JAMES A. MITAROTONDA - 12 Dec 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for EASTERN CO (EML)

Signature
/s/James A. Mitarotonda
Issuer symbol
EML
Transactions as of
12 Dec 2025
Transactions value $
$48,997
Form type
4
Filing time
16 Dec 2025, 14:21:38 UTC
Previous filing
14 Nov 2025
Next filing
17 Dec 2025

Reporting Owners (3)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
MITAROTONDA JAMES A Director, 10%+ Owner 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 6TH FL, NEW YORK /s/James A. Mitarotonda 16 Dec 2025 0001254583
BARINGTON COMPANIES EQUITY PARTNERS L P 10%+ Owner 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 6TH FL, NEW YORK /s/ Barington Companies Equity Partners LP 16 Dec 2025 0001107149
BARINGTON COMPANIES MANAGEMENT, LLC Investment Adviser 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 6TH FL, NEW YORK /s/ Barington Companies Management, LLC 16 Dec 2025 0000887762

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction EML Common Shares Purchase $49K +2.43K +0.38% $20.14 635K 12 Dec 2025 by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. F1, F2, F3
holding EML Common Shares 41K 12 Dec 2025 Direct
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 James A. Mitarotonda is the sole stockholder and director of LNA Capital Corp. LNA Capital Corp. is the general partner of Barington Capital Group, L.P., which is the majority member of Barington Companies Investors, LLC ("Barington Investors"). Barington Investors is the general partner of Barington Companies Equity Partners L.P. Barington Companies Management, LLC is the investment adviser to Barington Companies Equity Partners L.P.
F2 Each of the reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of the pecuniary interests therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that each of the reporting persons is the beneficial owner of these shares for the purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
F3 Shares acquired through multiple transactions with prices in the range of $20.10 to $20.20 per share.