Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2005

Jan 31, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2005-01-27

Reporting Person: DUPONT AUGUSTUS I (V.P., Gen. Couns. & Sec.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-01-27	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	F	1437	$27.01	Disposed	83309	Direct
2005-01-28	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	F	315	$27.7	Disposed	82994	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	1978	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: ON JANUARY 27, 2005, 4,568 SHARES OF RESTRICTED STOCK PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY THE REPORTING PERSON VESTED DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF TIME, AND 1,437 SHARES WERE SURRENDERED TO PAY TAXES ON SUCH VESTED SHARES.

F2: ON JANUARY 28, 2005, 1,000 SHARES OF RESTRICTED STOCK PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY THE REPORTING PERSON VESTED DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF TIME, AND 315 SHARES WERE SURRENDERED TO PAY TAXES ON SUCH VESTED SHARES.