The Eastern Co 2025年度报告

FORM 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) (Mark One) ☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the Fiscal Year endedJanuary 3, 2026 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period from ________________ to _______________ Commission File Number 001-35383 THE EASTERN COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) 06484(Zip Code) 3 Enterprise Drive, Suite 408, Shelton, Connecticut(Address of principal executive offices) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 729-2255Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes☐No☒ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes☐No☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submittedpursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required tosubmit such files). Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smallerreporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reportingcompany,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer☐Accelerated filer☒Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☒Emerging growth company☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period forcomplying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectivenessof its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registeredpublic accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of theregistrant included in the fi ling reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-basedcompensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes☐No☒ As of June 28, 2025, the last day of registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the votingstock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $110,603,643 (based on the closing sales price of the registrant’s common stock onthe last trading date prior to that date). Shares of the registrant’s common stock held by each officer and director and shares held intrust by the pension plans of the Company have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determinationof affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes. As of February 15, 2026, 6,041,767 shares of the registrant’s common stock, no par value per share, were issued and outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain information required for Part III of this report is incorporated herein by reference to portions of the proxy statement for theCompany’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant toRegulation 14A not later than 120 days after January 3, 2026. EXPLANATORY NOTE The Eastern Company (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) to amend theCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026 (the “Original Form 10-K”), which wasfiled withthe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March3, 2026 (the “Original Filing Date”).The sole purpose of thisAmendment is to include Exhibits 21 (Subsidiaries of the Company), 23 (Consent of Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP), 31 (Rule13