Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 9, 2023, The Eastern Company (the "Company") appointed Mark Hernandez as its next Chief Executive Officer, to succeed August (Gus) Vlak, who has served as Chief Executive Officer since 2016, effective January 23, 2023.

On January 10, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Hernandez as its next Chief Executive Officer to succeed Mr. Vlak. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits



Exhibit No.   Exhibit Description

  99.1          Press Release issued by The Eastern Company, dated January 10,
              2023

104           Cover Page Interactive Data File (cover page XBRL tags are embedded
              within the Inline XBRL document)





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