Exhibit 99

                        AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     AGREEMENT  made as of the  24th day of  October,  2007 by and  between  THE
EASTERN  COMPANY,  a  corporation  organized  under  the  laws of the  State  of
Connecticut (the "Company"),  and LEONARD F. LEGANZA, of 62 Tunxis Village Road,
Farmington, Connecticut (the "Executive").



                              W I T N E S S E T H:
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     WHEREAS,  as of  January 1, 2005 the  Company  entered  into an  employment
agreement with the Executive (the  "Agreement")  pursuant to which the Executive
serves as the president and chief executive officer of the Company; and

     WHEREAS, the term of the Agreement continues until December 31, 2007; and

     WHEREAS,  the Agreement  provides that the Company may, in its  discretion,
elect to renew the  Agreement  for one or more  additional  one-year  periods by
giving  written notice to the Executive at least thirty days prior to the end of
the term; and

     WHEREAS,  the Company  wishes to extend the term of the Agreement for a one
year period until December 31, 2008.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Executive do hereby agree as follows:

     (1) Section 4 of the Agreement is deleted and the following is  substituted
     in lieu thereof:

Section 4.   Term.
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     The initial  term of this  Agreement  began as of January 1, 2005 and shall
end as of December  31,  2007.  The term of this  Agreement  is extended  for an
additional one year period, and shall continue until December 31, 2008.

     The Company may, in its  discretion,  elect to renew this Agreement for one
or more additional one-year periods by giving written notice to the Executive at
least thirty (30) days prior to the end of any renewal period.


     (2) All of the other  terms and  conditions  of the  Agreement  are  hereby
     confirmed, ratified and approved in all respects.


     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Company has caused this  Agreement to be executed
and its corporate  seal to be hereunto  affixed,  and the Executive has hereunto
set the Executive's hand and seal, as of the day and year specified above.



ATTEST:                                 THE EASTERN COMPANY


 /s/Theresa P. Dews                     By/s/John L. Sullivan III
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Theresa P. Dews                         John L. Sullivan III
Its: Secretary                          Title: Vice President & CFO


                                        EXECUTIVE


                                        /s/Leonard F. Leganza
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                                        Leonard F. Leganza
                                        Chairman, President and CEO