EASTERN CO — Director's Dealing 2015

Oct 1, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EASTERN CO (EML)
CIK: 0000031107
Period of Report: 2015-09-29

Reporting Person: MITAROTONDA JAMES A (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-09-29	Common Shares	A	458	$16.39	Acquired	587	Direct
2015-09-29	Common Shares	P	1019	$16.00	Acquired	506354	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 458 shares acquired under The Eastern Company Director's Fee Program pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d).

F2: The Reporting Person is the sole stockholder and director of LNA Capital Corp. LNA Capital Corp. is the general partner of Barington Capital Group, L.P., which is the majority member of Barington Companies Investors, LLC ("Barington Investors"). Barington Investors is the general partner of Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P.

F3: The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.