 The Eastern Company NASDAQ:EML the Company today announced that its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders the Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. Shareholders will not have the option to attend the Annual Meeting in-person, but will have the same opportunities to participate in the virtual meeting format as they would at an in-person meeting. This change was instituted in accordance with Executive Order No. 7I issued by the Governor of the State of Connecticut, which temporarily suspends the statutory requirement for in-person shareholder meetings for Connecticut corporations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to support the health and well-being of the Companys employees, shareholders, and the community. As previously announced, the Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. 