UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2017 (April 24, 2017)
 
CRANE CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
 
 
 
1-1657
 
13-1952290
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
100 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT
 
06902
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 363-7300
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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SECTION 2 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 24, 2017, Crane Co. (the “Company”) announced its results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. The related press release and quarterly financial data supplement is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SECTION 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements with Certain Officers  

On April 24, 2017, at the regular meeting of Crane Co.’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Board elected Charles G. McClure, Jr., 63, to serve as a Director, effective immediately, for a term ending on the date of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2018.

Mr. McClure is Managing Partner of Michigan Capital Advisors, a private equity firm he co-founded in 2014, which invests in Tier 2 and 3 global automotive and transportation suppliers. Prior to founding Michigan Capital Advisors, Mr. McClure served from 2004 to 2013 as Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of Meritor, Inc., a leading global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking and aftermarket solutions for commercial vehicle and industrial markets. Mr. McClure currently sits on the boards of directors of DTE Energy, 3D Systems and Penske Corporation.

Mr. McClure brings to the Board more than 35 years of experience in corporate strategy, manufacturing, sales, operational and intellectual capital expertise in various industries, including transportation. He also brings proven leadership skills with over 20 years of experience as CEO, president and director of major domestic and international corporations, as well as a member of the boards of industry organizations.

In connection with his election to the Board, Mr. McClure was granted 1,540 Deferred Stock Units pursuant to the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. A description of compensation payable to our Directors can be found in Crane Co.’s most recent proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2017.

A copy of the Company’s press release dated April 24, 2017 regarding the election of Mr. McClure is included as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

Amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation

On April 24, 2017, at the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company adopted amendments to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), to provide, among other things, for the declassification of the Board. These amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation had previously been approved by the Board, subject to stockholder approval. On April 24, 2017, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect, among other things, the above amendments, which became effective upon filing.

The amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation relating to the declassification of the Board are described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement in connection with the Annual Meeting under “Item 1: Amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation to Declassify the Board of Directors”. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation also, among other things, eliminates the certificate of designations for the Company’s Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, no shares of which were issued or are outstanding; deletes certain provisions that are no longer applicable relating to a reclassification of outstanding shares that was implemented in 1987; and consolidates and integrates all prior amendments to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation.






The above description of the amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to the description contained in the Definitive Proxy Statement and the text of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Amendments to the By-laws

The Board previously adopted conforming amendments to Sections 2, 3 and 4 of Article III of the Company’s By-laws relating to the declassification of the Board, which amendments became effective upon the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 24, 2017. The Board also approved other amendments to the Company’s By-laws, among other things, to provide additional clarification and consistency. The Company’s By-laws, as amended, and a copy of the By-laws marked to show changes from the prior By-laws, are included as Exhibits 3.2.1 and 3.2.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
a)
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 24, 2017.
b)
 

1. The stockholders approved the proposed amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation to provide for the declassification of the Board of Directors.

Votes for
49,674,890

Votes against
224,618

Abstained
99,815

Broker non-votes
4,833,610


Approval of this proposal required the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes had the same effect as a vote against the proposal.

2. The following three Directors were elected to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
MR. E. THAYER BIGELOW
 
Votes for
48,174,148

Votes against
1,747,104

Abstained
78,071

Broker non-votes
4,833,610

 
 
MR. PHILIP R. LOCHNER, JR.
 
Votes for
48,154,595

Votes against
1,766,836

Abstained
77,892

Broker non-votes
4,833,610

 
 
MR. MAX H. MITCHELL
 
Votes for
49,431,029

Votes against
523,067

Abstained
45,227

Broker non-votes
4,833,610






A nominee for the Board of Directors in an uncontested election is elected if more votes are cast in favor of the nominee than are cast against the nominee by the holders of shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not treated as votes cast and therefore had no effect on the election of Directors.

3. The stockholders approved the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for the Company for 2017.
Votes for
53,169,354

Votes against
1,604,429

Abstained
59,149

Broker non-votes

Approval of this proposal required the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not treated as votes cast and therefore had no effect on this proposal.

4. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

Votes for
48,285,253

Votes against
1,561,152

Abstained
152,918

Broker non-votes
4,833,610

Approval of this proposal required the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not treated as votes cast and therefore had no effect on this proposal.

5. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, holding the advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.

One Year
44,415,564

Two Years
579,079

Three Years
4,820,312

Abstain
184,367

Broker non-votes
4,833,610

The alternative which received the largest number of votes, even if not a majority, is considered to be the recommendation of the stockholders. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not treated as votes cast and therefore had no effect on this proposal.























SECTION 8 – OTHER EVENTS
Item 8.01
Other Events
Asbestos Liability
Information Regarding Claims and Costs in the Tort System

As of March 31, 2017, the Company was a defendant in cases filed in numerous state and federal courts alleging injury or death as a result of exposure to asbestos. Activity related to asbestos claims during the periods indicated was as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
Beginning claims
36,052

 
41,090

 
41,090

New claims
818

 
980

 
2,826

Settlements
(301
)
 
(394
)
 
(924
)
Dismissals
(1,009
)
 
(1,027
)
 
(6,940
)
Ending claims
35,560

 
40,649

 
36,052

 
Of the 35,560 pending claims as of March 31, 2017, approximately 18,300 claims were pending in New York, approximately 800 claims were pending in Texas, approximately 4,700 claims were pending in Mississippi, and approximately 200 claims were pending in Ohio, all jurisdictions in which legislation or judicial orders restrict the types of claims that can proceed to trial on the merits.
The Company has tried several cases resulting in defense verdicts by the jury or directed verdicts for the defense by the court. The Company further has pursued appeals of certain adverse jury verdicts that have resulted in reversals in favor of the defense.
On March 23, 2010, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, state court jury found the Company responsible for a 1/11th share of a $14.5 million verdict in the James Nelson claim. On February 23, 2011, the court entered judgment on the verdict in the amount of $4.0 million, jointly, against the Company and two other defendants, with additional interest in the amount of $0.01 million being assessed against the Company, only. All defendants, including the Company, and the plaintiffs took timely appeals of certain aspects of those judgments. On September 5, 2013, a panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court, in a 2-1 decision, vacated the Nelson verdict against all defendants, reversing and remanding for a new trial. Plaintiffs requested a rehearing in the Superior Court and by order dated November 18, 2013, the Superior Court vacated the panel opinion, and granted en banc reargument. On December 23, 2014, the Superior Court issued a second opinion reversing the jury verdict. Plaintiffs sought leave to appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which defendants have opposed. By order dated May 20, 2015, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is holding, but not acting on, the plaintiffs’ petition pending the outcome of another appeal in which the Company is not a party, which appeal has since been resolved. The Court has taken no further action on Nelson since that time.
On August 17, 2011, a New York City state court jury found the Company responsible for a 99% share of a $32 million verdict on the Ronald Dummitt claim. The Company filed post-trial motions seeking to overturn the verdict, to grant a new trial, or to reduce the damages, which the Company argued were excessive under New York appellate case law governing awards for non-economic losses. The Court held oral argument on these motions on October 18, 2011 and issued a written decision on August 21, 2012 confirming the jury’s liability findings but reducing the award of damages to $8 million. At plaintiffs’ request, the Court entered a judgment in the amount of $4.9 million against the Company, taking into account settlement offsets and accrued interest under New York law. The Company appealed, and the judgment was affirmed in a 3-2 decision and order dated July 3, 2014. The Company appealed to the New York Court of Appeals. The court heard oral arguments on May 3, 2016 and affirmed the judgment in a decision dated June 28, 2016. The judgment, with interest, in the amount of $6.6 million was paid in the third quarter 2016.
On October 23, 2012, the Company received an adverse verdict in the Gerald Suttner claim in Buffalo, New York. The jury found that the Company was responsible for four percent (4%) of plaintiffs’ damages of $3 million. The Company filed post-trial motions requesting judgment in the Company’s favor notwithstanding the jury’s verdict, which were denied. The court entered a judgment of $0.1 million against the Company. The Company appealed, and the judgment was affirmed by order dated March 21, 2014. The Company sought reargument of this decision, which was denied. The Company sought review before the New York Court of Appeals, which was accepted in the fourth quarter of 2014. The court heard oral arguments on





May 3, 2016 and affirmed the judgment in a decision dated June 28, 2016. The judgment, with interest, in the amount of $0.2 million was paid in the third quarter 2016.
On November 28, 2012, the Company received an adverse verdict in the James Hellam claim in Oakland, CA. The jury found that the Company was responsible for seven percent (7%) of plaintiffs’ non-economic damages of $4.5 million, plus a portion of their economic damages of $0.9 million. Based on California court rules regarding allocation of damages, judgment was entered against the Company in the amount of $1.282 million. The Company filed post-trial motions requesting judgment in the Company’s favor notwithstanding the jury’s verdict and also requesting that settlement offsets be applied to reduce the judgment in accordance with California law. On January 31, 2013, the court entered an order disposing partially of that motion. On March 1, 2013, the Company filed an appeal regarding the portions of the motion that were denied. The court entered judgment against the Company in the amount of $1.1 million. The Company appealed. By opinion dated April 16, 2014, the Court of Appeal affirmed the finding of liability against the Company, and the California Supreme Court denied review of this ruling. The Court of Appeal reserved the arguments relating to recoverable damages to a subsequent appeal that remains pending. On August 21, 2015, the Court of Appeal reversed the trial court with respect to a $20,000 damages item, but affirmed the trial court in all other respects. The Company sought review of that ruling before the Supreme Court of California, which was denied. The Company settled the matter in December 2015.  The settlement is reflected in the fourth quarter 2015 indemnity amount.
On February 25, 2013, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, state court jury found the Company responsible for a 1/10th share of a $2.5 million verdict in the Thomas Amato claim and a 1/5th share of a $2.3 million verdict in the Frank Vinciguerra claim, which were consolidated for trial. The Company filed post-trial motions requesting judgments in the Company’s favor notwithstanding the jury’s verdicts or new trials, and also requesting that settlement offsets be applied to reduce the judgment in accordance with Pennsylvania law. These motions were denied. The Company appealed, and on April 17, 2015, a panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the trial court’s ruling. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania accepted the Company’s petition for review and heard oral arguments on September 13, 2016. On November 22, 2016, the Court dismissed the Company’s appeal as improvidently granted. The Company paid the Vinciguerra verdict in the amount of $0.6 million during the fourth quarter. The payment is reflected in the fourth quarter 2016 indemnity amount. The Amato payment has not yet become due.
On March 1, 2013, a New York City state court jury entered a $35 million verdict against the Company in the Ivo Peraica claim. The Company filed post-trial motions seeking to overturn the verdict, to grant a new trial, or to reduce the damages, which the Company argues were excessive under New York appellate case law governing awards for non-economic losses and further were subject to settlement offsets. After the trial court remitted the verdict to $18 million, but otherwise denied the Company’s post-trial motion, judgment was entered against the Company in the amount of $10.6 million (including interest). The Company appealed. The Company took a separate appeal of the trial court’s denial of its summary judgment motion. The Court consolidated the appeals, which were heard in the fourth quarter of 2014. In July 2016 the Company supplemented its briefing based on the New York Court of Appeals Dummitt/Suttner decision. On October 6, 2016, a panel of the Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed the rulings of the trial court on liability issues but further reduced the damages award to $4.25 million, which after settlement offsets is calculated to be $1.94 million. Plaintiff has the option of accepting the reduced amount or having a new trial on damages. The Company filed a motion with the Appellate Division requesting a rehearing on liability issues. The motion was denied. The Company is seeking review before the New York Court of Appeals. The Company has paid the Peraica plaintiffs $5.7 million, which is the amount that plaintiffs claim to be owed under this judgment, pursuant to stipulations that enable the Company to continue to pursue its ongoing appeal in this case.
On July 31, 2013, a Buffalo, New York state court jury entered a $3.1 million verdict against the Company in the Lee Holdsworth claim. The Company filed post-trial motions seeking to overturn the verdict, to grant a new trial, or to reduce the damages, which the Company argues were excessive under New York appellate case law governing awards for non-economic losses and further were subject to settlement offsets. Post-trial motions were denied, and the court entered judgment in the amount of $1.7 million. On June 12, 2015, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, affirmed the trial court’s ruling denying the Company’s motion for summary judgment. The court denied reargument of that ruling. The Company pursued a further appeal of the trial court rulings and judgment, which was argued on May 16, 2016. On July 8, 2016, the Court vacated the judgment and granted the Company a new trial on the issue of whether the Company is subject to joint-and-several liability under New York law. Plaintiff filed a motion to enter judgment in the trial court in the amount allegedly unaffected by the appellate ruling, approximately $1.0 million, and the Company opposed the motion. The Company settled the matter. The settlement is reflected in the fourth quarter 2016 indemnity amount.
On September 11, 2013, a Columbia, South Carolina state court jury in the Lloyd Garvin claim entered an $11 million verdict for compensatory damages against the Company and two other defendants jointly, and also awarded exemplary damages against the Company in the amount of $11 million. The jury also awarded exemplary damages against both other defendants. The Company filed post-trial motions seeking to overturn the verdict, which were denied, except that the Court remitted the





compensatory damages award to $2.5 million and exemplary damages award to $3.5 million. Considering settlement offsets, the Court further reduced the total damages award to $3.5 million. The Company settled the matter. The settlement is reflected in the first quarter 2015 indemnity amount.
On September 17, 2013, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida state court jury in the Richard DeLisle claim found the Company responsible for 16 percent of an $8 million verdict. The trial court denied all parties’ post-trial motions, and entered judgment against the Company in the amount of $1.3 million. The Company has appealed. Oral argument on the appeal took place on February 16, 2016. On September 14, 2016 a panel of the Florida Court of Appeals reversed and entered judgment in favor of the Company. Plaintiff filed with the Court of Appeals a motion for rehearing and/or certification of an appeal to the Florida Supreme Court, which the Court denied on November 9, 2016. Plaintiffs have subsequently requested review by the Supreme Court of Florida. That motion remains pending.
On June 16, 2014, a New York City state court jury entered a $15 million verdict against the Company in the Ivan Sweberg claim and a $10 million verdict against the Company in the Selwyn Hackshaw claim. The two claims were consolidated for trial. The Company filed post-trial motions seeking to overturn the verdicts, to grant new trials, or to reduce the damages, which were denied, except that the Court reduced the Sweberg award to $10 million, and reduced the Hackshaw award to $6 million. Judgments have been entered in the amount of $5.3 million in Sweberg and $3.1 million in Hackshaw . The Company appealed. Oral argument on Sweberg took place on February 16, 2016, and oral argument on Hackshaw took place on March 9, 2016. On October 6, 2016, two panels of the Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed the rulings of the trial court on liability issues but further reduced the Sweberg damages award to $9.5 million and further reduced the Hackshaw damages award to $3 million, which after settlement offsets are calculated to be $4.73 million in Sweberg and $0 in Hackshaw . Plaintiffs were given the option of accepting the reduced awards or having new trials on damages. Plaintiffs have subsequently brought an appeal in Hackshaw before the New York Court of Appeals, and the parties will submit their position on the merits in the second quarter 2017. The Company filed a motion with the Appellate Division requesting a rehearing on liability issues in Sweberg . That motion was denied. The Company is seeking review before the New York Court of Appeals. The Company has paid the Sweberg plaintiffs $2.7 million, which is the amount that plaintiffs claim to be owed under this judgment, pursuant to stipulations that enable the Company to continue to pursue its ongoing appeal in this case.
On July 2, 2015, a St. Louis, Missouri state court jury in the James Poage claim entered a $1.5 million verdict for compensatory damages against the Company. The jury also awarded exemplary damages against the Company in the amount of $10 million. The Company filed a motion seeking to reduce the verdict to account for the verdict set-offs. That motion was denied, and judgment was entered against the Company in the amount of $10.8 million. The Company is pursuing an appeal. Oral argument was held on December 13, 2016.
On February 9, 2016, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, federal court jury found the Company responsible for a 30 percent share of a $1.085 million verdict in the Valent Rabovsky claim. The court ordered briefing on the amount of the judgment. The Company argued, among other things, that settlement offsets reduce the award to plaintiff under Pennsylvania law. A further hearing was held April 26, 2016, after which the court denied the Company’s request and entered judgment in the amount of $0.4 million. The Company filed post-trial motions, which were denied in two decisions issued on August 26, 2016 and September 28, 2016. The Company is pursuing an appeal to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which will likely be argued in the second quarter 2017.
On April 22, 2016, a Phoenix, Arizona federal court jury found the Company responsible for a 20 percent share of a $9 million verdict in the George Coulbourn claim, and further awarded exemplary damages against the Company in the amount of $5 million.  The jury also awarded compensatory and exemplary damages against the other defendant present at trial.  The court entered judgment against the Company in the amount of $6.8 million. The Company filed post-trial motions, which were denied on September 20, 2016. The Company is pursuing an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Briefing will proceed before the Court later this year.
Such judgment amounts are not included in the Company’s incurred costs until all available appeals are exhausted and the final payment amount is determined.
The gross settlement and defense costs incurred (before insurance recoveries and tax effects) for the Company for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 totaled $28.0 million and $21.3 million, respectively. In contrast to the recognition of settlement and defense costs, which reflect the current level of activity in the tort system, cash payments and receipts generally lag the tort system activity by several months or more, and may show some fluctuation from quarter to quarter. Cash payments of settlement amounts are not made until all releases and other required documentation are received by the Company, and reimbursements of both settlement amounts and defense costs by insurers may be uneven due to insurer payment practices, transitions from one insurance layer to the next excess layer and the payment terms of certain reimbursement agreements. The Company’s total pre-tax payments for settlement and defense costs, net of funds received from





insurers, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 totaled $14.7 million and $10.8 million, respectively. Detailed below are the comparable amounts for the periods indicated.

 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
(in millions)
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
Settlement / indemnity costs incurred (1)
$
18.5

 
$
11.3

 
$
30.5

Defense costs incurred (1)
9.4

 
10.0

 
43.0

Total costs incurred
$
28.0

 
$
21.3

 
$
73.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
Settlement / indemnity payments
$
14.1

 
$
5.1

 
$
32.4

Defense payments
7.9

 
8.6

 
43.7

Insurance receipts
(7.3
)
 
(2.9
)
 
(20.1
)
Pre-tax cash payments
$
14.7

 
$
10.8

 
$
56.0

 
(1)
Before insurance recoveries and tax effects.
The amounts shown for settlement and defense costs incurred, and cash payments, are not necessarily indicative of future period amounts, which may be higher or lower than those reported.
Cumulatively through March 31, 2017, the Company has resolved (by settlement or dismissal) approximately 125,000 claims. The related settlement cost incurred by the Company and its insurance carriers is approximately $501 million, for an average settlement cost per resolved claim of approximately $4,000. The average settlement cost per claim resolved during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $3,900, $3,100 and $3,800, respectively. Because claims are sometimes dismissed in large groups, the average cost per resolved claim, as well as the number of open claims, can fluctuate significantly from period to period. In addition to large group dismissals, the nature of the disease and corresponding settlement amounts for each claim resolved will also drive changes from period to period in the average settlement cost per claim. Accordingly, the average cost per resolved claim is not considered in the Company’s periodic review of its estimated asbestos liability. For a discussion regarding the four most significant factors affecting the liability estimate, see “Effects on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”.
Effects on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The Company has retained the firm of Hamilton, Rabinovitz & Associates, Inc. (“HR&A”), a nationally recognized expert in the field, to assist management in estimating the Company’s asbestos liability in the tort system. HR&A reviews information provided by the Company concerning claims filed, settled and dismissed, amounts paid in settlements and relevant claim information such as the nature of the asbestos-related disease asserted by the claimant, the jurisdiction where filed and the time lag from filing to disposition of the claim. The methodology used by HR&A to project future asbestos costs is based on the Company’s recent historical experience for claims filed, settled and dismissed during a base reference period. The Company’s experience is then compared to estimates of the number of individuals likely to develop asbestos-related diseases determined based on widely used previously conducted epidemiological studies augmented with current data inputs. Those studies were undertaken in connection with national analyses of the population of workers believed to have been exposed to asbestos. Using that information, HR&A estimates the number of future claims that would be filed against the Company and estimates the aggregate settlement or indemnity costs that would be incurred to resolve both pending and future claims based upon the average settlement costs by disease during the reference period. This methodology has been accepted by numerous courts. After discussions with the Company, HR&A augments its liability estimate for the costs of defending asbestos claims in the tort system using a forecast from the Company which is based upon discussions with its defense counsel. Based on this information, HR&A compiles an estimate of the Company’s asbestos liability for pending and future claims using a range of reference periods based on claim experience and covering claims expected to be filed through the indicated forecast period. The most significant factors affecting the liability estimate are (1) the number of new mesothelioma claims filed against the Company, (2) the average settlement costs for mesothelioma claims, (3) the percentage of mesothelioma claims dismissed against the Company and (4) the aggregate defense costs incurred by the Company. These factors are interdependent, and no one factor predominates in determining the liability estimate.
In the Company’s view, the forecast period used to provide the best estimate for asbestos claims and related liabilities and costs is a judgment based upon a number of trend factors, including the number and type of claims being filed each year; the jurisdictions where such claims are filed, and the effect of any legislation or judicial orders in such jurisdictions restricting the





types of claims that can proceed to trial on the merits; and the likelihood of any comprehensive asbestos legislation at the federal level. In addition, the dynamics of asbestos litigation in the tort system have been significantly affected by the substantial number of companies that have filed for bankruptcy protection, thereby staying any asbestos claims against them until the conclusion of such proceedings, and the establishment of a number of post-bankruptcy trusts for asbestos claimants, which have been estimated to provide $36 billion for payments to current and future claimants. These trend factors have both positive and negative effects on the dynamics of asbestos litigation in the tort system and the related best estimate of the Company’s asbestos liability, and these effects do not move in a linear fashion but rather change over multi-year periods. Accordingly, the Company’s management continues to monitor these trend factors over time and periodically assesses whether an alternative forecast period is appropriate.
Each quarter, HR&A compiles an update based upon the Company’s experience in claims filed, settled and dismissed as well as average settlement costs by disease category (mesothelioma, lung cancer, other cancer, and non-malignant conditions including asbestosis). In addition to this claims experience, the Company also considers additional quantitative and qualitative factors such as the nature of the aging of pending claims, significant appellate rulings and legislative developments, and their respective effects on expected future settlement values. As part of this process, the Company also takes into account trends in the tort system such as those enumerated above. Management considers all these factors in conjunction with the liability estimate of HR&A and determines whether a change in the estimate is warranted.
Liability Estimate. With the assistance of HR&A, effective as of December 31, 2016, the Company extended its estimate of the asbestos liability, including the costs of settlement or indemnity payments and defense costs relating to currently pending claims and future claims projected to be filed against the Company through the generally accepted end point of such claims in 2059. The Company’s previous estimate was for asbestos claims filed or projected to be filed through 2021. The Company’s estimate of the asbestos liability for pending and future claims through 2059 is based on the projected future asbestos costs resulting from the Company’s experience using a range of reference periods for claims filed, settled and dismissed. Based on this estimate, the Company recorded an additional liability of $227 million as of December 31, 2016. This action was based on several factors which contribute to the Company’s ability to reasonably estimate this liability through 2059. First, the number of mesothelioma claims (which although constituting approximately 10% of the Company’s total pending asbestos claims, have consistently accounted for approximately 90% of the Company’s aggregate settlement and defense costs) being filed against the Company and associated settlement costs have stabilized. Second, there have been generally favorable developments in the trend of case law which has been a contributing factor in stabilizing the asbestos claims activity and related settlement costs. Third, there have been significant actions taken by certain state legislatures and courts that have reduced the number and types of claims that can proceed to trial, which has been a significant factor in stabilizing the asbestos claims activity. Fourth, recent court decisions in certain jurisdictions have provided additional clarity regarding the nature of claims that may proceed to trial in those jurisdictions and greater predictability regarding future claim activity. Fifth, the Company has coverage-in-place agreements with almost all of its excess insurers, which enables the Company to project a stable relationship between settlement and defense costs paid by the Company and reimbursements from its insurers. Sixth, annual settlements with respect to groups of cases with certain plaintiff firms have helped to stabilize indemnity payments and defense costs. Taking these factors into account, the Company believes that it can reasonably estimate the asbestos liability for pending claims and future claims to be filed through 2059.
Management has made its best estimate of the costs through 2059 based on the analysis by HR&A completed in January 2017. Through March 31, 2017, the Company’s actual experience during the updated reference period for mesothelioma claims filed and dismissed generally approximated the assumptions in the Company’s liability estimate. In addition to this claims experience, the Company considered additional quantitative and qualitative factors such as the nature of the aging of pending claims, significant appellate rulings and legislative developments, and their respective effects on expected future settlement values. Based on this evaluation, the Company determined that no change in the estimate was warranted for the period ended March 31, 2017.
A liability of $696 million was recorded as of December 31, 2016 to cover the estimated cost of asbestos claims now pending or subsequently asserted through 2059, of which approximately 80% is attributable to settlement and defense costs for future claims projected to be filed through 2059. The liability is reduced when cash payments are made in respect of settled claims and defense costs. The liability was $674 million as of March 31, 2017. It is not possible to forecast when cash payments related to the asbestos liability will be fully expended; however, it is expected such cash payments will continue for a number of years past 2059, due to the significant proportion of future claims included in the estimated asbestos liability and the lag time between the date a claim is filed and when it is resolved. None of these estimated costs have been discounted to present value due to the inability to reliably forecast the timing of payments. The current portion of the total estimated liability at March 31, 2017 was $71 million and represents the Company’s best estimate of total asbestos costs expected to be paid during the twelve-month period. Such amount is based upon the HR&A model together with the Company’s prior year payment experience for both settlement and defense costs.





Insurance Coverage and Receivables. Prior to 2005, a significant portion of the Company’s settlement and defense costs were paid by its primary insurers. With the exhaustion of that primary coverage, the Company began negotiations with its excess insurers to reimburse the Company for a portion of its settlement and/or defense costs as incurred. To date, the Company has entered into agreements providing for such reimbursements, known as “coverage-in-place”, with eleven of its excess insurer groups. Under such coverage-in-place agreements, an insurer’s policies remain in force and the insurer undertakes to provide coverage for the Company’s present and future asbestos claims on specified terms and conditions that address, among other things, the share of asbestos claims costs to be paid by the insurer, payment terms, claims handling procedures and the expiration of the insurer’s obligations. Similarly, under a variant of coverage-in-place, the Company has entered into an agreement with a group of insurers confirming the aggregate amount of available coverage under the subject policies and setting forth a schedule for future reimbursement payments to the Company based on aggregate indemnity and defense payments made. In addition, with ten of its excess insurer groups, the Company entered into agreements settling all asbestos and other coverage obligations for an agreed sum, totaling $82.5 million in aggregate. Reimbursements from insurers for past and ongoing settlement and defense costs allocable to their policies have been made in accordance with these coverage-in-place and other agreements. All of these agreements include provisions for mutual releases, indemnification of the insurer and, for coverage-in-place, claims handling procedures. With the agreements referenced above, the Company has concluded settlements with all but one of its solvent excess insurers whose policies are expected to respond to the aggregate costs included in the liability estimate. That insurer, which issued a single applicable policy, has been paying the shares of defense and indemnity costs the Company has allocated to it, subject to a reservation of rights. There are no pending legal proceedings between the Company and any insurer contesting the Company’s asbestos claims under its insurance policies.
In conjunction with developing the aggregate liability estimate referenced above, the Company also developed an estimate of probable insurance recoveries for its asbestos liabilities. In developing this estimate, the Company considered its coverage-in-place and other settlement agreements described above, as well as a number of additional factors. These additional factors include the financial viability of the insurance companies, the method by which losses will be allocated to the various insurance policies and the years covered by those policies, how settlement and defense costs will be covered by the insurance policies and interpretation of the effect on coverage of various policy terms and limits and their interrelationships. In addition, the timing and amount of reimbursements will vary because the Company’s insurance coverage for asbestos claims involves multiple insurers, with different policy terms and certain gaps in coverage. In addition to consulting with legal counsel on these insurance matters, the Company retained insurance consultants to assist management in the estimation of probable insurance recoveries based upon the aggregate liability estimate described above and assuming the continued viability of all solvent insurance carriers. Based upon the analysis of policy terms and other factors noted above by the Company’s legal counsel, and incorporating risk mitigation judgments by the Company where policy terms or other factors were not certain, the Company’s insurance consultants compiled a model indicating how the Company’s historical insurance policies would respond to varying levels of asbestos settlement and defense costs and the allocation of such costs between such insurers and the Company. Using the estimated liability as of December 31, 2016 (for claims filed or expected to be filed through 2059), the insurance consultant’s model forecasted that approximately 21% of the liability would be reimbursed by the Company’s insurers. While there are overall limits on the aggregate amount of insurance available to the Company with respect to asbestos claims, those overall limits were not reached by the total estimated liability currently recorded by the Company, and such overall limits did not influence the Company in its determination of the asset amount to record. The proportion of the asbestos liability that is allocated to certain insurance coverage years, however, exceeds the limits of available insurance in those years. The Company allocates to itself the amount of the asbestos liability (for claims filed or expected to be filed through 2059) that is in excess of available insurance coverage allocated to such years. An asset of $143 million was recorded as of December 31, 2016 representing the probable insurance reimbursement for such claims expected through 2059. The asset is reduced as reimbursements and other payments from insurers are received. The asset was $136 million as of March 31, 2017.
The Company reviews the aforementioned estimated reimbursement rate with its insurance consultants on a periodic basis in order to confirm its overall consistency with the Company’s established reserves. The reviews encompass consideration of the performance of the insurers under coverage-in-place agreements and the effect of any additional lump-sum payments under other insurer agreements. Actual insurance reimbursements vary from period to period, and will decline over time, for the reasons cited above.
Uncertainties. Estimation of the Company’s ultimate exposure for asbestos-related claims is subject to significant uncertainties, as there are multiple variables that can affect the timing, severity and quantity of claims and the manner of their resolution. The Company cautions that its estimated liability is based on assumptions with respect to future claims, settlement and defense costs based on past experience that may not prove reliable as predictors; the assumptions are interdependent and no single factor predominates in determining the liability estimate. A significant upward or downward trend in the number of claims filed, depending on the nature of the alleged injury, the jurisdiction where filed and the quality of the product identification, or a significant upward or downward trend in the costs of defending claims, could change the estimated liability, as would





substantial adverse verdicts at trial that withstand appeal. A legislative solution, structured settlement transaction, or significant change in relevant case law could also change the estimated liability.
The same factors that affect developing estimates of probable settlement and defense costs for asbestos-related liabilities also affect estimates of the probable insurance reimbursements, as do a number of additional factors. These additional factors include the financial viability of the insurance companies, the method by which losses will be allocated to the various insurance policies and the years covered by those policies, how settlement and defense costs will be covered by the insurance policies and interpretation of the effect on coverage of various policy terms and limits and their interrelationships. In addition, due to the uncertainties inherent in litigation matters, no assurances can be given regarding the outcome of any litigation, if necessary, to enforce the Company’s rights under its insurance policies or settlement agreements.
Many uncertainties exist surrounding asbestos litigation, and the Company will continue to evaluate its estimated asbestos-related liability and corresponding estimated insurance reimbursement as well as the underlying assumptions and process used to derive these amounts. These uncertainties may result in the Company incurring future charges or increases to income to adjust the carrying value of recorded liabilities and assets, particularly if the number of claims and settlement and defense costs change significantly, or if there are significant developments in the trend of case law or court procedures, or if legislation or another alternative solution is implemented. Although the resolution of these claims will likely take many years, the effect on the results of operations, financial position and cash flow in any given period from a revision to these estimates could be material.













SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
 
(a)

  
None
 
 
(b)

  
None
 
 
(c)

  
None
 
 
(d)

  
Exhibits
 
 
 
3.1

 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Crane Co.
 
 
 
3.2.1

 
By-laws of Crane Co., as amended.
 
 
 
3.2.2

 
By-laws of Crane Co., as amended (marked to show changes from the By-laws of Crane Co., as amended effective as of January 27, 2014).
 
 
 
99.1

  
Earnings Press Release dated April 24, 2017 and Crane Co. Quarterly Financial Data Supplement for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
 
 
99.2

  
Press Release dated April 24, 2017, issued by Crane Co.
 
 
 





SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRANE CO.
 
 
 
 
April 24, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Richard A. Maue
 
 
 
 
 
Richard A. Maue
 
 
 
 
 
Vice President - Finance
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer





EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
3.1

 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Crane Co.
 
 
 
3.2.1

 
By-laws of Crane Co., as amended.
 
 
 
3.2.2

 
By-laws of Crane Co., as amended (marked to show changes from the By-laws of Crane Co., as amended effective as of January 27, 2014).
 
 
 
99.1

 
Earnings Press Release dated April 24, 2017 and Crane Co. Quarterly Financial Data Supplement for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
 
 
 
99.2

 
Press Release dated April 24, 2017, issued by Crane Co.






Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CRANE CO.
ARTICLE I
The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is Crane Co.
ARTICLE II
The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 in New Castle County. The name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
ARTICLE III
The purpose or purposes for which the Corporation is organized are to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
ARTICLE IV
The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Two Hundred Million (200,000,000) shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (“Common Stock”), and Five Million (5,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”).
The following is a description of each of the classes of stock of the Corporation and a statement of the powers, preferences, and rights of such stock, and the qualifications and restrictions thereof.
(a)      At all meetings of the shareholders of the Corporation the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held by them respectively.
(b)      Shares of the Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors of the

        



Corporation. Each series shall be distinctly designated. Except as otherwise provided in the resolution setting forth the designations and rights of the series of Preferred Stock, all shares of any one series of Preferred Stock shall be alike in every particular, except that there may be different dates from which dividends (if any) thereon shall be cumulative, if made cumulative. The relative preferences, participating, optional and other special rights of each such series, and limitations thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. The Board of Directors of the Corporation is hereby expressly granted authority to fix by resolution or resolutions adopted prior to the issuance of any shares of each particular series of the Preferred Stock, the designation, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other rights, if any, or the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, of such series, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following:
(1)      the distinctive designation of, and the number of shares of the Preferred Stock which shall constitute the series, which number may be increased (except as otherwise fixed by the Board of Directors) or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) from time to time by action of the Board of Directors;
(2)      the rate and times at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, dividends, if any, on shares of the series may be paid, the extent of preferences or relation, if any, of such dividends to the dividends payable on any other class or classes of stock of the corporation, or on any series of the Preferred Stock or of any other class or class of stock of the Corporation, and whether such dividends shall be cumulative, partially cumulative or non-cumulative;
(3)      the right, if any, of the holders of shares of the series to convert the same into, or exchange the same for, shares of any other class or classes of stock of the Corporation, and the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange;
(4)      whether shares of the series shall be subject to redemption and the redemption price or prices and the time or times at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, shares of the series may be redeemed;
(5)      the rights, if any, of the holders of shares of the series upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, merger, consolidation, distribution or sale of assets, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation;
(6)      the terms of the sinking fund or redemption or purchase account, if any, to be provided for shares of the series; and

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(7)      the voting powers, if any, of the holders of shares of the series which may, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, include the right, voting as a series by itself or together with other series of the Preferred Stock or all series of the Preferred Stock as a class, (1) to cast more or less than one vote per share on any or all matters voted upon by the shareholders, (2) to elect one or more directors of the Corporation in the event there shall have been a default in the payment of dividends on any one or more series of the Preferred Stock or under such other circumstances and upon such conditions as the Board of Directors may fix.
(c)      The relative preferences, rights and limitations of each series of Preferred Stock in relation to the preferences, rights and limitations of each other series of Preferred Stock shall, in each case, be as fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions adopted pursuant to authority granted in this Article IV, and the consent by class or series vote or otherwise, of the holders of the Preferred Stock of such of the series of the Preferred Stock as are from time to time outstanding shall not be required for the issuance by the Board of Directors of any other series of Preferred Stock whether the preferences and rights of such other series shall be fixed by the Board of Directors as senior to, or on a parity with, the preferences and rights of such outstanding series, or any of them; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may provide in such resolution or resolutions adopted with respect to any series of Preferred Stock that the consent of the holders of a majority (or such greater proportion as shall be therein fixed) of the outstanding shares of such series voting thereon shall be required for the issuance of any or all other series of Preferred Stock.
(d)      Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (c), shares of any series of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time as the Board of Directors shall determine and on such terms and for such consideration, not less than the par value thereof, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE V
Board of Directors
Section 1.      Number . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors which shall consist of not less than three nor more than fifteen persons. The exact number of directors within the minimum and maximum limitations specified in the preceding sentence shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board of Directors.
Section 2.      Election and Terms . The directors elected at each Annual Meeting of Stockholders beginning with the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders shall hold office for a term expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors

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are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. Each director elected prior to the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, for a term expiring after the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, shall continue to serve the remainder of the original term for which each such director was elected and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.
Section 3.      Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies . Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall be filled only by a majority vote of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, and directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
Section 4.      Removal . Any director elected at or after the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors, voting together as a single class. Any director elected prior to the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders may be removed from office at any time, but only with cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors, voting together as a single class.
Section 5.      Amendment, Repeal, etc. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the then outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon pursuant to Article IV, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provisions inconsistent with, this Article V.
ARTICLE VI
Stockholder Action
Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders. Special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the

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affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the then outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon pursuant to Article IV, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provisions inconsistent with, this Article VI.
ARTICLE VII
By-law Amendments
The Board of Directors shall have the power to make, alter, amend or repeal the By-laws of the Corporation by such vote as may be specified therein. The affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds or more of the voting power of the then outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon pursuant to Article IV, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders to make, alter, amend or repeal the By-laws. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the then outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon pursuant to Article IV, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provisions inconsistent with, this Article VII.
ARTICLE VIII
No director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. This paragraph shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director for any act or omission occurring prior to the effective date of its adoption. If the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware is hereafter amended to authorize corporate action further limiting or eliminating the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director to the Corporation shall be limited or eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as so amended from time to time. No repeal or modification of this Article VIII, directly or by adoption of an inconsistent provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, by the stockholders of the Corporation shall be effective with respect to any cause of action, suit, claim or other matter, that, but for this Article VIII, would accrue or arise prior to such repeal or modification.



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Exhibit 3.2.1
CRANE CO.
BY-LAWS
(as amended through April 24, 2017)
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS, OFFICES
Section 1.      Definitions . When used herein, " Corporation " shall mean this Corporation and " Board " shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Section 2.      Principal Office . The principal office of the Corporation shall be located in the City of Stamford, State of Connecticut.
Section 3.      Other Offices . The Corporation may have and maintain such other business office or offices, either within or without the State of Connecticut, as the Board may from time to time determine.
Section 4.      Registered Office . The registered office of the Corporation shall be at such address as the Board may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE II
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1.      Annual Meeting . The annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation for the election of directors shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board. Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting of the stockholders.
Section 2.      Special Meetings . Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose may be called at any time only by a majority of the entire Board or by the Chairman of the Board.
A call for a special meeting of stockholders shall be in writing, filed with the Secretary of the Corporation, and shall specify the time and place of holding such meeting and the purpose or purposes for which it is called.
Section 3.      Stockholder Action . Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.

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Section 4.      Place of Meetings . Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Connecticut, as shall be designated from time to time by the Board.
Section 5.      Notice of Meetings . Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise required by law, written notice of any meeting shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting
Attendance of a person at a meeting of stockholders, in person or by proxy, constitutes a waiver of notice of the meeting, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Section 6.      Record Dates . The Board may fix in advance a date, not more than sixty (60) nor fewer than ten (10) days prior to the date of any meeting of stockholders, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the date for the payment of any dividend, or the date for the allotment of rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of capital stock shall go into effect, as a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, any such meeting and any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any such dividend, or to any such allotment of rights, or to exercise the rights in respect of any such change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, and in such case such stockholders and only such stockholders as shall be the stockholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to such notice of, and to vote at, such meeting and any adjournment thereof, or to receive payment of such dividend, or to receive such allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on the books of the Corporation after any such record date fixed as aforesaid.
Section 7.      Voting Lists . The officer or agent having charge of the transfer book for shares of stock of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares of stock of the Corporation registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting either on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. The list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder present. The original share or stock ledger or transfer book or a

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duplicate thereof, shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine such list or share ledger or transfer book or to vote at any meeting of stockholders.
Section 8.      Quorum . At any meeting of stockholders the holders of a majority of the shares of the capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum of the stockholders for all purposes unless a greater or lesser quorum shall be provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation and in such case the representation of the number so required shall constitute a quorum. The stockholders present in person or by proxy at a meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.
Whether or not a quorum is present the meeting may be adjourned from time to time by a vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of stock of the Corporation present. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting if held at the time specified in the notice thereof.
Section 9.      Voting and Proxies . Each holder of common stock of the Corporation shall be entitled to one vote per share held of record upon each matter on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote.
At all meetings of stockholders, a stockholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy executed in writing by the stockholder or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. Such proxy shall be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation before or at the time of the meeting. Unless otherwise provided by law, all questions regarding the validity or sufficiency of the proxies shall be decided by the Secretary of the Corporation.
Except as provided in Section 3 of Article III of these By-laws, a nominee for director shall be elected if the votes cast for such nominee's election exceed the votes cast against such nominee's election; provided , however , that the directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting of stockholders for which (i) the Secretary of the Corporation receives a notice that a stockholder has nominated a person for election to the Board in compliance with the advance notice requirements for stockholder nominees for director set forth in Section 12 of Article II of these By-laws and (ii) such nomination has not been withdrawn by such stockholder on or prior to the fourteenth (14th) day preceding the date the Corporation first mails its notice of meeting for such meeting to the stockholders.
All other action (unless a greater plurality is required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws) shall be authorized by a majority of the votes cast by the holders of shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, present in person or represented by proxy, and where a separate vote by class is required, by a majority of the votes cast by stockholders of such class, present in person or represented by proxy.


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Section 10.      Voting of Shares by Certain Holders .
(a)      Shares of stock of the Corporation registered in the name of another corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the by-laws of such corporation may prescribe, or, in the absence of such provision, as the board of directors of such corporation may determine.
(b)      Shares of stock of the Corporation registered in the name of a deceased person may be voted by his administrator or his executor either in person or by proxy.
(c)      Shares of stock of the Corporation registered in the name of a receiver may be voted by such receiver, and shares of stock of the Corporation held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by such receiver without the transfer thereof into his name, if authority so to do be contained in an appropriate order of the court by which such receiver was appointed, and a certified copy of such order is filed with the Secretary of the Corporation before or at the time of the meeting.
(d)      A stockholder whose shares of stock of the Corporation are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred.
(e)      Shares of stock of the Corporation belonging to it shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting, and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time, but shares of stock of the Corporation held by it in a fiduciary capacity may be voted and shall be counted in determining the number of outstanding shares at any given time.
Section 11.      Inspectors . At each meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may appoint one or more inspectors of voting whose duty it shall be to receive and count the ballots and make a written report showing the results of the balloting.
Section 12.      Nomination of Directors . Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation, except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation with respect to the right of holders of preferred stock of the Corporation to nominate and elect a specified number of directors in certain circumstances. Nominations of persons for election to the Board at an annual meeting of stockholders or at any special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, may be made at such meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board (or any duly authorized Committee thereof) or (b) by any stockholder of the Corporation (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 12 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such annual or special meeting of stockholders and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 12.

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In addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation.
To be timely, a stockholder's notice to the Secretary of the Corporation must be delivered to, or be mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation (a) in the case of an annual meeting of stockholders, not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided , however , that in the event that the annual meeting of stockholders is called for a date that is not within twenty-five (25) days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than ninety (90) days prior to the date of the annual meeting of stockholders or, if later, the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting of stockholders was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting of stockholders was made, whichever first occurs; and (b) in the case of a special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which notice of the date of the special meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the special meeting was made, whichever first occurs. In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of an annual or special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, or the public announcement of such an adjournment or postponement, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder's notice as described above.
To be in proper written form, a stockholder's notice to the Secretary of the Corporation must set forth the following information:
(a)      as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director: (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person; (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such person; (iii) (A) the class or series and number of all shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by such person and any affiliates or associates of such person, (B) the name of each nominee holder of shares of all stock of the Corporation owned beneficially but not of record by such person or any affiliates or associates of such person, and the number of such shares of stock of the Corporation held by each such nominee holder, (C) whether, and the extent to which, any derivative instrument, swap, option, warrant, short interest, hedge or profit interest or other transaction has been entered into by or on behalf of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation and copies of all agreements and other documents relating to each such derivative securities and other derivatives or similar arrangements and (D) whether, and the extent to which, any other transaction, agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares of stock of the Corporation) has been made by or on behalf of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, the effect or intent of any of the foregoing being to mitigate loss to, or to manage risk or benefit of stock price changes for, such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, or to increase or decrease the voting power or pecuniary or economic interest of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, with respect to

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shares of stock of the Corporation and copies of all agreements and other documents relating thereto; (iv) a written questionnaire completed by on behalf of such person with respect to the background, qualification and experience of such person (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary of the Corporation upon written request); (v) such person's written representation and agreement that such person (A) is not, and will not become, a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question that has not been disclosed to the Corporation in such representation and agreement, (B) is not, and will not become, a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director of the Corporation that has not been disclosed to the Corporation in such representation and agreement and (C) in such person's individual capacity, would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply with, all applicable publicly disclosed confidentiality, corporate governance, conflict of interest, Regulation FD, code of conduct and ethics, and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation which are generally applicable to non-employee directors and (vi) any other information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the " Exchange Act "), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and
(b)      as to the stockholder giving the notice, as well as the beneficial owner and any other person, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is being made, (i) the name and address of such person; (ii) (A) the class or series and number of all shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by each such person and any affiliates or associates of such person, (B) the name of each nominee holder of shares of stock of the Corporation owned beneficially but not of record by each such person or any affiliates or associates of such person, and the number of shares of stock of the Corporation held by each such nominee holder, (C) whether, and the extent to which, any derivative instrument, swap, option, warrant, short interest, hedge or profit interest or other transaction has been entered into by or on behalf of each such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation and copies of all agreements and other documents relating to each such derivative securities and other derivatives or similar arrangements and (D) whether, and the extent to which, any other transaction, agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares of stock of the Corporation) has been made by or on behalf of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, the effect or intent of any of the foregoing being to mitigate loss to, or to manage risk or benefit of stock price changes for, such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, or to increase or decrease the voting power or pecuniary or economic interest of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation and copies of all agreements and other documents relating thereto; (iii) a description of (A) all agreements, arrangements, or understandings (whether written or oral) between such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, and any proposed nominee, or any affiliates or associates of such proposed nominee, (B) all agreements, arrangements, or understandings (whether written or oral)

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between such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are being made by such person, or otherwise relating to the Corporation or their ownership of capital stock of the Corporation and (C) any material interest of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, in such nomination, including any anticipated benefit therefrom to such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person; (iv) a representation that the stockholder giving notice intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual or special meeting of stockholders to nominate the persons named in its notice and (v) any other information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a director, if elected.
The notice must be accompanied by (x) a signed and notarized statement of the stockholder giving the notice certifying that, to the best of such person's knowledge, (1) all information contained in the notice is true and complete in all respects, (2) the notice complies with this Section 12 and (3) such stockholder or beneficial owner and any other person, if any, will continue to hold all shares of stock of the Corporation referenced in Section 12(b)(ii)(A) through and including the time of the annual meeting of stockholders (including any adjournment or postponement thereof); and (y) a signed and notarized certificate of each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director certifying that, to the best of such person's knowledge, the information contained in the notice regarding such proposed nominee and any affiliate or associate of such person is true and complete.
A stockholder providing notice of any nomination proposed to be made at an annual or special meeting of stockholders shall also confirm at the time of the notice that such stockholder agrees to (x) provide on behalf of each proposed nominee any such other information as the Corporation may reasonably request, promptly following receipt of any such request, to determine the qualifications of any such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder's understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such proposed nominee and (y) further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 12 shall be true and correct as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of the annual or special meeting of stockholders, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or be mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of such annual or special meeting of stockholders.
No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 12. If the chairman of the meeting determines that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman of the meeting shall declare to the meeting that the nomination was defective and such defective nomination shall be disregarded.

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Section 13.      Nature of Business to be Transacted at Meetings of Stockholders . Only such business (other than nominations for election to the Board, which must comply with the provisions of Section 12 of this Article) may be transacted at an annual meeting of stockholders as is either (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement or amendment thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board (or any duly authorized Committee thereof), (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board (or any duly authorized Committee thereof), or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder of the Corporation (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 13 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such annual meeting of stockholders and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 13.
In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting of stockholders by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation.
To be timely, a stockholder's notice to the Secretary of the Corporation must be delivered to, or be mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided , however , that in the event that the annual meeting of stockholders is called for a date that is not within twenty-five (25) days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than ninety (90) days prior to the date of the annual meeting of stockholders or, if later, the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting of stockholders was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting of stockholders was made, whichever first occurs. In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting of stockholders, or the public announcement of such an adjournment or postponement, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder's notice as described above.
To be in proper written form, a stockholder's notice to the Secretary of the Corporation must set forth the following information:
(a)      as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting of stockholders, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting of stockholders and the proposed text of any proposal regarding such business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, if such business includes a proposal to amend these By-laws, the text of the proposed amendment), and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting of stockholders, and
(b)      as to the stockholder giving the notice, as well as the beneficial owner and any other person, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is being made, (i) the name and address of such person; (ii) (A) the class or series and number of all shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by such person and any affiliates or associates of such person, (B) the name of each nominee holder of shares of all stock of the Corporation owned beneficially but not of record by such person or any affiliates or associates of

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such person, and the number of such shares of stock of the Corporation held by each such nominee holder, (C) whether and the extent to which any derivative instrument, swap, option, warrant, short interest, hedge or profit interest or other transaction has been entered into by or on behalf of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation and copies of all agreements and other documents relating to each such derivative securities and other derivatives or similar arrangements and (D) whether and the extent to which any other transaction, agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares of stock of the Corporation) has been made by or on behalf of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, the effect or intent of any of the foregoing being to mitigate loss to, or to manage risk or benefit of stock price changes for, such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, or to increase or decrease the voting power or pecuniary or economic interest of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation and copies of all agreements and other documents relating thereto; (iii) a description of all agreements, arrangements, or understandings (whether written or oral) between or among such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with or relating to (A) the Corporation or (B) the proposal, including any material interest in, or anticipated benefit from the proposal to such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person; (iv) a representation that the stockholder giving notice intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting of stockholders to bring such business before the meeting and (v) any other information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies by such person with respect to the proposed business to be brought by such person before the annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
The notice must be accompanied by a signed and notarized statement of the stockholder giving the notice certifying that, to the best of such person's knowledge, (1) all information contained in the notice is true and complete in all respects, (2) the notice complies with this Section 13 and (3) such stockholder or beneficial owner and any other person, if any, will continue to hold all shares referenced in Section 13(b)(ii)(A) through and including the time of the annual meeting of stockholders (including any adjournment or postponement thereof).
A stockholder providing notice of business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders shall also confirm at the time of the notice that such stockholder agrees to further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 13 shall be true and correct as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of the annual meeting of stockholders and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or be mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of the annual meeting of stockholders.
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set forth in this Section 13; provided , however , that, once business has been properly brought before the annual meeting of stockholders in accordance with such procedures, nothing in this Section 13 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any such business. If the chairman of the meeting determines that business was not properly brought before the annual meeting of stockholders in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman of the meeting shall declare to the meeting that the business was not properly brought before the meeting and such business shall not be transacted.
Nothing contained in this Section 13 shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation's proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act (or any successor provision of law).
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1.      Number . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board which shall consist of not less than three nor more than fifteen (15) persons. The exact number of directors within the minimum and maximum limitations specified in the preceding sentence shall be fixed from time to time by the Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board.
Section 2.      Election . The directors elected at each annual meeting of stockholders beginning with the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders shall hold office for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.  Each director elected prior to the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, for a term expiring after the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, shall continue to serve for the remainder of the original term for which each such director was elected and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.
Section 3.      Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies . Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall be filled only by a majority vote of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, and directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
Section 4.      Removal . Any director elected at or after the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors, voting together as a single class. Any director elected prior to the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders may be removed from office at any time, but

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only with cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors, voting together as a single class.
Section 5.      Regular Meetings . The regular annual meeting of the Board shall be held at such time and place as the Board may from time to time determine by resolution without other notice than as set forth in such resolution.
The regular monthly meetings of the Board shall be held at such time and place as the Board may from time to time determine by resolution.
The Board may by resolution change the times and places, either within or without the State of Connecticut, for the holding of such regular monthly meetings, and such times and places for the holding of other regular meetings without notice other than such resolution.
Section 6.      Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board may be held at any time on the call of the Chairman of the Board or at the request in writing or by electronic transmission of a majority of the directors. Special meetings of the Board may be held at such place, either within or without the State of Connecticut, as shall be specified or fixed in the call for such meeting or notice thereof.
Section 7.      Notice of Special Meetings . Notice of each special meeting shall be deposited in the United States mail by or at the direction of the Secretary of the Corporation to each director addressed to him at his residence or usual place of business at least seventy-two (72) hours before the day on which the meeting is to be held, or shall be sent to him by electronic means, be delivered personally, or be given orally at least twenty-four (24) hours before the day on which the meeting is to be held, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If the Secretary of the Corporation shall fail or refuse to give any such notice, then notice may be given by the officer or any one of the directors making the call.
Notice may be waived in writing or by electronic transmission by any director, either before or after the meeting. Any meeting of the Board shall be a legal meeting without any notice thereof having been given if all directors shall be present thereat, except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting, and any and all business may be transacted thereat.
Section 8.      Quorum . A majority of the members of the Board then in office, or of a Committee thereof, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except that the presence of the Chairman of the Board shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of the Executive

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Committee of the Board, and the vote of a majority of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board or of the Committee thereof, except for the amendment of the By-laws which shall require the vote of not less than a majority of the members of the Board then in office.
Section 9.      Action without a Meeting . Action required or permitted to be taken pursuant to authorization voted at a meeting of the Board, or a Committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if, before or after the action, all members of the Board or of the Committee consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. The writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or Committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form. The consent shall have the same effect as a vote of the Board or Committee thereof for all purposes.
Section 10.      The Chairman of the Board . A Chairman of the Board shall be elected by the Board from among its members for a prescribed term and may, or may not be, at the discretion of the Board, an employee or an officer of the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed by the Board and, when present, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board. In the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, the Board shall designate a member of the Board to serve as Chairman of the Board and such designated Board member shall have the powers to perform the duties of the office; provided , however , that if the Chairman of the Board shall so designate or shall be absent from a meeting of stockholders, the President shall preside at such meeting of stockholders.
Section 11.      Organization . At all meetings of the Board the Chairman of the Board, or in his absence a member of the Board to be selected by the members present, shall preside as chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of all meetings of the Board, except that in their absence the chairman of the meeting may designate any other person to act as secretary.
Section 12.      Compensation . In the discretion of the Board, directors may be paid a fixed annual fee, in an amount to be determined by the Board, payable in convenient installments in cash or securities. In addition directors may be paid a fixed fee payable in cash or securities for attendance at meetings and reimbursed for expenses incurred in such attendance or otherwise in performance of duties as directors. Members of Committees may be paid compensation for service as Committee members. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
Section 13.      Presence at Meeting . A member of the Board or of a Committee designated by the Board may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear and be heard by each other. Participation in this manner constitutes presence in person at the meeting.
Section 14.      Executive Committee . The Board, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board, may designate two or more directors to constitute an Executive

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Committee, which Committee, to the extent provided in such resolution or in these By-laws, shall have and exercise all of the authority of the Board in the management of the Corporation provided the Executive Committee shall not have the authority of the Board in reference to amending the Certificate of Incorporation, adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation involving the Corporation, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease, or exchange of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Corporation, recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation thereof, filling vacancies on the Board or on any Committee of the Board (including the Executive Committee), amending, altering or repealing any By-laws of the Corporation, electing or removing officers of the Corporation, fixing the compensation of any member of the Executive Committee or amending, altering or repealing any resolution of the Board which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered or repealed by the Executive Committee.
Section 15.      Committees of the Board . The Board may designate one or more other Committees, each consisting of one or more directors of the Corporation as members and one or more directors as alternate members, with such power and authority as prescribed by the By-laws or as provided in a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board. Each Committee, and each member thereof, shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 1.      Officers; Number . The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, one or more Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents and/or Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Controller, and such other subordinate corporate or divisional officers as may be elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Article. The Board may designate a variation in the title of any officer. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person except the offices of President and Secretary. In its discretion, the Board may leave unfilled, for any such period as it may fix by resolution, any corporate office, except those of President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Section 2.      Election, Term of Office and Qualifications . The officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board at the first meeting of the Board held after the annual meeting of stockholders. If the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as the same can conveniently be held. Each officer, except such officers as may be elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Article, shall hold his office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified or until his death, resignation or removal.
Section 3.      Subordinate Officers .
(a)      Subordinate Corporate Officers. The Board may annually appoint one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Controllers, Auditors or Assistant Auditors, and such other subordinate corporate officers and agents as the Board may determine, to hold office as subordinate corporate officers for such

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period and with such authority and to perform such duties as may be prescribed by these By-laws or as the Board may from time to time determine. The Board may, by resolution, empower the President to appoint any such subordinate corporate officers or agents to hold office for such period and to perform such duties as may be prescribed in said resolution.
(b)      Divisional Officers. The Board or the President may from time to time appoint employees of the Corporation as divisional officers who shall have such operating and divisional responsibilities as may be designated by the President. Such divisional officers shall not be corporate officers and shall serve at the discretion of, under the direction of, and subject to removal by, the President.
Section 4.      Resignations . Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board or to the Chairman of the Board or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 5.      Removal . Any of the officers designated in Section 1 of this Article may be removed at any time by the Board, by the vote of a majority of the total number of directors then in office. Any subordinate corporate officer appointed in accordance with Section 3 of this Article may be removed by the Board at any time by a majority vote of the directors present at any meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present, or by any superior officer upon whom such power of removal has been conferred by resolution of the Board. Any divisional officer appointed in accordance with Section 3 of this Article may be removed by the President at any time and at his sole discretion or by any superior officer upon whom the power of removal has been conferred by the President. The removal of any officer, subordinate officer or agent shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.
Section 6.      Vacancies . A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner in which an officer may be chosen to fill said office pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article, as the case may be.
Section 7.      Bonds . If the Board shall so require, any officer or agent of the Corporation shall give bond to the Corporation in such amount and with such surety as the Board may deem sufficient, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their respective duties and offices.
Section 8.      The President . The Board shall elect a President who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. He shall have general and active management of the business of the Corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect, subject, however, to the right of the Board to delegate any specific powers, except such as may be by law exclusively conferred upon the President, to any officer or officers of the Corporation. All papers, documents, deeds, and other instruments required to be executed by the Corporation shall be signed and executed for the Corporation by the President when directed by, and in the manner prescribed by, the Board. He shall have the general powers and duties of

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supervision and management which are typically vested in the Chief Executive Officer of a corporation.
Section 9.      Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents .
(a)      Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents shall have supervision over all such matters, other officers of the Corporation, including Vice Presidents, and in the case of Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, and other employees as may be designated or assigned to them by the President, and shall perform such duties as the Board may designate or as may be assigned to them by the President. Whenever the term " Vice President " is used in any other Article of these By-laws, it shall be deemed to include Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents.
(b)      The Vice Presidents shall perform such duties as the Board may designate or may be assigned to them by the President.
Section 10.      Treasurer . The Treasurer shall:
(a)      Subject to the supervision and direction of the Vice President - Finance, have the custody of all moneys, notes, bonds, securities and other evidences of indebtedness belonging to the Corporation, and shall keep full and accurate accounts of all moneys and securities received and of all moneys paid by him on account of the Corporation. He shall daily deposit all moneys, checks and drafts received to the credit and in the name of the Corporation, in such banks or other depositories as shall from time to time be authorized, approved or directed by the President, the Vice President - Finance, or the Board, and shall, on behalf of the Corporation, endorse for deposit or collection, checks, notes, drafts and other obligations, provided , however , that checks of the United States Government or of any state or municipal government, which may be received by any division of the Corporation, may be endorsed for deposit by the local manager of the division receiving the check, and provided further , however , that checks, warrants, drafts, notes and other negotiable instruments, which may be received by any division of the Corporation, may be endorsed by the local manager in the name of the Corporation for collection or deposit by or in the local bank authorized to carry the local accounts.
(b)      Disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board.
(c)      Furnish to the Board, to the President and to such other officers as the Board may designate, at such times as may be required, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer.
(d)      Perform such other duties pertaining to the business of the Corporation as shall be directed or required by the President, the Vice President - Finance, or the Board and, subject to the control of the Vice President - Finance, the Board and these By-laws, perform all acts incident to the office of the Treasurer.

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(e)      Give such bond of the faithful discharge of his duties as the Board may require.
The books and papers of the Treasurer shall at all times be open to the inspection of the President and each member of the Board.
Section 11.      Secretary . The Secretary of the Corporation shall:
(a)      Attend all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board, and keep the minutes of such meetings in one or more books provided for that purpose.
(b)      Give, or cause to be given, all notices in accordance with the provisions of these By-laws, or as required by law.
(c)      Have custody of the corporate records and of the seal of the Corporation and have authority to affix or impress the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof on all certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation prior to the issue thereof, and all documents, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal, is duly authorized.
(d)      Sign with the President or a Vice President certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation, the issue of which shall have been authorized by resolution of the Board.
(e)      See that the reports, statements, certificates and all other documents and records required by law are properly made, kept and filed.
(f)      In general, perform all other duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or the Board.
Section 12.      Controller . The Controller shall:
(a)      Maintain adequate records of all assets, liabilities and transactions of this Corporation; see that adequate audits thereof are currently and regularly made; and in conjunction with other officers and department heads initiate and enforce internal controls over financial reporting. His duties and powers shall extend to all subsidiary corporations and to all affiliated corporations.
(b)      Prepare and furnish such reports and financial statements covering results of operations of the Corporation as shall be required of him by the President or the Board. Prepare and furnish such reports and statements showing the financial condition of the Corporation as shall be required of him by the President or the Board, and have the primary responsibility for the preparation of financial reports to the stockholders.
(c)      Perform such other duties pertaining to the business of the Corporation as shall be directed or required by the President or the Board and, subject to the

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control of the President, the Board and these By-laws, perform all acts incident to the office of the Controller.
The books, records and papers of the Controller shall at all times be open to the inspection of the President and each member of the Board.
Section 13.      Assistant Treasurers . If one or more Assistant Treasurers shall be elected or appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of this Article, then in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurers shall perform all the duties of the Treasurer, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the Treasurer. Any such Assistant Treasurer shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board or any superior officer.
Section 14.      Assistant Secretaries . If one or more Assistant Secretaries shall be elected or appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of this Article, then in the absence or disability of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries shall perform the duties of the Secretary, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions imposed upon, the Secretary. Any such Assistant Secretary shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board or any superior officer.
Section 15.      Compensation . The compensation of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board; provided that the Board may authorize any officer or Committee to fix the compensation of officers and employees. No officer shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by reason of the fact that he is also a director of the Corporation.
ARTICLE V
CAPITAL STOCK
Section 1.      Certificates of Stock . Shares of capital stock of the Corporation may be certificated or uncertificated, as provided under relevant provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law and resolutions duly adopted by the Board. Any certificates representing shares of stock of the Corporation which may be issued shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board and shall be signed by, or in the name of, the Corporation by any two authorized officers of the Corporation.
Any or all of the signatures on a certificate may be facsimiles. The validity of any stock certificate of the Corporation signed and executed by or in the name of duly qualified officers of the Corporation shall not be affected by the subsequent death, resignation, or the ceasing for any other reason of any such officer to hold such office, whether before or after the date borne by or the actual delivery of such certificate.
The name of the person owning the shares of stock of the Corporation represented by certificates, with the number of such shares and the date of issue, shall be entered on the Corporation's capital stock records.

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All certificates surrendered to the Corporation shall be cancelled, and no new certificates shall be issued nor shall a record be made regarding the issuance of uncertificated shares of stock of the Corporation until the former certificate for the same number of shares of stock of the Corporation shall have been surrendered and cancelled except in case of a lost or destroyed certificate.
The Corporation may treat the holder of record of any share or shares of stock of the Corporation, whether the shares are issued in certificated or uncertificated form, as the holder in fact thereof, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to interest in any such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, save as expressly provided by law.
Section 2.      Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . The Corporation may issue a new certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation, or record the issuance of uncertificated shares of stock of the Corporation, in place of a certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Board may require the owner of the lost or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond in form satisfactory to the Corporation sufficient to indemnify the Corporation, its transfer agents and registrars against any claim that may be made against them on account of the alleged lost or destroyed certificate or the issuance of such a new certificate or the recording of the issuance of uncertificated shares.
Section 3.      Transfer of Shares . The Board, at its option, may appoint a transfer agent and registrar, or one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars, or either, for the shares of stock of the Corporation. Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by applicable law and these By-laws. Subject to any restrictions on transfer imposed at the time of issuance, as such restrictions may be modified by the Board or to comply with applicable law, uncertificated shares shall be transferable upon proper instructions from the holder or a duly authorized attorney, and certificated shares shall be transferable by the owner thereof in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of the certificates therefor properly endorsed, in each case with such proof of the authenticity of signature as the Corporation or its transfer agent may reasonably require. Any transfer effected in accordance with these By-laws shall be so reflected on the books of the Corporation.
Section 4.      Regulations . The Board shall have power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of the capital stock of the Corporation or the issue, transfer and registration of any such shares in uncertificated form.
ARTICLE VI
EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION
Section 1.      Contracts . Except as herein provided, all contracts of the Corporation shall be signed in the name of the Corporation, by the President, a Vice President or the Treasurer, and, if required, sealed with the Corporate Seal and attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation.

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Bids and contracts for the purchase or sale of merchandise in the ordinary course of business of the Corporation or any of its divisions, together with bonds given to secure the performance thereof, shall be executed in the name of the Corporation or in an authorized divisional name by an officer authorized to sign contracts as above specified in this Section 1, or, if relating to the business of a division, by an Officer, Manager or Assistant Manager of such division.
Section 2.      Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bonds or Other Evidence of Indebtedness of the Corporation, Bonds of Indemnity, and Securities Received . All bills of exchange, promissory notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the President, or a Vice President, and shall be countersigned by the Treasurer or by an Assistant Treasurer.
All forms of bonds of indemnity, the execution of which is required of the Corporation, shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the President, a Vice President, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, and shall be countersigned by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation.
Any securities received by the Corporation in settlement or for security for the payment of any indebtedness due the Corporation may be sold, assigned, transferred and delivered by the President, a Vice President or the Treasurer, and all instruments of conveyance, assignment or transfer thereof shall be executed in the name of the Corporation by such officers, attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, and the corporate seal attached.
Section 3.      Checks and Accounts . All checks shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, the Controller or Assistant Controller and also signed by either the Controller or an Assistant Controller, an Auditor or an Assistant Auditor, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, and no other person or persons shall be authorized to sign checks upon or against the funds of the Corporation except as hereinafter provided.
Checks drawn for the payment of dividends on shares of stock of the Corporation, and such other checks as may be designated in writing by the President, together with a Vice President or the Treasurer, may bear facsimile signatures, provided , however , that for the purpose of transfer ring funds between banks in which the Corporation has monies on deposit, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer may direct or authorize the use of checks payable to a depository bank for credit of the Corporation, which checks shall have plainly printed upon their face " Depository Transfer Check " and shall require no signature other than the printed name of the Corporation.
The respective Officers, Managers or Assistant Managers, Credit Managers or Credit Supervisors of the Corporation's Divisions, are authorized to file claims for and to collect on behalf of the Corporation any amounts due for merchandise sold or invoiced from such divisions, and in the name of the Corporation, or in an authorized divisional name, to give proper receipts, releases and waivers of mechanics' and materialmen's liens in connection therewith.

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Section 4.      Conveyances, Leases, Releases and Satisfaction of Judgment and Mortgages . All conveyances, leases and releases and satisfactions of judgment and mortgages shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the President, a Vice President or the Treasurer, sealed with the corporate seal and attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation.
Section 5.      Other Instruments . All other instruments not hereinabove specifically designated shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the President, a Vice President, or Treasurer, and, if required, sealed with the corporate seal and attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, provided , however , that notwithstanding the provisions contained in these By-laws, the Board may at any time direct the manner in which and the person by whom any particular instrument, contract or obligation, or any class of instruments, contracts or obligations of the Corporation may and shall be executed.
Section 6.      Miscellaneous . Whenever the Board directs the execution of an instrument, contract or obligation and does not specify the officer who shall execute the same, it shall be executed as hereinabove provided.
ARTICLE VII
CORPORATE SEAL
The corporate seal of the Corporation shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and the words “Corporate Seal-1985-Delaware .” Said seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile or equivalent thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced, and shall be in the custody of the Secretary of the Corporation. If and when so directed by the Board, a duplicate of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer, or by any Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 1.      Dividends . Dividends upon the outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation may be paid from any source permitted by law. Dividends may be declared at any regular or special meeting of the Board (or any action by written consent in lieu thereof in accordance with Section 9 of Article III of these By-laws) and may be paid in cash, in property or in the form of a capital stock dividend.
Section 2.      Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the 31st day of December each year, unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board.
Section 3.      Stock in other Corporations . Any shares of stock in any other corporation which may from time to time be held by the Corporation may be represented and voted at any meeting of stockholders of such corporation by the President of the Corporation or by any other person or persons thereunto authorized by the Board, or by any proxy designated by

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written instrument of appointment executed in the name of the Corporation either by the President, or a Vice President, and attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation.
Shares of stock in any other corporation which shares are owned by the Corporation need not be held in its name, but may be held for its benefit in the individual name of the President or of any other nominee designated for the purpose by the Board. Certificates for shares so held for the benefit of the Corporation shall be endorsed in blank, or have proper stock powers attached so that said certificates are at all times in due form for transfer, and shall be held for safekeeping in such manner as the Board shall from time to time determine.
Section 4.      Selection of Auditors . The directors shall select independent auditors to audit the books and records of the Corporation for the current fiscal year, subject to the approval of the stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders. Should the auditors resign, be removed for good cause shown, or otherwise fail to serve during or with respect to said year, a majority of the directors shall select a substitute firm of auditors to serve with respect to said year.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1.      Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than by or in the Right of the Corporation . The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against costs, charges, expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding or any appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 2.      Actions or Suits by or in the Right of the Corporation . The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of

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the Corporation as a director or officer or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit and any appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such costs, charges and expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 3.      Indemnification for Costs, Charges and Expenses of Successful Party . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article, to the extent that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice, in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section 1 and Section 2 of this Article, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against all costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith.
Section 4.      Determination of Right to Indemnification . Any indemnification under Section 1 and Section 2 of this Article (unless ordered by a court) shall be paid by the Corporation unless a determination is made (1) by the Board by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders, that indemnification of the director or officer is not proper in the circumstances because he has not met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 and Section 2 of this Article.
Section 5.      Advance of Costs, Charges and Expenses . Costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a person referred to in Section 1 and Section 2 of this Article in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding; provided , however , that the payment of such costs, charges and expenses incurred by a director or officer in his capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer) in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article. The Board may, in the manner set forth above, and upon approval of such director or officer of the Corporation, authorize the Corporation's counsel to represent such person, in any action, suit or proceeding, whether or not the Corporation is a party to such action, suit or proceeding.

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Section 6.      Procedure for Indemnification . Any indemnification under Section 1, Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article, or advance of costs, charges and expenses under Section 5 of this Article, shall be made promptly, and in any event within sixty (60) days, upon the written request of the director or officer. The right to indemnification or advances as granted by this Article shall be enforceable by the director or officer in any court of competent jurisdiction, if the Corporation denies such request, in whole or in part, or if no disposition thereof is made within sixty (60) days. Such person's costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be indemnified by the Corporation. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for the advance of costs, charges and expenses under Section 5 of this Article where the required undertaking, if any, has been received by the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board, its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article, nor the fact that there has been an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board, its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
Section 7.      Other Rights; Continuation of Right to Indemnification . The indemnification provided by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any law (common or statutory), agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding office or while employed by or acting as agent for the Corporation, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and administrators of such person. All rights to indemnification under this Article shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each director or officer of the Corporation who serves or served in such capacity at any time while this Article is in effect. Any repeal or modification of this Article or any repeal or modification of relevant provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law or any other applicable laws shall not in any way diminish any rights to indemnification of such director or officer or the obligations of the Corporation arising hereunder.
Section 8.      Insurance . The Corporation shall purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him or on his behalf in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article, provided that such insurance is available on acceptable terms, which determination shall be made by a vote of a majority of the entire Board.

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Section 9.      Savings Clause . If this Article or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, any portion of this Article so invalidated shall be severable and such invalidity shall not by itself render any other portion of this Article invalid, and the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director or officer of the Corporation as to costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article that shall not have been invalidated and to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
Except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-laws may be amended or repealed, and new By-laws may be adopted, either by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the shares of stock of the Corporation outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board then in office.

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Exhibit 3.2.2
CRANE CO.
BY-LAWS
(as amended through January 27 April 24 , 2014 2017 )
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS, OFFICES
Section 1.     Definitions . When used herein, " Corporation" shall mean this Corporation and " Board " shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation , " Chairman " shall mean the Chairman of the Board and " Corporation " shall mean this Corporation .
Section 2.     Principal Office . The principal office of the Corporation shall be located in the City of Stamford, State of Connecticut.
Section 3.     Other Offices . The Corporation may have and maintain such other business office or offices, either within or without the State of Connecticut, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
Section 4.     Registered Office . The registered office of the corporation Corporation shall be at such address as the Board may from time to time the Board of Directors may determine.
ARTICLE II

STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1.     Annual Meeting . The annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation shall be held at the hour of ten o'clock a.m. on the fourth Monday of April in each year unless the Board shall fix a different date and time, Corporation for the election of Directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. If the day fixed for the annual meeting shall be a legal holiday, such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day. If the election of Directors shall not be held on the day designated herein for the annual meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors shall cause the election to be held at a special directors shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board. Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting of the stockholders as soon thereafter as such meeting can conveniently be convened and held .
Section 2.     Special Meetings . Special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose may be called at any time only by a majority of the entire Board or by the Chairman of the Board.

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A call for a special meeting of stockholders shall be in writing, filed with the Secretary of the Corporation , and shall specify the time and place of holding such meeting and the purpose or purposes for which it is called.
Section 3.     Stockholder Action . Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.
Section 4.     Place of Meetings . The annual meeting of stockholders and all special meetings of Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors shall be held either at the principal office of the Corporation or at such other place suitable for the holding of a stockholders' meeting as shall be designated in the notice thereof. Special meetings of stockholders for a purpose or purposes other than the election of directors may or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Connecticut, as shall be specified or fixed in the call for such meeting and the notice thereof as the place for the holding of a special meeting for any purpose or purposes designated from time to time by the Board .
Section 5.     Notice of Meetings . Except as otherwise provided by statute, written or printed notice stating Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, day date and hour of the meeting , and, in the case of a special meeting, stating the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called , shall be delivered . Unless otherwise required by law, written notice of any meeting shall be given not less than ten ( 10 ) nor more than sixty ( 60 ) days before the date of the meeting , either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the Secretary, to each stockholder of record entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting . If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope addressed to the stockholder at his last known post office address as it appears on the stock record books of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.
Attendance of a person at a meeting of stockholders, in person or by proxy, constitutes a waiver of notice of the meeting, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Section 6.     Record Dates . The Board may fix in advance a date, not more than sixty ( 60 ) nor fewer than ten ( 10 ) days prior to the date of any meeting of stockholders, nor more than sixty ( 60 ) days prior to the date for the payment of any dividend, or the date for the allotment of rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of capital stock shall go into effect, as a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, any such meeting and any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any such dividend, or to any such allotment of rights, or to exercise the rights in respect of any such change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, and in such case such stockholders and only such stockholders as shall be the stockholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to such notice of, and to vote at, such meeting and any adjournment thereof, or to receive payment

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of such dividend, or to receive such allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on the books of the Corporation after any such record date fixed as aforesaid.
Section 7.     Voting Lists . The officer or agent having charge of the transfer book for shares of stock of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten ( 10 ) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares of stock of the Corporation registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting , either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in either on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or , if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. The list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder present. The original share or stock ledger or transfer book or a duplicate thereof, shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine such list or share ledger or transfer book or to vote at any meeting of stockholders.
Section 8.     Quorum . At any meeting of stockholders the holders of a majority of the shares of the capital stock of the corporation Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum of the stockholders for all purposes unless a greater or lesser quorum shall be provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation and in such case the representation of the number so required shall constitute a quorum. The stockholders present in person or by proxy at a meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.
Whether or not a quorum is present the meeting may be adjourned from time to time by a vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of stock of the Corporation present. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting if held at the time specified in the notice thereof.
Section 9.     Voting and Proxies . Each holder of Common Stock common stock of the Corporation shall be entitled to one vote per share held of record upon each matter on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote.
At all meetings of stockholders, a stockholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy executed in writing by the stockholder or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. Such proxy shall be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation before or at the time of the

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meeting. Unless otherwise provided by law, all questions touching regarding the validity or sufficiency of the proxies shall be decided by the Secretary of the Corporation .
Except as provided in Section 3 of Article III of these By-laws, a nominee for director shall be elected if the votes cast for such nominee's election exceed the votes cast against such nominee's election; provided , however , that the directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting of stockholders for which (i) the Secretary of the Corporation receives a notice that a stockholder has nominated a person for election to the Board of Directors in compliance with the advance notice requirements for stockholder nominees for director set forth in Section 12 of Article II of these By-laws and (ii) such nomination has not been withdrawn by such stockholder on or prior to the fourteenth (14th) day preceding the date the Corporation first mails its notice of meeting for such meeting to the stockholders.
All other action (unless a greater plurality is required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws) shall be authorized by a majority of the votes cast by the holders of shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, present in person or represented by proxy, and where a separate vote by class is required, by a majority of the votes cast by stockholders of such class, present in person or represented by proxy.
Section 10.     Voting of Shares by Certain Holders .
(a)    Shares standing of stock of the Corporation registered in the name of another corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the By-laws by-laws of such corporation may prescribe, or, in the absence of such provision, as the Board of Directors board of directors of such corporation may determine.
(b)    Shares standing of stock of the Corporation registered in the name of a deceased person may be voted by his administrator or his executor either in person or by proxy.
(c)    Shares standing of stock of the Corporation registered in the name of a receiver may be voted by such receiver, and shares of stock of the Corporation held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by such receiver without the transfer thereof into his name, if authority so to do be contained in an appropriate order of the court by which such receiver was appointed, and a certified copy of such order is filed with the Secretary of the Corporation before or at the time of the meeting.
(d)    A stockholder whose shares of stock of the Corporation are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred.
(e)    Shares of stock of the Corporation belonging to it shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting, and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time, but shares of stock of the Corporation held by it in a fiduciary capacity may be voted and shall be counted in determining the number of outstanding shares at any given time.

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Section 11.     Inspectors . At each meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may appoint one or more inspectors of voting whose duty it shall be to receive and count the ballots and make a written report showing the results of the balloting.
Section 12.     Nomination of Directors . Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation, except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation with respect to the right of holders of preferred stock of the Corporation to nominate and elect a specified number of directors in certain circumstances. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation at an annual meeting of stockholders or at any special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, may be made at such meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee Committee thereof) or (b) by any stockholder of the Corporation (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 12 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 12.
In addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation.
To be timely, a stockholder's notice to the Secretary of the Corporation must be delivered to, or be mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation (a) in the case of an annual meeting of stockholders, not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided , however , that in the event that the annual meeting of stockholders is called for a date that is not within twenty-five (25) days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than ninety (90) days prior to the date of the annual meeting of stockholders or, if later, the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting of stockholders was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting of stockholders was made, whichever first occurs; and (b) in the case of a special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which notice of the date of the special meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the special meeting was made, whichever first occurs. In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or a special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, or the public announcement of such an adjournment or postponement, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder's notice as described above.
To be in proper written form, a stockholder's notice to the Secretary of the Corporation must set forth the following information:
(a)    as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director: (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person; (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such person; (iii) (A) the class or series and

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number of all shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by such person and any affiliates or associates of such person, (B) the name of each nominee holder of shares of all stock of the Corporation owned beneficially but not of record by such person or any affiliates or associates of such person, and the number of such shares of stock of the Corporation held by each such nominee holder, (C) whether, and the extent to which, any derivative instrument, swap, option, warrant, short interest, hedge or profit interest or other transaction has been entered into by or on behalf of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation and copies of all agreements and other documents relating to each such derivative securities and other derivatives or similar arrangements and (D) whether, and the extent to which, any other transaction, agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares of stock of the Corporation) has been made by or on behalf of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, the effect or intent of any of the foregoing being to mitigate loss to, or to manage risk or benefit of stock price changes for, such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, or to increase or decrease the voting power or pecuniary or economic interest of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation and copies of all agreements and other documents relating thereto; (iv) a written questionnaire completed by on behalf of such person with respect to the background, qualification and experience of such person (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary of the Corporation upon written request); (v) such person's written representation and agreement that such person (A) is not, and will not become, a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question that has not been disclosed to the Corporation in such representation and agreement, (B) is not, and will not become, a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director of the Corporation that has not been disclosed to the Corporation in such representation and agreement and (C) in such person's individual capacity, would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply with, all applicable publicly disclosed confidentiality, corporate governance, conflict of interest, Regulation FD, code of conduct and ethics, and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation which are generally applicable to non-employee directors and (vi) any other information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the " Exchange Act "), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and
(b)    as to the stockholder giving the notice, as well as the beneficial owner and any other person, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is being made, (i) the name and address of such person; (ii) (A) the class or series and number of all shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by each such person and any affiliates or associates of such person, (B) the name of each nominee holder of shares of stock of the Corporation owned beneficially but not of record by each such person or any affiliates or associates of such person, and the number of shares of stock of the Corporation held by each

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such nominee holder, (C) whether, and the extent to which, any derivative instrument, swap, option, warrant, short interest, hedge or profit interest or other transaction has been entered into by or on behalf of each such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation and copies of all agreements and other documents relating to each such derivative securities and other derivatives or similar arrangements and (D) whether, and the extent to which, any other transaction, agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares of stock of the Corporation) has been made by or on behalf of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, the effect or intent of any of the foregoing being to mitigate loss to, or to manage risk or benefit of stock price changes for, such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, or to increase or decrease the voting power or pecuniary or economic interest of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation and copies of all agreements and other documents relating thereto; (iii) a description of (A) all agreements, arrangements, or understandings (whether written or oral) between such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, and any proposed nominee, or any affiliates or associates of such proposed nominee, (B) all agreements, arrangements, or understandings (whether written or oral) between such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are being made by such person, or otherwise relating to the Corporation or their ownership of capital stock of the Corporation , and (C) any material interest of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, in such nomination, including any anticipated benefit therefrom to such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person; (iv) a representation that the stockholder giving notice intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders to nominate the persons named in its notice and (v) any other information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a director, if elected.
The notice must be accompanied by (x) a signed and notarized statement of the stockholder giving the notice certifying that, to the best of such person's knowledge, (1) all information contained in the notice is true and complete in all respects, (2) the notice complies with this Section 12 , and (3) such stockholder or beneficial owner and any other person, if any, will continue to hold all shares of stock of the Corporation referenced in Section 12(b)(ii)(A) through and including the time of the annual meeting of stockholders (including any adjournment or postponement thereof); and (y) a signed and notarized certificate of each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director certifying that, to the best of such person's knowledge, the information contained in the notice regarding such proposed nominee and any affiliate or associate of such person is true and complete.
A stockholder providing notice of any nomination proposed to be made at an annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders shall also confirm at the time of the notice that such stockholder agrees to (x) provide on behalf of each proposed nominee any such other information as the Corporation may reasonably request, promptly following receipt of any such

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request, to determine the qualifications of any such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder's understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such proposed nominee , and (y) further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 12 shall be true and correct as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of the annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders , and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or be mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of such annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders .
No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 12. If the Chairman chairman of the meeting determines that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the Chairman chairman of the meeting shall declare to the meeting that the nomination was defective and such defective nomination shall be disregarded.
Section 13.     Nature of Business to be Transacted at Meetings of Stockholders . Only such business (other than nominations for election to the Board of Directors , which must comply with the provisions of Section 12 of this Article ) may be transacted at an annual meeting of stockholders as is either (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement or amendment thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee Committee thereof), (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee Committee thereof), or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder of the Corporation (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 13 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such annual meeting of stockholders and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 13.
In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting of stockholders by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation.
To be timely, a stockholder's notice to the Secretary of the Corporation must be delivered to, or be mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided , however , that in the event that the annual meeting of stockholders is called for a date that is not within twenty-five (25) days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than ninety (90) days prior to the date of the annual meeting of stockholders or, if later, the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting of stockholders was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting of stockholders was made, whichever first occurs. In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting of stockholders , or the

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public announcement of such an adjournment or postponement, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder's notice as described above.
To be in proper written form, a stockholder's notice to the Secretary of the Corporation must set forth the following information:
(a)    as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting of stockholders , a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting of stockholders and the proposed text of any proposal regarding such business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, if such business includes a proposal to amend these By-laws, the text of the proposed amendment), and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting of stockholders , and
(b)    as to the stockholder giving the notice, as well as the beneficial owner and any other person, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is being made, (i) the name and address of such person; (ii) (A) the class or series and number of all shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by such person and any affiliates or associates of such person, (B) the name of each nominee holder of shares of all stock of the Corporation owned beneficially but not of record by such person or any affiliates or associates of such person, and the number of such shares of stock of the Corporation held by each such nominee holder, (C) whether and the extent to which any derivative instrument, swap, option, warrant, short interest, hedge or profit interest or other transaction has been entered into by or on behalf of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation and copies of all agreements and other documents relating to each such derivative securities and other derivatives or similar arrangements and (D) whether and the extent to which any other transaction, agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares of stock of the Corporation) has been made by or on behalf of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, the effect or intent of any of the foregoing being to mitigate loss to, or to manage risk or benefit of stock price changes for, such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, or to increase or decrease the voting power or pecuniary or economic interest of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation and copies of all agreements and other documents relating thereto; (iii) a description of all agreements, arrangements, or understandings (whether written or oral) between or among such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with or relating to (A) the Corporation or (B) the proposal, including any material interest in, or anticipated benefit from the proposal to such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person; (iv) a representation that the stockholder giving notice intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting of stockholders to bring such business before the meeting and (v) any other information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies by such person with respect to the proposed business to be brought by such person before the annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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The notice must be accompanied by a signed and notarized statement of the stockholder giving the notice certifying that, to the best of such person's knowledge, (1) all information contained in the notice is true and complete in all respects, (2) the notice complies with this Section 13 , and (3) such stockholder or beneficial owner and any other person, if any, will continue to hold all shares referenced in Section 13(b)(ii)(A) through and including the time of the annual meeting of stockholders (including any adjournment or postponement thereof).
A stockholder providing notice of business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders shall also confirm at the time of the notice that such stockholder agrees to further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 13 shall be true and correct as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of the annual meeting of stockholders and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or be mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of the annual meeting of stockholders .
No business shall be conducted at an annual meeting of stockholders except business brought before the annual meeting of stockholders in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 13; provided , however , that, once business has been properly brought before the annual meeting of stockholders in accordance with such procedures, nothing in this Section 13 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any such business. If the chairman of an annual the meeting determines that business was not properly brought before the annual meeting of stockholders in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman of the meeting shall declare to the meeting that the business was not properly brought before the meeting and such business shall not be transacted.
Nothing contained in this Section 13 shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation's proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act (or any successor provision of law).
ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS
Section 1.     Number . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board which shall consist of not less than three nor more than fifteen (15) persons. The exact number of directors within the minimum and maximum limitations specified in the preceding sentence shall be fixed from time to time by the board Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board.
Section 2.     Election and Terms . The directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, with the term of office of the first class to expire at the 1986 annual meeting of stockholders, the term of office of the second class to expire at the 1987 annual meeting of stockholders and the term of office of the third class to expire at the 1988 annual meeting of stockholders. At elected at each annual meeting of

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stockholders , directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding beginning with the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders after their election. shall hold office for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.  Each director elected prior to the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, for a term expiring after the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, shall continue to serve for the remainder of the original term for which each such director was elected and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.
Section 3.     Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies . Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall be filled only by a majority vote of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, and directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of the class to which they have been and until their successors are duly elected expires and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal . No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
Section 4.     Removal . Any director , or the entire Board, elected at or after the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors, voting together as a single class. Any director elected prior to the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders may be removed from office at any time, but only for with cause and only , by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the shares of the Corporation then entitled to vote at an election of directors, voting together as a single class.
Section 5.     Regular Meetings . The regular annual meeting of the Board shall be held at such time and place as the Board may by resolution determine from time to time determine by resolution without other notice than as set forth in such resolution.
The regular monthly meetings of the Board shall be held at such time and place as the Board may by resolution determine from time to time determine by resolution .
The Board may by resolution change the times and places, either within or without the State of Connecticut, for the holding of such regular monthly meetings, and such times and places for the holding of other regular meetings without notice other than such resolution.
Section 6.     Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board may be held at any time on the call of the Chairman of the Board or at the request in writing or by electronic transmission of a majority of the directors. Special meetings of the Board may be held at such place, either within or without the State of Connecticut, as shall be specified or fixed in the call for such meeting or notice thereof.

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Section 7.     Notice of Special Meetings . Notice of each special meeting shall be deposited in the United States mail by or at the direction of the Secretary of the Corporation to each director addressed to him at his residence or usual place of business at least seventy-two (72) hours before the day on which the meeting is to be held, or shall be sent to him by telegram electronic means , be delivered personally, or be given orally at least twenty-four (24) hours before the day on which the meeting is to be held , or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances . If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If notice be given by telegraph, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when the same is delivered to the telegraph company. If the Secretary of the Corporation shall fail or refuse to give any such notice, then notice may be given by the officer or any one of the directors making the call.
Notice may be waived in writing or by electronic transmission by any director, either before or after the meeting. Any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be a legal meeting without any notice thereof having been given if all directors shall be present thereat, except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting, and any and all business may be transacted thereat.
Section 8.     Quorum . A majority of the members of the Board then in office, or of a committee Committee thereof, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except that the presence of the Chairman of the Board shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of the Executive Committee of the Board, and the vote of a majority of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board or of the Committee thereof, except for the amendment of the By-laws which shall require the vote of not less than a majority of the members of the Board then in office.
Section 9.     Action without a Meeting . Action required or permitted to be taken pursuant to authorization voted at a meeting of the Board, or a committee Committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if, before or after the action, all members of the Board or of the Committee consent thereto in writing . The written consents or by electronic transmission. The writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or Committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form. The consent shall have the same effect as a vote of the Board or Committee thereof for all purposes.
Section 10.     The Chairman of the Board . A Chairman of the Board shall be elected by the Board from among its members for a prescribed term and may, or may not be, at the discretion of the Board, an employee or an officer of the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed by the Board and, when present, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board. In the absence or disability of the

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Chairman of the Board, the Board shall designate a member of the Board to serve as Chairman of the Board and such designated Board Member member shall have the powers to perform the duties of the office; provided , however , that if the Chairman of the Board shall so designate or shall be absent from a meeting of stockholders, the President shall preside at such meeting of stockholders.
Section 11.     Organization . At all meetings of the Board the Chairman of the Board , or in his absence a member of the Board to be selected by the members present, shall preside as chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary secretary of all meetings of the Board, except that in their absence the Chairman chairman of the meeting may designate any other person to act as secretary.
At meetings of the Board business shall be transacted in such order as from time to time the Board may determine.
Section 12.     Compensation . In the discretion of the Board, directors may be paid a fixed fee for attendance at meetings and allowed reimbursement for expenses incurred in such attendance or otherwise in performance of duties as directors. In addition each director may be paid a fixed annual fee, in an amount to be determined by the Board, payable in convenient installments . Directors shall also be entitled to receive in cash or securities. In addition directors may be paid a fixed fee payable in cash or securities for attendance at meetings and reimbursed for expenses incurred in such attendance or otherwise in performance of duties as directors. Members of Committees may be paid compensation for services rendered to service as Committee members. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation as officers, committee members, employees, or in any other capacity than as directors and receiving compensation therefor .
Section 13.     Presence at Meeting . A member of the Board or of a Committee designated by the Board may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear and be heard by each other. Participation in this manner constitutes presence in person at the meeting.
Section 14.     Executive Committee . The Board, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire board Board , may designate two or more directors to constitute an Executive Committee, which committee Committee , to the extent provided in such resolution or in these By-laws, shall have and exercise all of the authority of the Board in the management of the Corporation provided the Executive Committee shall not have the authority of the Board in reference to amending the Certificate of Incorporation, adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation involving the Corporation, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease, or exchange of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Corporation, recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation thereof, filling vacancies on the Board or on any committee Committee of the Board (including the Executive Committee), amending, altering or repealing any By-laws of the Corporation, electing or removing officers of the Corporation, fixing the compensation of any member of the Executive Committee or

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amending, altering or repealing any resolution of the Board which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered or repealed by the Executive Committee.
Section 15.     Committees of the Board . The Board may designate one or more other committees Committees , each consisting of one or more directors of the Corporation as members and one or more directors as alternate members, with such power and authority as prescribed by the By-laws or as provided in a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board. Each Committee, and each member thereof, shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 1.     Officers ' ; Number . The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, one or more Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents and /or Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Controller, and such other subordinate corporate or divisional officers as may be elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Article IV . The Board may designate a variation in the title of any officer. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person except the offices of President and Secretary. In its discretion , the Board may leave unfilled, for any such period as it may fix by resolution, any corporate office, except those of President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Section 2.     Election, Term of Office , and Qualifications . The officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board at the first meeting of the Board held after the annual meeting of stockholders. If the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as the same can conveniently be held. Each officer, except such officers as may be elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Article IV , shall hold his office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified or until his death, resignation or removal.
Section 3.     Subordinate Officers .
(a)    Subordinate Corporate Officers. The Board may annually appoint one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Controllers, Auditors or Assistant Auditors, and such other subordinate corporate officers and agents as the Board may determine, to hold office as subordinate corporate officers for such period and with such authority and to perform such duties as may be prescribed by these By-laws or as the Board may from time to time determine. The Board may, by resolution, empower the President to appoint any such subordinate corporate officers or agents to hold office for such period and to perform such duties as may be prescribed in said resolution.
(b)    Divisional Officers. The Board or the President may from time to time appoint employees of the Corporation as divisional officers who shall have such operating and divisional responsibilities as may be designated by the President. Such divisional officers shall not be corporate officers and shall serve at the discretion of, under the direction of, and subject to removal by, the President.

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Section 4.     Resignations . Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board or to the Chairman of the Board or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 5.     Removal . Any of the officers designated in Section 1 of this Article IV may be removed at any time by the Board , whenever in its judgment the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby , by the vote of a majority of the total number of directors then in office. Any subordinate corporate officer appointed in accordance with Section 3 of this Article IV may be removed by the Board for like reason at any time by a majority vote of the directors present at any meeting , of the Board at which a quorum being is present, or by any superior officer upon whom such power of removal has been conferred by resolution of the Board. Any divisional officer appointed in accordance with Section 3 of this Article IV may be removed by the President at any time and at his sole discretion or by any superior officer upon whom the power of removal has been conferred by the President. The removal of any officer, subordinate officer or agent shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.
Section 6.     Vacancies . A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner in which an officer may be chosen to fill said office pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article IV , as the case may be.
Section 7.     Bonds . If the Board shall so require, any officer or agent of the Corporation shall give bond to the Corporation in such amount and with such surety as the Board may deem sufficient, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their respective duties and offices.
Section 8.     The President . The Board shall elect a President who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. He shall have general and active management of the business of the Corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect, subject, however, to the right of the Board to delegate any specific powers, except such as may be by law exclusively conferred upon the President, to any officer or officers of the Corporation. All papers, documents, deeds, and other instruments required to be executed by the Corporation shall be signed and executed for the Corporation by the President when directed by, and in the manner prescribed by, the Board. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management which are usually typically vested in the Chief Executive Officer of a corporation.
Section 9.     Executive Vice Presidents ; , Senior Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents .
(a)    Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents shall have supervision over all such matters, other officers of the Company Corporation , including Vice Presidents, and in the case of Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, and other

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employees as may be designated or assigned to them by the President, and shall perform such duties as the Board of Directors may designate or as may be assigned to them by the President. Whenever the term " Vice President " is used in any other Article of these By-laws, it shall be deemed to include Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents.
(b)    The Vice Presidents shall perform such duties as the Board may designate or may be assigned to them by the President.
Section 10.     Treasurer . The Treasurer shall:
(a)    Subject to the supervision and direction of the Vice President - Finance, have the custody of all moneys, notes, bonds, securities and other evidences of indebtedness belonging to the Corporation, and shall keep full and accurate accounts of all moneys and securities received and of all moneys paid by him on account of the Corporation. He shall daily deposit all moneys, checks and drafts received to the credit and in the name of the Corporation, in such banks or other depositories as shall from time to time be authorized, approved or directed by the President, the Vice President - Finance, or the Board, and shall, on behalf of the Corporation, endorse for deposit or collection, checks, notes, drafts and other obligations, provided , however , that checks of the United States Government or of any state or municipal government, which may be received by any division of the Corporation, may be endorsed for deposit by the local manager of the division receiving the check, and provided further , however , that checks, warrants, drafts, notes and other negotiable instruments, which may be received by any division of the Corporation, may be endorsed by the local manager in the name of the Corporation for collection or deposit by or in the local bank authorized to carry the local accounts.
(b)      Disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board.
( b c )    Furnish to the Board, to the President and to such other officers as the Board may designate, at such times as may be required, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer.
( c d )    Perform such other duties pertaining to the business of the Corporation as shall be directed or required by the President, the Vice President - Finance, or the Board and, subject to the control of the Vice President - Finance, the Board and these By-laws, perform all acts incident to the office of the Treasurer.
( d e )    Give such bond of the faithful discharge of his duties as the Board may require.
The books and papers of the Treasurer shall at all times be open to the inspection of the President and each member of the Board.
Section 11.     Secretary . The Secretary of the Corporation shall:

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(a)    Attend all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board, and keep the minutes of such meetings in one or more books provided for that purpose.
(b)     See that Give, or cause to be given, all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these By-laws, or as required by law.
(c)     Be custodian Have custody of the corporate records and of the seal of the Corporation and see that have authority to affix or impress the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof is affixed to or impressed on all certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation prior to the issue thereof, and all documents, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal, is duly authorized.
(d)    Sign with the President or a Vice President certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation, the issue of which shall have been authorized by resolution of the Board.
(e)    See that the reports, statements, certificates and all other documents and records required by law are properly made, kept and filed.
(f)    In general, perform all other duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or the Board.
Section 12.     Controller . The Controller shall:
(a)    Maintain adequate records of all assets, liabilities , and transactions of this Corporation; see that adequate audits thereof are currently and regularly made; and in conjunction with other officers and department heads initiate and enforce measures and procedures whereby the business of the Corporation shall be conducted with the maximum safety, efficiency, and economy internal controls over financial reporting . His duties and powers shall extend to all subsidiary corporations and to all affiliated corporations.
(b)    Prepare and furnish such reports and financial statements covering results of operations of the Corporation as shall be required of him by the President or the Board. Prepare and furnish such reports and statements showing the financial condition of the Corporation as shall be required of him by the President or the Board, and have the primary responsibility for the preparation of financial reports to the stockholders.
(c)    Perform such other duties pertaining to the business of the Corporation as shall be directed or required by the President or the Board and, subject to the control of the President, the Board and these By-laws, perform all acts incident to the office of the Controller.
The books, records and papers of the Controller shall at all times be open to the inspection of the President and each member of the Board.

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Section 13.     Assistant Treasurers . If one or more Assistant Treasurers shall be elected or appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of this Article IV , then in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurers shall perform all the duties of the Treasurer, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the Treasurer , except that they shall have no power to sign in the name of the Corporation contracts as described in Section 1 of Article VII, unless specifically authorized by the Board . Any such Assistant Treasurer shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board or any superior officer.
Section 14.     Assistant Secretaries . If one or more Assistant Secretaries shall be elected or appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of this Article IV , then in the absence or disability of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries shall perform the duties of the Secretary, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions imposed upon, the Secretary. Any such Assistant Secretary shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board or any superior officer.
Section 15.     Compensation . The compensation of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board; provided that the Board may authorize any officer or Committee to fix the compensation of officers and employees. No officer shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by reason of the fact that he is also a director of the Corporation.
ARTICLE V

CAPITAL CAPITAL STOCK
Section 1.     Certificates of Stock . Shares of the capital stock of the Corporation may be certificated or uncertificated, as provided under relevant provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law and resolutions duly adopted by the Board. Any certificates representing shares of stock of the Corporation which may be issued shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board . Any certificates so issued and shall be signed by the Chairman or the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, an Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President and also by the Treasurer or the Secretary, and may be sealed with the seal , or in the name of, the Corporation by any two authorized officers of the Corporation , or a facsimile thereof .
The signatures of the aforesaid officers Any or all of the signatures on a certificate may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or registered by a registrar other than the Corporation or its employee . The validity of any stock certificate of the Corporation signed and executed by or in the name of duly qualified officers of the Corporation shall not be affected by the subsequent death, resignation, or the ceasing for any other reason of any such officer to hold such office, whether before or after the date borne by or the actual delivery of such certificate.
The name of the person owning the shares of stock of the Corporation represented by certificates, with the number of such shares and the date of issue, shall be entered on the Corporation's capital stock records.

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All certificates surrendered to the Corporation shall be cancelled, and no new certificates shall be issued nor shall a record be made regarding the issuance of uncertificated shares of stock of the Corporation until the former certificate for the same number of shares of stock of the Corporation shall have been surrendered and cancelled except in case of a lost or destroyed certificate.
The Corporation may treat the holder of record of any share or shares of stock of the Corporation , whether the shares are issued in certificated or uncertificated form, as the holder in fact thereof, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to interest in any such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, save as expressly provided by law.
Section 2.     Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . The Corporation may issue a new certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation , or record the issuance of uncertificated shares of stock of the Corporation , in place of a certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Board may require the owner of the lost or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond in form satisfactory to the Corporation sufficient to indemnify the Corporation, its transfer agents and registrars against any claim that may be made against them on account of the alleged lost or destroyed certificate or the issuance of such a new certificate or the recording of the issuance of uncertificated shares.
Section 3.     Transfer of Shares . The Board, at its option, may appoint a transfer agent and registrar, or one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars, or either, for the shares of stock of the Corporation. Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by applicable law and these By-laws. Subject to any restrictions on transfer imposed at the time of issuance, as such restrictions may be modified by the Board or to comply with applicable law, uncertificated shares shall be transferable upon proper instructions from the holder or a duly authorized attorney, and certificated shares shall be transferable by the owner thereof in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of the certificates therefor properly endorsed, in each case with such proof of the authenticity of signature as the Corporation or its transfer agent may reasonably require. Any transfer effected in accordance with these By-laws shall be so reflected on the books of the Corporation.
Section 4.     Regulations . The Board shall have power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of the capital stock of the Corporation or the issue, transfer and registration of any such shares in uncertificated form.
ARTICLE VI

[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED IN 1985]
ARTICLE VII

Execution of Instruments on Behalf of the Corporation

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Section 1.     Contracts . Except as herein provided, all contracts of the Corporation shall be signed in the name of the Corporation, by the President, a Vice President or the Treasurer, and, if required, sealed with the Corporate Seal and attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation .
Bids and contracts for the purchase or sale of merchandise in the ordinary course of business of the Corporation or any of its divisions, together with bonds given to secure the performance thereof, shall be executed in the name of the Corporation or in an authorized divisional name by an officer authorized to sign contracts as above specified in this section Section 1 , or, if relating to the business of a division, by an Officer, Manager or Assistant Manager of such division.
Section 2.     Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bonds or Other Evidence of Indebtedness of the Corporation, Bonds of Indemnity, and Securities Received . All bills of exchange, promissory notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the President, or a Vice President, and shall be countersigned by the Treasurer or by an Assistant Treasurer.
All forms of bonds of indemnity, the execution of which is required of the Corporation, shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the President, a Vice President, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, and shall be countersigned by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation .
Any securities received by the Corporation in settlement or for security for the payment of any indebtedness due the Corporation may be sold, assigned, transferred and delivered by the President, a Vice President or the Treasurer, and all instruments of conveyance, assignment or transfer thereof shall be executed in the name of the Corporation by such officers, attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation , and the corporate seal attached.
Section 3.     Checks and Accounts . All checks shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, the Controller or Assistant Controller and also signed by either the Controller or an Assistant Controller, an Auditor or an Assistant Auditor, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, and no other person or persons shall be authorized to sign checks upon or against the funds of the Corporation except as hereinafter provided.
Checks drawn for the payment of dividends on shares of the Corporation's stock of the Corporation , and such other checks as may be designated in writing by the President, together with a Vice President or the Treasurer, may bear facsimile signatures, provided , however , that for the purpose of transfer ring funds between banks in which the Corporation has monies on deposit, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer may direct or authorize the use of checks payable to a depository bank for credit of the Corporation, which checks shall have plainly printed upon their face " Depository Transfer Check " and shall require no signature other than the printed name of the Corporation.

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The respective Officers, Managers or Assistant Managers, Credit Managers or Credit Supervisors of the Corporation's Divisions, are authorized to file claims for and to collect on behalf of the Corporation any amounts due for merchandise sold or invoiced from such divisions, and in the name of the Corporation, or in an authorized divisional name, to give proper receipts, releases and waivers of mechanics' and materialmen's liens in connection therewith.
Section 4.     Conveyances, Leases, Releases and Satisfaction of Judgment and Mortgages . All conveyances, leases and releases and satisfactions of judgment and mortgages shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the President, a Vice President or the Treasurer, sealed with the corporate seal and attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation .
Section 5.     Other Instruments . All other instruments not hereinabove specifically designated shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the President, a Vice President, or Treasurer, and, if required, sealed with the corporate seal and attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation , provided , however , that notwithstanding the provisions contained in these By-laws, the Board may at any time direct the manner in which and the person by whom any particular instrument, contract or obligation, or any class of instruments, contracts or obligations of the Corporation may and shall be executed.
Section 6.     Miscellaneous . Whenever the Board directs the execution of an instrument, contract or obligation and does not specify the officer who shall execute the same, it shall be executed as hereinabove provided.
ARTICLE VIII VII

CORPORATE SEAL CORPORATE SEAL
The corporate seal of the Corporation shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and the words Corporate Seal-1985-Delaware . Said seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile or equivalent thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced, and shall be in the custody of the Secretary of the Corporation . If and when so directed by the Board, a duplicate of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer, or by any Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation .

ARTICLE IX VIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 1.     Dividends . Dividends upon the outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation may be paid from any source permitted by law. Dividends may be declared at any regular or special meeting of the Board (or any action by written consent in lieu thereof in accordance with Section 9 of Article III of these By-laws) and may be paid in cash or other , in property or in the form of a capital stock dividend.

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Section 2.     Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the 31st day of December each year, unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board.
Section 3.     Stock in other Corporations . Any shares of stock in any other corporation which may from time to time be held by the Corporation may be represented and voted at any meeting of stockholders of such corporation by the President of the Corporation or by any other person or persons thereunto authorized by the Board, or by any proxy designated by written instrument of appointment executed in the name of the Corporation either by the President, or a Vice President, and attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation .
Shares of stock in any other corporation which shares are owned by the Corporation need not stand be held in its name, but may be held for its benefit in the individual name of the President or of any other nominee designated for the purpose by the Board. Certificates for shares so held for the benefit of the Corporation shall be endorsed in blank, or have proper stock powers attached so that said certificates are at all time times in due form for transfer, and shall be held for safekeeping in such manner as the Board shall be determined from time to time by the Board determine .
Section 4.     Election Selection of Auditors . The directors shall select independent auditors to audit the books and records of the Corporation for the current fiscal year, subject to the approval of the stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders . Should the auditors so elect resign, be removed for good cause shown, or otherwise fail to serve during or with respect to said year, a majority of the directors shall select a substitute firm of auditors to serve with respect to said year.
ARTICLE X IX
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1.     Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than by or in the Right of the Corporation . The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against costs, charges, expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding or any appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably

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believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 2.     Actions or Suits by or in the Right of the Corporation . The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit and any appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such costs, charges and expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 3.     Indemnification for Costs, Charges and Expenses of Successful Party . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article, to the extent that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice, in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections Section 1 and Section 2 of this Article, or in defense of any claim , issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against all costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith.
Section 4.     Determination of Right to Indemnification . Any indemnification under Sections Section 1 and Section 2 of this Article (unless ordered by a court) shall be paid by the Corporation unless a determination is made (1) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders, that indemnification of the director or officer is not proper in the circumstances because he has not met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections Section 1 and Section 2 of this Article.
Section 5.     Advance of Costs, Charges and Expenses . Costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a person referred to in Sections Section 1 and Section 2 of this Article in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding; provided , however , that the payment of such costs, charges and expenses incurred by a director or officer in his capacity as a director or officer (and not in any

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other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer) in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article. The Board of Directors may, in the manner set forth above, and upon approval of such director or officer of the Corporation, authorize the Corporation's counsel to represent such person, in any action, suit or proceeding, whether or not the Corporation is a party to such action, suit or proceeding.
Section 6.     Procedure for Indemnification . Any indemnification under Sections Section 1, Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article , or advance of costs, charges and expenses under Section 5 of this Article, shall be made promptly, and in any event within sixty ( 60 ) days, upon the written request of the director or officer. The right to indemnification or advances as granted by this Article shall be enforceable by the director or officer in any court of competent jurisdiction, if the Corporation denies such request, in whole or in part, or if no disposition thereof is made within sixty ( 60 ) days. Such person's costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be indemnified by the Corporation. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for the advance of costs, charges and expenses under Section 5 of this Article where the required undertaking, if any, has been received by the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct set forth in Sections Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors , its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article, nor the fact that there has been an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors , its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
Section 7.     Other Rights; Continuation of Right to Indemnification . The indemnification provided by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any law (common or statutory), agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding office or while employed by or acting as agent for the Corporation, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and administrators of such person. All rights to indemnification under this Article shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each director or officer of the Corporation who serves or served in such capacity at any time while this Article is in effect. Any repeal or modification of this Article or any repeal or modification of relevant provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law or any other applicable laws shall not in any way diminish any rights to indemnification of such director or officer or the obligations of the Corporation arising hereunder.

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Section 8.     Insurance . The Corporation shall purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him or on his behalf in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article, provided that such insurance is available on acceptable terms, which determination shall be made by a vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors .
Section 9.     Savings Clause . If this Article or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, any portion of this Article so invalidated shall be severable and such invalidity shall not by itself render any other portion of this Article invalid, and the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director or officer of the Corporation as to costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article that shall not have been invalidated and to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
ARTICLE XI X
AMENDMENTS
Except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-laws may be amended or repealed, and new By-laws may be adopted, either by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the shares of stock of the Corporation outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board then in office.





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Exhibit 99.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crane Co.
 
 
News
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contact:
 
 
 
 
Jason D. Feldman
 
 
 
 
Director, Investor Relations
 
 
 
 
203-363-7329
 
 
 
 
www.craneco.com
 


Crane Co. Reports First Quarter Results

First Quarter 2017 Highlights:
Earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $1.05 increased 13% compared to $0.93 in 2016.
Sales of $673 million increased 2% compared to 2016, with core growth of 4%.
Raising 2017 EPS guidance to a range of $4.35-$4.55 vs. prior range of $4.30-$4.55.

STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - April 24, 2017 - Crane Co. (NYSE: CR), a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products, reported first quarter 2017 earnings of $1.05 per diluted share, compared to $0.93 per share in the first quarter of 2016.

First quarter 2017 sales were $673 million, up 2% compared to $660 million in 2016. Core sales increased $28 million, or 4%, partially offset by a $12 million, or 2%, impact from unfavorable foreign exchange, and a small divestiture impact.

Max Mitchell, Crane Co. President and Chief Executive Officer, stated: "We are pleased with our strong start to the year, with first quarter operating results that were slightly better than anticipated. End market demand is generally as expected, and we continue to drive productivity, with strong execution evident across our businesses. We are also making consistent progress on growth initiatives

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throughout the organization. Our performance in the first quarter gives us the confidence to raise the low end of our EPS guidance range by $0.05, and we now expect full year EPS of $4.35-$4.55."

Segment Results
All comparisons detailed in this section refer to operating results for the first quarter 2017 versus the first quarter 2016.

Fluid Handling

 
 
First Quarter
 
Change
(dollars in millions)
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
Sales
 
$
240

 
$
248

 
$
(8
)
 
(3
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Profit
 
$
27

 
$
25

 
$
2

 
7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Profit Margin
 
11.3
%
 
10.3
%
 
 
 
 
Sales decreased $8 million, driven by $6 million, or -2%, of unfavorable foreign exchange and a $2 million, or -1%, core sales decline. Operating margin improved to 11.3%, compared to 10.3% last year, primarily reflecting strong productivity, partially offset by lower volumes. Fluid Handling order backlog was $250 million at March 31, 2017 compared to $228 million at December 31, 2016, and $263 million at March 31, 2016.

Payment & Merchandising Technologies

 
 
First Quarter
 
Change
(dollars in millions)
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
Sales
 
$
196

 
$
172

 
$
24

 
14
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Profit
 
$
39

 
$
28

 
$
11

 
40
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Profit Margin
 
20.0
%
 
16.3
%
 
 
 
 

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Sales increased $24 million, or 14%, driven by $32 million, or 18%, of core growth, partially offset by a $6 million, or -3%, impact from unfavorable foreign exchange and a $2 million, or -1%, divestiture impact. Operating margin expanded 370 basis points to 20.0%, driven primarily by the higher core sales and productivity.

Aerospace & Electronics

 
 
First Quarter
 
Change
(dollars in millions)
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
Sales
 
$
163

 
$
172

 
$
(8
)
 
(5
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Profit
 
$
32

 
$
33

 
$
(1
)
 
(3
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Profit Margin
 
19.6
%
 
19.3
%
 
 
 
 
Sales decreased $8 million, or 5%, primarily as a result of unfavorable comparisons related to shipment for a large military program in the first quarter of last year. Operating margins increased 30 basis points to 19.6% driven by improved mix and productivity, partially offset by lower volumes. Aerospace & Electronics order backlog was $352 million at March 31, 2017, compared to $353 million at December 31, 2016, and $419 million at March 31, 2016.

Engineered Materials

 
 
First Quarter
 
Change
(dollars in millions)
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
Sales
 
$
75

 
$
68

 
$
7

 
10
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Profit
 
$
14

 
$
14

 
$

 
2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Profit Margin
 
18.7
%
 
20.1
%
 
 
 
 
Sales increased $7 million, or 10%, driven by higher sales to the Recreational Vehicle and Building Products markets, partially offset by lower sales to the Transportation market. Operating margin decreased 140 basis points to 18.7%, as the higher volumes were offset by higher material costs.

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Additional Information
Additional information with respect to the Company’s asbestos liability and related accounting provisions and cash requirements is set forth in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with a copy of this press release.

Conference Call
Crane Co. has scheduled a conference call to discuss the first quarter financial results on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. (Eastern). All interested parties may listen to a live webcast of the call at http://www.craneco.com . An archived webcast will also be available to replay this conference call directly from the Company’s website. Slides that accompany the conference call will be available on the Company’s website.

Crane Co. is a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products. Founded in 1855, Crane provides products and solutions to customers in the hydrocarbon processing, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, unattended payment, automated merchandising, aerospace, electronics, transportation and other markets. The Company has four business segments: Fluid Handling, Payment & Merchandising Technologies, Aerospace & Electronics and Engineered Materials. Crane has approximately 11,000 employees in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Crane Co. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:CR). For more information, visit www.craneco.com.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements present management’s expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives regarding future financial performance, and assumptions or judgments concerning such performance. Any discussions contained in this press release, except to the extent that they contain historical facts, are forward-looking and accordingly involve estimates, assumptions, judgments and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those

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addressed in the forward-looking statements. Such factors are detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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CRANE CO.
Income Statement Data
(in millions, except per share data)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
Net Sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fluid Handling
 
$
239.6

 
$
248.0

Payment & Merchandising Technologies
 
 
195.5

 
 
172.0

Aerospace & Electronics
 
 
163.4

 
 
171.7

Engineered Materials
 
 
74.9

 
 
68.3

    Total Net Sales
 
$
673.4

 
$
660.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Profit (Loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fluid Handling
 
$
27.1

 
$
25.4

Payment & Merchandising Technologies
 
 
39.1

 
 
28.0

Aerospace & Electronics
 
 
32.1

 
 
33.1

Engineered Materials
 
 
14.0

 
 
13.7

Corporate
 
 
(15.7
)
 
 
(14.7
)
    Total Operating Profit
 
 
96.6

 
 
85.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Income
 
 
0.5

 
 
0.5

Interest Expense
 
 
(9.0
)
 
 
(9.1
)
Miscellaneous - Net
 
 
(0.2
)
 
 
(0.3
)
Income Before Income Taxes
 
 
87.9

 
 
76.6

Provision for Income Taxes
 
 
24.6

 
 
21.4

Net income before allocation to noncontrolling interests
 
 
63.3

 
 
55.2

    Less: Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries' earnings
 
 
0.2

 
 
0.2

Net income attributable to common shareholders
 
$
63.1

 
$
55.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per Diluted Share
 
$
1.05

 
$
0.93

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
 
 
60.3

 
 
58.9

Average Basic Shares Outstanding
 
 
59.3

 
 
58.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of Sales
 
$
429.5

 
$
426.1

Selling, General & Administrative
 
 
147.3

 
 
148.4

Depreciation and Amortization *
 
 
17.4

 
 
16.5

Stock-Based Compensation Expense *
 
 
5.6

 
 
6.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Amount included within Cost of Sales and Selling, General & Administrative costs.

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CRANE CO.
Condensed Balance Sheets
(in millions)
 
 
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Current Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
$
504.8

 
$
509.7

Accounts Receivable, net
 
419.1

 
396.4

Current Insurance Receivable - Asbestos
 
18.0

 
18.0

Inventories, net
 
356.9

 
342.5

Other Current Assets
 
19.7

 
49.1

Total Current Assets
 
1,318.5

 
1,315.7

 
 
 
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment, net
 
281.0

 
278.9

Long-Term Insurance Receivable - Asbestos
 
118.0

 
125.2

Other Assets
 
575.8

 
559.0

Goodwill
 
1,157.7

 
1,149.2

 
 
 
 
 
Total Assets
 
$
3,451.0

 
$
3,428.0

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Notes Payable and Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt
 
$

 
$

Accounts Payable
 
199.8

 
223.2

Current Asbestos Liability
 
71.0

 
71.0

Accrued Liabilities
 
201.1

 
223.1

Income Taxes
 
12.2

 
3.5

Total Current Liabilities
 
484.1

 
520.8

 
 
 
 
 
Long-Term Debt
 
745.5

 
745.3

Long-Term Deferred Tax Liability
 
39.8

 
42.4

Long-Term Asbestos Liability
 
603.0

 
624.9

Other Liabilities
 
346.3

 
348.9

 
 
 
 
 
Total Equity
 
1,232.3

 
1,145.7

 
 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Equity
 
$
3,451.0

 
$
3,428.0



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CRANE CO.
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Operating Activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to common shareholders
 
$
63.1

 
$
55.0

Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries' earnings
 
0.2

 
0.2

Net income before allocations to noncontrolling interests
 
63.3

 
55.2

Depreciation and amortization
 
17.4

 
16.5

Stock-based compensation expense
 
5.6

 
6.1

Defined benefit plans and postretirement credit
 
(2.1
)
 
(2.4
)
Deferred income taxes
 
(0.1
)
 
5.3

Cash used for operating working capital
 
(62.8
)
 
(82.0
)
Defined benefit plans and postretirement contributions
 
(2.1
)
 
(2.2
)
Environmental payments, net of reimbursements
 
(2.0
)
 
(2.0
)
Other
 
1.0

 
(1.7
)
  Subtotal
 
18.2

 
(7.2
)
Asbestos related payments, net of insurance recoveries
 
(14.7
)
 
(10.8
)
  Total provided by (used for) operating activities
 
3.5

 
(18.0
)
 
 
 
 
 
Investing Activities:
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 
(9.6
)
 
(11.0
)
Proceeds from disposition of capital assets
 

 
0.5

 Total used for investing activities
 
(9.6
)
 
(10.5
)
 
 
 
 
 
Financing Activities:
 
 
 
 
Dividends paid
 
(19.6
)
 
(19.2
)
Stock options exercised - net of shares reacquired
 
12.8

 
(1.4
)
Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper
 

 
28.5

 Total (used for) provided by financing activities
 
(6.8
)
 
7.9

 
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents
 
8.0

 
11.1

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(4.9
)
 
(9.5
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
509.7

 
363.5

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
504.8

 
$
354.0






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CRANE CO.
Order Backlog
(in millions)
 
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
September 30, 2016
 
June 30,
 2016
 
March 31, 2016
Fluid Handling
 
$
249.8

 
$
228.3

 
$
241.6

 
$
246.3

 
$
263.4

Payment & Merchandising Technologies
 
85.8

 
94.0

 
65.6

 
65.8

 
60.4

Aerospace & Electronics
 
352.4

 
353.4

 
377.1

 
435.9

 
418.7

Engineered Materials
 
17.8

 
15.7

 
12.3

 
15.4

 
16.0

    Total Backlog
 
$
705.8

 
$
691.4

 
$
696.7

 
$
763.5

 
$
758.6



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CRANE CO.
Guidance
(in millions, except per share data)

 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017 Full Year Guidance
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Low
 
High
CASH FLOW ITEMS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  before Asbestos - Related Payments
 
$
18.2

 
$
(7.2
)
 
$
325.0

 
$
355.0

Asbestos Related Payments, Net of Insurance Recoveries
 
(14.7
)
 
(10.8
)
 
(55.0
)
 
(55.0
)
Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities
 
3.5

 
(18.0
)
 
270.0

 
300.0

Less: Capital Expenditures
 
(9.6
)
 
(11.0
)
 
(50.0
)
 
(50.0
)
Free Cash Flow
 
$
(6.1
)
 
$
(29.0
)
 
$
220.0

 
$
250.0

    
Certain non-GAAP measures have been provided to facilitate comparison with the prior year.
 
The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that non-GAAP financial measures which exclude certain non-recurring items present additional useful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods, providing investors with a clearer view of the underlying trends of the business. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating, planning and compensation decisions and in evaluating the Company's performance.

In addition, Free Cash Flow provides 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. Non-GAAP financial measures, which may be inconsistent with similarly captioned measures presented by other companies, should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.


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Exhibit 99.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crane Co.
 
 
News
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contact:
 
 
 
 
Jason D. Feldman
 
 
 
 
Director, Investor Relations
 
 
 
 
203-363-7329
 
 
 
 
www.craneco.com
 


Crane Co. Elects New Director


STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT – April 24, 2017 - Crane Co. (NYSE: CR), a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products, announced that its Board of Directors has elected Charles G. McClure, Jr. as a Director of Crane Co.
Mr. McClure is Managing Partner of Michigan Capital Advisors, a private equity firm he co-founded in 2014, which invests in Tier 2 and 3 global automotive and transportation suppliers. Prior to founding Michigan Capital Advisors, Mr. McClure served from 2004 to 2013 as Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of Meritor, Inc., a leading global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking and aftermarket solutions for commercial vehicle and industrial markets. From 2001 to 2004 he was CEO, President and member of the Board of Federal Mogul Corp. He currently sits on the Boards of DTE Energy, 3D Systems and Penske Corporation.
R. S. Evans, Chairman of the Board, said: “Chip McClure’s many years of experience in the industrial sphere, his expertise in corporate strategy and manufacturing operations, and his proven

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leadership skills will make him a valuable addition to our Board of Directors. I am delighted to welcome him to the Board.”

Crane Co. is a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products. Founded in 1855, Crane provides products and solutions to customers in the hydrocarbon processing, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, unattended payment, automated merchandising, aerospace, electronics, transportation and other markets. The Company has four business segments: Fluid Handling, Payment & Merchandising Technologies, Aerospace & Electronics and Engineered Materials. Crane has approximately 11,000 employees in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Crane Co. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:CR). For more information, visit www.craneco.com.



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