CR 8-K
Crane Co (CR)
8-K
2025-04-30
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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): April 30, 2025 (April 28, 2025 )
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||||
(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:
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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 | ||||||
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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).
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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 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | ||||
Crane Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 28, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”). The voting results were as follows:
Proposal 1
The following nine Directors were elected to serve until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Martin R. Benante | |||||
Votes for | 50,715,810 | ||||
Votes against | 381,042 | ||||
Abstained | 120,019 | ||||
Broker non-votes | 2,549,309 | ||||
Sanjay Kapoor | |||||
Votes for | 50,647,511 | ||||
Votes against | 410,015 | ||||
Abstained | 159,345 | ||||
Broker non-votes | 2,549,309 | ||||
Ronald C. Lindsay | |||||
Votes for | 50,703,788 | ||||
Votes against | 392,523 | ||||
Abstained | 120,560 | ||||
Broker non-votes | 2,549,309 | ||||
Susan D. Lynch | |||||
Votes for | 50,756,536 | ||||
Votes against | 307,452 | ||||
Abstained | 152,883 | ||||
Broker non-votes | 2,549,309 | ||||
Ellen McClain | |||||
Votes for | 50,631,245 | ||||
Votes against | 451,676 | ||||
Abstained | 133,950 | ||||
Broker non-votes | 2,549,309 | ||||
Charles G. McClure, Jr. | |||||
Votes for | 50,600,516 | ||||
Votes against | 497,066 | ||||
Abstained | 119,289 | ||||
Broker non-votes | 2,549,309 | ||||
Max H. Mitchell | |||||
Votes for | 49,700,662 | ||||
Votes against | 1,473,502 | ||||
Abstained | 42,707 | ||||
Broker non-votes | 2,549,309 | ||||
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Jennifer M. Pollino | |||||
Votes for | 50,552,450 | ||||
Votes against | 537,472 | ||||
Abstained | 126,949 | ||||
Broker non-votes | 2,549,309 | ||||
James L.L. Tullis | |||||
Votes for | 50,407,044 | ||||
Votes against | 456,498 | ||||
Abstained | 353,329 | ||||
Broker non-votes | 2,549,309 | ||||
Proposal 2
The stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for the Company for 2025.
Votes for | 53,144,277 | ||||
Votes against | 480,194 | ||||
Abstained | 141,709 | ||||
Broker non-votes | 0 | ||||
Proposal 3
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2025.
Votes for | 50,008,895 | ||||
Votes against | 1,098,757 | ||||
Abstained | 109,219 | ||||
Broker non-votes | 2,549,309 | ||||
SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||
| (a) | None | |||||||
| (b) | None | |||||||
| (c) | None | |||||||
| (d) | Exhibits | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
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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 COMPANY | |||||||||||||||||
| April 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Anthony M. D'lorio | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony M. D'lorio | |||||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||||||||||||
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