Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2007

May 23, 2007

SEC Form 4/A — Form 4/A

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2007-04-27

Reporting Person: FORTE RICHARD S (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-04-27	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	F	4997	$43.14	Disposed	17527	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The form which is being amended reported the exercise of 9,100 stock options; this amendment is being submitted in order to report the method of payment of the exercise price.

The director exercised 9,100 stock options, by tendering 4,997 previously owned shares to the Company in payment of the exercise price, resulting in a net increase in share ownership of 4,103 shares.