---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-22-010173"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "EML"
cik: "0000031107"
company_name: "EASTERN CO"
filed_at: "2022-07-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T07:43:30.959152+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eastern Company amends 8-K to disclose committee assignments for new directors Hernandez and Mardy

## Summary
- Mark Hernandez appointed to Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee effective July 25, 2022.
- Michael Mardy appointed to Audit Committee effective July 25, 2022.
- Both Hernandez and Mardy appointed to Environmental, Health, and Safety Committee effective July 25, 2022.
- Board determined both directors are independent with no material relationships with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-22-010173
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: EML
- cik: 0000031107
- company_name: EASTERN CO
- filed_at: 2022-07-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495422010173/0001654954-22-010173-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495422010173/eml_8ka.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-010173
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-010173.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-010173.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael Mardy was appointed as Director at EASTERN CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: on that date appointed Mr. Mark Hernandez and Mr. Michael Mardy (the “New Directors”) to fill an existing vacancy and the vacancy resulting from the increase in the size of the Board, effective July 25, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495422010173/0001654954-22-010173-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mark Hernandez was appointed as Director at EASTERN CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: on that date appointed Mr. Mark Hernandez and Mr. Michael Mardy (the “New Directors”) to fill an existing vacancy and the vacancy resulting from the increase in the size of the Board, effective July 25, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495422010173/0001654954-22-010173-index.htm

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