EASTERN CO — Director's Dealing 2009

May 28, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EASTERN CO (EML)
CIK: 0000031107
Period of Report: 2009-05-26

Reporting Person: TUTTLE DONALD S III (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-05-26	Common Stock	S	612	$13.40	Disposed	67388	Direct
2009-05-26	Common Stock	S	300	$13.335	Disposed	67088	Direct
2009-05-26	Common Stock	S	1088	$13.30	Disposed	66000	Direct
2009-05-27	Common Stock	S	4564	$13.50	Disposed	61436	Direct
2009-05-27	Common Stock	S	436	$13.80	Disposed	61000	Direct
2009-05-27	Common Stock	S	1000	$13.84	Disposed	60000	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: May 26, 2009, 612 shares sold on the open market for $13.40 per share.

F2: May 26, 2009, 300 shares sold on the open market for $13.335 per share.

F3: May 26, 2009, 1,088 shares sold on the open market for $13.30 per share.

F4: May 27, 2009, 4,564 shares sold on the open market for $13.50 per share.

F5: May 27, 2009, 436 shares sold on the open market for $13.80 per share.

F6: May 27, 2009, 1,000 shares sold on the open market for $13.84 per share.

F7: 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.