Crane Co. Common stock has traded on the New York Stock Exchange since October 26, 1936 and is listed under the symbol "CR".

Crane Co. has no knowledge of what you originally paid for your shares and thus cannot advise you on your cost basis for tax purposes. If your original trade confirmations indicating the price you paid for Crane Co. common stock have been lost or destroyed, you should contact your broker.

The tax basis in the shares of Crane Co. Common Stock held by stockholders prior to the Distribution should be allocated 78.023529% to Crane Common Stock and 21.976471% to Medusa Common Shares including any fractional interest.

You may contact Mellon Investor Services, the distribution agent and registrar for Huttig Building Products Common Stock, toll-free at 1-888-395-6370.

The tax basis in the shares of Crane Co. Common Stock held by stockholders prior to the Distribution should be allocated 94.993% to Crane Common Stock and 5.007% to Huttig Building Products, Inc. shares including any fractional interest.

Neither Crane Co., Signal Technology, nor their respective transfer agents has knowledge of what you originally paid for your Signal shares and thus cannot advise you on your cost basis for tax purposes. If your original trade confirmations indicating the price you paid for Signal Technology Corporation have been lost or destroyed, you should contact your broker.

Call Signal Technology’s former transfer agent, Computershare CIP, at 877-373-6374. Computershare’s primary responsibility was to maintain an accurate record of the company’s stock ownership, which included shares held by individuals as well as institutional holders. Computershare’s mailing and web site addresses are: Computershare CIP, c/o Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233-5000, www.computershare.com.

As of May 29, 2003, the effective date when Signal became a wholly owned subsidiary of Crane Co., the Signal company stock (NASD: STCO) was delisted from trading on the NASDAQ exchange.

Crane Co. stockholders have enjoyed numerous stock splits, distributions and stock dividends over many years. Most recently the following stock splits were effected:

Other historical information concerning Crane. Co. corporate actions on its common stock may be available through your broker.

All shareholders of STCO who did not tender their shares during the initial tender period that expired on May 22, 2003 received a second letter of transmittal and instructions for surrendering their certificates pursuant to the merger of STC Merger Co. with and into Signal Technology Corporation which became effective on May 29, 2003. Proceeds of the cash exchange will be paid out to former shareholders of STCO upon receipt by the company's agent of a duly executed Letter of Transmittal.

No, Crane does not have an odd-lot share buyback program in place at this time. Any shareholder wishing to sell their shares must transact the sale through a broker.

No, Crane Co. stock must be purchased through a licensed brokerage firm.

If you are a registered shareholder, you should refer all change of address requests to Computershare Trust Company at 877-373-6374 or write to them at P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233-5000.

To receive replacement certificates you will be required to execute an Affidavit for Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Securities. You may request an affidavit by calling the company’s stock transfer agent and registrar at 877-373-6374 or 781-575-2879. To contact in writing: Computershare CIP, c/o Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233-5000.