Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2008

May 27, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2008-05-21

Reporting Person: Craney Thomas J (Pres., Crane Composites Group)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-05-21	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	F	221	$42.54	Disposed	4779	Direct
2008-05-21	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	J	275	—	Acquired	275	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: ON MAY 21, 2008, 750 SHARES OF RESTRICTED STOCK PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY THE REPORTING PERSON VESTED DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF TIME, AND 221 SHARES WERE SURRENDERED TO PAY TAXES ON SUCH VESTED SHARES.

F2: BETWEEN MAY 1, 2007 AND APRIL 30, 2008, THE REPORTING PERSON ACQUIRED AN AGGREGATE OF 275 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AT PREVAILING MARKET PRICES THROUGH THE ISSUER'S 401(K) PLAN.