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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 12, 2023

The Eastern Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Connecticut |  | 001-35383 |  | 06-0330020
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

3 Enterprise Drive, Suite 408, Shelton, Connecticut 06484

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(203)729-2255

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class |  | Trading Symbol |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, No Par Value |  | EML |  | NASDAQ Global Market

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

In accordance with Regulation FD, The Eastern Company (“the Company”), hereby furnishes the Investor Presentation the Company will present to analysts and investors on or after July 12, 2023. The slides are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and will be available on the Company’s website at www.easterncompany.com. The information contained in the Investor Presentation is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings and other public announcements that the Company may make, by press release or otherwise, from time to time. The presentation does not provide information concerning the financial condition of the Company with respect to the second fiscal quarter of 2023. To the extent that estimates or targets have been provided concerning 2023 or any subsequent years, these reflect statements that have previously been made in the Company’s securities filings. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this presentation, although it may do so from time to time. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosures.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 |  | The Eastern Company Investors Presentation

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, The Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

|  | The Eastern Company |

Date: July 12, 2023 |  | /s/Nicholas Vlahos |
|  | Nicholas Vlahos Chief Financial Officer |

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