EASTERN CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Oct 27, 2005

SEC Form 4/A — Form 4/A

Issuer: EASTERN CO (EML)
CIK: 0000031107
Period of Report: 2005-10-25

Reporting Person: MCMILLEN RUSSELL G (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-10-25	Common Stock	J	0	—	Disposed	116168	Direct
2005-10-25	Common Stock	S	100	$22.55	Disposed	5900	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
1997-09-17	Non-qualified stock options	$9.92	A	0	Acquired	2007-10-17	Common Stock (22500)	Direct
1998-09-09	Non-qualified stock options	$14.00	A	0	Acquired	2008-10-09	Common Stock (15000)	Direct
1999-12-15	Non-qualified stock options	$15.25	A	0	Acquired	2010-01-15	Common Stock (12500)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: On prior Form 4's the amount of shares owned by Mr. McMillen was erroneously reported. On the Form 4 filed on September 23,
2005, Mr. McMillen was reported as the owner of 125,605 shares. In fact, he owned 116,168 shares directly and 6,000 shares
indirectly through the Josephine McMillen Irrevocable Trust (for a total of 122,168). Thus, Mr. McMillen's shares were
overstated by 3,437 shares.

F2: 100 shares were sold in the open market at $22.55 per share on October 25, 2005 from Josephine McMillen Irrevocable Trust

F3: Original 9/17/1997 option was for 15,000 shares at $14.875 per share. As a result of a 3-for-2 stock split effective
5/28/1999 this option became an option for 22,500 shares at $9.92 per share.

F4: Original 9/9/1998 option was for 10,000 shares at $21.00 per share. As a result of a 3-for-2 stock split effective 5/28/1999
this option is now 15,000 shares at $14.00 per share.