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FILED AS OF DATE:		20190531
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190531

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		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:			1228

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		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35383
		FILM NUMBER:		19869261

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

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		STREET 1:		112 BRIDGE STREET
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 460
		CITY:			NAUGATUCK
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06770
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The operations of The Eastern Company (the "Company") consist of three business segments: industrial hardware, security products, and metal products. The industrial hardware segment produces latching devices for use on industrial equipment and instrumentation, composite panels used primarily in the transportation, as well as a broad line of proprietary hardware designed for truck bodies and other vehicular type equipment. The security products segment manufactures and markets a broad range of locks for traditional general purpose security applications as well as specialized locks for soft luggage, coin-operated vending and gaming equipment, and electric and computer peripheral components. This segment also manufactures and markets coin acceptors and metering systems to secure cash used in the commercial laundry industry and produces cashless payment systems utilizing advanced smart card technology. The metal products segment produces anchoring devices used in supporting the roofs of underground coal mines and specialty products, which serve the construction, automotive, railroad and electrical industries.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">During 2018 the Company identified certain of its products were likely to contain conflict minerals, as that term is defined by Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act, due to the presence of such minerals in parts obtained from suppliers, either contract manufacturers or original equipment manufacturers "OEM", or from utilization of conflict minerals in manufacturing processes employed by the Company suppliers.&#160; Supplier parts obtained by the Company and used in the Company products include electronic component such as motors, switches, harnesses, connectors and various electronic switch locks the Company contracts to manufacture. The Company does not directly purchase of any of the Conflict Minerals and instead purchases components for use in higher level assemblies.&#160; The Company is therefore several levels removed from the actual mining of conflict minerals.&#160; The Company does not make purchases of raw ore or unrefined conflict minerals and makes no purchases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country.&#160; The Company has a Conflict Minerals Policy that is available on its website at www.easterncompany.com under "Corporate Governance".</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Subsequent to the Companies initial assessment that certain supplier parts are likely to contain conflict minerals, the Company conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry "RCOI" to determine which of the Company-utilized parts contain conflict minerals and whether such conflict minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country.&#160; The Company contacted each of its suppliers and asked them to provide information on (1) the conflict minerals contained in each of the parts supplied by that supplier and (2) the source of the conflict minerals, including smelter/refinery information and location of mines.&#160; Each supplier was asked to complete the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition Global e- Sustainability Initiative "EICC-GeSI" Conflict Minerals Reporting Template.&#160; Of the suppliers identified as supplying the Company with product in 2018 containing Conflict Minerals and subsequently contacted, several replied that the source of the Conflict Minerals was uncertain or provided the name and address of smelters not contained on the EICC &#8211; GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template.&#160; Therefore, in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act, the Company proceeded to engage in due diligence regarding the sources and chain of custody of its conflict minerals.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The Company designed its due diligence framework to conform in all material respects with the framework provided by The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development "OECD" Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, an internationally-recognized due diligence framework.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">1.&#160; Submitting the EICC - GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template to each supplier of parts potentially containing conflict minerals.&#160; That template provided a standardized method for The Eastern Company to use in the collection of representations, statements and data from the Company's suppliers relative to the presence, use, source and chain of custody of conflict minerals in supplier parts that are incorporated in the Company's products for sale to end- use customers.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">2. Supplying the EICC-GeSI's Conflict Free Smelter "CFS" reference list, this is a listing of known smelters to be validated as with Conflict Free minerals.</div>

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