Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Pinkham Louis V.	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) Senior Vice President
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/19/2019
(Street) STAMFORD, CT 06902-6784 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	2/19/2019		M		10111	A	$73.90	43930	D
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	2/19/2019		S		10111   (1)	D	$85.0263   (2)	33819	D
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	2/19/2019		M		28182	A	$43.57	62001	D
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	2/19/2019		S		28182   (3)	D	$85.0263   (2)	33819	D
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	2/19/2019		M		12424	A	$58.47	46243	D
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	2/19/2019		S		12424   (4)	D	$85.0263   (2)	33819	D
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	2/19/2019		M		4386	A	$64.78	38205	D
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	2/19/2019		S		4386   (5)	D	$85.0263   (2)	33819	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: 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)	$73.9	2/19/2019		M			10111	(6)	1/30/2027	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	10111.0	$0	10112	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$43.57	2/19/2019		M			28182	(7)	1/25/2026	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	28182.0	$0	9395	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$58.47	2/19/2019		M			12424	(8)	1/26/2025	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	12424.0	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$64.78	2/19/2019		M			4386	(9)	1/27/2024	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	4386.0	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Concurrent sale of shares resulting from an exercise of options granted on 1/30/2017 and expiring on 1/30/2027.
(2)	Weighted average price at which shares were sold in multiple same-day transactions at prices ranging from $84.6000 to $85.5950. 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)	Concurrent sale of shares resulting from an exercise of options granted on 1/25/2016 and expiring on 1/25/2026.
(4)	Concurrent sale of shares resulting from an exercise of options granted on 1/26/2015 and expiring on 1/26/2025.
(5)	Concurrent sale of shares resulting from an exercise of options granted on 1/27/2014 and expiring on 1/27/2024.
(6)	This option vested 25% on the first and 50% on the second anniversary of the grant date (01/30/2017). The remaining 50% will vest on the third and fourth anniversary of the grant date.
(7)	This option vested 25% on the first, 50% on the second and 75% on the third anniversary of the grant date (01/25/2016). The remaining 25% will vest on the fourth anniversary of the grant date.
(8)	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 (01/26/2015).
(9)	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 (01/27/2014).

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Pinkham Louis V. 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE STAMFORD, CT 06902-6784			Senior Vice President

Signatures
Attorney In Fact, Alishba Kassim		2/20/2019
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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