Crane NXT (CXT) Form 4 CRANE / KRISTIAN ROBERT SALOVAARA ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SALOVAARA KRISTIAN ROBERT

(Last) (First) (Middle)

100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE

(Street)

STAMFORD CT 06902-6784

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CRANE CO /DE/ [ CR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
VP, Business Development

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	11/01/2018		M		13,367	A	$48.59	34,863	D
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	11/01/2018		S		13,367(1)	D	$89.5255(2)	21,496	D
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	11/01/2018		J	V	12(3)	A	$0	439	I	401(K)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$48.59	11/01/2018		M			13,367	(4)	01/28/2019	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	13,367	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Mr. Salovaara exercised and sold 13,367 stock options granted to him on 1/28/2013 and set to expire 1/23/2019 priced at $48.59 and sold at a weighted average price of $89.5255.

2. Weighted average price at which shares were sold in multiple same-day transactions at prices ranging from $89.34 to $89.85. The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon request of the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

3. Between January 1, 2017 and October 31,2018, Mr. Salovaara acquired an aggregate of 12 shares of common stock at prevailing market prices through the issuer's 401(K) plan.

4. 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 (01/28/2013).

Remarks:

	Attorney In Fact, Alishba Kassim	11/02/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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