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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000031107-20-000011
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200409
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200409
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200409

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:			1228

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35383
		FILM NUMBER:		20785525

	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
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  <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</div>
  <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;">SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</font><br>
    <font style="font-size: 12pt;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the</font><br>
    <font style="font-size: 12pt;">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font><br>
    (Amendment No.&#160; &#160; )</div>
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  <div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Filed by the Registrant</font>&#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="font-weight: bold;">&#8999;<br>
      Filed by a Party other than the Registrant&#160; &#9723;</font></div>
  <div style="margin-top: 8pt;">Check the appropriate box:</div>
  <div style="margin-top: 8pt;">&#9723;Preliminary Proxy Statement<br>
      &#9723;CONFIDENTIAL, FOR USE OF THE COMMISSION ONLY (AS PERMITTED BY RULE 14(a)-6(e) (2))<br>
      &#9723;Definitive Proxy Statement<br>
      &#8999;Definitive Additional Materials<br>
      &#9723;Soliciting Material under Section 240.14a-12</div>
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  <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 8pt; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;"><u>The Eastern Company</u></div>
  <div style="text-align: center;">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</div>
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  <div style="text-align: center;">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</div>
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  <div style="margin-top: 8pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</div>
  <div style="margin-top: 8pt;">&#8999;<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font>No fee required</div>
  <div style="margin-top: 8pt;">&#9723;<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font>Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.</div>
  <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 8pt;">(1)<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font>Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</div>
  <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 8pt;">(2)<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font>Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</div>
  <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 8pt;">(3)<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font>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):</div>
  <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 8pt;">(4)<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font>Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</div>
  <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 8pt;">(5)<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font>Total fee paid:</div>
  <div style="margin-top: 8pt;">&#9723;<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font>Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</div>
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              <div>&#160; 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.
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  <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 8pt;">(1)<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font>Amount Previously Paid:</div>
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  <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 8pt;">(3)<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font>Filing Party:</div>
  <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 8pt;">(4)<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font>Date Filed:</div>
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  <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: -45pt; margin-left: 45pt; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">THE EASTERN COMPANY</div>
  <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">112 Bridge Street</div>
  <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">P.O. Box 460</div>
  <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Naugatuck, CT 06770-0460</div>
  <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;">______________</div>
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  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020</div>
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  <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The following Notice of Change of Location relates to the proxy statement (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;) of The Eastern Company (the &#8220;Company&#8221;),
    dated March 5, 2020, furnished to shareholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;) to be held on Wednesday, April
    29, 2020. This Supplement is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is being made available to shareholders on or about April 9, 2020.</div>
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  <div style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;">THE NOTICE SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUCTION WITH THE PROXY STATEMENT.</div>
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  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">NOTICE OF CHANGE OF LOCATION</div>
  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</div>
  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">TO BE HELD ON APRIL 29, 2020</div>
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  <div style="text-align: justify;">To the Shareholders of The Eastern Company:</div>
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  <div style="text-align: justify;">In accordance with Executive Order No. 7I issued by the Governor of the State of Connecticut, which temporarily suspends the statutory requirement for
    in-person shareholder meetings for Connecticut corporations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to support the health and well-being of our employees and shareholders, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the location of the 2020 Annual Meeting of
    Shareholders of The Eastern Company (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) has been changed. As previously announced, the Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. In light of public health concerns regarding the
    coronavirus outbreak, the Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person, but you will have the same opportunities to participate in the virtual meeting format as you would at
    an in-person meeting.</div>
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  <div style="text-align: justify;">As described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting previously distributed, you are entitled to participate in the Annual Meeting if you were a
    shareholder as of the close of business on March 2, 2020, the record date. If you were a shareholder of record as of the record date, to be admitted to the Annual Meeting at <u>www.issuerdirect.com/virtual-event/EML</u>, and to vote your shares during the meeting or submit questions during the meeting, you must enter the control number found on your proxy card, voting instruction form or
    notice you previously received. Shareholders of record may vote during the Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on the meeting website during the meeting.</div>
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  <div style="text-align: justify;">If you were a beneficial owner as of the record date of shares held in &#8220;street name&#8221; through a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to attend the
    meeting and/or vote your shares during the meeting or submit questions during the meeting, you will need to provide proof of your authority to vote (legal proxy), which you must obtain from such nominee reflecting your holdings. You may forward an
    e-mail from your nominee or attach an image of your legal proxy and transmit it via e-mail to Issuer Direct at proxy@issierdirect.com and you should label the e-mail &#8220;Legal Proxy&#8221; in the subject line. Requests for registration must be received by
    Issuer Direct no later than 12:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on April 26, 2020. You will then receive confirmation of your registration, with a control number by e-mail from Issuer Direct. At the time of the meeting, go to <u>www.issuerdirect.com/virtual-event/EML</u> and enter the first 13 digits of your control number.</div>
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  <div style="text-align: justify;">Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote and submit your proxy in advance of the meeting by one of the methods described in
    the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting. The proxy card included with the proxy materials previously distributed will not be updated to reflect the change in location and may continue to be used to vote your shares in connection with the Annual
    Meeting. If you have previously submitted a proxy by one of the methods described in the proxy materials, you do not need to vote again unless you would like to change your vote.</div>
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  <div style="text-align: justify;">By Order of the Board of Directors,</div>
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  <div style="text-align: justify;">April 9, 2020</div>
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  <div style="text-align: justify;">The Annual Meeting on April 29, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time will be available at <u>www.issuerdirect.com/virtual-event/EML</u>. We encourage you to log on 15 minutes to the start of the Annual Meeting. The Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K are available on our website at <u>https://www.easterncompany.com/annual-reporting2.php</u>. Additionally, you may access our proxy materials at <u>www.proxyvote.com</u>.</div>
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  <div style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;">Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements</div>
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  <div style="text-align: justify;">Statements in this document about our future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
    safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the rules, regulations and releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact, including statements containing
    the words "believes," "intends," "continues," "reflects," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," and similar expressions, should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
    statements, which are based upon management's current beliefs and expectations. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially from those discussed in, or implied by, the
    forward-looking statements. Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to changing customer preferences, lack of
    success of new products, loss of customers, cybersecurity breaches, changes in competition in our markets, and increased prices for raw materials resulting from tariffs on imported goods or otherwise. There are important, additional factors that could
    cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including those set forth in our reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update, alter,
    or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.</div>
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