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): February 25, 2020 (February 24, 2020)

CRANE CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

Delaware	1-1657		13-1952290
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. 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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00	CR	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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SECTION 8 - OTHER EVENTS

Item 8.01 Other Events

Election of James L. L. Tullis as Chairman of the Board

On February 24, 2020, James L. L. Tullis, 72, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Crane Co. (the “Company”) since 1998, was appointed to serve as the Chairman of the Board, effective upon the retirement of the current Chairman at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 27, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”). Mr. Tullis will continue to serve as chairman of the Management Organization and Compensation Committee, and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee, pending the Annual Meeting.

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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.
February 25, 2020
	By:	/s/ Anthony M. D'Iorio
		Anthony M. D'Iorio
		Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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