EASTERN CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Jan 15, 2010

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EASTERN CO (EML)
CIK: 0000031107
Period of Report: 2010-01-02

Reporting Person: LEGANZA LEONARD F (Director, Chairman, President & CEO)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2000-07-19	Qualified employee stock option	$9.50	A	0	Acquired	2010-07-19	Common Stock (48750)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	110124	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The original 7/19/2000 option was for 32,500 shares at $14.25 per share. 7,017 shares were vested on 1/1/2001; 7,017 shares
were vested on 1/1/2002; 7,017 shares were vested on 1/1/2003; 7,017 shares were vested on 1/1/2004 and the remaining 4,432
shares vested on 1/1/2005. As a result of a 3-for2 stock split effective 10/18/2006, this option is now 48,750 shares at
$9.50 per share.