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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): May 24, 2021 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) ☐ 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. ☐ 1 SECTION 8 – OTHER EVENTS Item 8.01 Other Events On May 24, 2021, Crane Co. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing, among other things, its entry into an agreement to divest its Engineered Materials segment, and the renaming of its Fluid Handling segment to Process Flow Technologies. The release also provided an updated growth forecast for the Company’s Aerospace & Electronics segment and additional details regarding its upcoming Investor Conference. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. 2 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 May 24, 2021, issued by Crane Co. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) 3 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. May 24, 2021       By:   /s/ Anthony M. D’Iorio     Anthony M. D’Iorio SVP, General Counsel & Secretary 4 Document and Entity Information As of 5/24/2021 Entity Central Index Key 0000025445 Amendment Flag false 5