EASTERN CO — Director's Dealing 2008

Oct 27, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EASTERN CO (EML)
CIK: 0000031107
Period of Report: 2008-10-24

Reporting Person: EVERETS JOHN (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-10-24	Common Stock	S	10400	$10.00	Disposed	67737	Direct
2008-10-24	Common Stock	S	300	$10.10	Disposed	67437	Direct
2008-10-24	Common Stock	S	389	$10.25	Disposed	67048	Direct
2008-10-24	Common Stock	S	5295	$10.30	Disposed	61753	Direct
2008-10-24	Common Stock	S	200	$10.40	Disposed	61553	Direct
2008-10-24	Common Stock	S	3216	$10.50	Disposed	58337	Direct
2008-10-24	Common Stock	S	200	$10.70	Disposed	58137	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

Footnotes

F1: On October 24, 2008, 10,400 shares sold on the open market for $10.00 per share.

F2: On October 24, 2008, 300 shares sold on the open market for $10.10 per share.

F3: On October 24, 2008, 389 shares sold on the open market for $10.25 per share.

F4: On October 24, 2008, 5,295 shares sold on the open market for $10.30 per share.

F5: On October 24, 2008, 200 shares sold on the open market for $10.40 per share.

F6: On October 24, 2008, 3,216 shares sold on the open market for $10.50 per share.

F7: On October 24, 2008, 200 shares sold on the open market for $10.70 per share.

F8: The original 12/15/1999 option 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 18,750 shares at $10.17 per share.