Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2006

Jan 30, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2006-01-26

Reporting Person: FAST ERIC C (Director, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	100	$36.97	Disposed	124900	Indirect
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	100	$37.01	Disposed	124800	Indirect
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	200	$36.96	Disposed	124600	Indirect
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	200	$36.94	Disposed	124400	Indirect
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	300	$36.9	Disposed	124100	Indirect
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	300	$36.95	Disposed	123800	Indirect
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	300	$36.89	Disposed	123500	Indirect
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	400	$36.88	Disposed	123100	Indirect
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	400	$36.98	Disposed	122700	Indirect
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	800	$36.92	Disposed	121900	Indirect
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	2200	$36.93	Disposed	119700	Indirect
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	2500	$37.21	Disposed	117200	Indirect
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	3000	$36.85	Disposed	114200	Indirect
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	3100	$36.99	Disposed	111100	Indirect
2006-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	26100	$37	Disposed	85000	Indirect
2006-01-27	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	F	4380	$36.86	Disposed	294078	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	1504	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: THE SALES TO WHICH THIS FORM RELATE WERE MADE BY A GRANTOR RETAINED SECURITY TRUST PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED BY THE REPORTING PERSON. SUCH SALES WERE PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN PLAN INTENDED TO COMPLY WITH RULE 10b5 - 1(c) ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 3, 2005.

F2: ON JANUARY 27, 2006, 10,000 SHARES OF RESTRICTED STOCK PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS BENEFICALLY OWNED BY THE REPORTING PERSON VESTED DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF TIME, AND 4,380 SHARES WERE SURRENDERED TO PAY TAXES ON SUCH VESTED SHARES.