EASTERN CO — Director's Dealing 2023

Jan 30, 2023

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EASTERN CO (EML)
CIK: 0000031107
Period of Report: 2022-12-31

Reporting Person: Vlak August M. (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2022-01-19	Class A Common Stock	L	44	$26.53	Acquired	23531	Direct
2022-02-09	Class A Common Stock	L	36	$25.76	Acquired	23567	Direct
2022-03-07	Class A Common Stock	L	38	$24.47	Acquired	23605	Direct
2022-03-15	Class A Common Stock	P	27	$24.38	Acquired	23632	Direct
2022-03-15	Class A Common Stock	P	72	$24.08	Acquired	23704	Direct
2022-04-20	Class A Common Stock	L	49	$23.40	Acquired	23753	Direct
2022-05-06	Class A Common Stock	L	39	$23.41	Acquired	23792	Direct
2022-06-07	Class A Common Stock	L	43	$21.49	Acquired	23835	Direct
2022-06-15	Class A Common Stock	P	33	$20.69	Acquired	23867	Direct
2022-06-15	Class A Common Stock	P	87	$20.04	Acquired	23954	Direct
2022-07-12	Class A Common Stock	L	55	$21.08	Acquired	24009	Direct
2022-08-05	Class A Common Stock	L	43	$21.49	Acquired	24052	Direct
2022-09-13	Class A Common Stock	L	48	$19.39	Acquired	24100	Direct
2022-09-15	Class A Common Stock	P	36	$19.16	Acquired	24136	Direct
2022-09-15	Class A Common Stock	P	93	$18.90	Acquired	24229	Direct
2022-12-15	Class A Common Stock	P	33	$21.22	Acquired	24262	Direct
2022-12-15	Class A Common Stock	P	84	$21.16	Acquired	24346	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2022-03-02	Stock Appreciation Rights	$26.30	A	12000	Acquired	2024-02-25	Common Stock (12000)	Direct
2022-03-15	Stock Award	$0	A	3978	Acquired	2025-03-01	Common Stock (3978)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares acquired by the reporting person under The Eastern Company Investors Choice Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Sale Plan that are eligible for deferred reporting pursuant to Rule 16a-6 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

F2: Represents shares acquired by the reporting person through the reinvestment of dividends under the The Eastern Company Investors Choice Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Sale Plan.

F3: The reporting person was granted 12,000 stock appreciation rights (SARs) in 2019 that became exercisable upon satisfaction of performance requirements in 2022.

F4: The reporting person was granted 3,978 shares that vest on 3/1/2025, subject to employment at the vesting date.