Crane NXT, Co. — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 27, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CRANE CO /DE/ (CR)
CIK: 0000025445
Period of Report: 2012-02-23

Reporting Person: Perlitz Thomas J (VP Corp Strtgy Grp Pres Cntrls)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-23	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	M	400.0000	$16.4300	Acquired	17760.0000	Direct
2012-02-23	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	100.0000	$50.0000	Disposed	17660.0000	Direct
2012-02-23	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	S	400.0000	$50.0000	Disposed	17260.0000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-23	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$16.4300	M	400.0000	Disposed	2015-01-26	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00 (400.0000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	2711.0000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Concurrent sale of shares resulting from an exercise of options granted on 1/26/09 and expiring on 1/26/15.

F2: This option vested 25% on the first, 50% on the second, 75% on the third and 100% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date (01/26/2009).