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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ELLIS BRADLEY   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 (Month/Day/Year) 08/08/2018 (Street) STAMFORD, CT 06902-6784 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 08/08/2018   M   10,833 (1) A $ 48.59 164,937 D   CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00 08/08/2018   S   10,833 D $ 90.5281 (2) 154,104 D   CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00 08/08/2018   J V 167 (3) A $ 0 7,130 I 401(K) CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00 08/09/2018   M   930 (4) A $ 48.59 155,034 D   CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00 08/09/2018   S   930 D $ 90.5 154,104 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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)

$ 48.59

08/08/2018

M

10,833

(5)

01/28/2019

CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00

10,833

$ 0

930

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 48.59

08/09/2018

M

930

(5)

01/28/2019

CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00

930

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ELLIS BRADLEY 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE STAMFORD, CT 06902-6784			Senior Vice President

Signatures

Attorney In Fact, Alishba Kassim		08/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Mr. Ellis exercised options granted to him on 1/28/2013 and set to expire on 1/28/2019, resulting in him acquiring 10,833 shares of common stock which he sold contemporaneously in multiple same-day transactions.
(2)	Weighted average price at which shares were sold in multiple same-day transactions at prices ranging from $90.50 to $90.66. 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 July 31,2018, Mr. Ellis acquired an aggregate of 167 shares of common stock at prevailing market prices through the issuer's 401(K) plan.
(4)	Mr. Ellis exercised options granted to him on 1/28/2013 and set to expire on 1/28/2019, resulting in him acquiring 930 shares of common stock which he sold for $90.50. After the sale, Mr. Ellis will have direct holdings of 154,104 shares of the issuer's common stock.
(5)	This option expires on 1/28/2019.

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