Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2005

Aug 2, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2005-07-29

Reporting Person: NOONAN THOMAS MICHAEL (Vice President - Taxes)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-07-29	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	M	14815	$20.71	Acquired	70380	Direct
2005-07-29	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	M	14407	$19.86	Acquired	84787	Direct
2005-07-29	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	23150	$31.45	Disposed	61637	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-07-29	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$19.86	M	14407	Disposed	2010-01-24	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00 (14407)	Direct
2005-07-29	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$20.71	M	14815	Disposed	2007-04-21	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00 (14815)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	2940	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: BETWEEN APRIL 1, 2005 AND JUNE 30, 2005 THE REPORTING PERSON ACQUIRED AN AGGREGATE OF 64.587 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AT PREVAILING MARKET PRICES THROUGH THE ISSUER'S 401(K) PLAN

F2: THE OPTION VESTED 50% ONE YEAR, 75% TWO YEARS AND 100% THREE YEARS ON THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD ANNIVERSARIES OF THE GRANT DATE (JANUARY 24, 2000).

F3: THE OPTION VESTED 50% ONE YEAR, 75% TWO YEARS AND 100% THREE YEARS ON THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD ANNIVERSARIES OF THE GRANT DATE (APRIL 21, 1997).