CR: Company disclosure

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On September 14, 2026, Crane Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the entry into a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S. pump business from First Reserve-Backed Trillium Flow Technologies. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. The information set forth in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information set forth in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release, dated September 14 , 2026 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) 2 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 September 14, 2026 By: /s/ Anthony M. D’Iorio Anthony M. D’Iorio Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 3