EASTERN CO — Director's Dealing 2009

May 22, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EASTERN CO (EML)
CIK: 0000031107
Period of Report: 2009-05-21

Reporting Person: TUTTLE DONALD S III (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-05-21	Common Stock	S	100	$14.09	Disposed	69900	Direct
2009-05-21	Common Stock	S	1900	$13.79	Disposed	68000	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 21, 2009, 100 shares sold on the open market for $14.09 per share.

F2: May 21, 2009, 1,900 shares sold on the open market for $13.79 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.