<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000909518-15-000127.txt : 20150424
<SEC-HEADER>0000909518-15-000127.hdr.sgml : 20150424
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20150423173947
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000909518-15-000127
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150424
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150423
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20150424

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EASTERN CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000031107
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CUTLERY, HANDTOOLS & GENERAL HARDWARE [3420]
		IRS NUMBER:				060330020
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CT
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0102

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35383
		FILM NUMBER:		15789465

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		112 BRIDGE ST
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 460
		CITY:			NAUGATUCK
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06770
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2037292255

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		112 BRIDGE STREET
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 460
		CITY:			NAUGATUCK
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06770
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>DEFA14A
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>mm04-2315_defa14a.htm
<TEXT>
<html>
<head>
    <title>mm04-2315_defa14a.htm</title>
    <!--Licensed to: Weil, Gotshal & Manges-->
    <!--Document Created using EDGARizer 2020 5.5.0.0-->
    <!--Copyright 1995 - 2014 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.-->
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; DISPLAY: inline">
<div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>

<div>
<hr style="COLOR: #000000; MARGIN-TOP: -5px" noshade size="4">
<hr style="COLOR: #000000; MARGIN-TOP: -10px" noshade size="1">
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">UNITED STATES</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">Washington, D.C.&#160;&#160;20549</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">______________________________</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">SCHEDULE 14A</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">Filed by the Registrant&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline" face="Wingdings">&#254;</font></font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">Filed by a party other than the Registrant&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline" face="Wingdings">&#168;</font></font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">Check the appropriate box:</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="DISPLAY: inline" face="Wingdings">&#168;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="DISPLAY: inline" face="Wingdings">&#168;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="DISPLAY: inline" face="Wingdings">&#168;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Definitive Proxy Statement</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="DISPLAY: inline" face="Wingdings">&#254;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Definitive Additional Materials</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="DISPLAY: inline" face="Wingdings">&#168;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Soliciting Material under Rule 14a-12</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<hr style="COLOR: black" align="center" noshade size="1" width="30%">
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">THE EASTERN COMPANY</font></div>
</div>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</font>

<hr style="COLOR: black" align="center" noshade size="1" width="30%">
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<hr style="COLOR: black" align="center" noshade size="1" width="30%">
</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</font></div>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="DISPLAY: inline" face="Wingdings">&#254;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;No fee required.</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="DISPLAY: inline" face="Wingdings">&#168;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></div>

<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</td>
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">(1)</font></div>
</td>
<td width="90%">
<div align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div align="center">
<table bgcolor="white" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="70%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</div>

<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>
</td>
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">(2)</font></div>
</td>
<td width="90%">
<div align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div align="center">
<table bgcolor="white" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="70%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>
</div>

<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 43.2pt">
<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>
</td>
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">(3)</font></div>
</td>
<td width="90%">
<div align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div align="center">
<table bgcolor="white" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="70%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>
</div>

<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</td>
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">(4)</font></div>
</td>
<td width="90%">
<div align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div align="center">
<table bgcolor="white" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="70%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>
</div>

<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</td>
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">(5)</font></div>
</td>
<td width="90%">
<div align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">Total fee paid:</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div align="center">
<table bgcolor="white" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="70%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div align="center">&#160;</div>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="DISPLAY: inline" face="Wingdings">&#168;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</font></div>

<div>
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td style="WIDTH: 12pt">
<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 27pt">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="DISPLAY: inline" face="Wingdings">&#168;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td>
<div align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously.&#160;&#160;Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt" align="left">
<div align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>

<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</td>
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">(1)</font></div>
</td>
<td width="90%">
<div align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">Amount Previously Paid:</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div align="center">
<table bgcolor="white" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="70%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>
</div>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt" align="left">
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</td>
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">(2)</font></div>
</td>
<td width="90%">
<div align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div align="center">
<table bgcolor="white" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="70%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>
</div>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt" align="left">
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</td>
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">(3)</font></div>
</td>
<td width="90%">
<div align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">Filing Party:</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div align="center">
<table bgcolor="white" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="70%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>
</div>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt" align="left">
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</td>
<td width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">(4)</font></div>
</td>
<td width="90%">
<div align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">Date Filed:</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div align="center">
<table bgcolor="white" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="5%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="70%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>

<div>
<hr style="COLOR: #000000; MARGIN-TOP: -5px" noshade size="1">
<hr style="COLOR: #000000; MARGIN-TOP: -13px" noshade size="4">
</div>
</div>
</div>

<div id="PGBRK" style="WIDTH: 100%; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR">
<div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</div>

<div id="PN" style="WIDTH: 100%; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
<div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>

<div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<hr style="COLOR: indianred" noshade size="2">
</div>
</div>

<div id="HDR">
<div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</div>
</div>

<br>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">THE EASTERN COMPANY SENDS LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">IN CONNECTION WITH THE 2015 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline">The Eastern Company Urges All Shareholders to Support the Company&#8217;s Business Strategy</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline">By Voting on the BLUE Proxy Card</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">NAUGATUCK, CONN - (April 23, 2015) &#8211;&#160;</font>The Eastern Company (NASDAQ: EML) today sent a letter to its shareholders in connection with the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">The full text of the letter is below:</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">April 23, 2015</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Dear Fellow Eastern Company Shareholder:</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">YOUR BOARD IS URGING ALL SHAREHOLDERS TO VOTE THE <font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; DISPLAY: inline">BLUE</font> PROXY CARD IN SUPPORT OF THE EASTERN COMPANY&#8217;S INDEPENDENT NOMINEES</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; DISPLAY: inline">Say &#8220;yes&#8221; to the diligent pursuit of long-term shareholder value creation and truly &#8220;independent&#8221; director nominees with the qualifications and relevant experience to take the Company into its next chapter of growth.&#160;&#160;Say &#8220;no&#8221; to a self-interested hedge fund with no new ideas.</font></font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">We believe the choice is clear in the election of directors at The Eastern Company&#8217;s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 20, 2015.&#160;&#160;The Board-recommended nominees are experienced, independent and committed to shareholders&#8217; interests.&#160;&#160;They are determined to take the right actions for the long-term benefit of our Company and our shareholders.&#160;&#160;&#160;We are confident that our nominees for election to the Board &#8211; Samantha Allison and David C. Robinson &#8211; are the best choice for <font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; DISPLAY: inline">all</font> of our shareholders.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; DISPLAY: inline">We believe Barington&#8217;s nominees will only serve the self-interest of Barington and not all shareholders, as demonstrated by Barington&#8217;s request for </font><font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline">approximately $1 million in restricted stock</font><font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; DISPLAY: inline"> in exchange for their offer to provide vague &#8220;services&#8221; to the Company.</font></font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">In our opinion, the candidates nominated by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. and certain of its affiliates (&#8220;Barington&#8221;) clearly represent a self-interested view &#8211; interested only in short-term gain for Barington&#8217;s own investors.&#160;&#160;&#160;We are greatly concerned that Barington&#8217;s nominees, James A. Mitarotonda, who is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Barington Capital Group, L.P., and Michael A. McManus, Jr., who serves as advisor to Barington Capital Group L.P., will only look out for the interests of Barington and not <font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; DISPLAY: inline">all</font> shareholders.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">For example, Mr. Mitarotonda proposed that Barington assist in developing a new strategic plan for the Company.&#160;&#160;But when pressed for details, he responded only with a vague offer to provide strategic planning, acquisition and integration &#8220;services&#8221; in exchange for <font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">approximately $1 million in restricted stock of the Company</font>, reimbursement for Barington&#8217;s out-of-pocket expenses and the addition of two directors to the Board who would be recommended by Barington.&#160;&#160;Your Board rejected this self-</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>

<div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR">
<div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</div>

<div id="PN" style="WIDTH: 100%; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
<div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">2</font></div>

<div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<hr style="COLOR: indianred" noshade size="2">
</div>
</div>

<div id="HDR">
<div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</div>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">interested proposal because it would not have been in the best interests of <font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; DISPLAY: inline">all</font> of the Company&#8217;s shareholders.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; DISPLAY: inline">Barington&#8217;s revenue growth comparisons with Eastern&#8217;s &#8220;peers&#8221; </font><font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; DISPLAY: inline">ignore the importance of profitable growth, which has been a primary focus for Eastern.</font></font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Not only does Barington compare Eastern with a group of companies that have little in common with Eastern other than being industrial companies, Barington also chooses to ignore the bottom-line performance of these &#8220;peer&#8221;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top"><a href="#ref.ID0EDRAE">1</a></font> companies.&#160;&#160;While Eastern&#8217;s revenues may not have grown as much as these companies over a period of years, <font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline">our focus has been on long-term profitable growth</font> rather than on revenue growth for its own sake.&#160;&#160;As the table below shows, Eastern&#8217;s growth in diluted earnings per share over the past three years is above the mean, median and all but two of the &#8220;peer&#8221; companies Barington cites for revenue growth.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">Diluted Earnings/(Loss) per Share From Fiscal Year 2011 to 2014<font style="FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top"><a href="#ref.ID0ELSAE">2</a></font></font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">Comparison with &#8220;Peers&#8221; Cited By Barington</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="29%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">FY2014</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">FY2011</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">Percentage</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Increase/(Decrease)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">The Eastern Company</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">$1.23</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">$0.89</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">38%</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="white">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">NN, Inc.</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">0.45</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">1.24</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">(64)%</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">PMFG, Inc.</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">(1.82)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">0.28</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">(750)%</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="white">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Core Molding Technologies, Inc.</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">1.28</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">1.44</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">(11)%</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">NL Industries, Inc.</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">0.59</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">1.68</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">(65)%</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="white">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">CompX International Inc.</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">0.70</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">0.62</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">13%</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Hurco Companies, Inc.</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">2.30</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">1.71</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">35%</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="white">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Omega Flex, Inc.</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">1.33</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">0.46</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">189%</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Chase Corporation</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">2.86</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">1.22</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">134%</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="white">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Synalloy Corporation</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">0.63</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">0.91</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">(31)%</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">UFP Technologies,&#160;Inc.</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">1.05</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">1.48</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">(29)%</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="white">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Hardinge Inc.</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">(0.17)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">1.02</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">(117)%</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">Mean of &#8220;Peers&#8221;</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">(63)%</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor="white"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="white">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">Median of &#8220;Peers&#8221;</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="17%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">(29)%</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; DISPLAY: inline">We have given Barington many opportunities, and it has failed to come up with any new ideas for the Company.</font></font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Despite many conversations with our management over a period of years, Barington has yet to show that they will contribute any new and productive ideas if elected.&#160;&#160;Rather, having failed to extract a payment from the Company for vague &#8220;services,&#8221; Barington has recently resorted to endorsing a hollow business plan for the Company, as indicated by Barington&#8217;s April 10, 2015 letter to Eastern Company shareholders and its April 13, 2015 news release.&#160;&#160;In what Barington purports to be its &#8220;Proposed Plan </font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left">_________________________________</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top; DISPLAY: inline">1</font> According to Barington&#8217;s Letter to Shareholders, dated April 10, 2015, Barington utilized a peer group established by Equilar, Inc.</font></font></div>

<div><a name="ref.ID0ELSAE"><!--EFPlaceholder--><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">&#160; </font></a>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top; DISPLAY: inline">2</font> Source: Form 10-K filings by the respective companies.</font></font></div>
</div>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>

<div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR">
<div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</div>

<div id="PN" style="WIDTH: 100%; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
<div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">3</font></div>

<div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<hr style="COLOR: indianred" noshade size="2">
</div>
</div>

<div id="HDR">
<div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</div>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">for Eastern,&#8221; it has come up with <font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">no new ideas</font> and, in fact, in many respects seems to agree with the overall strategic direction that our Board and management have been and are currently pursuing.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">For example, Barington accuses the Company of suffering from a &#8220;lack of strategic focus&#8221;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font>and calls for a <font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">detailed strategic review and rationalization of the Company&#8217;s businesses. </font>However, it fails to acknowledge that the Company has retained the services of Wells Fargo Securities to assist the Board in evaluating all of the strategic opportunities available to the Company, with the objective of maximizing shareholder value.&#160;&#160;This review is already underway, and the Company will provide updates on its progress as appropriate.&#160;&#160;In short, rather than collaborate with the Company in its attempt to make positive changes, Barington continues to ignore the Company&#8217;s efforts and insists on taking unilateral actions.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Barington also suggests that we <font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">pursue complementary acquisitions.&#160;&#160;</font>As noted in our previous communications, we have a strong history of growth and diversification through acquisitions.&#160;&#160;We continue to diligently evaluate acquisition opportunities to profitably expand our business.&#160;&#160;While the successful integration of any past or future acquisition poses costs and challenges to the Company, we believe, with the assistance of Wells Fargo Securities, that the Company is in a strong position to continue to capitalize on acquisition opportunities if and when they arise.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">In addition, we continue to work to <font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">improve revenue growth</font> by developing new products and taking advantage of opportunities in markets we believe are growing, including the security, safety, automobile and truck markets.&#160;&#160;We agree with Barington that &#8220;the Company&#8217;s reputation for quality custom-designed products, efficient logistics and strong after-market sales support provides a solid platform for profitable organic growth&#8221; and &#8220;the Company&#8217;s existing products have growth opportunities in adjacent markets, including international markets.&#8221;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top"><a href="#ref.ID0ERQAG">3</a></font>&#160;&#160;With a strong balance sheet, we believe we are well-positioned to make the investments necessary to take advantage of our substantial opportunities for both top-line and bottom-line growth in these areas and to explore further growth of the Company in foreign markets.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Barington also accuses the Company of having an &#8220;over-tenured board,&#8221; but once again fails to acknowledge the Company&#8217;s efforts to change the composition of the Board.&#160;&#160;In fact, Barington rejected our nominees before ever having the chance to interview them.&#160;&#160;The election of Samantha Allison as a new director would bring the Company years of experience in the areas of acquisition evaluation and integration, strategic growth and management.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">YOUR BOARD AND MANAGEMENT TEAM ARE COMMITTED</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">TO SHAREHOLDER VALUE CREATION</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; DISPLAY: inline">We believe the future looks promising for Eastern and its shareholders.</font></font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Looking forward to 2015 and beyond, we are excited about our potential.&#160;&#160;Your Board and management team have positioned your Company for long-term growth and are committed to shareholder value creation.&#160;&#160;We have a healthy balance sheet, desirable positions in attractive markets, a growing global footprint and an experienced management team.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left">_________________________________</div>
</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><font size="1" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">3</font></font> Barington&#8217;s Letter to Shareholders, dated April 10, 2015.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR">
<div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</div>

<div id="PN" style="WIDTH: 100%; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
<div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">4</font></div>

<div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<hr style="COLOR: indianred" noshade size="2">
</div>
</div>

<div id="HDR">
<div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</div>
</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
&#160;</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">YOUR BOARD URGES YOU TO SUPPORT THE EASTERN COMPANY</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">AND ITS BUSINESS STRATEGY BY VOTING IN FAVOR OF THE BOARD&#8217;S NOMINEES</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">USING THE <font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt double; DISPLAY: inline">BLUE</font> PROXY CARD.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Barington is soliciting proxies for its nominees using a WHITE proxy card.&#160;&#160;Your Board <font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt double; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">DOES NOT</font> endorse any Barington nominee.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td align="right" width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol, serif; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#9679;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td width="1%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="94%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Your Board urges you to <font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt double; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">disregard any WHITE proxy card</font> or solicitation materials that may be sent to you by Barington.</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td align="right" width="5%" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol, serif; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#9679;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td width="1%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="94%">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; DISPLAY: inline">If you have previously submitted a WHITE proxy card sent to you by Barington, your Board urges you to revoke that proxy by <font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt double; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">voting in favor of the Board&#8217;s nominees by using the BLUE proxy</font> card which accompanies this letter.</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">For more information about our nominees, voting instructions and other important information related to the 2015 Annual Meeting, please consult our definitive proxy statement and related proxy materials or call our proxy solicitor, Georgeson, Inc., toll-free at 888-549-6618.&#160;&#160;Further information about the 2015 Annual Meeting can also be found at www.eastern2015meeting.com.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">On behalf of your Board of Directors and management team, we appreciate your continued support.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Sincerely,</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">The Board of Directors of The Eastern Company</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div align="center">
<table bgcolor="white" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td width="10%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 3px double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 3px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 3px double"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="80%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 3px double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 3px double">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; DISPLAY: inline">If you have any questions or require any assistance with voting your shares, please contact the Company&#8217;s proxy solicitor:</font></font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><br>
</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><img src="mm04-1015_georgeson.jpg" alt=""></font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Toll-free number: 888-549-6618</font></font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; DISPLAY: inline">E-mail address: EasternCompany@georgeson.com</font></font></div>
</div>
</td>
<td width="10%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 3px double; BORDER-RIGHT: black 3px double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 3px double"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
<br>
<div id="PGBRK" style="WIDTH: 100%; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR">
<div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</div>

<div id="PN" style="WIDTH: 100%; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
<div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">5</font></div>

<div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<hr style="COLOR: indianred" noshade size="2">
</div>
</div>

<div id="HDR">
<div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">&#160; </font></div>
</div>
</div>

<br>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">Important Additional Information</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">The Eastern Company (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), its directors and certain of its executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company&#8217;s shareholders in connection with the Company&#8217;s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Information regarding the names of the Company&#8217;s directors and executive officers is set forth in the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) on April 10, 2015, and in the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015, filed with the SEC on March 13, 2015. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are contained in the proxy statement and other related materials for the Company&#8217;s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">The Company has filed a definitive proxy statement, BLUE proxy card and other related materials with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the Company&#8217;s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS AND OTHER INVESTORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS), BLUE PROXY CARD AND OTHER RELATED MATERIALS AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. These documents, including any proxy statement (and amendments or supplements thereto) and other related materials filed by the Company with the SEC, are available for no charge at the SEC&#8217;s website at www.sec.gov and at the Company&#8217;s website at www.easterncompany.com. Copies may also be obtained by contacting The Eastern Company Investor Relations by mail at 112 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 460, Naugatuck, CT 06770 or by telephone at 203-729-2255.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; DISPLAY: inline">Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">Statements in this document regarding the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and any other statements about the Company&#8217;s future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;plans,&#8221; &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;estimates&#8221; and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including those set forth in the Company&#8217;s reports and filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is not obligated to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this document.</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline">The Eastern Company</font></div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline">Leonard F. Leganza or John L. Sullivan III, 203-729-2255</font></div>

<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
</div>
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">
<div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; DISPLAY: inline">6</font></div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>GRAPHIC
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>mm04-1015_georgeson.jpg
<TEXT>
begin 644 mm04-1015_georgeson.jpg
M_]C_X``02D9)1@`!`0$`8`!@``#_VP!#``(!`0(!`0("`@("`@("`P4#`P,#
M`P8$!`,%!P8'!P<&!P<("0L)"`@*"`<'"@T*"@L,#`P,!PD.#PT,#@L,#`S_
MVP!#`0("`@,#`P8#`P8,"`<(#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,
M#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`S_P``1"``P`,`#`2(``A$!`Q$!_\0`
M'P```04!`0$!`0$```````````$"`P0%!@<("0H+_\0`M1```@$#`P($`P4%
M!`0```%]`0(#``01!1(A,4$&$U%A!R)Q%#*!D:$((T*QP152T?`D,V)R@@D*
M%A<8&1HE)B<H*2HT-38W.#DZ0T1%1D=(24I35%565UA96F-D969G:&EJ<W1U
M=G=X>7J#A(6&AXB)BI*3E)66EYB9FJ*CI*6FIZBIJK*SM+6VM[BYNL+#Q,7&
MQ\C)RM+3U-76U]C9VN'BX^3EYN?HZ>KQ\O/T]?;W^/GZ_\0`'P$``P$!`0$!
M`0$!`0````````$"`P0%!@<("0H+_\0`M1$``@$"!`0#!`<%!`0``0)W``$"
M`Q$$!2$Q!A)!40=A<1,B,H$(%$*1H;'!"2,S4O`58G+1"A8D-.$E\1<8&1HF
M)R@I*C4V-S@Y.D-$149'2$E*4U155E=865IC9&5F9VAI:G-T=79W>'EZ@H.$
MA8:'B(F*DI.4E9:7F)F:HJ.DI::GJ*FJLK.TM;:WN+FZPL/$Q<;'R,G*TM/4
MU=;7V-G:XN/DY>;GZ.GJ\O/T]?;W^/GZ_]H`#`,!``(1`Q$`/P#[L_X*"_\`
M!3SQ!XH_;?\`!_[&_P``=3ALOBWXP83^*O%A@6YA^'^EK$;B9UC9622\:W4E
M`_R(9(L_,XV_5WP]_8:^%GP_MQ(?!VC^(M<EA6&^\0^(H%UC6]5VC&ZYO;D/
M-*?8MM4<*%4`#\)/^#3#XDZM^U#_`,%D?CY\5/$CQW.N^)/"FI:I=.5SY<]Y
MJ]E*VS/*J`I4#LO%?T:T`?GO_P`%EO\`@GSK5E^P=X_\0_LV>(]=^"GB_P`,
MZ==:Y=:;X.OYM'TSQ/;1QL]W!+:VY6'[0\08I,J"0NBH7VL2/N+X+W#W?P=\
M)RR.TCR:+9NSL<ER8$))/<FNBO+.+4+26WN(HYX)T,<D<BADD4C!4@\$$=0:
M2RLH=-LXK>WBC@M[=%CBBC0*D:*,!5`X`````H`EHKYNU_\`X*,Z1XQ_:KUG
MX(?"71X?B3\1_"=JE]XI9]3_`+.T+PI$S!5CO+T13/\`:6S\L$,,K<-O\L*Q
M'/?$_P#X*DVG[)G[3/@3X:_'KPUIWP]_X6M+);>#_$VEZ\=8T2^N8S&LEK=/
M);VTUI-NFA"DQ/$WFC]Z"&``/K*BO.?VJ_VL?`'[$_P1U?XA_$OQ%:>&?"VC
M*/-N9@6>:1N$ABC4%I)7/"HH)//8$CE?!OQT^,'Q1\%VWB70OA)X<TK2=5MX
M[S3;'Q5XRETW6FA=0R_:;>WT^ZBMY"#D)Y[D9`;8<@`'N%%>(_LI_M\>"/VK
M_&'C+P?8#4O#7Q(^'-W]B\4^#];C2#5=(;^"8!69)K:0%6CGB9D=70Y!.*^=
M/VG_`/@N3;_L4_MN?#/X(_$_X;?V3J7Q+%M<0:UIOB5+S3]+M9KJ2W,\YDMX
M6&PQ.S``_*.M`'WS17P3_P`%`?\`@MY)_P`$WXOAYXK^(/PGO;;X5?$35!IU
MMJ8UX+XDL5\KS3<3:0;?"IMYV?:O-`*B2..0^6/6?VKO^"G7ASX!_M#_``W^
M"OA;2O\`A/OC/\5@;C1/#Z7XL+6SLE5Y)+Z^NMDAMX!'%,R[8I)',3!4[@`^
MG:*^9OVQ?VSO%W_!/?X-3_$_X@:!HWBKX>:3=0)XBF\->=!J?AVVFD2%9T@F
M+K>HLLB!R)+=E0E@CX*CS[]G/_@HW\;?C=^UWX(T2;X#6+?`GXD^%SXHT?XC
MZ%XB?4K/38#"\D4=ZYMXXEN'*QH8$8[#,"LDJJS4`?;5%?,7P:_X*/0_MD^/
M/%FF_`+P[IOQ!\/^`M3.C:YXMU36VTC0I+X(':UL9([>YENY$#*7;RHX@'0K
M(^X57^%/_!4/0;[]MNY_9O\`B7HL?PZ^,;:>NL:-9QZE_:6C^*+)E=A)8WAB
MA=Y%$<V^*6"-AY,FW>%)H`^I:*\G^*7[3;Z#\:;3X8^#M&MO%?Q%N='/B*>Q
MN]1.FV&DZ=Y_D+<75R(IG3S9!(D21PR,[0R9"JI<<;JW[:'C'X7_`+3GPV^&
MGCWX7?V=_P`+5O[RPT3Q'X>U[^UM'@DM=/N;Z2*[::WMIH9V2W;8BQ.KC<?,
M&QEH`^BJ*\>_;,_;H^'O["7@'3M;\=:A=?:O$%_'I/A_0]-@^UZOXDOI"%CM
M;.W!!DD)91DE47<-S+D4QOBA\;ET3^T_^%1^#S$#YO\`98\?-_:_D]=FS^S_
M`+)]IQQY?VKRMW'G[?GH`]DHKQ+]EG]O#P9^W!\'=;\2_"V;^U-8\/7$VF:G
MX=U=SIFHZ+J460UE>IMD,#A@1N"NIP2I<"OG6P_X+KZ)X9_X*97_`.S#X[\`
M7GA;Q-I&FMJ=]K5IK`U/3HT_LX7\:1JL"3RR.CI&J+'N:1@JAB1D`^]Z*^?_
M`(R_M(?&3P%\+]:\::!\$])UK1]'L'U/^R=0\:?V?XBN88XS)(JVT=E/;";`
M.V,W8W<`E"=HF_X)R_\`!1CX=?\`!3_]G&V^)7PWGU!=.^UR:=J&G:C$L5]I
M%Y&%9H)E5F7.QT=2K$,KJ<YR``?BI_P;!_!?5OV"_P#@N?\`'7X)^,BEEKNF
M>%-0TZW$BF/^TS!J%E+%+"&P2DMLQG7U3FOZ):^+_P!O?_@EU<?%?]J/P#^T
MQ\'KG1_#G[0'PSE"H-1W1Z5XTTXH\,VG7KHK/$QAEE2.X5'*;L%6`1H_:/`'
M[;WA[7-)V>+=!\:?#;Q':KMU#1O$&AW(^SR`D$0W<*26EVAQE7MII`01G:V5
M`!XE_P`%6OVPOC9_P39_8=\:_&:UU3X5^+?^$4ELECTB7PE?V?V@7-]!:\S#
M5'P5$V[[G.W'&>*?[#G[?/Q7_:>_X)7']I774\"6[7O@_7=<M?#6D:'=QRQ7
M5B]W'$OVJ6]D#JQM<E?(!_>`9XY\B_X*T?#WXP_\%N/A.?@?\$_#VH>"OAH=
M0AO_`!3X]\=:?=Z'::Q]G8/#8Z?9RP_;+@>;MD:<PQPYMU"R,&S7U/\`\$HO
MV*=:_8@_X)M^`O@IXWN-$UO5/"]KJ-CJ$NGL\ME>1SW]U,NWS$1L-%,N05&"
M2.<9(!^5G_!G^_Q)^('P]_:%\::/K?A>XUWQ+XGL'UR^\16ES>W=]-Y5Q-YA
M>.:/EGN)68MDDL37V+_P6%_X(H_$W_@L%H?@"R\0_%/P/X)_X5_=7EW;2Z7X
M7NKAKEKE8%.[S+P;=OD`C'][VK@O^"<?[%?BG_@@#^UW\3O#\N@>)O&O[-GQ
M>N8+[0?$VA:9<:Q>^#KJ`S>7:ZG:VZO.(VCE,?VJ.-X\QQ,_EAW$?WIXX_:3
MN/BM9S^$_A3#KESXGU6$Q#Q!<:#<P:1X9C<$&\EFN(TBGDC'*6T1>2238'6.
M(R2H`?C?_P`',OBSQ/XH_P""AG[%_P`"O%VK-K/A98]&O]8E$7DPZSJ%SJ8L
M;F=DR<?NX"5!)V"X<9^8Y_?[&W@<`=!7P7_P7*_X(]7'_!3/X;^$?$O@;5K'
MPW\:OA3>#4?"VI7V5MKU=Z2-:7#*I*@O&CHX4[74C&UV(][^&_[>6C7_`,-[
M:[\<^&O'?@7QE9P*FM>&[CPMJ-[<VUV!B1+9[:"6.]C+`E)+9I%92O0Y4`'Y
M`?MN?%G6OV8?^#Q/X<ZKX2,AG\?KX>T+7;=22EY:WL*V$H<`\A(TBE&>`T*-
MVK6_X."/!UC\0O\`@XX_8NT34XO/T[5%T"WNHCTFB;Q!<!D/LPR#[$U]@?LF
M_P#!+W7_`(\_\%8O%?[:_P`7]&D\+SRQQV7PZ\%7;K+?:1:QVHLTO]0VY2*X
MDB#R+;J7,37)W,'C`'S3_P`%7/AGX[_:5_X+E?LL_&+P7\+?B_K'PZ^&SZ.?
M$6K?\(%K%O\`8/L^L37,N(9;99I-L3JW[M&SG`R>*`/U)_;1_P""<?P7_P""
MAEKX7A^,7@FV\:0^#+R2^TA)KZZM1;22!!(&\B5/,1Q&FY'W*=HXK\[/VROA
M-??LJ_\`!S%\+_V@]0=-4^&UYX3>R\0R6.;J?P-#]BNK".\O8(PTEO8-(T?^
ME,HA4F8,R[.?UB^&OQ(L?BKX:&JZ=:>(+*W,K0^7K.B7FCW.5QD^1=Q1R[>>
M&VX/."<5^$'AO_@Y7N/^":?[4'[1O@WXE?"B3XB:W>?$[5ID\4:1KD<0N[1'
M$5K9N7BD!CM[=(EC4/\`*K;2BL&+`'WO_P`%E_VI?!O[5G_!-[X@_"_X+:_H
M'QG^(_Q-L;?2=#\/>#=3@UF[E66YBWW<@@=A#;11J[M/*5B4JH+`L*\[_:>^
M&OCS_@DQ_P`&L&O>#QJT;^.O"'@V'1[Z\M6\Q+5]4U..*Z2)^XBCOI8T<8^X
MK#'%>!>!/^#U/X0Z?KJK??L_^,-#L9VS<W&F:G97$_N?+*0AC]7'UK],]%\8
M?!__`(+@?\$XM571=0EU?X<_%;1YM-N"4$=]I,XZI)'DB.YMYE1P"2NY%8%D
M()`/C;_@UZ^'OQ#\-_\`!'OP1?\`@V^^'EEI_B35]7U*X74M+NY[J2=;V6V+
M.\=PBGY+>,#"CY57KUKM/VP?^"'WQ(_;*_X*3_"3]H[5/B]X5\+ZK\*VTM(]
M,TCPS<%;Z*SOY;M@99+LE3()GC/RD`=CDBJO_!&;P;X]_P""//@/7/V;_C5H
MNOWOAK3=;N=5\"^/]#T>ZU+0=4L;C8[VL[0([V-PDWFN5N0BMYC!'8*K/]HK
M\;]5^//C+3-'^'UIKUCH.GZA#=>(/$^H:3-I]OY$3"0V5DMU$&NI9V5(WD1#
M#'"\Y$RS"-"`?`W_``6'^!W[7W[,W[?^E_M4?LKZ1;^/;2Y\'P>%O%OA1X1>
MRW,5O=23K_HNY)98W\Q,&V;SD9)/X7.>*_8__P"#HKPA\7_VB_"WPO\`VHO@
MUJ7P;^(NDZRD5AJ-S%(]GI.J2Q26JM-!.B7%B6CN98MY\P!9FW,J%F'U]HG[
M2WQ=_9V_X*%_&NU\;?#;X@:S^SYKM]I4_AKQ?I-F^KC1+T:19I=PM90L]W]B
M=T!\V&!HXY_.WGYW9/"_^"Q'[%VC_P#!9OXN?!+PCX"\,7WVOPKXECUGQ=\0
M;K0I].MM'T%8V\RPCNIHT:YN9Y&C,<$/F>6T6Z0Q*=Q`/E/]O+XM:W\<_P#@
M\`^"G@GQ#YZ^&OAG?Z3%H5HS,(2S67]I-<!3QO:X=5+#J+>,'[M?OI7YX?\`
M!6+_`()-:_\`&7]K7X3_`+57P;@LKKXO_!Z^M)K[P_=7(M8?&FFV\K2_94F/
MR176UY8U9\*RR@,ZB-:^H/\`AOSP;_P@']KC0OB<=7\K(\,?\(1JG]N?:-O_
M`![>1Y.W=N^7S=_D?Q>;Y?ST`?D'_P`$^_B;K'P/_P"#O7X[>!O#S3#PO\1[
MK5CKEHA/D>8EH-12X9>F]9]Z!NPN7'\1J7Q'X-T[QQ_P>YI;:I;1WEM9V-MJ
M*0R#*&>W\)QS0.1W,<R1R+Z/&IZ@5]D?\$OO^"7FM?LR?M$?&7]KOXWVV?BU
M\4KB]OX/#VC12ZL_@_3)I!,;11`KM<W95(HV\E7`$.U&?>U?,,'PR\>)_P`'
M3<W[2)^%GQ@_X4R^EBV&O_\`"`ZQGS/^$;%EC[-]F^T_\?`V9\K'\7W>:`/V
M>^*7_),?$?\`V"[K_P!$M7XY_P#!DM*Q_8M^,29.Q?&T+`=@38Q9_D/RK]6_
MC=\<=+T'X+_;FTCQU>KXITR9;&WT_P`'ZK?7<;/`2JSV\-N\ML?F`Q.J$'(.
M""!^5O\`P:Z^"_&?_!.+]F7XE>'OC'\,/C#X2U?Q!XGBU&P@7X?ZSJ'GP"U2
M,ONM;:55^8$88@^U`'[0T9Q110`4444`%&:**`"C-%%`!1110!^<_P#P71_;
M)U;PIXG\$?`7P_XEU;P58^-=$UGQG\1/$NCG;JVB>$=)MGN+R.R;!$=U=".2
M&.0@[".GS9'RS_P3:_86E_;`^+FFZ-=6</@;P]X#\.Z;K&MV^DJ4D\&Q:M#]
MKL/#.C,^?LURUGY5QJ6K?-?3/*D:2PY9C]5?\%N/V(?$'Q&\>^$_C1X8\-:S
MXST_1_"NO?#_`.(>@Z))&-:OO#&JVKQRW&GI)A)+JU=WE6+.9"P`!Y%?#G[!
MW_!4;4OV;_B!J-_X:\2^'/'NL>)$TS1_%.G6=L&?Q#+I]K'8VM_!IUQ-::G9
MZ@UM%%'/&MO<P2/$&0B@#]H_A7^P[\'/@GX"_P"$8\+_``P\#Z3HCQF*:V31
MX)#>`_>,[NK/.[9.YY69F))))-?('_!O+\#[3X->&OVGCX7A6R^&6I?&_P`0
M1^#+6%RUHMC;-';&2W)R#%OC,8()S]G]J^F(_$GQ,_:I\%P:=!H.L_"'0-7@
M7^T]8NKA8]=>WDCR8["$9>UFR2K2W"H\75(V;#IZU\*/A5X=^!OPVT3P?X2T
MBTT+PUX<M(['3K"U7;%;0H,!1W)[EB26)))))-`'0T444`%&:**`"C-%%`!1
)110`4444`?_9
`
end
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
