0000031107 2026-02-25 2026-02-25 0000031107 true --01-03 8-K/A 2026-02-25 The Eastern Company CT 001-35383 06-0330020 3 Enterprise Drive Suite 408 Shelton CT 06484 203 729-2255 false false false false Common Stock, No Par Value EML NASDAQ false On March 2, 2026, The Eastern Company (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) disclosing, among other things, the amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company. The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 to the Original Form 8-K (this “Amendment”) solely to include Exhibit 3.1 (Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of The Eastern Company, effective as of February 25, 2026), which was inadvertently omitted from the Original Form 8-K. Except as described in this Explanatory Note, this Amendment does not otherwise change the Original Form 8-K.