Reg FD Disclosure

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): March 30, 2022     CRANE CO. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)     DEL AWARE (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)   ☐ 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)) 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. ☐       ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD On March 30, 2022, Crane Co. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing its intention to pursue a plan to spin-off the Company’s Aerospace & Electronics and Process Flow Technologies segments to the Company’s stockholders. The spin-off is expected to be tax-free to the Company and its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes and is expected to be completed within approximately 12 months. Completion of the spin-off is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. A copy of the Press Release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in the Press Release, furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information set forth in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.   ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits   Exhibit No.    Exhibit 99.1    Press Release dated March 30, 2022 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)   2 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. March 30, 2022             By:   /s/ Anthony M. D’Iorio       Name:   Anthony M. D’Iorio       Title:   Senior Vice President,         General Counsel and Secretary   3