0001628280-15-009344.txt : 20151209 0001628280-15-009344.hdr.sgml : 20151209 20151209162644 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001628280-15-009344 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151209 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20151209 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151209 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CRANE CO /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000025445 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS [3490] IRS NUMBER: 131952290 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-01657 FILM NUMBER: 151278628 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CRANE CO. STREET 2: 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06902 BUSINESS PHONE: 203-363-7300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CRANE CO. STREET 2: 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06902 8-K 1 a8-k1272015.htm 8-K 8-K


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 

FORM 8-K
 

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2015
 

CRANE CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
 
 
 
1-1657
 
13-1952290
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
100 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT
 
06902
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 363-7300
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))







SECTION 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

ITEM 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Item 5.02(d):

On December 7, 2015, the Board of Directors elected Peter O. Scannell, 57, to serve as a Director, for a term ending on the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2016. Mr. Scannell has served as Chief Executive Officer of Rockwood Service Corporation, a holding company of testing and testing technology businesses based in Greenwich, CT, since 1990.

In connection with his election to the Board, Mr. Scannell was granted 1,401 Deferred Stock Units, pursuant to the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan.

A copy of the Company's press release dated December 9, 2015, is appended to this Interim Report as Exhibit 99.1.

 






SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(a)
None
 
(b)
None
 
(c)
None
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
99.1
Press Release dated December 9, 2015, issued by Crane Co.




SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRANE CO.
 
 
 
Dated: December 9, 2015
 
By:
 
By /s/ Max H. Mitchell
 
 
 
 
Max H. Mitchell
 
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer







EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
99.1
 
Press Release dated December 9, 2015, issued by Crane Co.



 EX-99.1 2 a99112915pressrelease.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit


 
 
 
Exhibit 99.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crane Co.
 
 
News
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contact:
 
 
 
 
Jason D. Feldman
 
 
 
 
Director, Investor Relations
 
 
 
 
203-363-7329
 
 
 
 
www.craneco.com
 


CRANE CO. ELECTS NEW DIRECTOR


STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - December 9, 2015 - Crane Co. (NYSE: CR), a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products, announced that its Board of Directors elected Peter O. Scannell as a Director of Crane Co. effective December 7, 2015.

Mr. Scannell founded Rockwood Service Corporation in 1990 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since that time. Rockwood Service Corporation is a holding company of testing and testing technology businesses. Rockwood companies include Acuren (industrial nondestructive testing and related services) and Sperry Rail (rail flaw detection services).
  
Mr. Scannell also founded and continues as Chairman of the Board of Kane Holding Companies, Erie, PA. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Genesee & Wyoming, Darien, CT, from 2002 to 2011.

R. S. Evans, Chairman of the Board, stated: “Peter Scannell is a successful businessman who has built an impressive company through acquisitions and investments in the United States and internationally. With his financial and operations expertise and acquisition experience, Peter will bring valuable insights to the Crane Co. board. We are very pleased that he has agreed to join our Board of Directors.”



Crane Co. is a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products. Founded in 1855, Crane provides products and solutions to customers in the hydrocarbon processing, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, unattended payment, automated merchandising, aerospace, electronics, transportation and other markets. The Company has four business segments: Fluid Handling, Payment & Merchandising Technologies, Aerospace & Electronics and Engineered Materials. Crane has approximately 11,500 employees in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Crane Co. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:CR). For more information, visit www.craneco.com.

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