Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2007

May 1, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

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	M	9100	$23.69	Acquired	22524	Direct
2007-04-27	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	A	181	—	Acquired	2973	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-04-27	Director Stock Option(Right to Buy)	$23.69	M	9100	Disposed	2010-04-10	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00 (9100)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: BETWEEN MAY 1, 2006 AND MARCH 31, 2007, THE REPORTING PERSON ACQUIRED AN AGGREGATE OF 181 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AT PREVAILING MARKET PRICES THROUGH THE ISSUER'S DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN.

F2: THE OPTION VESTED 50% ON THE FIRST, 75% ON THE SECOND AND 100% ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE GRANT DATE (04/10/2000).