Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2006

Mar 10, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2006-03-10

Reporting Person: VIPOND J ROBERT (VP-Finance and CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-03-10	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	J	21	—	Acquired	176	Indirect
2006-03-10	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	F	524	$38.05	Disposed	9476	Direct

Footnotes

F1: BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2006 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2006 THE REPORTING PERSON ACQUIRED AN AGGREGATE OF 21 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AT PREVAILING MARKET PRICES THROUGH THE ISSUER'S 401(K) PLAN.

F2: ON MARCH 10, 2006, 1,666 SHARES OF RESTRICTED STOCK PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY THE REPORTING PERSON VESTED DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF TIME, AND 524 SHARES WERE SURRENDERED TO PAY TAXES ON SUCH VESTED SHARES.