DEF 14A of Crane NXT, Co., Apr 7, 2026

DEF 14A of Crane NXT, Co.

Filed Apr 7, 2026 · FY20250001140361-26-013414

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  1. 2025 Compensation Highlights

    2025 Compensation Highlights Compensation Best Practices The Management Organization and Compensation Committee is firmly committed to implementing an executive compensation program that aligns management and stockholder interests, encourages executives to drive long-term sustainable success of the Company and stockholder value creation, and helps attract, motivate and retain key leadership talent to increase stockholder value. Our executive compensation program is designed to further such commitment and includes significant performance metrics that are linked to achievement of pre-established financial and strategic goals tied to our overall business strategy. In fiscal 2025, our executive compensation program consisted of base salary, annual incentive bonus, and equity compensation. Our annual cash bonus opportunities are designed to drive pre-established annual Company and business unit performance goals, while long-term performance-based equity awards are designed to drive stockholder value creation and align our executive officers’ interests with stockholder interests. Our executive compensation policies and practices are designed to reinforce our pay-for-performance philosophy and align with sound governance principles. Listed below are highlights of our fiscal 2025 executive compensation policies and practices:

  2. 2025 Compensation Highlights

    | WHAT WE DO | | • Caps on performance-based cash and equity incentive compensation • Annual review of our executive compensation strategy • Annual compensation risk assessment • Annual “Say-On-Pay” vote • Significant portion of executive compensation tied to corporate performance or stock value • Significant stock ownership guidelines for our executives, including a market standard 6x base salary requirement for the CEO • Stock options and unearned performance-based awards do not count towards ownership for purposes of our stock ownership guidelines • Majority of executive variable pay is delivered in long-term equity-based awards, subject to multi-year vesting periods • Stock options and time-based RSU awards vest over four years • Performance-based cash and equity incentive compensation subject to clawback • 100% independent directors on the Management Organization and Compensation Committee • Management Organization and Compensation Committee retains independent compensation consultant • No dividends or dividend equivalents on unexercised options or performance-based equity awards • Limited perquisites |

  3. 2025 Compensation Highlights

    | WHAT WE DON’T DO | | • No tax gross-ups, including for change in control related excise tax payments • No multi-year guaranteed incentive awards • No fixed-duration employment contracts with executive officers • No hedging or pledging of Company stock permitted • No excessive perquisites for executives • No defined benefit pension plans for named executive officers • No “repricing” of out-of-the-money options without stockholder approval • No discounted stock options or “spring-loaded” equity awards • No “single-trigger” change in control payments and benefits • No strict benchmarking of compensation to a specific percentile of our compensation peer group • No incentivizing unnecessary or excessive risk-taking |

  4. Board of Directors Nominees

    Board of Directors Nominees Nominees to be Elected for Terms to Expire in 2027 Note: Age calculations for all directors are as of the Record Date.

  5. Board of Directors Nominees

    | | JEFFREY BENCK | | | Age: 60 Director Since: 2026 | | Chief Executive Officer and Director of Benchmark Electronics, Inc. from March 2019 to March 2026. Previously, Mr. Benck served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Lantronix from December 2015 to February 2019. He has served on the nonpublic Board of UNS Energy Corporation since November 2022, the parent company of Tucson Electric Power and UniSource Energy Services, and is Chair of UNS Energy’s Human Resource and Governance Committee. Mr. Benck has served on the Board of Trustees of the Rochester Institute of Technology since July 2023. | | | Relevant Skills and Experience: | | | • More than 35 years of broad technology industry experience growing companies, both as a Chief Executive Officer and as a director of multiple public technology companies • Unique perspective drawing from his experience as a former original equipment manufacturer customer and supplier • Deep experience in new product development, product marketing, organizational development, intellectual property, and capital deployment from a variety of senior leadership roles at several global hardware, software and services companies | |

  6. Board of Directors Nominees

    | | MICHAEL DINKINS | | | | Age: 72 Director Since: 2019 | Committees: Audit (Chair); Nominating and Governance; Executive | | Founder of Dinkins Financial (consulting firm that helps small businesses gain access to capital). Mr. Dinkins has served as a director of Aebi Schmidt Group since July 2025 and Community Health Systems, Inc. since 2017. Mr. Dinkins has also served as a director of the National Council on Compensation Insurance since May 2022. Mr. Dinkins graduated with honors from General Electric’s Financial Management Program where he also served as an instructor for five years. | | | | Relevant Skills and Experience: | | | | • Sophisticated financial expertise acquired through public company chief financial officer, chief executive officer and financial, IT and internal audit roles • Significant experience with complex leveraged refinancing and equity financing (initial public offering and secondary markets) transactions • CFO of a publicly traded company with international operations • Expertise in the global integration of acquired companies | | |

  7. Board of Directors Nominees

    | | WILLIAM GROGAN | | | | Age: 47 Director Since: 2023 | Committees: Audit | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Xylem Inc. (a global water technology company) since October 2023. Prior to his role at Xylem, Mr. Grogan served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IDEX Corporation (a developer, designer and manufacturer of specialty engineered products) from January 2017 until September 2023. Mr. Grogan also serves on the board of advisors of the Girard School of Business (at Merrimack College). | | | | Relevant Skills and Experience: | | | | • Financial expertise acquired as a public company chief financial officer and in senior finance roles • Extensive experience in strategic planning, operations, and talent development through a diverse background of leadership positions • Proficiency with capital deployment including significant mergers and acquisitions experience as well as a consistent philosophy of returning funds to stockholders | | |

  8. Board of Directors Nominees

    | | SANDRA JOYCE | | | | Age: 48 Director Since: 2024 | Committees: Audit | | Vice President, Google Threat Intelligence at Google LLC since November 2022. Prior to her current role, Ms. Joyce was Executive Vice President, Global Intelligence & Advanced Practices at Mandiant, Inc. from August 2020 to November 2022 and held other roles at Mandiant from 2015 to 2020. | | | | Relevant Skills and Experience: | | | | • Extensive cyber/national security expertise gained through over 25 years of experience in the national security sector • Global leadership experience driving new product development and guiding companies through growth and change • Experience advising senior management teams and boards of government entities and private sector businesses on global business threats | | |

  9. Board of Directors Nominees

    | | CRISTEN KOGL | | | | Age: 60 Director Since: 2023 | Committees: Nominating and Governance; Management Organization and Compensation | | Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Zebra Technologies Corporation (a global leader in enterprise asset intelligence). Ms. Kogl has served as Zebra’s top Legal Officer, through various titles, since September 2018. Ms. Kogl has also served on the Board of Trustees at Lake Forest College since September 2023 and as a director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce since November 2020. | | | | Relevant Skills and Experience: | | | | • Operational and organizational expertise as an in-house lawyer/corporate generalist (with a focus on technology law) for 25+ years managing global legal and compliance teams and as a member of the executive team • Deep experience in mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, U.S. public company governance and Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, commercial contracting, enterprise and cyber risk management, litigation management, labor and employment relations, government affairs, and compliance functions | | |

  10. Board of Directors Nominees

    | | ELLEN MCCLAIN | | | | Age: 61 Director Since: 2013 | Committees: Management Organization and Compensation (Chair); Nominating and Governance | | Former Chief Executive Officer and President of Year Up United (not-for-profit provider of job training services) from December 2023 until December 2025 and from 2022 until December 2025, respectively. Prior to these roles, Ms. McClain was Chief Operating Officer of Year Up United from 2021 to 2022, and Chief Financial Officer from 2015 to 2021. Ms. McClain has served as a director of Crane Company since April 2023. Ms. McClain was a director of Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority from 2021 through August 2023. | | | | Relevant Skills and Experience: | | | | • Financial, operational and organizational expertise gained as chief financial officer, chief operating officer, and president of public and private enterprises • Broad experience as a senior executive with responsibility for organizational direction and development, financial expertise, and intellectual capital | | |

  11. Board of Directors Nominees

    | | DAVID D. PETRATIS | | | | Age: 68 Director Since: 2023 | Committees: Audit | | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allegion plc (a global provider of mechanical and electronic security products and access solutions) from 2013 to January 2023. Mr. Petratis has served as Chair of Governance and Lead Independent Director of Sylvamo Corporation since October 2021 and as Non-Executive Chairman at MasterBrand, Inc. since December 2022. | | | | Relevant Skills and Experience: | | | | • Extensive global, industrial management experience serving as chief executive officer of two publicly traded companies • Leadership experience in the creation of three spin companies: Allegion from Ingersoll-Rand, Quanex Building Products, and MGE UPS Systems • Experience in business portfolio management driving growth through research and development, acquisition and divestment | | |

  12. Board of Directors Nominees

    | | AARON W. SAAK | | | | Age: 52 Director Since: 2023 | Committees: Executive | | President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 2022. Prior to his role at Crane NXT, Mr. Saak served as President and CEO, Mobility Solutions at Vontier Corporation (a global technology leader serving the retail convenience market) from June 2022 to November 2022 and President of Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a subsidiary of Vontier Corporation, from February 2018 to June 2022. | | | | Relevant Skills and Experience: | | | | • Significant experience leading global, complex engineered technology businesses for world-class industrial organizations • Extensive experience with strategic business development and execution, organically and through acquisitions • Built strong teams with a high degree of ethics, integrity, collaboration, empowerment, and entrepreneurial spirit • Customer focused, process-driven, with a continuous improvement mindset, applying a metrics-oriented approach to driving business performance • Proven leader at driving successful profitable growth for all stakeholders | | |

  13. Board of Directors Nominees

    | | JOHN S. STROUP | | | | Age: 59 Director Since: 2020 | Committees: Executive (Chair); Management Organization and Compensation | | Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (a global private equity manager that invests in and builds businesses) since June 2024 and Operating Advisor of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice since February 2021. Prior to his current role, Mr. Stroup was President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Belden Inc. (a global leader in signal transmission and security solutions) from 2005 to May 2020, Chairman from 2016 to 2020, and Executive Chairman from 2020 to May 2021. Mr. Stroup has served as a director of Resideo Technologies, Inc. since June 2024. Mr. Stroup has also served as a director of Barry-Wehmiller since 2008, Indicor since January 2022 and SunSource since March 2024. Mr. Stroup was a director of Tenneco Inc. from 2020 to November 2022, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation from 2008 to May 2023, and Crane Company from April 2023 to July 2024. | | | | Relevant Skills and Experience: | | | | • More than 35 years of experience in industrial manufacturing of highly engineered products and business strategy development • Proven leadership skills with over 15 years of experience as president, chief executive officer and director of a global leader in signal transmission and security solutions | | |

  14. Board of Directors Nominees

    Independent Status of Directors Standards for Director Independence The listing standards of the NYSE, as well as Crane NXT’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, require that a majority of the Board be comprised of independent directors. In order for a director to qualify as independent, the Board must affirmatively determine that the director has no material relationship with Crane NXT. The Board has adopted the standards set forth below in order to assist the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board itself in making determinations of director independence. Any of the following relationships would preclude a director from qualifying as an independent director:

  15. Board of Directors Nominees

    | • | The director is or was an employee, or the director’s immediate family member is or was an executive officer, of Crane NXT other than as an interim Chairman or interim CEO, unless at least three years have passed since the end of such employment relationship. |

  16. Board of Directors Nominees

    | • | The director is an employee, or the director’s immediate family member is an executive officer, of an organization (other than a charitable organization) that in any of the last three completed fiscal years made payments to, or received payments from, Crane NXT for property or services, if the amount of such payments exceeded the greater of $1 million or 2% of the other organization’s consolidated gross revenues. |

  17. Board of Directors Nominees

    | • | The director has received, or the director’s immediate family member has received, direct compensation from Crane NXT, if the director is a member of the Audit Committee or the amount of such direct compensation received during any 12-month period within the preceding three years has exceeded $120,000 per year, excluding (i) director and committee fees and pension and other forms of deferred compensation for prior services (so long as such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service); (ii) compensation received as interim Chairman or CEO; or (iii) compensation received by an immediate family member for service as a non-executive employee of Crane NXT. |

  18. Board of Directors Nominees

    | • | The director is a current partner of or employed by, or the director’s immediate family member is a current partner of, or an employee who personally works on the audit of Crane NXT at, a firm that is the internal or external auditor of Crane NXT, or the director was, or the director’s immediate family member was, within the last three years a partner or employee of such a firm and personally worked on the Crane NXT audit at that time. |

  19. Board of Directors Nominees

    | • | The director is or was employed, or the director’s immediate family member is or was employed, as an executive officer of another organization, and any of Crane NXT’s present executive officers serves or served on that other organization’s compensation committee, unless at least three years have passed since the end of such service or the employment relationship. |

  20. Board of Directors Nominees

    | • | The director is a member of a law firm, or a partner or executive officer of any investment banking firm, that has provided services to Crane NXT, if the director is a member of the Audit Committee or the fees paid in any of the last three completed fiscal years or anticipated for the current fiscal year exceed the greater of $1 million or 2% of such firm’s consolidated gross revenues. |

  21. Board of Directors Nominees

    The existence of any relationship of the type referred to above, but at a level lower than the thresholds referred to, does not, if entered into in the ordinary course of business, preclude a director from being independent. The Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board review all relevant facts and circumstances before concluding that a relationship is not material or that a director is independent. Specifically, the Committee’s evaluation process includes the review of (i) direct and indirect relationships between directors and the Company, (ii) a report of transactions with director affiliated entities, (iii) director responses to annual questionnaires, and (iv) Code of Business Conduct and Ethics compliance certifications. Crane NXT’s Standards for Director Independence, along with its Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which apply to Crane NXT’s directors and to all officers and other employees, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller, are available on our website at https://investors.cranenxt.com/governance. See “Code of Business Conduct and Ethics” below. Independence of Directors The Nominating and Governance Committee has reviewed whether any of the directors (other than Mr. Saak, who as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer is per se not independent) has any relationship that, in the opinion of the Committee, (i) is material (either directly or as a partner, stockholder, director, or officer of an organization that has a relationship with Crane NXT) and, as such, would be reasonably likely to interfere with the exercise by such person of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director or (ii) would otherwise cause such person not to qualify as an “independent” director under the rules of the NYSE and, in the case of members of the Audit Committee and the Management Organization and Compensation Committee, the additional requirements under Sections 10A and 10C, respectively, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the associated rules. With regard to Ms. McClain, who serves as a director of Crane Company, the Nominating and Governance Committee considered the payments made to the Company by, and the payments made by the Company to, Crane Company in 2025 for repayment of third-party invoices paid by the other party and tax-related obligations under agreements entered into in connection with the separation transaction. Among other things, the Nominating and Governance Committee considered that Ms. McClain does not exert influence on the transactions, that such payments were on standard, previously negotiated terms that are consistent with such terms for similar spin-off transactions, and that such payments would not reasonably be expected to impact her exercise of her fiduciary duties or independent judgment. With regard to Ms. Joyce, who is Vice President, Google Threat Intelligence at Google LLC, the Nominating and Governance Committee considered the payments made to Google by the Company in 2025 of approximately $190,000 primarily for cybersecurity and marketing tools and services. Among other things, the Nominating and Governance Committee considered that Ms. Joyce does not exert influence on the transactions, the transactions are on standard, arm’s-length terms, and that such payments would not reasonably be expected to impact Ms. Joyce’s exercise of her fiduciary duties or independent judgment. Finally, with regard to Ms. Kogl, who is Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Zebra Technologies, the Nominating and Governance Committee considered the payments made from Antares Vision Group to Zebra in 2025 of approximately $1,840,000 in connection with reseller and end-user sales. Among other things, the Nominating and Governance Committee considered that Ms. Kogl does not exert influence on the transactions, the transactions are on standard, arm’s-length terms, and that such payments would not reasonably be expected to impact Ms. Kogl’s exercise of her fiduciary duties or independent judgment. The Nominating and Governance Committee accordingly recommended that the Board determine that, other than Mr. Saak, all of Crane NXT’s current directors and all persons who served as a director of Crane NXT at any time during 2025 are independent in accordance with the foregoing standards, and the Board reviewed and approved director independence based on the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Board Refreshment Each director who has attained the age of at least 75 as of the record date for an annual meeting of stockholders is required to tender his or her resignation from the Board. The Corporate Governance Guidelines also require a director to tender his or her resignation from the Board if there is a significant change in his or her primary job responsibilities that could impact their ability to be an effective contributor to the Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee then makes a recommendation to the Board, based on a review of all the circumstances, whether the Board should accept the resignation or ask the director to continue on the Board. Ellen McClain recently resigned as CEO from the non-profit company Year Up United and, in accordance with the Company’s policy on directors who change their present job responsibility, offered to resign. The Nominating and Governance Committee reviewed, in consultation with the Chairman of the Board and the CEO, Ms. McClain’s suitability for continued service as a director and determined that her change in primary job responsibility will not impair her ability to be an effective contributor to the Board process. The Nominating and Governance Committee recommended that the Board reject Ms. McClain’s offer to resign from the Board, and the Board in turn rejected Ms. McClain’s offer to resign. Ms. McClain abstained from voting on her offer to resign. The Nominating and Governance Committee will, from time to time, seek to identify potential candidates for director to sustain and enhance the composition of the Board with an appropriate balance of knowledge, experience, skills, expertise, and diversity of thought, ethnicity, and gender, to enable Crane NXT to formulate and implement its strategic plan. In its search process, the Committee will consider potential candidates proposed by other members of the Board, by management, or by stockholders, and the Committee has the sole authority to retain a search firm to assist in this process, at Crane NXT’s expense. The Committee’s evaluation process assesses candidates in accordance with the procedure, and based on the criteria, set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. This process does not vary based on whether or not a prospective candidate is recommended by a stockholder. Nominations by Stockholders In considering candidates submitted by stockholders, the Nominating and Governance Committee will take into consideration the needs of the Board and the qualifications of the candidate. A stockholder proposing to nominate a director must provide certain information about the nominating stockholder and the director nominee, including the required information set forth in our By-laws (as defined below). Such notice must also be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to be named as a nominee and to serve as a director, if elected. A complete description of the requirements relating to a stockholder nomination is set forth in our By-laws (as defined below). Any stockholder recommendation for next year’s annual meeting, together with the information described above, must be sent to the Corporate Secretary at 950 Winter Street, 4th Floor North, Waltham, MA 02451 and, in order to allow for timely consideration, must be received by the Corporate Secretary not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to May 21, 2027.

  22. Board of Directors Nominees

    Majority Voting for Directors and Resignation Policy Our By-laws provide that nominees for director must receive a majority of votes cast. Any director who fails to receive the required number of votes for re-election is required by our Corporate Governance Guidelines to tender his or her written resignation to the Chairman of the Board for consideration by the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Committee will consider such tendered resignation and make a recommendation to the Board concerning the acceptance or rejection of the resignation. In determining its recommendation to the Board, the Committee will consider all factors deemed relevant by the members of the Committee including, without limitation, the stated reason or reasons why stockholders voted against such director’s re-election, the qualifications of the director, and whether the director’s resignation from the Board would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

  23. Board Structure

    | • | Conduct an annual performance evaluation of the Board. |

  24. Compensation of Directors

    Compensation of Directors The members of the Board, other than Mr. Saak (who does not receive compensation for his service as a director), receive the following compensation (as discussed in the last paragraph below, the annual retainer for non-employee directors in the form of DSUs will be increased by $20,000 effective May 2026):

  25. Compensation of Directors

    | • | A retainer of $255,000 per year, payable $90,000 in cash and $165,000 in the form of Deferred Stock Units (“DSUs”) of equivalent value, as described below. A director may also elect to receive up to 100% of the cash retainer in DSUs or in fully vested shares of Crane NXT stock; |

  26. Compensation of Directors

    | • | An incremental retainer of $130,000 per year for the non-employee Chairman of the Board, payable in cash (or up to 100% in DSUs or fully vested shares, at the election of the Chairman); |

  27. Compensation of Directors

    | • | A retainer of $25,000 per year for the Chair of the Audit Committee; $20,000 per year for the Chair of the Management Organization and Compensation Committee; and $17,500 per year for the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, in each case, payable in cash; and |

  28. Compensation of Directors

    | • | A retainer of $10,000 per year for each member of the Audit Committee other than the Chair; $7,500 per year for each member of the Management Organization and Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee other than the Chair; and $2,000 per year for each member of the Executive Committee other than the Chief Executive Officer, in each case, payable in cash. |

  29. Compensation of Directors

    DSUs are issued to non-employee directors each year, generally as of the date of the annual meeting and pro rata if necessary; are forfeitable if the director ceases to remain a director until Crane NXT’s next annual meeting, except in the case of death, disability, or change in control; and entitle the director to receive an equivalent number of shares of Crane NXT stock, plus accumulated dividends, upon the director’s ceasing to be a member of the Board. The DSUs issued in 2025 are disclosed below. No meeting fees will be paid unless the total number of meetings between Annual Meetings exceeds three more than the regularly scheduled meetings of the Board and the relevant committees. No meeting fees were paid in 2025. The Management Organization and Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing and recommending to the Board any revisions to our director compensation program. In 2025, the Management Organization and Compensation Committee reviewed and considered the results of an independent analysis completed by Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (“FW Cook”). As part of this analysis, FW Cook reviewed non-employee director compensation trends and data from the compensation peer group companies listed in the Compensation Consultant and Market Data section below. Following such review and consideration, the Committee recommended a $20,000 increase in the annual retainer for non-employee directors in the form of DSUs to be effective starting May 2026, and the Board approved the Committee’s recommendations. Stock Ownership and Stock Ownership Guidelines for Directors The Board has adopted stock ownership guidelines that require each director to hold shares of Crane NXT stock having a fair market value not less than five times (5x) the cash portion of the annual retainer for directors (currently $90,000). A director must have attained this ownership level by the fifth anniversary of his or her first election as a director. Vested and unvested DSUs count towards ownership. As of the Record Date, all directors were in compliance with our stock ownership guidelines. Limit on Non-Management Director Compensation Pursuant to the Crane NXT shareholder-approved Stock Incentive Plan (as defined below), the combined value of cash compensation and equity awards (based on their grant date fair value) awarded to any non-management director in a calendar year may not exceed $750,000 or, in the case of the Chair of the Board, $1 million. The Board is permitted under the terms of such plan to make exceptions to this limit in extraordinary circumstances, provided that any director receiving additional compensation is recused from the decision-making process. Director Compensation in 2025 The following table shows the 2025 compensation of all directors. In accordance with SEC regulations, the table excludes Mr. Saak, whose compensation is shown in the 2025 Summary Compensation Table below and who did not receive additional compensation for his service as a director.

  30. Compensation of Directors

    | Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) | Stock Awards(1)(2) ($) | Total ($) | | M. Dinkins | 124,500 | 145,046 | 269,546 | | W. Grogan | 45,110 | 235,021 | 280,130 | | S. Joyce | 100,000 | 145,046 | 245,046 | | C. Kogl | 42,445 | 190,033 | 232,478 | | E. McClain | 99,500 | 163,020 | 262,520 | | D. D. Petratis | 10,000 | 235,021 | 245,021 | | J. S. Stroup | 99,500 | 275,044 | 374,544 | | J. L. L. Tullis | 115,000 | 145,046 | 260,046 |

  31. Compensation of Directors

    | (1) Amounts in this column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of the DSUs granted to our non-employee directors during fiscal 2025 as computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, excluding the effect of estimated forfeitures. The grant date fair value of each DSU as of the relevant grant date is indicated below. The DSUs are granted annually at the time of the Annual Meeting. The assumptions on which this valuation is based are set forth in Note 8 to the audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026. The awards were as follows: |

  32. Compensation of Directors

    | • | 2,776 DSUs to each of Messrs. Dinkins and Tullis and Ms. Joyce; 4,498 DSUs to each of Messrs. Grogan and Petratis; 3,637 DSUs to Ms. Kogl; 3,120 DSUs to Ms. McClain; and 5,264 DSUs to Mr. Stroup, in each case on May 22, 2025 with a grant date fair value per DSU of $52.25. |

  33. Compensation of Directors

    | (2) As of December 31, 2025, each individual named in the table held DSU awards which, upon settlement, would entitle the individual to the following aggregate number of shares payable by the Company subject to outstanding unvested DSU awards: 2,800 for Mr. Dinkins; 4,538 for Mr. Grogan; 2,800 for Ms. Joyce; 3,669 for Ms. Kogl; 3,148 for Ms. McClain; 4,538 for Mr. Petratis; 5,310 for Mr. Stroup; and 2,800 for Mr. Tullis. |

  34. Compensation of Directors

    | ITEM 2: RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF AUDITORS |

  35. Compensation of Directors

    | | PROPOSAL 2 The Board recommends voting FOR the Ratification of the Selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2026 |

  36. Compensation of Directors

    The Board proposes and recommends that the stockholders ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for Crane NXT, Co. for 2026. Deloitte & Touche LLP has been the Company’s independent auditor since 2022. Although ratification of this selection is not required by law, the Board believes ratification is desirable as a matter of good corporate governance. If the stockholders do not ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Audit Committee will reconsider the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor. We expect that representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP will attend the Annual Meeting, where they will have an opportunity to make a statement if they wish to do so and to respond to appropriate questions. Unless otherwise directed by the stockholders, proxies that are properly executed and returned or submitted electronically will be voted for approval of the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP to audit our consolidated financial statements for 2026.

  37. David D. Petratis

    | • | aligned with the Company’s annual operating plan and long-term strategic plans and objectives; |

  38. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    | Compensation Element | Principal Objectives | Key Characteristics | | Performance-Based Restricted Share Units (“PRSUs)* | To motivate NEOs to drive long-term stockholder value creation | • Number of shares actually earned based on relative TSR over three-year performance period versus the S&P Midcap 400 Capital Goods Industry Group Index • Payout capped at target if the Company’s absolute TSR is negative • Maximum payout capped at four times (4x) the original grant date value, which, for this purpose, is calculated based on target performance and a “beginning price” equal to the 20-day average closing price of the Company’s stock for the 20 trading days immediately prior to the start of the performance period • Value realized varies with Company stock price performance | | Stock Options | To motivate and retain NEOs and align their interests with long-term stockholder interests | • Grants vest over four years • Value realized dependent on Company stock price appreciation | | Time-Based Restricted Share Units (“TRSUs”)* | To retain NEOs and drive long-term stockholder value creation | • Grants vest over four years • Value realized varies with Company stock price performance |

  39. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    | * PRSUs and TRSUs may be collectively referred to in this Proxy Statement as “RSUs.” |

  40. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    Annual Incentive Compensation We pay our NEOs cash bonuses based on the attainment of Company performance goals established near the beginning of the year. On February 7, 2025, the Committee (or the Board in the case of the Chief Executive Officer) approved a target bonus for each NEO, expressed as a percentage of base salary. Except in the case of Ms. DiMaurizio, who joined the company in 2025, annual target bonus percentages for all NEOs, except Mr. Saak, were unchanged from 2024. Mr. Saak’s annual target bonus percentage was increased from 100% to 110% of base salary in 2025 to better align his target bonus opportunity to a competitive range of median compensation levels for Chief Executive Officers of comparably-sized companies. Cash incentives are used to motivate and reward achievement of corporate performance objectives which are strategically aligned with enhancing stockholder value. Early in the year, the Committee establishes and approves the annual target bonus objectives and award opportunities for each of our NEOs, subject to review and approval by the Board in the case of the Chief Executive Officer. In making determinations about setting performance targets, the Committee considers a variety of factors including financial elements of the annual operating plan, comparison to prior year results, the general business outlook for the coming year, the opinions of analysts who follow the Company, and comparison to market data. Performance metrics for 2025 consisted of revenue, adjusted operating profit and adjusted free cash flow, weighted 25% / 50% / 25% respectively, for all NEOs. These performance metrics were first introduced in 2024, replacing the previous structure that emphasized adjusted EPS. The Committee made this change to better align the program with the Company’s strategic focus on revenue growth and peer group practices that prioritize operating profit as a core performance measure. For each performance metric, the Committee set threshold, target and maximum performance levels based on the Company’s 2025 operating plan, so that actual payouts could range from 0% to 200% of the target award amounts, with linear interpolation between levels. In May 2025, the Committee established performance metric targets and payout ranges. For our Corporate performance metrics, actual performance compared to annual incentive objectives for the NEOs (other than Mr. Keayes, whose annual incentive objectives are described immediately following, and for Ms. DiMaurizio, whose employment letter provides that she would not be eligible to participate in the Annual Incentive Program for 2025) were as follows:

  41. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    | Corporate Objectives* | Threshold (0% payout) ($) | Target (100% payout) ($) | Maximum (200% payout) ($) | Actual* ($) | Performance relative to Target Range | Weight | Calculated Payout (%) | | Revenue | 1,371.6M | 1,524.0M | 1,676.4M | 1,568.6M | 129% | 25% | 32% | | Adjusted operating profit** | 283.2M | 354.0M | 424.8M | 335.8M | 79% | 50% | 39% | | Adjusted free cash flow** | 158.4M | 226.3M | 294.1M | 213.5M | 89% | 25% | 22% | | Weighted payout % | | | | | | | 94% |

  42. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    | * Revenue, adjusted operating profit and adjusted free cash flow for 2025 bonus calculation purposes under the 2025 Annual Incentive Plan exclude corporate interest costs related to acquisitions and restructuring initiatives that were not part of plan assumptions. |

  43. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    Mr. Keayes’s annual incentive metrics are based on the performance of our Security and Authentication Technologies business. For those metrics, actual performance compared to annual incentive objectives for Mr. Keayes were as follows:

  44. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    | Security and Authentication Technologies Objectives | Threshold (0% payout) ($) | Target (100% payout) ($) | Maximum (200% payout) ($) | Actual ($) | Performance relative to Target Range | Weight | Calculated Payout (%) | | Revenue | 594.3M | 660.3M | 726.4M | 722.0M | 193% | 25% | 48% | | Adjusted operating profit* | 124.0M | 155.0M | 185.9M | 147.8M | 77% | 50% | 39% | | Adjusted free cash flow* | 105.5M | 150.8M | 196.0M | 129.5M | 53% | 25% | 13% | | Weighted payout % | | | | | | | 100% |

  45. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    In February 2026, the Committee reviewed management’s reports on the performance of the Company in 2025 against the relevant bonus objectives. The calculations resulted in a Corporate payout percentage of 93.7% of target for the NEOs (other than Mr. Keayes and Ms. DiMaurizio) and, with respect to Mr. Keayes, a Security and Authentication Technologies payout percentage of 100.1% of target (includes Crane Currency at 146.7% and OpSec at 0%). The approved payout percentages and cash bonuses for our NEOs for 2025 are as follows:

  46. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    | Named Executive Officer | Bonus Target (% of Salary) | Bonus Target ($) | Payout (%) | Bonus Paid ($) | | A. W. Saak | 110% | 962,500 | 93.7 | 901,863 | | C. Cristiano | 80% | 416,000 | 93.7 | 389,792 | | P. G. Igoe | 70% | 353,500 | 93.7 | 331,230 | | S. Keayes | 70% | 388,932 | 100.1 | 389,321 | | K. DiMaurizio* | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |

  47. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    | * As a new hire starting in October 2025, Ms. DiMaurizio was not eligible to participate in the 2025 Annual Incentive Program |

  48. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    Long-Term Equity Incentive Compensation The Company’s 2018 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the “Stock Incentive Plan”) is used to provide long-term incentive compensation through stock options and PRSUs, as well as retention of employees through TRSUs. We believe that employees who own Crane NXT stock are more motivated to create stockholder value. The Company granted NEOs certain long-term incentive awards under the Stock Incentive Plan in 2025. First, the Committee determined an overall target dollar value in the aggregate for long-term equity incentive awards to be made to each NEO (other than Ms. DiMaurizio, whose long-term equity incentive awards for 2025 were set forth in her Employment Letter). In determining these target amounts, the Committee considered the competitive market data compiled by FW Cook, Company and individual performance in 2024, and our historical grant practices, including the number of shares that corresponded to the target dollar value and the fair market value of the shares. Then, the Committee allocated the total target dollar amount that it had determined for each NEO among the applicable award types under the Stock Incentive Plan, as follows: for our Chief Executive Officer (Mr. Saak), 55% as PRSUs, 25% as stock options, and 20% TRSUs; and for each of the other NEOs (apart from Ms. DiMaurizio), 50% as PRSUs, 25% as stock options, and 25% as TRSUs. To determine the target number of PRSUs and the number of stock options and TRSUs, the Committee divided the applicable dollar amount by the closing price of our common stock for the PRSUs and TRSUs and by the Black-Scholes accounting value for the stock options (rounded in each case to the nearest whole share) on the date the awards were granted. The table below sets forth, for each of our NEOs, the dollar value used by the Committee and resulting number of shares for the awards.

  49. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    | Named Executive Officer | 2025 Long-Term Incentive Grants | | | | | | | | | Stock Options | | PRSUs (at target) | | TRSUs | | LTI Total (at target) ($) | | | | # | | # | | # | | | A. W. Saak | 1,162,500 | 49,807 | 2,557,500 | 44,649 | 930,000 | 16,236 | 4,650,000 | | C. Cristiano | 275,000 | 11,782 | 550,000 | 9,602 | 275,000 | 4,801 | 1,100,000 | | P. G. Igoe | 200,000 | 8,569 | 400,000 | 6,983 | 200,000 | 3,492 | 800,000 | | S. Keayes | 162,500 | 6,962 | 325,000 | 5,674 | 162,500 | 2,837 | 650,000 | | K. DiMaurizio* | 325,000 | 11,758 | — | N/A | 325,000 | 4,922 | 650,000 |

  50. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    | * Ms. DiMaurizio’s Employment Letter provides that she would receive a 2025 equity award under the Stock Incentive Plan with a grant date value of $650,000. The equity award was made up of 50% stock options and 50% Time-Based RSUs and the effective date of grant was the actual date she commenced her employment with the Company, which was October 1, 2025. In addition, Ms. DiMaurizio received a new-hire TRSU grant with a grant date value of $400,000 to make her whole for certain equity awards forfeited from her prior employer, resulting in a grant of 6,058 shares. |

  51. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    The values of the PRSUs reflected in the Summary Compensation Table are different from, and higher than, the intended values reflected in the table above. This is because the values reported in the Summary Compensation Table are valued under accounting rules intended to capture the “grant date fair value” of the PRSUs for accounting purposes using a “Monte Carlo” valuation methodology, which is influenced by numerous factors, including interest rates and stock volatility. This “grant date fair value” is used to expense the PRSUs under relevant accounting rules. We believe that the values of the PRSUs reflected in the table above are a more accurate representation of the values intended to be delivered to our NEOs. PRSU Awards – Three-Year Performance Period Based on Relative TSR Fiscal 2025 PRSU Awards. The Committee grants to NEOs and other senior executives PRSUs with three-year performance vesting conditions based on relative total stockholder return (“TSR”) as described below, thus directly linking this form of stock-based compensation to returns received by our stockholders relative to comparator U.S. mid-sized companies.

  52. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    | Performance Level | PRSU Grants | | | | CXT Relative TSR | Shares Earned % of Target | | Below Threshold | <25th percentile | 0% | | Threshold | 25th percentile | 25% | | Target | 50th percentile | 100% | | Maximum | ≥75th percentile | 200% |

  53. Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions

    The vesting of PRSUs awarded in February 2025 is based on a relative measurement of TSR for the Company from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, compared to TSRs of the other companies in the S&P Midcap 400 Capital Goods Industry Group Index. The Committee determined that the use of the S&P Midcap 400 Capital Goods Group (the comparator group), which has more constituents than the peer group discussed below used to benchmark target pay levels, is appropriate for measuring relative TSR over a three-year period because (1) company size is less relevant for TSR comparisons than benchmarking target pay levels, (2) the larger group better represents the broader universe of companies with which the Company competes for investor capital and (3) it is less likely to be meaningfully affected by the loss of comparator group companies during the performance period. For TSR between the 25th and 50th percentiles and between the 50th and 75th percentiles, the vesting is interpolated on a straight-line basis. If the Company’s absolute TSR for the three-year period is negative, the maximum vesting is capped at target regardless of performance relative to the comparator group companies. In addition, the maximum value that can be earned under the PRSUs (total shares earned multiplied by the final share price) is capped at four times (4x) the original grant date value (which, for this purpose, is calculated based on target performance and a “beginning price” equal to the average closing price of the Company’s stock for the 20 trading days immediately prior to the start of the performance period). The Company does not grant dividend equivalents in connection with PRSUs. Unvested PRSUs do not count towards ownership for purposes of the Company’s stock ownership guidelines. Payout of Fiscal 2023-2025 PRSU Awards As previously disclosed in the proxy statement filed in 2024, the vesting of PRSUs granted to our then NEOs in 2023 was based on a relative measurement of TSR for the Company from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025, compared to TSRs of the other companies in the S&P Midcap 400 Capital Goods Group. In early fiscal 2026, the Committee determined that the PRSU award was earned at 83.3% of target based on the relative TSR performance at the 44.4th percentile of the companies in the S&P Midcap 400 Capital Goods Group. These payouts are reflected in the Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table. Stock Option Awards – Vest 25% Per Year Over Four Years Stock options are granted with a per-share exercise price at no less than fair market value on the date of grant, as determined based on the closing price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. Stock option awards vest in four installments of 25% per year over four years and have 10-year terms. Accordingly, employees can realize a gain only if the share price increases from the date of grant, thus directly linking this component of incentive compensation to increases in stockholder value. Although broad market dynamics can strongly influence our share price, the Committee believes that granting stock options to our senior level management employees motivates actions that improve the share price, such as profitable sales growth through organic growth as well as acquisitions, improvement in operating margins to generate increased operating profit and drive higher multiple valuations, and prudent use of free cash flow through capital expenditures, dividends, acquisitions, and stock repurchases. The Company does not grant dividend equivalents in connection with options. Stock options do not count towards ownership for purposes of the Company’s stock ownership guidelines. TRSU Awards – Vest 25% Per Year Over Four Years Like stock options, as a general matter (and excepting the make-whole award granted to Ms. DiMaurizio described below in “Employment Letter Agreement with Ms. DiMaurizio”), the TRSUs granted to our NEOs vest in four installments of 25% per year over four years. Unvested TRSUs include a right to receive cash payments on a current basis with respect to cash dividends on the underlying shares. In addition, unvested TRSUs will be credited with any share-based dividends, with such shares being subject to the same vesting schedule as the underlying award. The Company issues a quarterly cash dividend and does not regularly issue share-based dividends. No share-based dividend payments were made in 2025. Unvested TRSUs are valued net after-tax at 65% of current fair market value for purposes of the Company’s stock ownership guidelines.

  54. Compensation Decision-Making Process

    | Crane NXT’s Compensation Peer Group used for 2025 Compensation Decisions* |

  55. Compensation Decision-Making Process

    FW Cook provides the Committee with comparative compensation data on the peer companies from publicly available sources and, in addition, comparative compensation data compiled from an average of general and technology industry surveys scoped to the revenue responsibility of each Crane NXT executive. This data includes base salary, target bonus opportunity, and long-term incentive compensation for the NEOs. The Committee uses this comparative data during its review of base salaries, target cash compensation, and long-term incentive grant values for the CEO and other NEOs, with the view that all elements of target total direct compensation should be calibrated by reference to the 50th percentile of competitive market data for targeted performance, with significant upside potential for performance that exceeds target and lesser (or zero) payouts if performance is below target. The Committee uses its judgment and discretion to vary each executive’s market positioning above or below median based on his/her unique circumstances such as tenure, criticality to the Company, performance and overall proficiency in the role, and other factors deemed relevant. Say-on-Pay Vote in 2025 In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act and related rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, we presented a “Say-on-Pay” item to stockholders in 2025, which called for an advisory, non-binding vote regarding the compensation of our NEOs in 2024 as described in the proxy statement. On this item, over 98% of the votes cast were in favor of the resolution. We view this support of our 2025 “Say-on-Pay” proposal as an indication of our stockholders’ positive reaction to our named executive compensation program. No changes were made to the compensation program in response to the “Say-on-Pay” vote result.

  56. Governance and Regulatory Considerations

    For purposes of these guidelines, (1) shares owned of record or held in a brokerage account or in the Company’s 401(k) savings plan are valued at current fair market value; (2) restricted stock and restricted share units subject only to time-based vesting restrictions are valued net after-tax at 65% of current fair market value; (3) unvested performance-based restricted share units do not count toward the minimum ownership levels; and (4) unexercised stock options, whether or not vested, do not count toward the minimum ownership levels. There is no set time period for reaching the minimum ownership level. However, prior to attaining the applicable minimum ownership level, an executive who exercises a stock option or vests in a portion of his or her restricted stock or restricted share units must retain no less than 50% of the net shares remaining after the payment of applicable taxes. Once such guidelines are met, the policy permits executives to sell any shares held above the required ownership guidelines.

  57. Governance and Regulatory Considerations

    Policies with Respect to Timing of Stock-Based Awards and Exercise Price of Stock Options Timing of Grants. Annual awards of stock options and RSUs to NEOs are normally approved at the Committee’s regular February meeting, in order that full prior-year performance may be considered, and then the awards are granted effective 10 business days after the Company’s full-year earnings have been released, to better align grant date value with the stockholders’ experience. The Committee also grants RSUs at other dates to newly hired or promoted executives. The Committee does not take material nonpublic information (“MNPI”) into account when determining the timing and terms of stock-based awards and has not timed the disclosure of MNPI for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation. Option Exercise Price. All options must be granted at an exercise price that is at least equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Section 16(a) Beneficial Reporting Compliance Crane NXT’s common stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. The officers and directors of Crane NXT and beneficial owners of greater than 10% of our shares of common stock (the “10% Beneficial Owners”) are required to file reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing beneficial ownership and changes in beneficial ownership. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require disclosure in Crane NXT’s Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K of the failure of an officer, director or 10% Beneficial Owner of the shares of common stock to file a Form 3, 4 or 5 on a timely basis. Based on our review of such ownership reports and written representations from reporting persons, all required filings were made on a timely basis for the year ended December 31, 2025, except that Ms. DiMaurizio’s Forms 3 and 4 in connection with her hiring and new hire and 2025 equity grants were filed late due to delays in obtaining her EDGAR access credentials. The filings were made promptly after her credentials were issued. Policy with Respect to Hedging and Pledging of Company Stock We have maintained a longstanding policy prohibiting any non-employee director, executive officer (including our NEOs), or any other designated employee who qualifies as an insider under applicable SEC regulations from (1) entering into any hedging or monetization transactions involving Company securities or (2) pledging Company securities as collateral for a loan. During 2025, none of our directors and executive officers engaged in any such transactions. Clawback Policy As required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act), we maintain the Crane NXT, Co. Incentive-Based Compensation Recovery Policy (the “Clawback Policy”), which requires that certain incentive compensation paid to any current or former executive officer, including our NEOs, will be subject to recoupment if (x) the incentive compensation was calculated based on financial statements that were required to be restated due to material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements, without regard to any fault or misconduct, and (y) that noncompliance resulted in overpayment of the incentive compensation within the three fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which the restatement was required. Incentive compensation subject to the clawback policy consists of compensation that is granted, earned or vested based wholly or in part upon the attainment of a financial reporting measure (as defined in the rules implementing such requirement), including stock price and total stockholder return, on and after October 2, 2023. The Clawback Policy is disclosed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2025. Deductibility of Executive Compensation Generally, Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), disallows a tax deduction to certain publicly-held corporations for any remuneration in excess of $1 million paid in any taxable year to their chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and certain other current and former highly compensated officers and certain other highly compensated employees, even if they are not officers, that qualify as covered employees within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Compensation Committee has previously considered tax deductibility when structuring our executive compensation arrangements for our current and former executive officers. However, the Compensation Committee may, in its judgment, pay compensation that is not fully tax deductible to the extent it determines that doing so is appropriate to attract, motivate and retain executive talent or to meet other business needs. The Compensation Committee intends to continue to compensate our current and former executive officers, including the NEOs, in a manner consistent with our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders. Taxation of “Parachute Payments” and Deferred Compensation We do not provide our NEOs with a “gross-up” or other reimbursement payment for any tax liability that the NEO might owe as a result of the application of Sections 280G, 4999, or 409A of the Code. Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code provide that executive officers, directors who hold significant equity interests in our Company, and certain other service providers may be subject to an excise tax if they receive payments or benefits in connection with a change of control of our Company that exceeds certain prescribed limits, and that the Company, or a successor, may forfeit a deduction on the amounts subject to this additional tax. Section 409A of the Code also imposes additional significant taxes on an executive officer, director or other service provider to the Company in the event that he or she receives “deferred compensation” that does not meet certain requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation We follow The Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or ASC Topic 718, for our stock-based awards. ASC Topic 718 requires companies to measure the compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors, including stock options, restricted stock unit awards and performance unit awards (including PRSUs), based on the grant date “fair value” of these awards. This calculation is performed for accounting purposes and reported in the compensation tables below for equity awards to our NEOs as required by the applicable SEC rules. ASC Topic 718 also requires companies to recognize the compensation cost of their stock-based compensation awards in their income statements over the period that the recipient of such compensation is required to render service in exchange for the option or other award. For performance unit awards (including PRSUs), stock-based compensation expense recognized may be adjusted over the performance period based on interim estimates of performance against pre-set objectives.

  58. Employment Letter Agreement with Ms. DiMaurizio

    Employment Letter Agreement with Ms. DiMaurizio On August 24, 2025, Ms. DiMaurizio and the Company entered into an employment letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) pursuant to which Ms. DiMaurizio was offered the position of Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer. Under the Letter Agreement, Ms. DiMaurizio received an annual base salary of $430,000 and is eligible for consideration for a merit increase in base salary in 2026. Ms. DiMaurizio received a sign-on bonus under the Letter Agreement in the gross amount of $300,000, payable in two equal installments with the first installment payable on the date that Ms. DiMaurizio commenced her employment and the second installment payable on April 1, 2026. The sign-on bonus is subject to repayment by Ms. DiMaurizio if she voluntarily terminates her employment with the Company or the Company terminates her employment for cause within three years of her employment commencement date. Ms. DiMaurizio will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive plan applicable to executive officers of Crane NXT for calendar year 2026, but was not eligible for an annual incentive plan payment for calendar year 2025. Her target cash payment under the annual incentive plan is equal to 70% of her annual base salary and her annual incentive plan payout will be capped at 200% of target payout (or such other level as determined by the Compensation Committee). Ms. DiMaurizio also received pursuant to the Letter Agreement a new hire equity award with a grant date value of $400,000 in the form of TRSUs which are subject to a two-year vesting schedule. Ms. DiMaurizio’s new hire equity award was a make-whole award that was made in respect of her rights to certain contingent compensation from her prior employer that she forfeited as a result of commencing employment with the Company. In addition, Ms. DiMaurizio received a 2025 equity award under the Stock Incentive Plan with a grant date value of $650,000, consisting of 50% stock options and 50% TRSUs, and an effective grant date as of her employment commencement date. The PRSUs are subject to three-year cliff vesting and are measured over the period from January 1 of the year of the grant. The TRSUs are subject to a four-year vesting schedule such that, so long as Ms. DiMaurizio remains employed with the Company as of each vesting date, 25% of the shares awarded will vest on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant. The Letter Agreement further provides that Ms. DiMaurizio is eligible for future annual equity grants under the Stock Incentive Plan with an aggregate annual target award amount of $650,000. The Letter Agreement provides that, with respect to such future annual equity grants, annual equity grants for executives at Ms. DiMaurizio’s level are currently made up of 50% PRSUs, 25% stock options, and 25% TRSUs. The Letter Agreement also provides for Company benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, eligibility to participate in the Company’s 401(k) plan, paid time off, and eligibility to participate in the Company’s Benefits Equalization Plan (BEP) as of January 2026. The Letter Agreement also reflects Ms. DiMaurizio’s obligation to retain a minimum of four times base salary in the Company’s common stock under Crane NXT’s Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines.

  59. Other Arrangements with Our Named Executive Officers

    Other Arrangements with Our Named Executive Officers We believe that these arrangements serve our retention objectives by permitting our NEOs to maintain continued focus and dedication to their responsibilities and maximize stockholder value, including in the event of a transaction that could result in a change in control of the Company. Non-Change in Control Severance Our prevailing practice is to pay our executives, including our NEOs (except as described in the following paragraph for Mr. Keayes), an amount equal to one year’s base salary, either in a lump sum or by continuation of biweekly payroll distributions, with medical, dental, and other welfare benefits and retirement benefits continuing during such period, upon an involuntary termination. Crane NXT has entered into a UK-style employment contract with Mr. Keayes, who is based in the United Kingdom. Pursuant to the terms of such arrangement, each of Mr. Keayes and Crane NXT must provide the other with six months’ notice prior to his termination, other than in the case of a termination by Crane NXT for cause. Crane NXT may elect, in lieu of providing notice, to pay Mr. Keayes his base salary for such notice period, or may place Mr. Keayes on “garden leave” during the notice period. Change in Control Severance Crane NXT has an employment/severance agreement in place with each of our NEOs, except Mr. Keayes who has a UK-style employment contract and Ms. DiMaurizio, whose terms of employment are outlined above. The employment/severance agreements provide protections in the event of termination of employment by the Company under specified circumstances following a change in control of the Company (as defined in the agreement). The protection applies during a period that runs through the earlier to occur of (1) the third anniversary of a change in control of the Company or (2) the first day of the month following the NEO’s 65th birthday (the “change in control period”). We believe that these protections, described below, serve our retention objectives by permitting our NEOs to maintain continued focus and dedication to their responsibilities in order to maximize stockholder value, including in the event of a transaction that could result in a change in control of the Company. Death; Disability. If the NEO’s employment with us is terminated due to death or disability (as defined in the agreement) within the change in control period, the NEO would receive his or her accrued compensation as of the date of termination, including the annual bonus paid to the NEO for the last full fiscal year (prorated for the number of days in the current fiscal year through the date of termination). Involuntary Termination. If, within the change in control period, the Company terminates the NEO’s employment other than for cause, disability, or death, or if the NEO terminates his or her employment for good reason (each as defined in the agreement), the NEO would receive the following benefits, in addition to his or her accrued compensation:

  60. Other Arrangements with Our Named Executive Officers

    | • | A lump sum pro-rated bonus, calculated as the greater of (i) the annual bonus of the most recently completed fiscal year or (ii) the average bonus paid or payable to the NEO for the three fiscal years immediately preceding 2025 (the “average annual bonus”), multiplied by the fraction of the current fiscal year completed as of the date of termination; |

  61. Other Arrangements with Our Named Executive Officers

    | • | A lump sum payment equal to three times the sum of (i) the annual base salary and (ii) the average annual bonus; |

  62. Other Arrangements with Our Named Executive Officers

    | • | Continued benefits for the remainder of the change in control period on the same basis as before termination. |

  63. 2025 Summary Compensation Table

    2025 Summary Compensation Table The table below summarizes the compensation for 2025, 2024 and 2023 earned by the Company’s NEOs, determined in accordance with SEC regulations.

  64. 2025 Summary Compensation Table

    | Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($)(2) | Stock Awards ($)(3) | Option Awards ($)(4) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(5) | All Other Compensation ($)(6) | Total ($) | | Aaron W. Saak President and Chief Executive Officer | 2025 | 875,000 | — | 3,852,722 | 1,162,495 | 901,863 | 94,258 | 6,886,338 | | | 2024 | 850,000 | — | 3,649,343 | 1,125,008 | 694,450 | 104,987 | 6,423,788 | | | 2023 | 800,000 | 350,000 | 1,000,072 | 3,082,546 | 984,800 | 82,335 | 6,299,752 | | Christina Cristiano Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 2025 | 520,000 | — | 903,548 | 274,992 | 389,792 | 63,846 | 2,152,178 | | | 2024 | 470,000 | 75,000 | 765,192 | 237,509 | 307,192 | 66,947 | 1,921,840 | | | 2023 | 427,822 | 150,000 | 860,284 | 64,420 | 387,765 | 46,611 | 1,936,902 | | Paul G. Igoe Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | 2025 | 505,000 | — | 657,129 | 200,000 | 331,230 | 69,407 | 1,762,766 | | | 2024 | 492,000 | — | 644,358 | 199,991 | 281,375 | 73,578 | 1,691,302 | | | 2023 | 405,939 | 600,000 | 799,990 | — | 409,308 | 32,735 | 2,247,972 | | Samuel Keayes(1) Senior Vice President, Security and Authentication Technologies | 2025 | 555,617 | — | 533,923 | 162,493 | 389,321 | 42,161 | 1,683,516 | | | 2024 | 496,736 | — | 562,445 | 112,506 | 301,121 | 39,827 | 1,512,635 | | Kimberly DiMaurizio Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer | 2025 | 71,115 | 150,000 | 725,009 | 324,991 | — | 3,937 | 1,275,052 |

  65. 2025 Summary Compensation Table

    | (1) Amounts listed in this table for Mr. Keayes for 2025 have been converted to USD using an exchange ratio of 1.3445 USD to 1 GBP, the ratio as of December 31, 2025; and for 2024, using an exchange ratio of 1.2521 USD to 1 GBP, the ratio as of December 31, 2024. |

  66. 2025 Summary Compensation Table

    | (2) This amount reflects one installment of the cash new-hire bonus paid to Mr. Saak in 2023, in connection with his acceptance of employment with the Company in November 2022 and the cash new-hire bonuses paid to Mr. Igoe and Ms. DiMaurizio in connection with their acceptance of employment with the Company in 2023 and 2025, respectively (for Ms. DiMaurizio, representing the first installment of the cash new-hire bonus awarded to her under her Employment Letter). The Committee awards new-hire bonuses as a tool to compensate new-hire NEOs for compensation opportunities that are forfeited with their prior employer because of transitioning to the Company. These bonuses are typically subject to Company-favorable reimbursement provisions. For example, the bonuses are subject to repayment upon a voluntary termination of employment by the applicable NEO within two years or three years of the date the bonus is paid, respectively for each of Mr. Igoe and Ms. DiMaurizio. In addition, this column reflects a special bonus to Ms. Cristiano in 2023 and 2024 for her work on the separation transaction. |

  67. 2025 Summary Compensation Table

    | (3) Amounts shown in this column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of TRSUs and PRSUs granted to the NEOs in the indicated year plus the incremental accounting expense associated with the conversion of equity awards in connection with the separation transaction, if applicable, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, excluding the effect of estimated forfeitures. The grant date fair value of the PRSUs was computed based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions as of the grant date of such awards, which was at target. The respective grant date fair values of the PRSUs granted in fiscal years 2025, 2024 and 2023, as applicable, assuming at such grant date the maximum payment (200% of target for PRSUs granted in fiscal years 2025, 2024 and 2023), would have been as follows for 2023: $295,556 for Ms. Cristiano and $532,260 for Mr. Keayes; for 2024: $5,498,714 for Mr. Saak, $1,055,363 for Ms. Cristiano, $888,747 for Mr. Igoe, and $499,848 for Mr. Keayes; and for 2025, $5,845,447 for Mr. Saak, $1,257,094 for Ms. Cristiano, $914,214 for Mr. Igoe and $742,840 for Mr. Keayes. With respect to Ms. DiMaurizio, the amount shown in this column reflects a make-whole equity award made in connection with her hiring, with a grant date value of $400,000 in the form of TRSUs which are subject to a two-year vesting schedule. The grant date fair values reflected in this column may differ from the approved values reflected in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis because of the |

  68. 2025 Summary Compensation Table

    accounting methodology used to report the PRSUs in this column, as required by SEC rules. For details of individual grants of TRSUs and PRSUs during 2025 see 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards table below. The assumptions on which these valuations are based are set forth in Note 8 to the audited financial statements included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026.

  69. 2025 Summary Compensation Table

    | (4) Amounts shown in this column reflect the grant date fair value of options granted to the NEOs in the indicated year plus the incremental accounting expense associated with the conversion of equity awards in connection with the separation transaction, if applicable, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 and using Black-Scholes, excluding the effect of estimated forfeitures. For details of individual grants of stock options during 2025 see the 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards table below. The assumptions on which these valuations are based are set forth in Note 8 to the audited financial statements included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026. |

  70. 2025 Summary Compensation Table

    | (5) Amounts shown in this column represent annual bonuses for the indicated year under the Annual Incentive Plan. For details of the 2025 grants, including the threshold, target and maximum amounts that were potentially payable, see 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table below. |

  71. 2025 Summary Compensation Table

    | (6) Amounts in this column for each NEO in 2025 include the following: |

  72. 2025 Summary Compensation Table

    | | Personal Use of Company- Provided Car or Monthly Car Allowance ($)(a) | Company Contribution to Benefit Equalization Plan ($) | Company Contribution to 401(k) Plan ($) | Company Contribution to Pension Plan ($) | Insurance Premiums ($) | Annual Pension Stipend ($) | Total ($) | | A. W. Saak | 14,049 | 36,497 | 21,000 | — | 22,712 | — | 94,258 | | C. Cristiano | 6,023 | 14,143 | 21,000 | — | 22,680 | — | 63,846 | | P. G. Igoe | 18,859 | 13,046(b) | 21,000 | — | 16,502 | — | 69,407 | | S. Keayes | 14,790 | — | — | 6,718 | 1,830 | 18,823(c) | 42,161 | | K. DiMaurizio | — | — | — | — | 3,937 | — | 3,937 |

  73. 2025 Summary Compensation Table

    | (a) For all NEOs except Mr. Keayes, the method of computing the cost of personal use of the Company-provided car is based on the aggregate incremental cost to the Company. The aggregate incremental cost is calculated by multiplying the actual cost to the Company of leasing the particular vehicle for the fiscal year (including the cost of associated maintenance fees) by the personal use percentage (the ratio of personal miles driven to total miles driven). Mr. Keayes receives a gross monthly car allowance at the rate of $14,790 per year. |

  74. 2025 Summary Compensation Table

    | (b) In the 2024 Proxy, the Company reported the contribution to Mr. Igoe’s Benefit Equalization Plan as $15,227.38; however, the amount actually contributed was $16,059.70. The amount reported was based on an earlier estimate of Mr. Igoe’s total wages that was subsequently updated. |

  75. 2025 Summary Compensation Table

    | (c) Represents the benefit earned by Mr. Keayes in a UK-based pension that is a tax-qualified defined contribution retirement plan. The amount was earned in 2025 but will not be paid until February 2026. |

  76. 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

    2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards The following table presents, for each of our NEOs, information concerning grants of plan-based awards made during fiscal 2025. This information supplements the information about these awards set forth in the 2025 Summary Compensation Table. Any differences between the information in this table and the 2025 Summary Compensation Table are due to rounding.

  77. 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

    | Name | Type of Award | Grant Date(1) | Approval Date | Estimated possible payouts under non-equity incentive plan awards(2) ($) | | | Estimated future payouts under equity incentive plan awards(3) (#) | | | All Other Stock Awards: Number of shares of stock or units (#)(4) | All other option awards: Number of securities underlying options (#)(5) | Exercise or base price of option awards ($/sh)(6) | Grant date fair value of stock and option awards ($)(7) | | | | | | Threshold | Target | Max. | Threshold | Target | Max. | | | | | | A. W. Saak | AIP | | | — | 962,500 | 1,925,000 | | | | | | | | | | PRSU | 2/26/2025 | 2/7/2025 | | | | 11,162 | 44,649 | 89,298 | | | | 2,922,724 | | | TRSU | 2/26/2025 | 2/7/2025 | | | | | | | 16,236 | | | 929,998 | | | Options | 2/26/2025 | 2/7/2025 | | | | | | | | 49,807 | 57.28 | 1,162,495 | | C. Cristiano | AIP | | | — | 416,000 | 832,000 | | | | | | | | | | PRSU | 2/26/2025 | 2/7/2025 | | | | 2,401 | 9,602 | 19,204 | | | | 628,547 | | | TRSU | 2/26/2025 | 2/7/2025 | | | | | | | 4,801 | | | 275,001 | | | Options | 2/26/2025 | 2/7/2025 | | | | | | | | 11,782 | 57.28 | 274,992 | | P. G. Igoe | AIP | | | — | 353,500 | 707,000 | | | | | | | | | | PRSU | 2/26/2025 | 2/7/2025 | | | | 1,746 | 6,983 | 13,966 | | | | 457,107 | | | TRSU | 2/26/2025 | 2/7/2025 | | | | | | | 3,492 | | | 200,022 | | | Options | 2/26/2025 | 2/7/2025 | | | | | | | | 8,569 | 57.28 | 200,000 | | S. Keayes | AIP | | | — | 388,932 | 777,864 | | | | | | | | | | PRSU | 2/26/2025 | 2/7/2025 | | | | 1,419 | 5,674 | 11,348 | | | | 371,420 | | | TRSU | 2/26/2025 | 2/7/2025 | | | | | | | 2,837 | | | 162,503 | | | Options | 2/26/2025 | 2/7/2025 | | | | | | | | 6,962 | 57.28 | 162,493 | | K. DiMaurizio | AIP | | | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | TRSU | 10/1/2025 | 8/28/2025 | | | | | | | 6,058 | | | 400,010 | | | TRSU | 10/1/2025 | 8/28/2025 | | | | | | | 4,922 | | | 325,000 | | | Options | 10/1/2025 | 8/28/2025 | | | | | | | | 11,758 | 66.03 | 324,991 |

  78. 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

    | (1) All awards were made under the Stock Incentive Plan. |

  79. 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

    | (2) Amounts in these columns relate to cash incentive compensation opportunities under our Annual Incentive Plan. See the Compensation Discussion and Analysis for more information on the 2025 annual bonus opportunity. In early 2026, the Committee approved bonus payouts for 2025 at 93.7% of target for Messrs. Saak and Igoe and Ms. Cristiano and at 100.1% of target for Mr. Keayes. The actual amounts paid to our NEOs are set forth in the Summary Compensation Table above. |

  80. 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

    | (3) This column shows the number of PRSUs granted in 2025. The actual number of shares that will vest will be determined at year-end 2027 with reference to the ranking of the Company’s TSR versus the TSR of the other companies in the S&P Midcap 400 Capital Goods Group over the period from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027. See the Compensation Discussion and Analysis for more information. |

  81. 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

    | (4) This column shows the number of TRSUs granted in 2025. TRSUs vest in four installments of 25% per year over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. Ms. DiMaurizio’s new-hire TRSU grant is subject to a two-year vesting schedule, with 50% vesting on each of the first and second anniversaries of her employment commencement date. |

  82. 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

    | (5) This column shows the number of Options granted in 2025. Options vest in four installments of 25% per year over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. |

  83. 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

    | (6) The exercise price of options is the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant, determined in accordance with the terms of the Stock Incentive Plan, which is the closing market price on the date of grant. |

  84. 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

    | (7) The amounts reported in this column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of the equity awards as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, excluding the effect of estimated forfeitures, and for Options, as determined using Black-Scholes. The grant date fair values reflected in this column may differ from the approved values reflected in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis because of the accounting methodology used to report the PRSUs in this column, as required by SEC rules. The assumptions used in the valuation of these awards are consistent with the valuation methodologies specified in Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. |

  85. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End The following table sets forth information concerning outstanding equity awards covering Crane NXT, Co. securities held by our NEOs as of December 31, 2025.

  86. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | | Option Awards | | | | Stock Awards | | | | | Name | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable(1) | Option Exercise Price ($) | Option Expiration Date | Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)(2) | Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)(3) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)(4) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)(3) | | A. W. Saak | 94,096 | 94,097(6) | 44.93 | 2/6/2033 | 52,922 | 2,491,039 | 174,642 | 8,220,399 | | | 11,522 | 34,566(7) | 58.00 | 2/28/2034 | | | | | | | — | 49,807(8) | 57.28 | 2/26/2035 | | | | | | C. Cristiano | 3,942 | — | 31.38 | 1/27/2030 | 14,874 | 700,119 | 36,454 | 1,715,890 | | | 2,281 | — | 29.50 | 1/25/2031 | | | | | | | 1,297 | 433(5) | 38.19 | 2/7/2032 | | | | | | | 736 | 736(6) | 44.94 | 2/6/2033 | | | | | | | 2,432 | 7,298(7) | 58.00 | 2/28/2034 | | | | | | | — | 11,782(8) | 57.28 | 2/26/2035 | | | | | | P. G. Igoe | 2,048 | 6,145(7) | 58.00 | 2/28/2034 | 15,561 | 732,456 | 27,760 | 1,306,663 | | | — | 8,569(8) | 57.28 | 2/26/2035 | | | | | | S. Keayes | 6,146 | 2,049(5) | 38.18 | 2/7/2032 | 8,640 | 406,685 | 23,278 | 1,095,695 | | | 3,527 | 3,530(6) | 44.93 | 2/6/2033 | | | | | | | 1,152 | 3,457(7) | 58.00 | 2/28/2034 | | | | | | | — | 6,962(8) | 57.28 | 2/26/2035 | | | | | | K. DiMaurizio | — | 11,758(9) | 66.03 | 10/1/2035 | 10,980 | 516,829 | — | — |

  87. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (1) Options vest on the dates indicated in the corresponding footnote. See Compensation Discussion and Analysis and below for accelerated vesting provisions. |

  88. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (2) Figures in this column include time-based RSUs, which were, as of December 31, 2025, scheduled to vest according to the following schedule: |

  89. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | Vesting Date | Saak | Cristiano | Igoe | Keayes | DiMaurizio | | February 6, 2026 | 5,563 | 130 | — | 626 | — | | February 7, 2026 | — | 139 | — | 656 | — | | February 26, 2026 | 4,059 | 1,200 | 873 | 709 | — | | February 28, 2026 | 3,879 | 1,024 | 862 | 485 | — | | March 20, 2026 | — | — | 4,739 | — | — | | April 20, 2026 | — | 3,300 | — | — | — | | May 3, 2026 | — | — | — | 813 | — | | October 1, 2026 | — | — | — | — | 4,259 | | November 28, 2026 | 13,919 | — | — | — | — | | February 6, 2027 | 5,566 | 131 | — | 627 | — | | February 26, 2027 | 4,059 | 1,200 | 873 | 709 | — | | February 28, 2027 | 3,879 | 1,024 | 862 | 485 | — | | March 20, 2027 | — | — | 4,744 | — | — | | April 20, 2027 | — | 3,301 | — | — | — | | May 3, 2027 | — | — | — | 813 | — | | October 1, 2027 | — | — | — | — | 4,260 | | February 26, 2028 | 4,059 | 1,200 | 873 | 709 | — | | February 28, 2028 | 3,880 | 1,024 | 862 | 485 | — | | May 3, 2028 | — | — | — | 813 | — | | October 1, 2028 | — | — | — | — | 1,230 | | February 26, 2029 | 4,059 | 1,201 | 873 | 710 | — | | October 1, 2029 | — | — | — | — | 1,231 |

  90. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    See Compensation Discussion and Analysis for accelerated vesting provisions.

  91. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (3) Computed using a price of $47.07 per share, which was the closing market price of the Company’s stock on the last trading day of 2025. |

  92. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (4) The PRSUs granted in 2024 and 2025 will vest, if at all, on December 31, 2026, and December 31, 2027, respectively, as determined with reference to the percentile ranking of the total stockholder return (share price appreciation plus reinvested dividends), or TSR, of the Company’s common stock for the three-year period ending on that date, as compared to the TSRs of the other companies in the S&P Midcap 400 Capital Goods Group. Pursuant to SEC rules, the hypothetical amounts shown in the table include the PRSUs granted in 2024 and 2025 at maximum payout (200%), based on the Company’s TSR performance as of December 31, 2025. As noted in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the PRSUs are subject to a value cap, which limits the maximum value that can be earned under the PRSUs (total shares earned multiplied by the final share price) to four times the original grant value based on target performance and using the 20-day average closing price of the Company’s stock for the 20 trading days immediately prior to the start of the performance period. The value cap for each NEO is as follows: $19,924,366 for Mr. Saak, $4,216,532 for Ms. Cristiano, $3,164,847 for Mr. Igoe, and $2,900,821 for Mr. Keayes. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company’s TSR for a full vesting period will be sufficient for the PRSUs to vest, if at all, at any particular level. The PRSUs granted in 2023 were valued in early 2026, after performance results through December 31, 2025 were certified, at 83.3% of target, and are reflected in the table at that level. See “Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions—Long-Term Equity Incentive Compensation” in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis above. |

  93. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (5) This option grant will be 100% vested on February 7, 2026. |

  94. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (6) This option grant will be 75% vested on February 6, 2026, and 100% on February 6, 2027. |

  95. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (7) This option grant will be 50% vested on February 28, 2026; 75% on February 28, 2027; and 100% on February 28, 2028. |

  96. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (8) This option grant will be 25% vested on February 26, 2026; 50% on February 26, 2027; 75% on February 26, 2028; and 100% on February 28, 2029. |

  97. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (9) This option grant will be 25% vested on October 1, 2026; 50% on October 1, 2027; 75% on October 1, 2028; and 100% on October 1, 2029. |

  98. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    The following table sets forth information concerning outstanding equity awards covering Crane Company securities, as of December 31, 2025, held by the NEOs who continued to be employed by Crane NXT post-separation. As noted in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, certain equity awards held by such NEOs were adjusted in connection with the separation transaction so that the holder thereof was granted an additional award covering Crane Company securities, vesting based on service to Crane NXT. Option exercise prices were proportionately adjusted to reflect the relative values of each company as of the separation transaction. PRSU awards were adjusted in connection with the separation transaction so that the Crane NXT PRSU award would be earned based on Crane NXT TSR performance, and the Crane Company PRSU award would be earned based on Crane Company TSR performance, in each case over the entire performance period of the original PRSU award, but subject to continued service to Crane NXT.

  99. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | | Option Awards | | | | Stock Awards | | | | | Name | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable(1) | Option Exercise Price ($) | Option Expiration Date | Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)(2) | Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)(3) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)(4) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)(3) | | C. Cristiano | 3,942 | — | 58.05 | 1/27/2030 | 400 | 73,772 | 1,449 | 267,239 | | | 2,281 | — | 54.58 | 1/25/2031 | | | | | | | 1,297 | 433(5) | 70.64 | 2/7/2032 | | | | | | | 736 | 736(6) | 83.14 | 2/6/2033 | | | | |

  100. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (1) Options vest on the dates indicated in the corresponding footnote. See Compensation Discussion and Analysis and below for accelerated vesting provisions. |

  101. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (2) Figures in this column include time-based RSUs. The RSUs listed in the column were, as of December 31, 2025, scheduled to vest according to the following schedule: |

  102. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | Vesting Date | Cristiano | | February 6, 2026 | 130 | | February 7, 2026 | 139 | | February 6, 2027 | 131 |

  103. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    See Compensation Discussion and Analysis for accelerated vesting provisions.

  104. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (3) Computed using a price of $184.43 per share, which was the closing market price of the Crane Company’s stock on the last trading day of 2025. |

  105. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (4) The value cap applicable to Ms. Cristiano is $272,160. The PRSUs granted in 2023 were valued in early 2026, after performance results through December 31, 2025 were certified, at 138.8% of target, and are reflected in the table at that level. See “Elements of Compensation and 2025 Decisions—Long-Term Equity Incentive Compensation” in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis above. |

  106. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (5) This option grant will be 100% vested on February 7, 2026. |

  107. 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    | (6) This option grant will be 75% vested on February 6, 2026, and 100% on February 6, 2027. |

  108. 2025 Option Exercises and Stock Vested

    2025 Option Exercises and Stock Vested The following table provides information on all exercises of stock options, and all vesting of RSUs, for each of the NEOs during 2025. The value realized on exercise of options is computed by multiplying the number of shares acquired upon exercise by the difference between the market price of the shares on the applicable exercise date (calculated as the closing price on that date, or, if the shares received were concurrently sold, as the price actually obtained), and the exercise price of the options. The value realized on vesting of TRSUs and PRSUs is computed by multiplying the number of shares by the closing price on the applicable vesting date.

  109. 2025 Option Exercises and Stock Vested

    | | Option Awards | | Stock Awards | | | Name | Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#) | Value Realized on Exercise ($) | Number of Shares/Units Acquired on Vesting (#) | Value Realized on Vesting ($) | | A. W. Saak | — | — | 23,360 | 1,360,915 | | C. Cristiano(1) | — | — | 8,984 | 719,897 | | P. G. Igoe | — | — | 5,602 | 310,528 | | S. Keayes | 16,599 | 896,402 | 12,996 | 816,246 | | K. DiMaurizio | — | — | — | — |

  110. 2025 Option Exercises and Stock Vested

    | (1) Consists of 6,797 shares, representing a value of $363,256, related to Crane NXT stock and 2,187 shares, representing a value of $356,640, related to Crane Company stock. Vesting of Ms. Cristiano’s Crane Company awards is included here because such vesting is contingent on service to Crane NXT. |

  111. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Benefits

    Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Benefits The benefit equalization plan maintained by the Company restores the tax-limited portion of the non-matching company contribution under the Company’s 401(k) plan. That benefit is currently 3% of a participant’s annual salary plus bonus in excess of the Internal Revenue Code compensation limit that applies under the 401(k) plan. Contributions earn interest during a plan year at a rate equal to the average 10-year Treasury Constant Maturities for the month of December immediately preceding such plan year. The contributions become vested based on the participant’s years of service at the rate of 20% per year over five years. Vested contributions, as adjusted for interest, are payable in a lump sum cash payment six months after termination of employment. The following table shows information about the participation by each NEO in the Crane NXT benefit equalization plan with respect to this employer contribution. Mr. Keayes is not eligible for the benefit equalization plan because he is based in the United Kingdom. The NEOs do not participate in any other nonqualified deferred compensation plans.

  112. 2025 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

    2025 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

  113. 2025 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

    | Name | Executive Contributions in 2025 ($) | Employer Contributions in 2025(1) ($) | Aggregate Earnings in 2025(2) ($) | Aggregate Withdrawals/ Distributions ($) | Aggregate Balance at December 31, 2025 ($) | | A. W. Saak | — | 36,497 | 3,078 | — | 109,685 | | C. Cristiano | — | 14,143 | 2,130 | — | 64,801 | | P. G. Igoe | — | 13,046 | 705 | — | 29,811 | | S. Keayes | — | — | — | — | — | | K. DiMaurizio | — | — | — | — | — |

  114. 2025 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

    | (1) Amounts in this column are included in “All Other Compensation” in the 2025 Summary Compensation Table. |

  115. 2025 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

    | (2) Amounts in this column are not included in the 2025 Summary Compensation Table. |

  116. Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

    Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control Termination and change in control payments or other benefits that would be due to our continuing NEOs are described below.

  117. CEO Pay Ratio

    CEO Pay Ratio In accordance with Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act and Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, we are required to provide information regarding the relationship between the annual total compensation of our CEO, Mr. Saak, and the annual total compensation of our median employee (excluding, for purposes of this disclosure, our CEO) for our last completed fiscal year, which ended December 31, 2025:

  118. CEO Pay Ratio

    | • | The median of the annual total compensation of all of our employees, including our consolidated subsidiaries, was approximately $71,793. This annual total compensation is calculated in accordance with Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K, and reflects, among other things, salary and bonus earned during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2025. |

  119. CEO Pay Ratio

    | • | Mr. Saak’s annual total compensation, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table included in this proxy statement, was $6,886,338. We used this value for the ratio of annual total compensation for our CEO to the annual total compensation for our median employee. |

  120. CEO Pay Ratio

    | • | Based on the above, for fiscal 2025, the ratio of Mr. Saak’s annual total compensation to the median of the annual total compensation of all employees was approximately 96 to 1. |

  121. CEO Pay Ratio

    | • | We determined the median of the annual total compensation of our employees as of December 31, 2025. As of that date, we, including our consolidated subsidiaries, employed approximately 4,603 full-time and part-time employees. As a result of our employee population during fiscal year 2025, including the OpSec acquisition, we re-identified our median employee for purposes of the CEO pay ratio disclosure for the current year. |

  122. CEO Pay Ratio

    | • | Compensation paid in foreign currency was converted to U.S. dollars using a spot exchange rate on December 31, 2025. In determining the median total compensation of all employees, we did not make any cost-of-living adjustments to the compensation paid to any employee outside of the United States. |

  123. CEO Pay Ratio

    Once we identified our median employee, we estimated the median employee’s annual total compensation in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K, yielding the median annual total compensation disclosed above. The pay ratio is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K and based upon our reasonable judgment and assumptions. The SEC rules do not specify a single methodology for identification of the median employee or calculation of the pay ratio, and other companies may use assumptions and methodologies that are different from those used by us in calculating their pay ratio. Accordingly, the pay ratio disclosed by other companies may not be comparable to our pay ratio as disclosed above.

  124. Pay Versus Performance

    Pay Versus Performance Introduction As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act, and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing certain information, including information about the relationship between executive compensation actually paid to certain individuals by the Company and certain financial performance of the Company. For further information concerning the Company’s pay-for-performance philosophy and how the Company aligns NEO compensation with the Company’s performance, refer to the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this Proxy Statement. The Compensation Committee did not consider the pay versus performance disclosure below in making its pay decisions for any of the years shown. Any differences in total values are due to rounding. As part of the separation transaction in April 2023, the Aerospace & Electronics, Process Flow Technologies and Engineered Materials businesses of the pre-separation Crane Holdings, Co. were spun off to Crane Company, and the Payment and Merchandising Technologies business was retained by the Company. The disclosure presented below for years prior to 2023 (including Adjusted Operating Profit and net income, but not total shareholder return) is presented on a carve-out basis and does not reflect the combined business on whose performance the NEOs were actually compensated. Also as part of the separation transaction in April 2023, each pre-separation outstanding award held by Mr. Gallo and Ms. Cristiano was converted to an award covering Crane NXT stock and an award covering Crane Company stock. The awards covering Crane Company stock vest based on continued service to Crane NXT. Consequently, such Crane Company stock awards are included as compensation to Mr. Gallo and Ms. Cristiano in this disclosure. Pay Versus Performance Table

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    | Fiscal Year | Summary Compensation Table Total for First PEO(1) ($) | Summary Compensation Table Total for Second PEO(1) ($) | Compensation Actually Paid to First PEO(1)(2)(3) ($) | Compensation Actually Paid to Second PEO(1)(2)(3) ($) | Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs(1) ($) | Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs(1)(2)(3) ($) | Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On:(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Shareholder Return ($) | Peer Group Total Shareholder Return(4) ($) | Net Income in millions(5) ($) | Adjusted Operating Profit in millions(6) ($) | | 2025 | — | 6,886,338 | — | 1,172,625 | 1,718,378 | 957,972 | 191.03 | 219.76 | 145.1 | 335.8 | | 2024 | — | 6,423,788 | — | 6,703,814 | 1,622,380 | 1,824,406 | 233.44 | 182.40 | 184.1 | 347.3 | | 2023 | 7,172,988 | 6,299,752 | 15,203,422 | 9,602,286 | 1,884,433 | 3,138,399 | 225.64 | 158.19 | 188.3 | 345.2 | | 2022 | 9,316,556 | — | 10,823,056 | — | 2,368,300 | 2,520,280 | 134.21 | 114.87 | 204.9 | 343.5 | | 2021 | 9,484,490 | — | 13,917,645 | — | 2,183,277 | 2,995,405 | 133.36 | 127.67 | 178.0 | 312.8 |

  126. Pay Versus Performance

    | (1) Former Chief Executive Officer Max H. Mitchell was our PEO from 2014 until the separation on April 3, 2023. Current Chief Executive Officer Aaron W. Saak was appointed to this role in November 2022 and has served as PEO from April 3, 2023 to present. The individuals comprising the non-PEO NEOs for each year presented are listed below. |

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    | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | | Richard A. Maue | Richard A. Maue | Richard A. Maue | Christina Cristiano | Christina Cristiano | | Kurt F. Gallo | Aaron W. Saak | Paul G. Igoe | Kurt F. Gallo | Paul G. Igoe | | Anthony M. D’Iorio | Kurt F. Gallo | Christina Cristiano | Paul G. Igoe | Samuel Keayes | | Alejandro Alcala | Anthony M. D’Iorio | Jennifer Kartono | Jennifer Kartono | Kimberly DiMaurizio | | | | Kurt F. Gallo | Samuel Keayes | |

  128. Pay Versus Performance

    | (2) The amounts shown for Compensation Actually Paid have been calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and do not reflect compensation actually earned, realized or received by the Company’s NEOs. These amounts reflect the Summary Compensation Tables Total with certain adjustments as described in footnote 3 below. |

  129. Pay Versus Performance

    | (3) Compensation Actually Paid reflects the exclusions and inclusions of certain amounts for the PEO and the non-PEO NEOs as set forth below. Equity values are calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Amounts in the Exclusion of Stock Awards and Option Awards column are the totals from the Stock Awards and Options Awards columns set forth in the Summary Compensation Table. |

  130. Pay Versus Performance

    | Fiscal Year | Summary Compensation Table Total for Second PEO ($) | Exclusion of Stock Awards and Option Awards for Second PEO ($) | Inclusion of Equity Values for Second PEO(a) ($) | Compensation Actually Paid to Second PEO ($) | | 2025 | 6,886,338 | (5,015,217) | (698,496) | 1,172,625 |

  131. Pay Versus Performance

    | Fiscal Year | Average Summary Compensation Table Total for non-PEO NEOs ($) | Average Exclusion of Stock Awards and Option Awards for non-PEO NEOs ($) | Average Inclusion of Equity Values for non-PEO NEOs(a) ($) | Average Compensation Actually Paid to non-PEO NEOs ($) | | 2025 | 1,718,378 | (945,522) | 185,116 | 957,972 |

  132. Pay Versus Performance

    | (a) The amounts in the Inclusion of Equity Values in the tables above are derived from the amounts set forth in the following tables: |

  133. Pay Versus Performance

    | Fiscal Year | Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year that Remained Unvested as of Last Day of Year for Second PEO ($) | Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for Second PEO ($) | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year that Vested During Year for Second PEO ($) | Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Second PEO ($) | Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for Second PEO ($) | Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Included for Second PEO ($) | Total – Inclusion of Equity Values for Second PEO | | 2025 | 2,910,387 | (3,787,534) | 8,970 | 169,681 | — | — | (698,496) |

  134. Pay Versus Performance

    | Fiscal Year | Average Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year that Remained Unvested as of Last Day of Year for non-PEO NEOs ($) | Average Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for non-PEO NEOs ($) | Average Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year that Vested During Year for non-PEO NEOs ($) | Average Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for non-PEO NEOs ($) | Average Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for non-PEO NEOs ($) | Average Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Included for non-PEO NEOs ($) | Total – Average Inclusion of Equity Values for non-PEO NEOs | | 2025 | 583,408 | (335,077) | 3,404 | (66,619) | — | — | 185,116 |

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    | (4) The Peer Group TSR set forth in this table utilizes the S&P MidCap 400 Capital Goods Index, which we also utilize in the stock performance graph required by Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K included in our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2025. The comparison assumes $100 was invested for the period starting December 31, 2020 through the end of the listed year in the Company and in the S&P 400 MidCap Capital Goods Index, respectively. Historical stock performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock performance. |

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    | (5) The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of net income as required to be reflected in the Company’s audited financial statements for the applicable year. |

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    | (6) We determined Adjusted Operating Profit to be the most important financial performance measure used to link Company performance to Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO and non-PEO NEOs in 2025. This performance measure may not have been the most important financial performance measure for years 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021. For purposes of this table, we consistently applied the same methodology for calculating Adjusted Operating Profit across all covered fiscal years as used in 2025. Adjusted Operating Profit is a non-GAAP metric. See the “Non-GAAP Information” section below for a detailed description of how Adjusted Operating Profit is calculated from our audited financial statements. For further information on how Adjusted Operating Profit was used in our 2025 Annual Incentive Compensation program, see page 29. |

  138. Pay Versus Performance

    Financial Performance Measures As described in greater detail in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this Proxy Statement, the Company’s executive compensation program reflects a pay-for-performance philosophy. The metrics that the Company uses for both our long-term and short-term incentive awards are selected based on an objective of incentivizing our NEOs to increase the value of our enterprise for our shareholders. The most important financial performance measures used by the Company to link executive compensation actually paid to the Company’s NEOs, for the most recently completed fiscal year, to the Company’s performance are as follows:

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    | • | Revenue; |

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    | • | Adjusted Operating Profit; |

  141. Pay Versus Performance

    | • | Adjusted Free Cash Flow; and |

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    | • | Relative Total Shareholder Return. |

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    Revenue, Adjusted Operating Profit and Adjusted Free Cash Flow for bonus calculation purposes under the 2025 Annual Incentive Plan were calculated excluding all revenue earned, costs incurred and free cash flow generated by OpSec Security, which we acquired in May 2024, as well as Corporate costs related to the acquisition. Adjusted Operating Profit and Adjusted Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP metrics. See “Non-GAAP Information” below for a description of how these metrics are calculated. As described in more detail above, in addition to the exclusion of OpSec Security and Corporate costs related to the acquisition, these metrics were further adjusted by the Committee for special, one-time items, none of which were recurring in nature, and for 2025 bonus calculation purposes under the 2025 Annual Incentive Plan, which adjustments may in some cases differ from the adjustments made for financial reporting purposes. Description of the Information Presented in the Pay versus Performance Table As described in greater detail in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this Proxy Statement, the Company’s executive compensation program reflects a pay-for-performance philosophy. While the Company utilizes several performance measures to align executive compensation with Company performance (as described in greater detail in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this Proxy Statement), not all of those Company measures are presented in the Pay versus Performance table. Moreover, the Company generally seeks to incentivize long-term performance, and therefore does not specifically align the Company’s performance measures with compensation that is actually paid (as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K) for a particular fiscal year. Compensation actually paid is influenced by numerous factors, including but not limited to the timing of new grant issuances and outstanding grant vesting, share price volatility during the fiscal year, our mix of short-term and long-term metrics, and many other factors. In accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the Company is providing the following information regarding the relationships between information presented in the Pay versus Performance table. Relationship Between Compensation Actually Paid and Company TSR and Peer Group TSR The following chart sets forth the relationship between Compensation Actually Paid to our PEOs, the average of Compensation Actually Paid to our non-PEO NEOs, and the Company’s cumulative TSR over the five most recently completed fiscal years, and the Peer Group TSR over the same period. Relationship Between Compensation Actually Paid and Company Net Income The following chart sets forth the relationship between Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO, the average of Compensation Actually Paid to our non-PEO NEOs, and our Consolidated Net Income during the five most recently completed fiscal years. Relationship Between Compensation Actually Paid and Adjusted Operating Profit The following chart sets forth the relationship between Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO, the average of Compensation Actually Paid to our other NEOs, and our Adjusted Operating Profit during the five most recently completed fiscal years.

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    | BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK BY DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT |

  145. Pay Versus Performance

    The Company believes that officers and other key employees, in order to focus their attention on growth in stockholder value, should have a significant equity stake in the Company. We therefore encourage our officers and key employees to increase their ownership of and to hold the Company’s stock through the Stock Incentive Plan and the Savings and Investment Plan, as discussed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis above. Directors also receive a majority of their annual retainer, and may elect to receive the entire retainer, in the form of DSUs issued under the Stock Incentive Plan. Beneficial ownership of stock by the non-executive directors, the executive officers named in the 2025 Summary Compensation Table, and all directors, nominees, and executive officers of the Company as a group as of March 27, 2026 is as follows:

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    | | | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | | | | | | | Title of Class | Name of Beneficial Owner | Shares Owned Directly or Beneficially(1) | Stock Options, DSUs, and RSUs that Have Vested or Will Vest Within 60 Days | Shares in Company Savings Plan (401(k)) | Total Shares Beneficially Owned | Percent of Class | Share Units Under Incentive Stock Plans Vesting After 60 Days(2) | | Common Stock | J. Benck | — | — | — | — | * | — | | | M. Dinkins | — | 15,735 | — | 15,735 | * | — | | | W. Grogan | — | 9,932 | — | 9,932 | * | — | | | S. Joyce | — | 5,575 | — | 5,575 | * | — | | | C. Kogl | 1,000 | 10,571 | — | 11,571 | * | — | | | E. McClain | — | 28,977 | — | 28,977 | * | — | | | D. Petratis | — | 10,353 | — | 10,353 | * | — | | | J. S. Stroup | — | 16,817 | — | 16,817 | * | — | | | A. W. Saak | 40,595 | 176,638 | — | 217,233 | * | 59,021 | | | J. L. L. Tullis | 2,221 | 37,073 | — | 39,294 | * | — | | | C. Cristiano | 9,498 | 20,167 | — | 29,665 | * | 15,206 | | | P. G. Igoe | 11,723 | 6,238 | — | 17,961 | * | 13,007 | | | S. Keayes | 23,017 | 18,343 | — | 41,360 | * | 8,536 | | | K. DiMaurizio | — | — | — | — | * | 14,165 | | | Total—Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (15 persons) | 92,107 | 363,669 | — | 455,777 | * | 112,852 |

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    | * Less than one percent. |

  148. Pay Versus Performance

    | (1) Includes shares that are owned directly, and shares that are owned by trusts or by family members and are attributable to the director or officer pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. |

  149. Pay Versus Performance

    | (2) Includes time-based RSUs vesting more than 60 days after the Record Date, which are subject to vesting as shown in footnote 2 to the 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table above, and are subject to forfeiture if established service conditions are not met. Performance-based RSUs, which will vest, if at all, on December 31, 2026, and December 31, 2027, are not included. Also includes DSUs and corresponding dividends vesting on May 22, 2026 for each Director. For more information, see “Director Compensation in 2025” above. |

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    | PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS OF CRANE NXT, CO. |

  151. Pay Versus Performance

    The following table sets forth the ownership by each person who owned of record or was known by Crane NXT, Co. to own beneficially more than 5% of our common stock as of March 27, 2026.

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    | Title of Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | Percent of Class | | Common Stock | FMR, LLC(1) 245 Summer Street Boston, MA 02210 | 8,140,265 | 14.1% | | Common Stock | The Crane Fund(2) 140 Sylvan Ave #5 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 | 7,778,416 | 13.5% | | Common Stock | The Vanguard Group(3) 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355 | 5,508,871 | 9.6% | | Common Stock | BlackRock, Inc.(4) 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 | 4,121,002 | 7.2% | | Common Stock | Wellington Management Group LLP(5) 280 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 | 3,668,953 | 6.4% |

  153. Pay Versus Performance

    | (1) As reported in a Schedule 13G/A filed on February 9, 2024, by FMR LLC, directly and on behalf of Abigail P. Johnson and certain subsidiaries, giving information on shareholdings as of December 29, 2023. According to the Schedule 13G/A, FMR LLC, a parental holding company, has sole voting power over 8,111,781 shares and sole dispositive power over 8,140,265 shares of Crane NXT, Co. stock. |

  154. Pay Versus Performance

    | (2) The Crane Fund, a trust established for the benefit of former employees in need (the “Crane Fund”), is managed by trustees appointed by the Board of Crane Company. The incumbent trustees are A. M. D’Iorio, T. A. Polmanteer, and J. Feldman, none of whom are executive officers of Crane NXT. Pursuant to the trust instrument, the shares held by the trust are voted by the trustees as directed by the Crane Company Board, the distribution of the income of the trust for its intended purposes is subject to the control of the Crane Company Board and the shares may be sold by the trustees only upon the direction of the Crane Company Board. None of the directors or the trustees has any direct beneficial interest in, and all disclaim beneficial ownership of, shares held by The Crane Fund. |

  155. Pay Versus Performance

    | (3) As reported in a Schedule 13G/A filed on September 10, 2024, by The Vanguard Group, giving information on shareholdings as of August 30, 2024. According to the Schedule 13G/A, The Vanguard Group, an investment adviser, has shared voting power over 16,488 shares, sole dispositive power over 5,833,372 shares, and shared dispositive power over 65,525 shares of Crane NXT, Co. stock. |

  156. Pay Versus Performance

    | (4) As reported in a Schedule 13G/A filed on January 26, 2024, by BlackRock, Inc., giving information on shareholdings as of December 29, 2023. According to the Schedule 13G/A, BlackRock, Inc., a parent holding company or control person, has sole voting power over 4,020,369 shares and sole dispositive power over 4,121,002 shares of Crane NXT, Co. stock. |

  157. Pay Versus Performance

    | (5) As reported in a Schedule 13G filed on May 12, 2025 by Wellington Management Group LLP, giving information on shareholdings as of March 31, 2025. According to the Schedule 13G, Wellington Management Group LLP, a parent holding company or control person, has shared voting power over 2,852,856 shares and shared dispositive power over 3,668,953 shares of Crane NXT, Co. stock. |

  158. Pay Versus Performance

    | NON-GAAP INFORMATION |

  159. Pay Versus Performance

    The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). However, certain non-GAAP measures have been provided in this Proxy Statement. The Company believes that non-GAAP financial measures which exclude certain items present additional useful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods, providing investors with a supplemental view of the underlying trends of the business. The Company also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating, planning and compensation decisions and in evaluating the Company’s performance. A description of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this Proxy Statement and the adjustments made for financial reporting purposes is as follows: “Adjusted operating profit” adds back to operating profit items which are outside of the Company’s core performance, some of which may or may not be non-recurring, and which management believes may complicate the interpretation of the Company’s underlying earnings and operational performance. These items include income and expense such as: acquired intangible asset amortization, restructuring charges, impact of acquisition-related fair value step-up, and transaction-related expenses. Impact of acquisition-related fair value step-up includes acquisition-related inventory step-up amortization and fixed asset step-up depreciation. Transaction-related expenses include acquisition-related expenses such as incremental professional fees associated with closing and integration of the acquisition, and expenses associated with the separation transaction. These items are not incurred in all periods, the size of these items is difficult to predict, and none of these items are indicative of the operations of the underlying businesses. Management believes that non-GAAP financial measures that exclude these items provide investors with an alternative metric that can assist in predicting future earnings and profitability that are complementary to GAAP metrics. “Free cash flow” and “Adjusted free cash flow” provide supplemental information to assist management and investors in analyzing the Company’s ability to generate liquidity from its operating activities. The measure of free cash flow does not take into consideration certain other non-discretionary cash requirements such as, for example, mandatory principal payments on the Company’s long-term debt. Free cash flow is calculated as cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. Adjusted free cash flow is calculated as free cash flow adjusted for certain cash items which management believes may complicate the interpretation of the Company’s underlying free cash flow performance such as certain transaction-related cash flow items. These items are not incurred in all periods, the size of these items is difficult to predict, and none of these items are indicative of the operations of the underlying businesses. Management believes that non-GAAP financial measures that exclude these items provide investors with an alternative metric that can assist in predicting future cash flows that are complementary to GAAP metrics. These metrics were further adjusted by the Committee for 2025 bonus calculation purposes under the 2025 Annual Incentive Plan to account for special, one-time items, none of which were recurring in nature. These adjustments differ from the adjustments made for financial reporting purposes. The adjustments reflect items that were not contemplated at the time 2025 performance goals were established under the 2025 Annual Incentive Plan. Prior to 2024, Adjusted Operating Profit was not a performance metric for the Annual Incentive Plan. For 2021 - 2023, the Adjusted Operating Profit numbers in the Pay Versus Performance table reflect Adjusted Operating Profit calculated in accordance with the methodology described above (i.e., the methodology used for non-GAAP financial reporting). The one-time adjustments applied in 2024 and 2025 for bonus calculation purposes were not made in prior years because they were not relevant to those periods.

  160. Pay Versus Performance

    | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS AND THE ANNUAL MEETING |

  161. Pay Versus Performance

    Why did I receive these materials? Crane NXT is sending this Proxy Statement and form of proxy card, together with its Annual Report, to you and all of our stockholders, to ask you to appoint proxies to represent you at the Annual Meeting on May 21, 2026. If a quorum does not attend the meeting virtually or is not represented by proxy, the meeting will have to be adjourned and rescheduled. In order to avoid unnecessary expense, the Board of the Company is asking you to submit a proxy for your shares so that even if you do not attend the meeting virtually, your shares will be counted as present at the meeting, and voted according to your instructions. Unless you expect to attend the meeting virtually, please submit a proxy for your shares in any of the following manners: sign, date, and return the enclosed proxy in the envelope provided; vote your shares online by scanning the QR code on your proxy card; or use the internet address or the toll-free telephone number listed in this Proxy Statement. Please return your proxy in any manner described in this paragraph promptly to ensure that your shares are voted at the meeting, no matter how large or how small your holdings may be. I share an address with another stockholder, and we received only one paper copy of the proxy materials or notice. How may I obtain an additional copy? The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries (such as brokers) to implement a delivery procedure called “householding.” Under this procedure, multiple stockholders who reside at the same address may receive a single copy of our Annual Report to Stockholders and other proxy materials, including the notice of Internet availability, unless the affected stockholder has provided contrary instructions. This procedure reduces printing costs and postage fees, and helps in conserving natural resources. This year, a number of brokers with account holders who are our stockholders will be “householding” our Annual Report to Stockholders and other proxy materials, including the notice of Internet availability. A single notice of Internet availability and, if applicable, a single set of our Annual Report to Stockholders and other proxy materials will be delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your broker that it will be “householding” communications to your address, “householding” will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. To receive a separate copy of the notice of Internet availability and, if applicable, Annual Report to Stockholders and other proxy materials, you may contact Broadridge by telephone toll-free at 1-800-579-1639, by email at sendmaterial@proxyvote.com or by internet at www.proxyvote.com. Stockholders sharing an address who wish to receive a single set of reports may do so by contacting their banks or brokers, if they are beneficial holders, or by contacting Broadridge as set forth above, if they are record holders. What is the agenda for the Annual Meeting? At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will vote on three matters:

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    | (1) the election of each of Jeffrey Benck, Michael Dinkins, William Grogan, Sandra Joyce, Cristen Kogl, Ellen McClain, David D. Petratis, Aaron W. Saak, and John S. Stroup to the Board, |

  163. Pay Versus Performance

    | (2) a proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditors for 2026, and |

  164. Pay Versus Performance

    | (3) a proposal to approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation paid by the Company to its NEOs. |

  165. Pay Versus Performance

    After adjournment of the formal portion of the meeting, our management will make a brief presentation about the business of Crane NXT, and representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP will make themselves available to respond to any appropriate questions. The Board does not know of any other business that will be presented at the Annual Meeting. The form of proxy gives the proxies discretionary authority with respect to any other matters that come before the Annual Meeting, which means that if any such matter arises, the individuals named in the proxy will vote according to their best judgment. How does the Board recommend that I vote? The Board unanimously recommends that you vote FOR each of the nominees for director; FOR ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to continue as our independent auditors; and FOR the non-binding advisory vote regarding the compensation of our NEOs. When and where is the Annual Meeting? The Annual Meeting will be held virtually and is scheduled to be held online via live webcast at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on Thursday, May 21, 2026. No physical meeting will be held. To access the Annual Meeting, please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CXT2026 and enter the 16-digit control number on your notice of Internet availability of the proxy materials, on your proxy card, or in the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. We encourage you to access the meeting prior to the start time leaving ample time for check in. You can view the Annual Meeting agenda, rules of conduct and procedures, and proxy materials for the Annual Meeting on the virtual meeting platform. Will there be technical support for the Annual Meeting? The virtual meeting platform is fully supported across browsers (MS Edge, Firefox, Chrome and Safari) and devices (desktops, laptops, tablets and cell phones) running the most up-to-date version of applicable software and plugins. Please note that Internet Explorer is not a supported browser. Participants should ensure that they have a strong Wi-Fi connection wherever they intend to participate in the Annual Meeting. We encourage you to access the Annual Meeting prior to the start time. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the virtual meeting log-in page. Who can attend the Annual Meeting? Any stockholder of record of Crane NXT as of the close of business on the Record Date, or anyone who holds a valid proxy for the Annual Meeting, may attend the Annual Meeting. If you are a stockholder of Crane NXT as of the close of business on the Record Date, you or your proxy holder may participate, vote and submit questions by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CXT2026 and using your 16-digit control number to enter the meeting. If you do not comply with the procedures described for attending the Annual Meeting via the virtual meeting platform, you will not be able to participate in the meeting. If your shares are registered directly in your name with Crane NXT’s transfer agent, Computershare, you are considered the stockholder of record, or registered holder (a “Registered Holder”), with respect to those shares. If you are a Registered Holder and do not have your control number, you may contact Investor Relations at ContactUs@CraneNXT.com for assistance. If you are a beneficial holder and hold your shares through an intermediary, such as a brokerage firm, bank, or other custodian, and want to attend the Annual Meeting (with the ability to ask a question and/or vote, if you choose to do so), you should follow the instructions provided by your brokerage firm, bank or other custodian to participate in the meeting. Who can vote at the Annual Meeting? Anyone who owned shares of our Common Stock at the close of business on March 27, 2026, the Record Date, is entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment of the meeting. Each share is entitled to one vote. Shares held in your name as the shareholder of record, as well as shares for which you are the beneficial owner but not the shareholder of record, may be voted electronically during the meeting. If I hold shares through Crane NXT’s employee benefit plans and do not provide voting instructions, how will my shares be voted? If you hold shares of common stock through Crane NXT’s employee benefit plans or stock incentive plans and do not provide voting instructions to the plans’ trustees or administrators, your shares will be voted in the same proportion as the shares beneficially owned through such plans for which voting instructions are received, unless otherwise required by law. How many votes are required for each question to pass? Nominees for the Board will be elected if more votes are cast in favor of the nominee than are cast against the nominee at the Annual Meeting. Each other matter to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of shares of common stock present in person (including virtual attendance) or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter. What are “Broker non-votes”? Under the rules of the NYSE, brokers holding shares for customers have authority to vote on certain matters even if the broker has not received instructions from the customer. For the questions on the agenda for this year’s Annual Meeting, member firms of the NYSE may vote without specific instructions from beneficial owners on the ratification of the selection of auditors, but not on the election of directors or the approval of the compensation paid by the Company to certain executive officers. “Broker non-votes” are shares held in record name by brokers or nominees, as to which the broker or nominee (i) has not received instructions from the beneficial owner or person entitled to vote, (ii) does not have discretionary voting power under NYSE rules or the document under which it serves as broker or nominee, and (iii) has indicated on the proxy card, or otherwise notified us, that it does not have authority to vote the shares on the question. What will be the effect of abstentions and broker non-votes? Stockholders may abstain from voting on any proposal expected to be brought before the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the election of directors, as each nominee will be elected if the number of votes cast in favor of such nominee exceeds the number of votes cast against such nominee. Abstentions are not treated as votes cast for such proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on any of the other proposals, because they will not count as votes cast for or against the question and will not be included in calculating the number of votes necessary for adoption and approval. What constitutes a quorum for the meeting? According to the Company’s amended By-laws, a quorum for a meeting of stockholders consists of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person or by proxy. Virtual attendance at the Annual Meeting constitutes “in person” attendance for purposes of establishing a quorum. On the Record Date, there were 57,537,288 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, so at least 28,768,645 shares must be represented at the meeting for business to be conducted. If a quorum does not attend or is not represented, the Annual Meeting will be postponed. Shares of common stock represented by a properly signed and returned proxy are treated as present at the Annual Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum, whether the proxy is marked as casting a vote or abstaining. Shares represented by “broker non-votes” are also treated as present for purposes of determining a quorum. Who will count the votes?

  166. Pay Versus Performance

    A representative from Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. will serve as inspector of elections and will tabulate the votes. How can I cast my vote? To vote your shares without attending the Annual Meeting, please follow the instructions for Internet or telephone voting on your notice of Internet availability of the proxy materials, on your proxy card, or in the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. If you request printed copies of the proxy materials by mail, you may also vote by signing and submitting your proxy card and returning it by mail, if you are the stockholder of record, or by signing the voter instruction form provided by your bank or broker and returning it by mail, if you are the beneficial owner but not the stockholder of record. This way your shares will be represented whether or not you are able to attend the meeting. You can attend the Annual Meeting and vote your shares virtually at the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CXT2026 and entering the 16-digit control number on your notice of Internet availability of the proxy materials, on your proxy card, or in the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. How do I submit questions at the Annual Meeting? Every Crane NXT stockholder has an opportunity during the Annual Meeting to submit questions on the proposals being presented to stockholders. After adjournment of the formal portion of the meeting, stockholders may submit questions on general matters relating to Crane NXT and its business. Stockholders may submit questions by accessing the virtual meeting platform as described above. Representatives of Crane NXT will review the questions during the appropriate portion of the Annual Meeting and answers to appropriate questions will be provided by a member of management or a director. What if I submit a proxy but don’t mark it to show my preferences? If you return a properly signed proxy without marking it, it will be voted in accordance with the Board’s recommendations on all proposals. What if I submit a proxy and then change my mind? If you submit a proxy, you can revoke it at any time before it is voted by submitting a written revocation to the Corporate Secretary, or by submitting a new proxy, or by voting virtually at the Annual Meeting. However, if you have shares held through a brokerage firm, bank, or other custodian, you can revoke an earlier proxy only by following the custodian’s procedures. Who is paying for this solicitation of proxies? Crane NXT will pay the cost of this solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting. In addition to soliciting proxies through the mail using this Proxy Statement, we may solicit proxies by telephone, facsimile, electronic mail, and personal contact. These solicitations will be made by our regular employees without additional compensation. We have also engaged Alliance Advisors LLC to assist in this solicitation of proxies, and we have agreed to pay that firm approximately $22,000. Banks, brokerage houses, and other institutions, nominees, and fiduciaries will be asked to forward the proxy materials to the beneficial owners of the common stock they hold of record, and will be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses in forwarding such material. Where can I learn the outcome of the vote? The Inspector of Elections will announce the preliminary voting results at the meeting, and we will publish the final results in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC within four business days after the meeting. How and when can I propose that an item be considered at next year’s annual meeting and included in next year’s proxy statement? The Crane NXT amended and restated by-laws, dated as of April 3, 2023, which are on file with the SEC (as Exhibit 3.3 to Crane NXT’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2023), provide that the Crane NXT annual meeting of stockholders will be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Crane NXT board of directors. Under the Crane NXT amended and restated by-laws, written notice of stockholder nominations to the Crane NXT board of directors or any other business proposed by a stockholder that is not to be included in the proxy statement must be delivered to Crane NXT’s secretary (a) not later than 90 days nor earlier than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, or (b) in the event that next year’s annual meeting is not held within 25 days before or after the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting, the earlier of (i) at least 90 days prior to the date of the Crane NXT annual meeting of stockholders or, (ii) the close of business 10 days following the day on which notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed to stockholders or public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made. Assuming that Crane NXT’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders is held within 25 days of the anniversary of the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, Crane NXT must receive written notice (containing the information specified in Crane NXT’s amended and restated by-laws) to Crane NXT’s secretary between January 21, 2027 and February 20, 2027. If Crane NXT does not receive notice by that date, then such proposals may not be presented at the Crane NXT 2027 annual meeting of stockholders. Stockholders may also submit proposals for inclusion in the proxy materials in connection with the Crane NXT 2027 annual meeting of stockholders through Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act. Stockholders who wish to present such proposals must submit their proposals to Crane NXT’s secretary on or before December 8, 2026. * * * * * We urge stockholders who do not expect to attend the Annual Meeting virtually to sign, date, and return the enclosed proxy in the envelope provided, or vote their shares online by scanning the QR code on their proxy card, or use the internet address or the toll-free telephone number listed on the Notice of Annual Meeting. In order to avoid unnecessary expense, we ask your cooperation in voting your proxy promptly, no matter how large or how small your holdings may be. By Order of the Board of Directors,