and 150,676 shares, respectively
 
$
4,878,250
   
$
5,391,187
 
Putnam Stable Value Fund, 3,539,429 and 3,143,685 shares, respectively (A)
 
$
3,606,077
   
$
3,184,903
 
Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund, 68,019 and 68,587 shares, respectively
 
$
3,417,936
   
$
3,392,323
 
Franklin Growth Fund A, 38,745 and 37,465shares, respectively
 
$
2,893,882
   
$
2,453,728
 
PIMCO Total Return Fund A, 243,784 and 248,389 shares, respectively
 
$
2,598,738
   
$
2,655,275
 
Harbor International Fund-Inv, 31,577 and 33,428 shares, respectively
 
$
2,026,321
*
 
$
2,351,018
 
 
 
*
Investment balance did not meet the 5% threshold at the respective year end.
 
 
(A)
The contract value the Putnam Stable Value Fund was $3,539,429 and $3,143,685 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
 
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7. Investments (Continued)

The Plan’s investments, including gains and losses on investments bought, sold, and held during the year, (depreciated) appreciated in value as follows:

   
Plan YearEnded
December 31,
2014
 
     
Mutual funds
 
$
(289,063
)
         
Self Directed Brokerage access account:
       
Common stock
   
(18,885
)
Mutual fund
   
(615
)
Unit investment trust
   
1,358
 
Preferred stock
   
14,880
 
         
Total brokerage access account
   
(3,262
)
         
Unitized stock fund
   
(68,343
)
         
   
$
(360,668
)

8. Transactions with Parties-in-Interest

Plan investments in securities issued by the Company are summarized in the following table.

   
December 31, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
   
Number of
Shares
   
Fair
Value
   
Number of
Shares
   
Fair
Value
 
                 
Unitized Stock Fund
               
Ecology and Environment, Inc.
               
Common Stock
   
35,499
   
$
326,236
     
36,627
   
$
407,659
 
                                 
Brokerage Access Account
                               
Ecology and Environment, Inc.
                               
Common Stock
   
6,265
   
$
57,213
     
6,265
   
$
68,915
 

Dividends on Ecology and Environment, Inc. Common Stock amounted to approximately $17,324 during the year ended December 31, 2014.

Effective July 1, 2013, certain Plan investments include accounts with Putnam, the Trustee of the Plan. Prior to July 1, 2013, Plan investments included shares of mutual funds and a collective investment trust made available through the recordkeeping platform of Mass Mutual, the former Recordkeeper of the Plan.  Also prior to July 1, 2013, RTC, the former Trustee of the Plan, was custodian of certain Plan investments that included mutual funds, the collective investment trust and the Company’s common stock.

Fees paid by the Plan to Putnam for administrative services were $3,822 for the Plan year ended December 31, 2014.  All other fees related to the Plan’s operations are paid directly by the Company and are excluded from these financial statements.

Plan investment income from participant loans through Putnam was $13,750 for the Plan year ended December 31, 2014.
 
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9. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

The following table provides a reconciliation of net assets available for Plan benefits between these financial statements and the Plan’s Form 5500.

   
2014
   
2013
 
         
Net assets available for Plan benefits per these financial statements
 
$
42,575,683
   
$
41,453,143
 
                 
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit responsive investment contracts
   
66,648
     
41,218
 
                 
Net assets available for Plan benefits per the Plan’s Form 5500
 
$
42,642,331
   
$
41,494,361
 
                 
Net increase in net assets available for Plan benefits per these financial statements
 
$
1,122,540
   
$
6,523,051
 
                 
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit responsive investment contracts
   
25,430
     
(42,182
)
                 
Net change in net assets available for Plan benefits per the Plan’s Form 5500
 
$
1,147,970
   
$
6,480,869
 
 
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Ecology and Environment, Inc.
401(k) Plan
EIN: 16-0971022
PLAN NUMBER: 003
Schedule H – line 4i – Schedule of Assets Held at End of Year
 
Ecology and Environment, Inc.
401(k) Plan
EIN: 16-0971022
PLAN NUMBER: 003
Schedule H - line 4i - Schedule of Assets Held at End of Year
 
   
(a) Shares
 
(b) Identity of Issue
Borrower, Lessor
or Similar Party
(c) Description of Investment
Including Maturity Date,
Rate of Interest,
Collateral, Par, or
Maturity Value
 
(d) Cost
   
(e) Current Value
 
                 
   
Mutual Funds:
         
                 
*
     
292,544
 
Putnam
Equity Income A
   
**
 
$
6,155,124
 
       
160,998
 
Columbia
Acorn Fund A
   
**
 
   
4,878,250
 
       
68,019
 
Fidelity
Low Priced Stock Fund
   
**
 
   
3,417,936
 
       
38,745
 
Franklin
Franklin Growth Fund A
   
**
 
   
2,893,882
 
       
243,784
 
PIMCO
Total Return Fund A
   
**
   
2,598,738
 
       
31,577
 
Harbor
Harbor International Fund Inv
   
**
   
2,026,321
 
       
54,841
 
MFS
Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund A
   
**
   
1,075,982
 
       
45,346
 
T. Rowe Price
Retirement 2030 Fund
   
**
   
1,036,610
 
       
48,817
 
MFS
Total Return Fund A
   
**
   
888,470
 
       
47,503
 
MFS
Growth Allocation Fund A
   
**
   
863,134
 
       
32,285
 
T. Rowe Price
Retirement 2020 Fund
   
**
   
664,755
 
       
23,277
 
T. Rowe Price
Retirement 2040 Fund
   
**
   
552,838
 
       
33,050
 
MFS
Moderate Allocation Fund A
   
**
   
546,309
 
       
11,416
 
Victory
Small Company Opportunity Fund A
   
**
   
447,858
 
       
15,740
 
Clearbridge
Small Cap Growth A
   
**
   
443,547
 
       
20,606
 
Neuberger Berman
Socially Responsible Fund
   
**
   
439,328
 
       
20,265
 
T. Rowe Price
Retirement 2025 Fund
   
**
   
317,145
 
       
25,193
 
American Century
Inflation Adj Bond Adv
   
**
   
291,991
 
       
15,033
 
T. Rowe Price
Retirement 2010 Fund
   
**
   
265,489
 
       
16,336
 
MFS
Conservative Allocation Fund A
   
**
   
238,511
 
       
12,747
 
T. Rowe Price
Retirement 2050 Fund
   
**
   
169,662
 
       
6,328
 
T. Rowe Price
Retirement 2035 Fund
   
**
   
105,045
 
       
2,508
 
T. Rowe Price
Retirement Income Advantage
   
**
   
37,220
 
       
2,011
 
T. Rowe Price
Retirement 2045 Fund
   
**
   
32,008
 
       
1,125
 
T. Rowe Price
Retirement 2015 Fund
   
**
   
16,226
 
       
1,076
 
T. Rowe Price
Retirement 2055 Fund
   
**
   
14,261
 
       
8
 
T. Rowe Price
Retirement 2005 Adv
   
**
   
108
 
               
Total Mutual Funds
           
30,416,748
 
     
Common Collective Trust Funds:
                 
*
     
107,467
 
Putnam
S&P 500 Index
   
**
   
6,720,978
 
*
     
3,539,429
 
Putnam
Stable Value Fund
   
**
   
3,606,077
 
               
Total Common Collective Trust Funds
           
10,327,055
 
                               
     
Unitized Stock Fund:
                 
*
     
35,499
 
Unitized Stock Fund
Ecology and Environment, Inc.
   
**
 
   
326,236
 
       
-
 
Unitized Stock Fund
Federated Government Prime Obligation Fund
   
**
 
   
55,569
 
               
Total Unitized Stock Fund
           
381,805
 
                               
     
Brokerage Access Account:
                 
                               
     
Cash and Cash Equivalents
                 
       
119,078
 
-
Schwab Money Market Fund
   
**
 
   
177,497
 
       
-
 
-
Cash
   
**
   
633
 
                           
178,130
 
 
Ecology and Environment, Inc.
401(k) Plan
EIN: 16-0971022
PLAN NUMBER: 003
Schedule H - line 4i - Schedule of Assets Held at End of Year (Continued)

   
(a) Shares
   
(b) Identity of Issue
Borrower, Lessor
or Similar Party
 
(c) Description of Investment
Including Maturity Date,
Rate of Interest,
Collateral, Par, or
Maturity Value
 
(d) Cost
   
(e) Current Value
 
                   
   
Common Stock
           
*
     
6,265
     
-
 
Ecology and Environment, Inc
   
**
   
57,213
 
       
500
     
-
 
Marathon Pete Corp
   
**
   
45,130
 
       
500
     
-
 
National Grid PLC ADR
   
**
   
35,330
 
       
500
     
-
 
Valero Energy Corp New
   
**
   
24,750
 
       
400
     
-
 
Dassault Systems SA ADR
   
**
   
24,400
 
       
700
     
-
 
3D SYS Corp
   
**
   
23,009
 
       
500
     
-
 
Vodafone Group New ADR F
   
**
   
17,085
 
       
620
     
-
 
General Electric Company
   
**
   
15,667
 
       
137
     
-
 
Chevron Corporation
   
**
   
15,369
 
       
500
     
-
 
Contango Oil & Gas De
   
**
   
14,620
 
       
300
     
-
 
Antero Resources Corp
   
**
   
12,174
 
       
500
     
-
 
Delta Nat Gas Inc
   
**
   
10,625
 
       
2,000
     
-
 
Just Energy Group Inc
   
**
   
10,460
 
       
200
     
-
 
Halliburton Co Holding Co
   
**
   
7,866
 
       
131
     
-
 
Verizon Communications
   
**
   
6,128
 
       
100
     
-
 
Citgroup Inc New
   
**
   
5,432
 
       
48
     
-
 
Apple Inc
   
**
   
5,298
 
       
200
     
-
 
Masco Corp
   
**
   
5,040
 
       
50
     
-
 
Sector SPDR Energy Select
   
**
   
3,958
 
       
85
     
-
 
Microsoft Corp
   
**
   
3,948
 
       
75
     
-
 
Ambarella Inc
   
**
   
3,804
 
       
21,400
     
-
 
Vasomedical Inc
   
**
   
3,638
 
       
1,000
     
-
 
Sirius XM Radio Inc
   
**
   
3,500
 
       
100
     
-
 
NCR Corp New
   
**
   
2,914
 
       
50
     
-
 
Solarcity Corp
   
**
   
2,674
 
       
1,777
     
-
 
Renesola Ltd Adr
   
**
   
2,506
 
       
115
     
-
 
Calamp Corp
   
**
   
2,105
 
       
250
     
-
 
Groupon Inc Class A
   
**
   
2,065
 
       
72
     
-
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
   
**
   
2,057
 
       
25
     
-
 
Facebook Inc Class A
   
**
   
1,951
 
       
125
     
-
 
Ford Motor Company New
   
**
   
1,938
 
       
22
     
-
 
Express Scripts Holding Company
   
**
   
1,863
 
       
480
     
-
 
Chimera Invt Corp
   
**
   
1,527
 
       
75
     
-
 
Yandex NV Class A
   
**
   
1,347
 
       
1,800
     
-
 
Capstone Turbine Corp
   
**
   
1,331
 
       
100
     
-
 
Hydrogenics Corp
   
**
   
1,329
 
       
20
     
-
 
Splunk Inc
   
**
   
1,179
 
       
34
     
-
 
Homeaway Inc
   
**
   
1,013
 
       
110
     
-
 
Clean Energy Fuels Corp
   
**
   
549
 
       
75
     
-
 
Realnetworks Inc New
   
**
   
528
 
       
20,000
     
-
 
Luminart Corporation
   
**
   
250
 
       
50
     
-
 
Contango Ore Inc
   
**
   
238
 
       
1,950
     
-
 
Suntech Power Holdings Co
   
**
   
138
 
       
3,000
     
-
 
Makism 3D Corp
   
**
   
63
 
       
150
     
-
 
Cal Dive International
   
**
   
11
 
                                 
384,020
 
 
Ecology and Environment, Inc.
401(k) Plan
EIN: 16-0971022
PLAN NUMBER: 003
Schedule H - line 4i - Schedule of Assets Held at End of Year (Continued)

(a) Shares
   
(b) Identity of Issue
Borrower, Lessor
or Similar Party
 
(c) Description of Investment
Including Maturity Date,
Rate of Interest,
Collateral, Par, or
Maturity Value
 
(d) Cost
   
(e) Current Value
 
               
Mutual Funds:
           
 
3,931
     
-
 
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index FD ADM
       
202,821
 
 
11,044
     
-
 
First Eagle Gold Fund Class A
   
**
   
156,379
 
 
1,422
     
-
 
T Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
   
**
   
37,145
 
 
1,000
     
-
 
First Trust Intermed
   
**
   
22,710
 
 
628
     
-
 
Vanguard Equity Income Fund Inc
   
**
   
19,590
 
 
1,751
     
-
 
Metropolitan West Total Return BD M
   
**
   
19,101
 
 
1,538
     
-
 
Pimco Income D
   
**
   
18,959
 
 
289
     
-
 
T Rowe Price Divid Growth FD Inc
   
**
   
10,454
 
 
675
     
-
 
Matthews Asia Dividend Fund
   
**
   
10,305
 
 
1,456
     
-
 
Pioneer Floating Rate
   
**
   
9,869
 
 
880
     
-
 
Pioneer Strategic Income Fund Class A
   
**
   
9,437
 
 
204
     
-
 
Dreyfus Midcap Index Fund
   
**
   
7,658
 
 
441
     
-
 
Lazard Intl Strategic
   
**
   
6,091
 
 
360
     
-
 
Laudus US Large Cap Growth Fund
   
**
   
5,991
 
 
315
     
-
 
Powershs Exch Trad Fund Tr
   
**
   
1,660
 
                           
538,170
 
                               
Unit Investment Trusts:
                   
 
599
     
-
 
Sch US Mid-Cap ETF
   
**
   
24,378
 
 
442
     
-
 
Schwab ETFS-US Small Cap ETF
   
**
   
24,339
 
 
219
     
-
 
Powershares QQQ Trust Ser 1
   
**
   
22,576
 
 
454
     
-
 
Schw US LCAP Val ETF
   
**
   
20,032
 
 
500
     
-
 
Claymore Exch Traded FD
   
**
   
14,030
 
 
76
     
-
 
Vanguard S&P ETF
   
**
   
7,701
 
 
148
     
-
 
Sch US Div Equity ET
   
**
   
5,895
 
 
48
     
-
 
Market Vectors New ETF
   
**
   
2,591
 
 
58
     
-
 
Guggenheim ETF New Solar Energy
   
**
   
1,978
 
 
200
     
-
 
Ishares Trust S&P Global
   
**
   
1,936
 
 
100
     
-
 
First TR Exch Traded Fd
   
**
   
1,723
 
 
50
     
-
 
Alps Trust ETF
   
**
   
876
 
                           
128,055
 
Preferred Stock:
                   
 
1,000
     
-
 
Telephone Data
   
**
   
24,870
 
                           
24,870
 
                               
             
Total Brokerage Account
           
1,253,245
 
Participant Loans:
                   
*
 
-
         
Notes receivable from participants with
               
             
interest rates ranging from 4.25% - 9.50%
   
-0-
     
263,478
 
                         
$
42,642,331
 

* Indicates parties-in-interest to the Plan.
** Cost not required to be presented for participant directed investments.
 
- 15 -

SIGNATURES

The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Name of Plan:
 
Ecology and Environment, Inc. 401(k) Plan
       
 
By:
 
Ecology and Environment, Inc. 401(k) Plan Committee Plan Administrator
       
Date:   June 29, 2015
By:
 
/s/ Ronald L. Frank
     
Ronald L. Frank
Committee Member
 
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