August M. Vlak - Feb 4, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for EASTERN CO (EML)

Role
President & CEO, Director
Signature
/s/August M. Vlak
Stock symbol
EML
Transactions as of
Feb 4, 2021
Transactions value $
-$85,207
Form type
4
Date filed
5/20/2021, 09:13 AM
Previous filing
Feb 15, 2022
Next filing
Jan 30, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction EML Class A Common Stock Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6 $931 +38 +0.2% $24.51 19.2K Feb 4, 2021 Direct F1
transaction EML Class A Common Stock Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6 $912 +34 +0.18% $26.82 19.2K Mar 5, 2021 Direct F1
transaction EML Class A Common Stock Purchase $212 +8 +0.04% $26.51 19.2K Mar 15, 2021 Direct F2
transaction EML Class A Common Stock Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6 $1.16K +42 +0.22% $27.51 19.3K Apr 6, 2021 Direct F1
transaction EML Class A Common Stock Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6 $908 +31 +0.16% $29.29 19.3K May 5, 2021 Direct F1
transaction EML Class A Common Stock Options Exercise $318K +16.7K +86.28% $19.10 36K May 10, 2021 Direct F3
transaction EML Class A Common Stock Disposed to Issuer -$408K -13.1K -36.3% $31.21 22.9K May 10, 2021 Direct F3

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction EML Stock Appreciation Rights Options Exercise $0 -16.7K -100% $0.00* 0 May 10, 2021 Common Stock 16.7K $19.10 Direct
transaction EML Stock Appreciation Rights Award $0 +20K $0.00 20K Apr 27, 2021 Common Stock 20K $24.90 Direct
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Shares acquired under The Eastern Company Investors Choice Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Sale Plan.
F2 Represents shares acquired by the reporting person through the reinvestment of dividends under The Eastern Company Investors Choice Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Sale Plan.
F3 The reporting person received 3,605 shares of common stock upon the net exercise of 16,667 stock appreciation rights (SARs). A total of 13,062 shares of common stock underlying such SARs were withheld in the payment of the exercise price and to satisfy the withholding tax obligation resulting from the exercise.