Crane Co. to Present at the Smith Barney Citigroup 18th Annual Global

STAMFORD, Conn., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crane Co. announced today that its president and chief executive officer Eric C. Fast will be speaking at the Smith Barney Citigroup 18th Annual Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference in New York City on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 from 3:45pm to 4:30pm.

A simultaneous web cast and presentation slides will be available on the Company's website http://www.craneco.com/. A web replay will be available on the same web site shortly after completion of the presentation.

Crane Co. is a diversified manufacturer of engineered industrial products. Crane Co. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange .