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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-25-004992"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EML"
cik: "0000031107"
company_name: "EASTERN CO"
filed_at: "2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T01:19:57.218009+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eastern Company annual meeting elects all 7 directors, approves say-on-pay and auditor

## Summary
- Fredrick DiSanto, John Everets, Charles Henry, James Mitarotonda, Peggy Scott, Michael Mardy, and Ryan Schroeder elected as directors for 2026.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 3.75M for, 1.12M against, 46,649 abstain.
- Ratification of Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP as independent auditor approved: 5.48M for, 127k against.
- All director nominees received majority support; Charles Henry received the lowest 'for' votes at 3.97M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-25-004992
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EML
- cik: 0000031107
- company_name: EASTERN CO
- filed_at: 2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495425004992/0001654954-25-004992-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495425004992/eml_8k.htm

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