DiSanto Frederick D. 4

What Happened Frederick D. DiSanto, a director of Eastern Co (ticker: EML), acquired 213 shares on 2026-06-04 in an open-market/private purchase (transaction code P) at $21.50 per share, for a total cost of $4,580. This was a purchase (acquisition) rather than a sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-04; Filing date: 2026-06-05. No late filing is indicated in the provided data.
• Transaction type/code: P = Purchase (open market or private purchase).
• Shares acquired: 213 at $21.50 each; total = $4,580.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the excerpt provided.
• Notable footnotes:
  • F1/F2 — Some shares are owned directly by entities Ancora Catalyst and Ancora Merlin. Mr. DiSanto, by virtue of his role at Ancora Holdings (through Ancora Alternatives, the general partner), may be deemed to beneficially own those entity-held shares for Section 16 purposes but expressly disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of any pecuniary interest.

Context Purchases by insiders can be interpreted as a modest bullish signal because the insider is adding to a position, but this is a relatively small open-market buy ($4.6k) and should be weighed alongside other insider activity and company fundamentals. This filing reports a straightforward purchase; no option exercises, awards, gifts, or tax-withholding transactions are involved.