Amended Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4/a)

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 ^* MITCHELL MAX H	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CRANE CO /DE/ [ CR ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO
(Last) (First) (Middle) 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/30/2018
(Street) STAMFORD, CT 06902-6784 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/31/2018	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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	7/30/2018		M		40765 ⁽¹⁾	A	$48.59	200654	D
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	7/30/2018		S		30718 ⁽¹⁾	D	$89.1806 ⁽²⁾	169936	D
CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	7/30/2018		J		41 ⁽³⁾	A	$0	2669	I	401(K)

*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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$48.59	7/30/2018		M			40765 ⁽¹⁾	⁽⁴⁾	1/28/2019	CRANE CO. COMMON, PAR VALUE $1.00	40765.0	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Mr. Mitchell exercised 40,765 stock options granted on 1/28/2013 and set to expire on 1/28/2019, priced at $48.59 and sold 30,718 shares at a weighted average price of $89.1806, to pay the exercise price of the options and to pay taxes on the resulting gain. After the exercise, Mr. Mitchell's holdings in the issuer's common stock increased by 10,047 shares.
(2)	Weighted average price at which shares were sold in multiple same-day transactions at prices ranging from $88.18 to $91.15. 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 August 1, 2017 and July 31, 2018, Mr. Mitchell acquired an aggregate of 41 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:
Power of Attorney and Confirming Statement are attached.

On July 31, 2018, the Reporting Person reported an exercise of stock options and the sale of underlying shares. Due to a broker execution error, the previously reported transaction was reversed and re-executed. The Form 4 filed by the Reporting Person on July 31, 2018 is hereby amended in its entirety to reflect the terms of the re-executed transactions.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MITCHELL MAX H 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE STAMFORD, CT 06902-6784	X		President and CEO

Signatures
Attorney In Fact, Alishba Kassim		8/9/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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