EASTERN CO — Director's Dealing 2008

Dec 9, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EASTERN CO (EML)
CIK: 0000031107
Period of Report: 2008-12-08

Reporting Person: TUTTLE DONALD S III (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-12-08	Common Stock	S	858	$9.10	Disposed	75141	Direct
2008-12-08	Common Stock	S	5141	$9.00	Disposed	70000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
1999-12-15	Non-qualified stock options	$10.17	A	0	Acquired	2010-01-15	Common Stock (18750)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	36825	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: On December 8, 2008, 858 shares sold on the open market for $9.10 per share.

F2: On December 8, 2008, 5,141 shares sold on the open market for $9.00 per share.

F3: The original option on 12/15/1999 was for 12,500 shares at $15.25 per share. As a result of a 3-for-2 stock split effective
10/18/2006 this option is now an option for 18,750 shares at $10.17 per share.