SC 13G 1 rse13g.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G CRANE CO. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value (Title of Class of Securities) 224399-10-5 (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / /. The information contained in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section of the Act. CUSIP No. 224399-10-5. 1. Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or IRS. Identification Nos. of above persons: Robert S. Evans 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) (b) 3. SEC Use Only 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: U.S. Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With 5. Sole Voting Power: 2,731,142 6. Shared Voting Power: -0- 7. Sole Dispositive Power: 2,731,142 8. Shared Dispositive Power:-0- 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 3,420,410 10. Check if the aggregate amount in Row 9 excludes certain shares: 11. Percent of Class represented by amount in Row 9: 5.6% 12. Type of Reporting Person: Individual Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Crane Co. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 100 First Stamford Place Stamford, CT 06902 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Robert S. Evans Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: Crane Co.,100 First Stamford Place Stamford, Connecticut 06902 Item 2(c). Citizenship: U.S. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value. Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 224399-10-5 Item 3. Not Applicable. Item 4. Ownership: (a) Amount beneficially owned: 3,420,410 (includes options to purchase 689,268 shares, exercisable within 60 days, and 720 shares owned by reporting person's spouse) (b) Percent of class: 5.6% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,730,422 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the deposition of: 2,730,422 (IV) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not Applicable Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not Applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Not Applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not Applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable Item 10. Certification: Not Applicable Signature: After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. February 6, 2001 /s/Robert S. Evans Robert S. Evans