ITEM 5 – OTHER INFORMATION
−Removed: During the third quarter of 2025, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
+Added: (c) During the first quarter of 2026, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 6 – EXHIBITS
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (conformed copy) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 6, 2020).
−Removed: Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, as amended through March 11, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 11, 2022).
−Removed: Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2025 among The Eastern Company as Borrower, the Lenders signatory thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2025).
−Removed: Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2025 among The Eastern Company as Borrower, the Lenders signatory thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2025).
−Removed: Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
−Removed: Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 USC 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
−Removed: The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 27, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language):
−Removed: (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024;
−Removed: (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025, and September 28, 2024;
−Removed: (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of September 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024;
−Removed: (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024 and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).**
+Added: Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of February 25, 2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed on March 19, 2026).
+Added: Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
+Added: Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 USC 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
+Added: The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 4, 2026 formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language):
+Added: (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three months ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025;
+Added: (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the three months ended April 4, 2026, and March 29, 2025;
+Added: (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026;
+Added: (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the three months ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025;
+Added: (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the three months ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025 and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (submitted herewith).
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and included in Exhibit 101).
−Removed: * Filed herewith.
−Removed: ** Furnished herewith
−Removed: *** Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.
−Removed: The Company agrees to provide, on a supplemental basis, a copy of any omitted schedules and exhibits to the SEC or its staff upon request.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
THE EASTERN COMPANY
−Removed: November 4, 2025
/s/ Ryan Schroeder
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President and Chief Executive Officer
−Removed: November 4, 2025
/s/ Nicholas Vlahos
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