X0201 4 2003-09-25 0 0000031107 EASTERN CO EML 0001193778 HENRY CHARLES W ASH SWAMP ROAD WOODBURY CT 06798 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2003-09-25 4 A 0 238 14.70 A 26323 D Non-qualified stock option 9.92 1997-09-17 4 A 0 0 0 A 1997-09-17 2007-10-17 Common Stock 21500 21500 D Non-qualified stock option 14.00 1998-09-09 4 A 0 0 0 A 1998-09-09 2008-10-09 Common Stock 15000 36500 D Non-qualified stock option 15.25 1999-12-15 4 A 0 0 0 A 1999-12-15 2010-01-15 Common Stock 12500 49000 D 238 shares acquired under The Eastern Company Director's Fee Program Pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d). Original 9/17/1997 option was for 15,000 shares at $14.875 per share. As a result of a 3-for-2 stock split effective 5/28/1999 this option became an option for 22,500 shares at $9.92 per share. On 1/19/00, 1,000 options were exercised, leaving a balance of 21,500 options. Original 9/9/1998 option was for 10,000 shares at $21.00 per share. As a result of a 3-for-2 stock split effective 5/28/1999 this option is now 15,000 shares at $14.00 per share. Charles W. Henry, by John L. Sullivan III, his attorney-in-fact 2003-09-25