Form
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Active or control-oriented beneficial ownership filing.
BARINGTON COMPANIES MANAGEMENT, LLC - 16 Mar 2026 SCHEDULE 13D/A Report for EASTERN CO Common Stock, no par value (EML)
- Filing manager
- BARINGTON COMPANIES MANAGEMENT, LLC
- Reporting owner
- James A. Mitarotonda
- Beneficially owned shares
- 686,853 shares
- Large-stake signal
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Ownership
11%Beneficial ownership of this reported class.
Shares
686,853 sharesShares beneficially owned as disclosed.
Event date
16 Mar 2026Date tied to the ownership event or amendment.
Accepted by SEC
18 Mar 2026EDGAR acceptance date.
How to read this large-stake filing
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- Class ownership
- 11%
- Symbol
- EML
- Shares outstanding
- 6,025,026 shares
- SEC form
- SCHEDULE 13D/A
- Accepted by SEC
- 18 Mar 2026, 19:49:23 UTC
- Event date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Source filing
- View source filing
Ownership signal
CIK-linked ownership evidence from parsed SEC filings.
2 signals
Subject security
Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile.
2 source fields
Source evidence
Original filing metadata and source links for verification.
4 source fields
Key filing fact
BARINGTON COMPANIES MANAGEMENT, LLC disclosed 11% ownership in EASTERN CO Common Stock, no par value (EML) on 16 Mar 2026.
Key facts
- BARINGTON COMPANIES MANAGEMENT, LLC filed SCHEDULE 13D/A for EASTERN CO Common Stock, no par value (EML).
- Disclosed ownership: 11%.
- Date of event: 16 Mar 2026.
Change
- No earlier schedule filing is available for direct comparison.
- Current filing was accepted on 18 Mar 2026, 19:49.
Research use
- This page turns one Schedule 13D/G filing into a quick large-stake read before the raw reporting-person rows.
- Use the linked SEC filing as the source of truth for ownership percentages, shares, and reporting-party details.
Evidence
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Beneficial ownership values are sourced from the original SEC Schedule 13D/13G filing.
Reporting persons
Disclosed reporting parties (6)
Names, ownership percentages, voting power, signatures, titles, and CIKs as disclosed in this Schedule 13D/G filing.
| Name | Ownership | Shares owned | Sole voting power | Shared voting power | Signature | Title | CIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. | 11% | 642,342 | 642,342 | 0 | Barington Companies Investors, LLC, its general partner /s/ James A. Mitarotonda | James A. Mitarotonda Managing Member | 0001107149 |
| Barington Companies Investors, LLC | 11% | 642,342 | 642,342 | 0 | /s/ James A. Mitarotonda | James A. Mitarotonda Managing Member | 0001324904 |
| Barington Companies Management, LLC | 11% | 642,342 | 642,342 | 0 | /s/ James A. Mitarotonda | James A. Mitarotonda Managing Member | 0000887762 |
| Barington Capital Group, L.P. | 11% | 642,342 | 642,342 | 0 | LNA Capital Corp., its general partner /s/ James A. Mitarotonda | James A. Mitarotonda President and CEO | 0000880915 |
| LNA Capital Corp. | 11% | 642,342 | 642,342 | 0 | /s/ James A. Mitarotonda | James A. Mitarotonda President and CEO | 0001324903 |
| James A. Mitarotonda | 11% | 686,853 | 686,853 | 0 | /s/ James A. Mitarotonda | James A. Mitarotonda | 0001254583 |
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