Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2006

Apr 28, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2006-04-26

Reporting Person: ATKINSON JOAN (V. P. , Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-04-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	J	172	—	Acquired	1126	Indirect
2006-04-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	F	1105	$43.62	Disposed	26910	Direct
2006-04-27	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	700	$42.51	Disposed	26210	Direct
2006-04-27	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	1126	$42.61	Disposed	25084	Direct
2006-04-27	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	2400	$42.56	Disposed	22684	Direct

Footnotes

F1: BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2006 AND MARCH 31, 2006 THE REPORTING PERSON ACQUIRED AN AGGREGATE OF 172 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AT PREVAILING MARKET PRICES THROUGH THE ISSUER'S 401(K) PLAN.

F2: ON APRIL 26, 2006, 2,666 SHARES OF RESTRICTED STOCK PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY THE REPORTING PERSON VESTED DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF TIME, AND 1,105 SHARES WERE SURRENDERED TO PAY TAXES ON SUCH VESTED SHARES.