Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2009

May 7, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2009-05-06

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-05-06	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	M	40000	$19.86	Acquired	126924	Direct
2009-05-06	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	40000	$23.5662	Disposed	86924	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-05-06	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$19.86	M	40000	Disposed	2010-01-24	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00 (40000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	3483	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The option vested 50% one year, 75% two years, and 100% three years after the date of grant (01/24/2000).