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Second Quarter 2017 Highlights:

• Continued strong execution with operating margins reaching a record high of 15.5%. Excluding Special Items, operating margins were 15.9%.
• Deployed $58 million of cash to close two acquisitions during the quarter.
• GAAP earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $1.14. Excluding Special Items, EPS was $1.17.
• Full year GAAP EPS guidance of $4.31-$4.51 and reaffirming EPS guidance, excluding Special Items, of $4.35-$4.55.

Crane Co. (NYSE: CR), a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products, reported second quarter 2017 earnings of $1.14 per diluted share, compared to $1.15 per share in the second quarter of 2016. Excluding Special Items, second quarter 2017 earnings per diluted share were $1.17, compared to $1.21 per share in the second quarter of 2016. (Please see the attached Non-GAAP Financial Measures tables.)

Second quarter 2017 sales were $703 million, down -1% compared to $712 million in 2016. Core sales increased slightly and acquisitions contributed $6 million, which were more than offset by a $14 million, or -2%, impact from unfavorable foreign exchange, and a small divestiture impact.

Operating profit in the second quarter was $109 million, up 6% compared to $103 million in the second quarter of 2016. Excluding Special Items, operating profit was $112 million in the second quarter of 2017, up 4% compared to the second quarter of 2016. (Please see the attached Non-GAAP Financial Measures tables.)

The effective tax rate in the second quarter was 30.5% compared to 27.0% last year. Excluding Special Items, the effective tax rate in the second quarter of 2017 was 30.4%, up from 27.4% last year. (Please see the attached Non-GAAP Financial Measures tables.)

During the second quarter, Crane completed two acquisitions: the previously announced Westlock Controls transaction, and the acquisition of Microtronic AG (Microtronic). Microtronic was acquired for cash consideration of approximately $18 million. With operations in Oensingen, Switzerland, Microtronic develops and manufactures electronic payment systems, primarily for the European vending market, strengthening Crane Payment Innovations’ portfolio of cashless solutions.

Max Mitchell, Crane Co. President and Chief Executive Officer, stated: "We reported another quarter of strong operating results, and achieved record-high operating margins. End market demand remains in line with our expectations, and we are continuing to drive margin improvement with productivity and solid execution. We were also very pleased to deploy $58 million of capital on two acquisitions in the quarter: Westlock Controls in Fluid Handling, and Microtronic in Payment & Merchandising Technologies. We are also re-affirming our adjusted EPS guidance of $4.35-$4.55."

Segment Results

All comparisons detailed in this section refer to operating results for the second quarter 2017 versus the second quarter 2016.

Fluid Handling

				Second Quarter														Change
(dollars in millions)				2017							2016
Sales				$				264			$				266			$				(2	)				(1	)%
Operating Profit				$				32			$				35			$				(4	)				(11	)%
Operating Profit, before Special Items*				$				34			$				35			$				(2	)				(5	)%
Profit Margin				12.0					%		13.3					%
Profit Margin, before Special Items*				12.8					%		13.3					%
*Please see the attached Non-GAAP Financial Measures tables

Sales decreased $2 million, driven by $8 million, or -3%, of unfavorable foreign exchange, partially offset by a $6 million contribution from an acquisition; core sales were approximately flat. Operating margin declined to 12.0%, compared to 13.3% last year, primarily reflecting acquisition related expenses and unfavorable mix, partially offset by productivity. Excluding Special Items, operating margin was 12.8% in the quarter. Fluid Handling order backlog was $259 million at June 30, 2017 compared to $228 million at December 31, 2016, and $246 million at June 30, 2016.

Payment & Merchandising Technologies

				Second Quarter																Change
(dollars in millions)				2017							2016
Sales				$				198			$				193					$				6					3%
Operating Profit				$				43			$				34					$				8					23%
Operating Profit, before Special Items*				$				43			$				34					$				9					25%
Profit Margin				21.4					%		17.9					%
Profit Margin, before Special Items*				21.8					%		17.9					%
*Please see the attached Non-GAAP Financial Measures tables

Sales increased $6 million, or 3%, driven by $14 million, or 7%, of core growth, partially offset by a $6 million, or -3%, impact from unfavorable foreign exchange and a $2 million, or -1%, net acquisition/divestiture impact. Operating margin expanded 350 basis points to 21.4%, driven primarily by the higher core sales and productivity, partially offset by unfavorable mix. Excluding Special Items, operating margin rose 390 basis points to 21.8% in the quarter.

Aerospace & Electronics

				Second Quarter														Change
(dollars in millions)				2017							2016
Sales				$				171			$				189			$				(18	)				(10	)%
Operating Profit				$				38			$				39			$				(1	)				(2	)%
Profit Margin				22.2					%		20.4					%

Sales decreased $18 million, or 10%, primarily as a result of unfavorable comparisons related to shipments for a large military program in the second quarter of 2016. Operating margins increased 180 basis points to 22.2% driven by productivity and improved mix, partially offset by the lower volumes. Aerospace & Electronics order backlog was $328 million at June 30, 2017, compared to $353 million at December 31, 2016, and $436 million at June 30, 2016.

Engineered Materials

				Second Quarter														Change
(dollars in millions)				2017							2016
Sales				$				69			$				64			$				5					8%
Operating Profit				$				13			$				14			$				—					(1	)%
Profit Margin				19.1					%		21.0					%

Sales increased $5 million, or 8%, driven primarily by higher sales to the Recreational Vehicle market. Operating margin decreased 190 basis points to 19.1%, as the higher volumes and productivity were more than offset by higher material costs, unfavorable mix, and competitive pricing.

Reaffirming 2017 Guidance excluding Special Items

GAAP Earnings for full-year 2017 are expected to be in a range of $4.31-$4.51 per diluted share, now including $0.04 per diluted share of acquisition related Special Items. (Please see the attached Non-GAAP Financial Measures tables.)

Excluding Special Items, we continue to expect earnings of $4.35-$4.55 per diluted share.

Additional Information

Additional information with respect to the Company’s asbestos liability and related accounting provisions and cash requirements is set forth in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with a copy of this press release.

Conference Call

Crane Co. has scheduled a conference call to discuss the second quarter financial results on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. (Eastern). All interested parties may listen to a live webcast of the call at http://www.craneco.com. An archived webcast will also be available to replay this conference call directly from the Company’s website. Slides that accompany the conference call will be available on the Company’s website.

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 11,000 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.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements present management’s expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives regarding future financial performance, and assumptions or judgments concerning such performance. Any discussions contained in this press release, except to the extent that they contain historical facts, are forward-looking and accordingly involve estimates, assumptions, judgments and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those addressed in the forward-looking statements. Such factors are detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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CRANE CO.
Income Statement Data
(in millions, except per share data)
			Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
			June 30,						June 30,
			2017			2016			2017			2016
Net Sales:
Fluid Handling		$	263.8		$	265.9		$	503.4		$	513.9
Payment & Merchandising Technologies			198.2			192.6			393.7			364.5
Aerospace & Electronics			171.1			189.2			334.5			361.0
Engineered Materials			69.4			64.5			144.3			132.8
Total Net Sales		$	702.5		$	712.2		$	1,375.9		$	1,372.2
Operating Profit (Loss):
Fluid Handling		$	31.6		$	35.4		$	58.7		$	60.8
Payment & Merchandising Technologies			42.5			34.5			81.6			62.5
Aerospace & Electronics			38.0			38.6			70.0			71.7
Engineered Materials			13.3			13.5			27.3			27.2
Corporate			(16.4)			(19.4)	*		(32.0)			(34.1)	*
Total Operating Profit			109.0			102.6			205.6			188.1
Interest Income			0.6			0.5			1.1			1.0
Interest Expense			(9.0)			(9.2)			(18.0)			(18.3)
Miscellaneous- Net			(0.9)			(0.2)			(1.0)			(0.6)
Income Before Income Taxes			99.7			93.7			187.7			170.2
Provision for Income Taxes			30.4			25.2			55.1			46.6
Net income before allocation to noncontrolling interests			69.3			68.4			132.6			123.6
Less: Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries' earnings			0.1			0.2			0.3			0.3
Net income attributable to common shareholders		$	69.2		$	68.2		$	132.3		$	123.3
Share Data:
Earnings per Diluted Share		$	1.14		$	1.15		$	2.19		$	2.09
Average Diluted Shares Outstanding			60.5			59.2			60.4			59.0
Average Basic Shares Outstanding			59.5			58.3			59.4			58.3
Supplemental Data:
Cost of Sales		$	444.3		$	449.1		$	873.8		$	875.2
Selling, General & Administrative			146.6			160.5	*		293.9			308.9	*
Transaction Related Charges (see non-GAAP measures)			2.6			-			2.6			-
Depreciation and Amortization **			18.1			17.6			35.5			34.1
Stock-Based Compensation Expense **			5.5			5.3			11.1			11.4
* Includes a $5 million legal settlement charge.
** Amount included within cost of sales and selling, general & administrative costs.

CRANE CO.
Condensed Balance Sheets
(in millions)
							June 30,			December 31,
							2017			2016
ASSETS
	Current Assets
		Cash and Cash Equivalents				$	509.3		$	509.7
		Accounts Receivable, net					436.4			396.4
		Current Insurance Receivable - Asbestos					18.0			18.0
		Inventories, net					367.7			342.5
		Other Current Assets					20.9			49.1
			Total Current Assets				1,352.3			1,315.7
	Property, Plant and Equipment, net						287.1			278.9
	Long-Term Insurance Receivable - Asbestos						110.8			125.2
	Other Assets						587.0			559.0
	Goodwill						1,196.6			1,149.2
	Total Assets					$	3,533.8		$	3,428.0
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
	Current Liabilities
		Notes Payable and Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt				$	-		$	-
		Accounts Payable					209.2			223.2
		Current Asbestos Liability					71.0			71.0
		Accrued Liabilities					200.2			223.1
		Income Taxes					6.8			3.5
			Total Current Liabilities				487.2			520.8
	Long-Term Debt						745.7			745.3
	Long-Term Deferred Tax Liability						40.7			42.4
	Long-Term Asbestos Liability						582.4			624.9
	Other Liabilities						346.7			348.9
	Total Equity						1,331.1			1,145.7
	Total Liabilities and Equity					$	3,533.8		$	3,428.0

CRANE CO.
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions)
					Three Months Ended										Six Months Ended
					June 30,										June 30,
						2017					2016					2017					2016
Operating Activities:
		Net income attributable to common shareholders			$	69.2				$	68.2				$	132.3				$	123.3
		Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries' earnings				0.1					0.2					0.3					0.3
		Net income before allocations to noncontrolling interests				69.3					68.4					132.6					123.6
		Depreciation and amortization				18.1					17.6					35.5					34.1
		Stock-based compensation expense				5.5					5.3					11.1					11.4
		Defined benefit plans and postretirement credit				(2.1	)				(2.4	)				(4.2	)				(4.8	)
		Deferred income taxes				10.1					2.3					10.0					7.6
		Cash provided by (used for) operating working capital				(20.3	)				0.9					(83.1	)				(81.1	)
		Defined benefit plans and postretirement contributions				(1.7	)				(2.2	)				(3.8	)				(4.4	)
		Environmental payments, net of reimbursements				(0.7	)				(4.6	)				(2.7	)				(6.6	)
		Other				2.2					(0.6	)				3.2					(2.3	)
		Subtotal				80.4					84.7					98.6					77.5
		Asbestos related payments, net of insurance recoveries				(13.5	)				(14.9	)				(28.2	)				(25.7	)
		Total provided by operating activities				66.9					69.8					70.4					51.8
Investing Activities:
		Capital expenditures				(11.2	)				(15.6	)				(20.8	)				(26.6	)
		Proceeds from disposition of capital assets				-					0.2					-					0.7
		Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired				(54.1	)				-					(54.1	)				-
		Total used for investing activities				(65.3	)				(15.4	)				(74.9	)				(25.9	)
Financing Activities:
		Dividends paid				(19.7	)				(19.3	)				(39.3	)				(38.5	)
		Stock options exercised - net of shares reacquired				5.0					3.6					17.8					2.2
		Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper				-					22.8					-					51.3
		Total provided by (used for) financing activities				(14.7	)				7.1					(21.5	)				15.0
Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents						17.6					(6.6	)				25.6					4.5
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents						4.5					54.9					(0.4	)				45.4
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period						504.8					354.0					509.7					363.5
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period					$	509.3				$	408.9				$	509.3				$	408.9

CRANE CO.
Order Backlog
(in millions)
			June 30,				March 31,				December 31,				September 30,				June 30,
				2017				2017				2016				2016				2016
Fluid Handling			$	258.9	*		$	249.8			$	228.3			$	241.6			$	246.3
Payment & Merchandising Technologies				87.0	**			85.8				94.0				65.6				65.8
Aerospace & Electronics				328.2				352.4				353.4				377.1				435.9
Engineered Materials				14.9				17.8				15.7				12.3				15.4
Total Backlog			$	689.0			$	705.8			$	691.4			$	696.7			$	763.5
* Includes $4.1 million of backlog pertaining to the Westlock business acquired in April 2017.
** Includes $0.5 million of backlog pertaining to the Microtronic business acquired in June 2017.

CRANE CO.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(in millions, except per share data)
INCOME ITEMS
						Three Months Ended										Six Months Ended										Percent Change				Percent Change
						June 30,										June 30,										June 30, 2017				June 30, 2017
							2017					2016					2017					2016				Three Months				Six Months
Net Sales						$	702.5				$	712.2				$	1,375.9				$	1,372.2				(1.4	%)			0.3	%
Operating Profit							109.0					102.6					205.6					188.1				6.2	%			9.3	%
Percentage of Sales							15.5	%				14.4	%				14.9	%				13.7	%
Special Items impacting Operating Profit:
Transaction related charges							2.6					-					2.6					-
Legal settlement charge							-					5.0					-					5.0
Operating Profit before Special Items						$	111.6				$	107.6				$	208.2				$	193.1				3.7	%			7.8	%
Percentage of Sales							15.9	%				15.1	%				15.1	%				14.1	%
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders						$	69.2				$	68.2				$	132.3				$	123.3
Per Share						$	1.14				$	1.15				$	2.19				$	2.09				(0.8	%)			4.9	%
Special Items Impacting Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders:
Transaction related charges - Net of Tax							1.9					-					1.9					-
Per Share						$	0.03									$	0.03
Legal settlement charge - Net of Tax							-					3.3					-					3.3
Per Share											$	0.05									$	0.05
Net Income Attributable To Common Shareholders Before Special Items						$	71.1				$	71.5				$	134.2				$	126.6				(0.6	%)			6.0	%
Per Share						$	1.17				$	1.21				$	2.22				$	2.14				(2.8	%)			3.6	%
Special Items Impacting Provision for Income Taxes
Provision for Income Taxes - GAAP Basis						$	30.4				$	25.2				$	55.1				$	46.6
Tax effect of transaction related charges							0.7					-					0.7					-
Tax effect of legal settlement charge							-					1.7					-					1.7
Provision for Income Taxes - non-GAAP Basis						$	31.1				$	26.9				$	55.8				$	48.3

Segment Information:		For the three months ended June 30, 2017
		Fluid Handling			Payment & Merchandising Technologies				Aerospace & Electronics			Engineered Materials			Corporate			Total Company
Net Sales		$263.8			$198.2				$171.1			$69.4			-			$702.5
Operating Profit - GAAP		31.6			42.5				38.0			13.3			(16.4)			109.0
Transaction related charges		2.0			0.6				-			-			-			2.6
Operating Profit before Special Items		33.6			43.1				38.0			13.3			(16.4)			111.6
Percentage of Sales		12.8%			21.8%				22.2%			19.1%						15.9%

		For the three months ended June 30, 2016
		Fluid Handling			Payment & Merchandising Technologies				Aerospace & Electronics			Engineered Materials			Corporate			Total Company
Net Sales		$265.9			$192.6				$189.2			$64.5			-			$712.2
Operating Profit - GAAP		35.4			34.5				38.6			13.5			(19.4)			102.6
Legal settlement charge		-			-				-			-			5.0			5.0
Operating Profit before Special Items		35.4			34.5				38.6			13.5			(14.4)			107.6
Percentage of Sales		13.3%			17.9%				20.4%			21.0%						15.1%

CRANE CO.
Guidance
(in millions, except per share data)
				2017 Full Year Guidance
2017 Earnings Per Share Guidance				Low				High
Earnings Per Share - GAAP basis				$	4.31			$	4.51
Transaction related charge - Net of Tax					0.04				0.04
Earnings Per Share - Non-GAAP basis				$	4.35			$	4.55
		CASH FLOW ITEMS
				Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
				June 30,								June 30,									2017 Full Year Guidance
					2017				2016				2017				2016				Low				High
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
before Asbestos - Related Payments				$	80.4			$	84.7			$	98.6			$	77.5				$	325.0			$	355.0
Asbestos Related Payments, Net of Insurance Recoveries					(13.5	)			(14.9	)			(28.2	)			(25.7	)				(55.0	)			(55.0	)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities					66.9				69.8				70.4				51.8					270.0				300.0
Less: Capital Expenditures					(11.2	)			(15.6	)			(20.8	)			(26.6	)				(50.0	)			(50.0	)
Free Cash Flow				$	55.7			$	54.2			$	49.6			$	25.2				$	220.0			$	250.0

Certain non-GAAP measures have been provided to facilitate comparison with the prior year.
The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that non-GAAP financial measures which exclude certain non-recurring items present additional useful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods, providing investors with a clearer view of the underlying trends of the business. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating, planning and compensation decisions and in evaluating the Company's performance.
In addition, Free Cash Flow provides supplemental information to assist management and investors in analyzing the Company’s ability to generate liquidity from its operating activities. The measure of Free Cash Flow does not take into consideration certain other non-discretionary cash requirements such as, for example, mandatory principal payments on the Company's long-term debt. Non-GAAP financial measures, which may be inconsistent with similarly captioned measures presented by other companies, should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Crane Co.
Jason D. Feldman, 203-363-7329
Director, Investor Relations
www.craneco.com