Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2010

Aug 10, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2010-08-06

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-08-06	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	M	13413	$26.86	Acquired	100410	Direct
2010-08-06	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	13413	$36.5115	Disposed	86997	Direct
2010-08-09	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	M	16587	$26.86	Acquired	103584	Direct
2010-08-09	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	16587	$36.5291	Disposed	86997	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-08-06	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$26.86	M	13413	Disposed	2011-01-25	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00 (13413)	Direct
2010-08-09	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$26.86	M	16587	Disposed	2011-01-25	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00 (16587)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	3711	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Weighted average price at which shares were sold in multiple same-day transactions at prices ranging from $36.50 to $36.58. The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon request of the Commission staff, the issuer, or security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F2: Weighted average price at which shares were sold in multiple same-day transactions at prices ranging from $36.50 to $36.71. The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon request of the Commission staff, the issuer, or security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F3: The options vested 50% on the first, 75% on the second and 100% on the third anniversary of the grant date (01/24/2005).