Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2004

Apr 26, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR-NYSE)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2004-04-23

Reporting Person: FAST ERIC C (Pres. & Chief Exec. Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-04-23	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	F	5492	$32.725	Disposed	228573	Direct
2004-04-23	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	J	217	—	Acquired	1226	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: ON APRIL 23, 2004 16,250 SHARES OF RESTRICTED STOCK PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY THE REPORTING PERSON VESTED DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF TIME, AND 5,492 SHARES WERE SURRENDERED TO PAY TAXES ON SUCH VESTED SHARES.

F2: BETWEEN JULY 1, 2003 AND MARCH 31, 2004 THE REPORTING PERSON ACQUIRED AN AGGREGATE OF 217 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AT PREVAILING MARKET PRICES THROUGH THE ISSUER'S 401(K) PLAN.