Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2006

Apr 26, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2006-04-24

Reporting Person: Cook Donald G (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-04-24	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	A	790	—	Acquired	1410	Direct
2006-04-24	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	J	6	—	Acquired	6	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-04-24	Director Stock Option(Right to Buy)	$41.37	A	2000	Acquired	2016-04-24	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00 (2000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: BETWEEN AUGUST 31, 2005 AND MARCH 31, 2006, THE REPORTING PERSON ACQUIRED AN AGGREGATE OF 6 SHARES 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.