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Crane Co. ("Crane" or the "Company") is a diversified manufacturer of engineered industrial products. Founded in 1855, Crane employs over 9,000 people in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
STRATEGY
The company's strategy is to grow the earnings of niche businesses with high market share, build an aggressive and committed management team whose interests are directly aligned to those of the shareholders, and maintain a focused, efficient corporate structure.
ACQUISITIONS
In the past five years, the company has completed 14 acquisitions. In October 1999, the company acquired Stentorfield, Ltd., based in Chippenham, England, for $33 million. Stentorfield is a premier designer and manufacturer of hot and cold beverage vending machines, serving the U.K. and European market with a broad line of full size and tabletop products, for the hotel, restaurant, office coffee service and vending industries. Stentorfield is known in the industry to provide high quality, reliable and easily serviced products and excellent customer service. This business was integrated with Crane's National Vendors business, which is the leading North American designer and manufacturer of full line vending machines, for snack, food and beverage. The acquisition provides the means for National Vendors to satisfy the growing U.K. and European demand for a broader "one-stop" product offering, consisting of Stentorfield's drinks machines and National Vendors' snack and food machines.
During 1998 the company completed four acquisitions at a total cost of $178 million. In May, the company acquired Environmental Products USA, Inc. This business manufactures membrane-based water treatment systems for industrial, commercial and institutional markets. In August, the company acquired Sequentia Holdings, Inc., a manufacturer of fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels for the construction and building products markets. Sequentia complements the company's Kemlite subsidiary, which provides fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels for the transportation and recreational vehicle markets. In September, the company acquired Liberty Technologies, Inc. which develops, manufactures, markets and sells valve, motor, engine and compressor condition monitoring products and related services to the nuclear power generation and industrial process markets worldwide. Liberty complements the company's nuclear valve business which provides valves, valve diagnostic equipment and related services to the nuclear power industry, and its Dynalco Controls business, which provides sensors, instrumentation, control products and automation systems for use in industrial engine applications. Also in September, the company acquired the Plastic-Lined Piping Products ("PLPP") division of The Dow Chemical Company. PLPP was integrated with the company's Resistoflex division, which supplies lined pipe and valves to the chemical process and industrial markets.
During 1997, the company completed four acquisitions at a total cost of $70 million, including assumed debt. In March, the company acquired the transportation products business of Sequentia, Incorporated. This business, which produces fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels for the truck body, trailer and container market, has been integrated with the company's Kemlite subsidiary. Also in March, the company acquired Polyvend Inc., a manufacturer of snack and food vending machines. Polyvend was completely integrated into Crane's National Vendors division significantly expanding its sales distribution channels. In April, the company acquired the Nuclear Valve Business of ITI MOVATS from Westinghouse. MOVATS is a leading supplier of valve diagnostic equipment and valve services to the commercial nuclear power industry. In December the company acquired certain operations and product lines of Stockham Valves & Fittings, Inc. The acquired product lines and related manufacturing operations have been integrated into the company's engineered valve business and its commercial bronze and iron valve business.
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During 1996, the company acquired two companies. In mid-October, the company acquired Interpoint Corporation in a tax-free merger in which the company issued 1,094,312 shares of Crane common stock and assumed $26 million in debt. Interpoint is a leader in the design and manufacture of standard and custom miniature DC-to-DC power converters with applications in aerospace and medical technology industries. In late October the company acquired Grenson Electronics Ltd. of Daventry, England. Grenson Electronics produces low voltage power conversion electronics for aerospace, defense and industrial markets.
During 1995, the company completed three acquisitions at a total cost of $9.4 million. In February the company, through its Barksdale Control Products GmbH subsidiary, acquired Unimess GmbH, a German-based manufacturer of solid state pressure switches and transducers, level switches and indicating systems, and flow measurement and control components for specialized instrumentation. In the fourth quarter, the company, through its Crane Pumps & Systems subsidiary, acquired Process Systems, Inc. based in Michigan. Process Systems is a manufacturer of vertical turbine pumps and accessories for industrial applications. In November 1995, the company acquired Kessel PTE Ltd., a fluoropolymer plastic lined pipe manufacturer with facilities in Singapore and Thailand.
DIVESTITURES
In the past five years, the company has divested six businesses. In April 1999, the company sold Southwest Foundry, acquired as part of the Stockham Valves and Fittings, Inc. transaction, for $.4 million. In December 1999, the company sold its Crane Defense Systems business for $6.4 million in cash and a $.8 million note. In 1998, the company sold two foundry operations acquired as part of the Stockham Valves and Fittings Inc. transaction. Accu-Cast, Inc. in Chattanooga, TN and the Aliceville Foundry in Aliceville, AL were sold for a total of $4.3 million. In 1997, the company sold its Valve Systems and Controls division for $7.5 million in cash and $1.5 million in preferred stock. In March of 1996, the company sold Empire Foundry.
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On December 6, 1999, the company's Board of Directors approved the spin-off of its Huttig Building Products ("Huttig") subsidiary effective December 16, 1999, to shareholders of record as of December 8, 1999. Huttig common shares were distributed on a basis of one share of Huttig for every 4.5 shares of Crane Co. common stock. Prior to the spin-off, Huttig repaid an intercompany loan of $68 million to the company, which the company used to pay down debt. The Wholesale segment was discontinued when Huttig was spun off.
LONG-TERM FINANCING
In September 1998 the company sold $100,000,000 of 6 3/4% notes that will mature on October 1, 2006. During April 1992 the company sold $100,000,000 8 1/2% notes that will mature on March 15, 2004.
BUSINESS SEGMENTS
See pages 27 and 28 of the Annual Report to Shareholders for year ended December 31, 1999 for sales, operating profit and assets employed of each business segment.
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ENGINEERED MATERIALS
The Engineered Materials segment consists of five businesses: Kemlite, CorTec, Resistoflex, Polyflon and Crane Plumbing.
Kemlite manufactures fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels for use principally by the transportation industry in refrigeration and dry van truck trailers and recreational vehicles. Kemlite products are also sold to the commercial construction industry for food processing, fast food restaurant and supermarket applications, to institutions where fire rated materials with low smoke generation and minimum toxicity are required and to residential construction. Kemlite sells its products directly to the truck trailer and recreational vehicle manufacturers. Sequentia manufactures fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels for the construction and building products markets. Kemlite uses distributors to serve its commercial construction market and some segments of the recreational vehicle market. Sequentia's Grand Junction, Tennessee and Houston, Texas plants were added to Kemlite's plants in Joliet, Illinois and Jonesboro, Arkansas.
CorTec manufactures fiberglass-reinforced laminated panels serving the truck and truck trailer segment of the transportation industry. CorTec markets its products directly to the truck and truck trailer manufacturers.
Resistoflex is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of corrosion- resistant, plastic-lined steel pipes, fittings, tanks, valves, expansion joints and hose used primarily by the pharmaceutical, chemical processing, pulp and paper, ultra pure water and waste management industries. It also manufactures high-performance, separable fittings for operating pressures to 8,000 PSI used primarily in the aerospace industry. Resistoflex sells its industrial products through distributors who provide stocking and fabrication services to industrial users in the United States. Its aerospace products are sold directly to the aerospace industry. Resistoflex also manufactures plastic-lined pipe products at its Singapore plant serving the Asian chemical processing and the Asian pharmaceutical industries.
Polyflon manufactures microwave laminates, high voltage RF capacitors, radomes and circuit processing for the wireless communication, magnetic resonance imaging, microwave and radar system manufacturers.
Crane Plumbing manufactures plumbing fixtures in Canada. Its products are sold through distributors in Canada and it has a large share of the Canadian plumbing fixtures market.
This group had assets of $250.0 million at December 31, 1999 and employed 1,700 people. Order backlog at year-end 1999 was $24.7 million.
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MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS
The Merchandising Systems segment has two operating units: National Vendors, the industry leader in the design and manufacture of a complete line of vending merchandisers for the food/service vending market; and NRI, which manufactures electronic coin validators in Buxtehude, Germany for the automated merchandising and gambling/amusement markets in Europe. National Vendors products include electronic vending merchandisers for refrigerated and frozen foods, hot and cold beverages, snack foods, single cup individually brewed hot drinks and combination vendors/merchandisers, designed to vend both snack foods and hot/cold drinks, or snacks and refrigerated/frozen foods in one machine. National Vendors manufactures its products in a 463,000 sq. ft. state of the art facility in Bridgeton, Missouri. National Vendors' products are marketed to customers in the United States and Europe by company sales and marketing personnel as well as distributors, and in other international markets through independent distributors. In October 1999, the company acquired Stentorfield, Ltd., based in Chippenham, England. Stentorfield is a premier designer and manufacturer of hot and cold beverage vending machines, serving the U.K. and European market with a broad line of full size and tabletop products, for the hotel, restaurant, office coffee service and vending industries. Stentorfield is known in the industry to provide high quality, reliable and easily serviced products and excellent customer service. This business was integrated with Crane's National Vendors business, which is the leading North American designer and manufacturer of full line vending machines, for snack, food and beverage. The acquisition provides the means for National Vendors to satisfy the growing U.K. and European demand for a broader "one-stop" product offering, consisting of Stentorfield's drinks machines and National Vendors' snack and food machines.
Merchandising Systems employs 1,350 people and had assets of $150.2 million at year-end 1999. Order backlog totaled $18.3 million at December 31, 1999.
AEROSPACE
The Aerospace segment consists of ELDEC, Hydro-Aire, Lear Romec and Interpoint.
ELDEC designs, manufactures and markets custom position indication and control systems, proximity sensors, pressure sensors, true mass fuel flowmeters and power conversion systems for the commercial, business and military aerospace industries, and military marine and telecommunications markets. These products are custom designed for specific aircraft to meet technically demanding requirements of the aerospace and telecommunication industry. ELDEC has two international facilities, one in England and one in France.
ELDEC also has a 45% equity investment in Powec A/S, a Norwegian manufacturer of power conditioning products and systems for the commercial wireless telecommunications market, whose products are complementary to the products and complex power systems engineering capabilities at ELDEC.
Hydro-Aire designs, manufactures and sells aircraft brake control and anti- skid systems, including electro-hydraulic servo valves and manifolds, embedded software and rugged electronic controls, hydraulic control valves, landing gear sensors and fuel pumps as original equipment for the commercial transport, business and commuter, military, government and general aviation aerospace markets. In addition, Hydro-Aire designs and manufactures systems similar to those above for the retrofit of aircraft with improved systems and manufactures replacement parts for systems installed as original equipment by the aircraft manufacturer. All of these products are largely proprietary to Hydro-Aire and, to some extent, are custom designed to the requirements and specifications of the aircraft manufacturer or program contractor. These systems and replacement parts are sold directly to aircraft manufacturers, airlines, governments, and aircraft maintenance and overhaul companies.
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Lear Romec designs, manufactures and sells lubrication and fuel pumps for aircraft, aircraft engines and radar cooling systems for the commercial and military aerospace industries. Lear Romec has a leading share of the non- captive market for turbine engine lube and scavenge oil pumps. Lear Romec also manufactures fuel boost and transfer pumps for commuter and business aircraft.
Interpoint designs, manufactures and sells standard and custom miniature (hybrid) DC-to-DC power converters and custom miniature (hybrid) electronic circuits for applications in commercial, space and military aerospace industries and in the medical technology industry. Interpoint has one international facility in Taiwan.
The group employs 2,100 people and had assets of $269.2 million at year- end. The order backlog totaled $232.6 million at December 31, 1999.
FLUID HANDLING
The Fluid Handling segment consists of Engineered Valves, Commercial Valves, Valve Services, Crane Supply and pump and water treatment businesses. The Crane Engineered and Commercial valve businesses, with four manufacturing facilities in North America, as well as operations in the United Kingdom, Australia, Norway, China and Indonesia, sell a wide variety of commodity and special purpose valves and fluid control products for the chemical and hydrocarbon processing, power generation, marine, general industrial and commercial construction industries. Products are sold under the Crane, Jenkins, Pacific, Westad, Flowseal, Center Line, Stockham, Triangle and Duo-Check brands. The company's Valve Service business, with two manufacturing facilities in North America, provides valves, valve diagnostic equipment and related services to the nuclear power, hydrocarbon, chemical processing and power generation industries. Crane Pumps has eight manufacturing facilities in the United States. Pumps are manufactured under the Deming, Weinman, Chempump, Burks, Chem/Meter, Barnes, Sellers and Process Systems brand names. Pumps are sold to a broad customer base, which includes chemical and hydrocarbon process industries, automotive, municipal, industrial and commercial wastewater, power generation, commercial heating, ventilation and air-conditioning industries and original equipment manufacturers. The water treatment business has manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania and Florida and serves the water and wastewater treatment market. Its products are sold under the Cochrane and Environmental Products names. Crane Supply, a distributor of plumbing supplies, valves and piping in Canada, maintains thirty-five branches throughout Canada and distributes Crane manufactured products in that country. Crane Supply also distributes products that are both complementary to and competitive with Crane's own manufactured products.
This group employs over 3,000 people and had assets of $330.5 million at December 31, 1999. Fluid Handling order backlog totaled $79.5 million.
Products in this group are sold directly to end users through Crane's sales organization and through independent distributors and manufacturers representatives.
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CRANE CONTROLS
This segment includes five businesses: Barksdale, Powers Process Controls, Dynalco Controls, Azonix, and Ferguson. The companies in this segment design, manufacture and market industrial and commercial products that control flows and processes in various industries including the petroleum, chemical, construction, food and beverage, power generation industries and transportation.
Barksdale manufactures solid state and electromechanical pressure switches and transducers, level switches and continuous level indicators, temperature switches, and directional control valves that serve a broad range of commercial and industrial applications. It has manufacturing and marketing facilities in the United States and Germany.
Powers Process Controls designs, manufactures and markets water mixing and thermal shock protection shower systems, commercial and residential plumbing brass, correctional water controllers, process controllers and instrumentation, process control valves and temperature regulators for industrial applications and the commercial and institutional construction industry.
Dynalco Controls designs and manufactures rotational speed sensors, temperature and pressure instruments and monitors for rugged environments, microprocessor based engine and mechanism controls. Dynalco's products are used worldwide by industries in a variety of applications, including stationary natural gas engines, power generation, oil and gas production and transmissions, and agriculture equipment.
Azonix manufactures operator interfaces and measurement and control systems for hazardous and harsh applications, intelligent data acquisition products, high-precision thermometers and calibrators for the oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, pharmaceutical and metal processing industries.
Ferguson designs and manufactures in the United States and through Ferguson Machine Co. S.A. in Europe, precision index and transfer systems for use on and with machines that perform automatic forming, assembly, metal cutting, testing and inspection operations. Products include mechanical and electronic index drives, pick-and-place robots, in line transfer machines, rotary tables, press feeds and custom cams.
The products in this segment are sold directly to end users, and engineering contractors through the company's own sales forces and cooperatively with sales representatives, stocking specialists and industrial distributors.
Crane Controls had assets of $129.2 million at December 31, 1999, and employs 900 people. On December 31, 1999, Crane Controls had a backlog of $28.3 million.
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COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS
The company's lines of business are conducted under actively competitive conditions in each of the geographic and product areas they serve. Because of the diversity of the classes of products manufactured and sold, they do not compete with the same companies in all geographic or product areas. Accordingly, it is not possible to estimate the precise number of competitors or to identify the principal methods of competition. Although reliable statistics are not available, the company believes that it is an important supplier to a number of market niches and geographic areas.
The company's products have primary application in the industrial, construction, aerospace, automated merchandising, transportation, and fluid handling industries. As such, they are dependent upon numerous unpredictable factors, including changes in market demand, general economic conditions, residential and commercial building starts, and capital spending. Because these products are also sold in a wide variety of markets and applications, the company does not believe it can reliably quantify or predict the possible effects upon its business resulting from such changes.
Seasonality is a factor in the Canadian operations. Net sales in Canada and assets related to Canadian operations were 13.19% and 7.85% of the respective 1999 consolidated amounts.
The company's engineering and product development activities are directed primarily toward improvement of existing products and adaptation of existing products to particular customer requirements. While the company owns numerous patents and licenses, none are of such importance that termination would materially affect its business. Product development and engineering costs totaled approximately $58.9 million in 1999, $70.9 million in 1998, and $56.3million in 1997. Included in these amounts were approximately $7.4 million, $15.8 million and $9.6 million received by the company in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively, for customer sponsored research and development.
The company is not dependent on any single customer nor are there any issues at this time regarding available raw materials for inventory.
Costs of compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations involving the discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment are not expected to have a material effect upon the company's capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position.
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS --------------------------
Throughout the Annual Report to Shareholders, particularly in the Letter to Shareholders and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Operations, the company makes numerous statements about expectations of future performance and market trends, and statements about plans and objectives and other matters, which because they are not historical fact may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
In addition, the company and its representatives may from time to time make written or oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in its reports to shareholders, which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes", "contemplates", "expects", "may", "will", "could", "should", "would" or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or comparable terminology.
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made and involve risk and uncertainties that exist in the company's operations and business environment and are not guarantees of future performance. The company assumes no obligation to update any of these forward- looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future events. As a responsibility to our investors, the company will make reasonable efforts at timely disclosure of future facts and circumstances which may affect such statements.
Because the company wishes to take advantage of the "safe harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, readers are cautioned to consider the following important risk factors that could affect the company's businesses and cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.
General
A substantial portion of the sales of the company's business segments are concentrated in industries which are cyclical in nature. Because of the cyclical nature of these businesses, their results are subject to fluctuations in domestic and international economies, as well as to currency fluctuations and unforeseen inflationary pressures. Reductions in the business levels of these industries would impact negatively on the sales and profitability of the affected business segments.
While the company is a principal competitor in most of its markets, all of its markets are highly competitive. The company's competitors in many of its business segments can be expected in the future to improve technologies, reduce costs and develop and introduce new products, and the ability of the company's business segments to achieve similar advances will be important to their competitive positions. Competitive pressures, including those discussed above, could cause one or more of the company's business segments to lose market share or could result in significant price erosion, either of which would have an adverse effect on the company's results of operations.
The company's acquisition program entails the potential risks inherent in assessing the value, strengths, weaknesses, contingent or other liabilities and potential profitability of acquisition candidates and in integrating the operations of acquired companies. There can be no assurance that suitable acquisition opportunities will be available in the future, that the company will continue to acquire businesses or that any business acquired will be integrated successfully or prove profitable.
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Net sales and assets related to operations outside the United States were 34.8% and 21.9% of the respective 1999 consolidated amount. Such operations and transactions entail the risks associated with conducting business internationally, including the risk of currency fluctuations, slower payment of invoices, adverse trade regulations and possible social and economic instability. While the full impact of this economic instability cannot be predicted, it could have a material adverse effect on the company's revenues and profitability.
Certain of the company's business segments are dependent upon highly qualified personnel, and the company generally is dependent upon the continued efforts of key management employees. Particularly in light of the current tight labor market, the company's prospects would be adversely affected by an inability to retain its key personnel.
New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all of such factors. Further, management cannot assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
The "Year 2000" issue concerned the potential exposures related to the automated generation of business and financial misinformation resulting from the application of computer programs which have been written using two digits, rather than four, to define the applicable year of business transactions. Suppliers, customers and creditors of the company also faced Year 2000 issues. The discussion of the Impact of the Year 2000 contained on Page 34 of the company's 1999 Annual Report under Management's Discussion and Analysis of Operations is incorporated herein by reference.
Engineered Materials
In the Engineered Materials segment, sales and profits could fall if there were a decline in demand for truck trailers, recreational vehicles or building products, for which Crane companies produce fiberglass-reinforced panels. Profits could be squeezed as well by unanticipated increases in resin and fiberglass material costs, by unforeseen fluctuations in the Canadian dollar, and by any inability on the part of Crane's companies to maintain their position in product cost and functionality against competing materials.
Merchandising Systems
Results at Crane's U.S.-based vending machine business could be reduced by delays in launching or supplying new products or an inability to achieve new product sales objectives. Results at Crane's Germany-based coin validation machine business could be affected by changes in demand stemming from the advent of the Euro, the planned new European currency, as well as by unforeseen fluctuations in the value of the Deutschemark versus the U.S. dollar.
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Aerospace
A significant fall-off in demand for air travel or a decline in airline profitability generally could result in reduced aircraft orders, and could also cause the airlines to scale back their purchases of repair parts from Crane companies. The companies could also be impacted if major aircraft manufacturers encountered production problems, or if pricing pressure from aircraft customers caused the manufacturers to press their suppliers to lower prices. Sales and profits could face erosion if pricing pressure from competitors increased, if planned new products were delayed, if finding new aerospace-qualified suppliers grew more difficult, or if required technical personnel became harder to hire and retain. Aerospace segment results could be below expectations if Asia's economic problems lead to a further decline in aircraft orders, particularly since the new, long-range Boeing aircraft favored for many Asian routes contain a higher value of Crane-supplied equipment than other aircraft from Boeing and other manufacturers.
Fluid Handling
Crane's companies could face increased price competition from larger competitors. Further economic turmoil in Asia could reduce sales and profits, particularly if projects for which Crane companies are suppliers or bidders are cancelled or delayed, or if the companies' ability to source product from international sources is impeded. At Crane's Canadian distribution operation, reported results in U.S. dollar terms could be eroded by an unanticipated weakening of Canada's currency.
Controls
A number of factors could affect the Controls segment's results. Lower sales and earnings could result if Crane's companies can not maintain their cost competitiveness, encounter delays in introducing new products, or fail to achieve their new product sales objectives. Results could decline because of an unanticipated decline in demand for Crane products from the industrial machinery, oil and gas, and heavy equipment industries, or from unforeseen product obsolescence.
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TOTAL MANUFACTURING FACILITIES NUMBER AREA ------------------------------ ------ ---- Fluid Handling United States 16 1,401,000 sq. ft. Canada 2 140,000 sq. ft. International 9 1,251,000 sq. ft.
Aerospace United States 6 634,000 sq. ft. International 3 40,000 sq. ft.
Engineered Materials United States 10 1,235,000 sq. ft. Canada 3 636,000 sq. ft. International 1 10,000 sq. ft.
Crane Controls United States 6 407,000 sq. ft. International 2 63,000 sq. ft.
Merchandising Systems United States 1 463,000 sq. ft. Other International 2 109,000 sq. ft.
Leased Leases Manufacturing Expiring Facilities Through Number Area ---------- ---------- ------ ----
United States 2009 11 536,000 sq. ft. Canada 2000 1 13,000 sq. ft. Other International 2007 6 139,000 sq. ft.
Other Facilities ---------------- Fluid Handling operates six valve service centers in the United States, of which three are owned, and three distribution centers in the United States. This segment operates internationally thirty-nine distribution and three service centers.
Crane Controls operates one distribution center internationally.
Merchandising Systems operates eight distribution centers in the United States and seven internationally.
Engineered Materials operates eight distribution centers in the United States, of which one is owned, and two internationally.
In the opinion of management, these properties have been well maintained, are in sound operating condition, and contain all necessary equipment and facilities for their intended purposes.
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Item 3.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Neither the company, nor any subsidiary of the company has become a party to, nor has any of their property become the subject of, any material legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to their businesses.
Item 4.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of 1999.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT The executive officers of the registrant are as follows:
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Certain Proceedings - ------------------- * Reeves Industries, Inc., a corporation which Mr.duPont served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from May 1994 to December 1995, filed a petition and Plan of Reorganization for a consensual debt restructuring under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on November 21, 1997.
PART II Item 5.
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters. The information required by Item 5 is hereby incorporated by reference to Pages 35 through 37 of the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders.
Item 6.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data. The information required by Item 6 is hereby incorporated by reference to Pages 35 of the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders.
Item 7.
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. The information required by Item 7 is hereby incorporated by reference to Pages 6 through 14 of the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders.
Item 7A.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks. The information required by Item 7A is hereby incorporated by reference to Page 34 of the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders.
Item 8.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. The information required by Item 8 is hereby incorporated by reference to Pages 15 through 35 of the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders.
Item 9.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure None
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Item 10.
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
The information required by Item 10 is incorporated by reference to the definitive proxy statement dated February 28, 2000, which the company has filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation l4A except that such information with respect to Executive Officers of the Registrant is included, pursuant to Instruction 3, paragraph (b) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K, under Part I.
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Item 11.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by Item 11 is incorporated by reference to the definitive proxy statement dated February 28, 2000, which the company has filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation l4A.
Item 12.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The information required by Item 12 is incorporated by reference to the definitive proxy statement dated February 28, 2000, which the company has filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A.
Item 13.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
The information required by Item 13 is incorporated by reference to the definitive proxy statement dated February 28, 2000, which the company has filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A.
PART IV
Item 14.
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedule, and Reports on Form 8-K
(a)(1) The consolidated balance sheets of Crane Co. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in common shareholders' equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 and the report thereon of Deloitte & Touche LLP dated January 20, 2000 appearing on Pages 15 through 29 of Crane Co.'s 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders which will be furnished with the company's proxy statement as required by Regulation 14A, Rule 14a-3(c), are incorporated herein by reference
(2) Financial statement schedules for which provision is made in the applicable regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission have been omitted because they are not required under related instructions or are inapplicable, or the information is shown in the financial statements and related notes.
(3) Exhibits: Exhibit 3A Certificate of Incorporation, as amended on May 25, 1999. Exhibit 3B By-laws, as amended on January 24, 2000. Exhibit 11 Computation of net income per share. Exhibit 13 Annual Report to shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1999. Exhibit 21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant. Exhibit 23 Independent auditors' consent. (b) Reports on Form 8-K: Filed 10/21/1999 The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K, reporting on Item 5 thereof, the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Registrant as of June 30, 1999 and the unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of income for the six-month period ended June 30, 1999 and for the year ended December 31, 1998. These pro forma financial statements reflect the pro forma impact of the Huttig Building Products, Inc. spin-off.
Filed 12/23/1999 The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K, reporting on Item 2 thereof, that on November 17, 1999, Crane received a tax ruling from the IRS that the spin-off of Huttig would be tax-free to Crane and its shareholders. On December 16, 1999, Crane distributed all of the outstanding common stock of Huttig to its shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 8, 1999.
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Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K (continued)
(c) Exhibits to Form 10-K: (3) (a) The company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended on May 25, 1999 (filed herewith as Exhibit 3A). (b The company's By-Laws, as amended on January 24, 2000 (filed herewith as Exhibit 3B).
(4) Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders, including Indentures: (a) There is incorporated by reference herein: (1) Preferred Share Purchase Rights Agreement contained in Exhibit 1 to the company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 6, 1998. (b) There is incorporated by reference herein: 1) Indenture dated as of April 1,1991 between the Registrant and the Bank of New York contained in Exhibit 4.1 to the company's report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 16, 1998.
(10)Material Contracts: (iii)Compensatory Plans There is incorporated by reference herein: (a) The forms of Employment/Severance Agreement between the company and certain executive officers (form I) and (form II) which provide for the continuation of certain employee benefits upon a change of control as contained in Exhibit C of the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994. (b) The E.V.A. incentive compensation plan contained in Exhibit B to the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year December 31, 1994. (c) The indemnification agreements entered into with each director and executive officer of the company, the form of which is contained in Exhibit C to the company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Commission in connection with the company's April 27, 1987 Annual Meeting. (d) The Crane Co. Retirement Plan for Non-Employee Directors contained in Exhibit E to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988. (e) The Crane Co. 1998 Stock Option Plan contained in Exhibit 4.1 to the company's Registration Statement No. 333-50489 on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on April 20, 1998. (f) The Crane Co. 1998 Restricted Stock Award Plan contained in Exhibit 4.1 to the company's Registration Statement No. 333- 50487 on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on April 20, 1998. (g) The Crane Co. 1998 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Award Plan contained in Exhibit 4.1 to the company's Registration Statement No. 333-50495 on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on April 20, 1998.
All other exhibits are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section l3 or l5 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of l934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CRANE CO. ------------------- (Registrant)
By /s/ M. L. Raithel --------------------------- M. L. Raithel Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer and Controller Date 2/28/00 -------
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of l934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
OFFICERS
/s/ R. S. Evans ------------------------ R. S. Evans Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a Director Date 2/28/00 -------
/s/ E. C. Fast /s/ M. L. Raithel ----------------------------- --------------------------- E. C. Fast M. L. Raithel President and Chief Vice President-Finance and Operating Officer and a Director Chief Financial Officer and Controller (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) Date 2/28/00 Date 2/28/00 ------- -------
DIRECTORS
/s/ E. T. Bigelow, Jr. /s/ R. S. Forte ----------------------- ---------------------- E. T. Bigelow, Jr. R. S. Forte Date 2/28/00 Date 2/28/00 ------- -------
/s/ D.R. Gardner /s/ J. J. Lee /s/ - ----------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- D.R. Gardner J. J. Lee W. E. Lipner Date 2/28/00 Date 2/28/00 Date 2/28/00 ------- ------- -------
/s/ D. C. Minton /s/ C. J. Queenan, Jr. /s/ - ----------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- D. C. Minton C. J. Queenan, Jr. J. L. L. Tullis Date 2/28/00 Date 2/28/00 Date 2/28/00 ------- ------- -------