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: GARDNER DORSEY R (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	11987	Direct
2006-04-24	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	J	188	—	Acquired	1923	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 APRIL 1, 2005 AND MARCH 31, 2006, THE REPORTING PERSON ACQUIRED AN AGGREGATE OF 188 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.