EASTERN CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Jan 12, 2009

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EASTERN CO (EML)
CIK: 0000031107
Period of Report: 2009-01-03

Reporting Person: ROBINSON DAVID C (Director)

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	91035	Direct
Common Stock	15187	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 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.