Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2006

Sep 7, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2006-09-06

Reporting Person: Perlitz Thomas J (VP Operational Excellence)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-09-06	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	J	537	—	Acquired	708	Indirect
2006-09-06	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	F	1048	$40.04	Disposed	11952	Direct

Footnotes

F1: BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1, 2006 AND AUGUST 31, 2006, THE REPORTING PERSON ACQUIRED AN AGGREGATE OF 537 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AT PREVAILING MARKET PRICES THROUGH THE ISSUER'S 401(K) PLAN.

F2: ON SEPTEMPER 6, 2006, 3,333 SHARES OF RESTRICTED STOCK PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY THE REPORTING PERSON VESTED DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF TIME, AND 1,048 SHARES WERE SURRENDERED TO PAY TAXES ON SUCH VESTED SHARES.