UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either
placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly
with a market maker
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1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)
The Eastern Company
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1(b) IRS IDENT. NO. (c) SEC FILE NO.
06-0330020 0-599
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1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET
112 Bridge Street
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1(d) CITY STATE ZIP CODE
Naugatuck CT 06770
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1(e) TELEPHONE
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AREA CODE NUMBER
203 729-2255
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2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of The Eastern Company
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2(b) IRS IDENT. NO. (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
13-6076459 Employee Benefit Plan of Issuer
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2(d) ADDRESS STREET
112 Bridge Street
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2(d) CITY STATE ZIP CODE
Naugatuck CT 06770
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
the I.R.S. Identification Number and the SEC File Number.
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3 (a) (b) SEC USE (c ) (d) (e) (f) (g)
Title of Name and Address of Each ONLY Number of Aggregate Number of Approximate Name of Each
the Class Broker Through Whom the Broker- Shares or Market Shares or Date of Sale Securities
of Securities are to be Dealer Other Units Value Other Units (See instr. Exchange
Securities Offered to Each Market File to be Sold Outstanding 3(f))
to be Sold Maker who is Number (See instr. (See instr. (See instr. (MO. DAY YR.) (See instr.
Acquiring the Securities 3 (c )) 3(d)) 3(e)) 3(g))
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Common UBS (Warburg) Securities LLC 65,000 1,281,150 3,632,221 12/13/04 American
Stock 125 High Street, 28th Floor Stock
Boston, MA 02110 Exchange
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. (a) Name of issuer
(b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
(c) Issuer'S S.E.C. file number, if any
(d) Issuer's address, including zip code (e) Issuer's telephone number,
including area code
2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
(b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
(c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
(d) Such person's address, including zip code
3.(a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
(b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended
to be sold
(c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the
aggregate face amount)
(d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date
within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
(e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debit
securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most
recent report or statement published by the issuer
(f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
(g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are
intended to be sold
POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED
IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY
VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.
TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the
securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the
purchase price or other consideration therefor:
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Name of Person
from Whom Acquired Amount of
Title of Date you Nature of Acquisition (If gift, also give Securities Nature of
the Class Acquired Transaction date donor acquired) Acquired Payment
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Common 6/5/75 Open Market Transaction Open Market Transaction 65,000 shares Cash
Stock to
8/5/75
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INSTRUCTIONS:
If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash
at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of
the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other
obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and
state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last
installment paid.
TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during
the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
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Amount of
Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Securities Sold Gross Proceeds
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None
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REMARKS:
None
INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to
be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be
sold but also as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph
(e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing
this notice.
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to
sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material
adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the
Issuer of the securities to be sold which have not been publicly disclosed.
12/13/04 /s/John L. Sullivan III
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(DATE OF NOTICE) (SIGNATURE)
The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to
be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).