| Confidential Treatment Requested by Crane Company Pursuant to 17 C.F.R. § 200.83
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOMLLP ONEMANHATTANWEST NEWYORK,NY 10001
TEL: (212) 735-3000 FAX: (212) 735-2000 www.skadden.com
November 23, 2022 |
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CONFIDENTIAL SUBMISSION VIA EDGAR
Office of Manufacturing
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: | Beverly Singleton |
Ernest Greene
Jennifer Angelini
Jay Ingram
Re: | Crane Company |
Confidential Submission of Draft Registration Statement on Form 10-12B
Submitted August 30, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Draft
Registration Statement on Form 10-12B Submitted October 7, 2022
CIK No. 0001944013
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Crane Company (the “Company”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crane Holdings, Co. (“Crane Holdings”), we are confidentially submitting to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) Amendment No. 2 to the draft Registration Statement on Form 10-12B (the “Registration Statement”), pursuant to the policy announced by the SEC on June 29, 2017, as supplemented on August 17, 2017 and June 24, 2020, for non-public review by the staff of the SEC prior to the public filing of the Registration Statement. The Registration Statement relates to the proposed distribution by Crane Holdings to its stockholders of 100% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. The Company previously submitted a draft Registration Statement on Form 10-12B on August 30, 2022 and Amendment No. 1 to the draft Registration Statement on Form 10-12B on October 7, 2022.
Office of Manufacturing
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
November 23, 2022
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The Company will publicly file the Registration Statement and all non-public draft submissions thereof at least 15 days prior to the requested effective date of the Registration Statement.
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We look forward to working with you in connection with the review of the Registration Statement. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (212) 735-2660 or annbeth.stebbins@skadden.com.
Sincerely, |
/s/ Ann Beth Stebbins |
Ann Beth Stebbins |
cc: | Max H. Mitchell |
President and Chief Executive Officer
Crane Company
Richard A. Maue
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Crane Company
Anthony M. D’Iorio
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Crane Company
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