Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2005

Apr 27, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2005-04-25

Reporting Person: GARDNER DORSEY R (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-04-25	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	A	940	—	Acquired	11197	Direct
2005-04-25	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	J	161	—	Acquired	1735	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-04-25	Director Stock Option(Right to Buy)	$26.61	A	2000	Acquired	2015-04-25	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00 (2000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: BETWEEN MAY 1, 2004 AND MARCH 31, 2005 THE REPORTING PERSON ACQUIRED AN AGGREGATE OF 161SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AT PREVAILING MARKET PRICES THROUGH THE ISSUER'S DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN.

F2: THIS OPTION VESTS 50% ONE YEAR, 75% TWO YEARS AND 100% THREE YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF GRANT.