| **UNITED STATES**                      |
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| **SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** |
| **Washington, D.C. 20549**             |
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| **FORM 10-Q**                          |

 

(Mark One)

 

| **x****QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED****September  27, 2008** |
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| **OR** |
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| **o****TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                          to** |
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| **Commission File Number:** | **0599** |
|-----------------------------|----------|

 

| **THE EASTERN COMPANY**                                |
|--------------------------------------------------------|
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |

 

| **Connecticut**                                                 | **06-0330020**                        |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.) |

 

| **112 Bridge Street, Naugatuck, Connecticut** | **06770**  |
|-----------------------------------------------|------------|
| (Address of principal executive offices)      | (Zip Code) |

 

| **(203) 729-2255******                                    |
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| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |

 

| **Not applicable**                                                                 |
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| (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange 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   x****No o |
|-----------------|

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): 

 

| Large accelerated filer o                                             | Accelerated filer **x**     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company o |

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

| Yes  o****No****x |
|-------------------|

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

| Class                      | Outstanding as of September 27, 2008 |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Common Stock, No par value | 5,958,314                            |

 

 

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