EASTERN CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Aug 11, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EASTERN CO (EML)
CIK: 0000031107
Period of Report: 2010-08-09

Reporting Person: Sapack Kenneth (Chief Accounting Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-08-09	Common Stock	S	2700	$17.00	Disposed	7179	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2001-04-26	Qualified employee stock option	$9.60	A	0	Acquired	2011-04-26	Common Stock (7500)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: On August 9, 2010, 2,700 shares sold on the open market for $17.00 per share.

F2: The original 4/26/2001 option was for 5,000 shares at $14.40 per share. As a result of a 3-for-2 stock split effective 10/18/2006 this option is now for 7,500 shares at $9.60 per share.