Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2007

May 3, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2007-05-01

Reporting Person: DUPONT AUGUSTUS I (V.P., Gen. Couns. & Sec.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-05-01	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	M	65056	$33.54	Acquired	146446	Direct
2007-05-01	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	47956	$42.0294	Disposed	98490	Direct
2007-05-02	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	17100	$42.0352	Disposed	81390	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-05-01	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$33.54	M	65056	Disposed	2008-04-20	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00 (65056)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	2479	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: THE OPTION VESTED 50% ON THE FIRST, 75% ON THE SECOND AND 100% ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE GRANT DATE (04/20/1998).