part Ii / item 5 Part II Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. Crane Co. common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol CR. The following are the high and low sale prices as reported on the NYSE Composite Tape and the quarterly dividends declared per share for each quarter of 2012 and 2011. MARKET AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION — CRANE CO. COMMON SHARES On December 31, 2012, there were approximately 2,740 holders of record of Crane Co. common stock. The following table summarizes our share repurchases during the year ended December 31, 2012: The table above only includes the open-market repurchases of our common stock during the year ended December 31, 2012. We routinely receive shares of our common stock as payment for stock option exercises and the withholding taxes due on stock option exercises and the vesting of restricted stock awards from stock-based compensation program participants. 14 Total number of shares purchased Average price paid per share Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs Maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs January 1-31 — — — — February 1- 28 — — — — March 1-31 — — — — Total January 1 — March 31, 2012 — — — — April 1-30 — — — — May 1-31 637,735 $39.24 — — June 1-30 134,590 $36.88 — — Total April 1 — June 30, 2012 772,325 $38.83 — — July 1-31 — — — — August 1-31 499,267 $40.03 — — September 1-30 — — — — Total July 1 — September 30, 2012 499,267 $40.03 — — October 1-31 — — — — November 1-30 — — — — December 1-31 — — — — Total October 1 — December 31, 2012 — — — — Total January 1 — December 31, 2012 1,271,592 $ 39.31 — — New York Stock Exchange Composite Price per Share Dividends per Share Quarter 2012 High 2012 Low 2011 High 2011 Low 2012 2011 First $51.48 $45.79 $49.24 $40.58 $0.26 $0.23 Second $49.24 $35.30 $ 51.15 $45.66 0.26 0.23 Third $42.67 $34.89 $52.38 $35.10 0.28 0.26 Fourth $46.74 $39.99 $48.69 $33.23 0.28 0.26 $1.08 $0.98