9 14 Crane Crane NNP 15 18 Co. Co. NNP 19 23 said say VBD 24 26 it it PRP 27 32 holds hold VBZ 33 35 an an DT 36 39 8.9 8.9 CD 39 40 % % NN 41 46 stake stake NN 47 49 in in IN 50 56 Milton Milton NNP 57 60 Roy Roy NNP 61 66 Corp. Corp. NNP 66 67 , , , 68 70 an an DT 71 93 analytical-instruments analytical-instruments JJ 94 99 maker maker NN 99 100 , , , 101 104 and and CC 105 108 may may MD 109 113 seek seek VB 114 121 control control NN 122 124 of of IN 125 128 the the DT 129 136 company company NN 136 137 . . . 140 145 Crane Crane NNP 145 146 , , , 147 148 a a DT 149 154 maker maker NN 155 157 of of IN 158 168 engineered engineer VBN 169 177 products product NNS 178 181 for for IN 182 191 aerospace aerospace NN 191 192 , , , 193 205 construction construction NN 205 206 , , , 207 214 defense defense NN 215 218 and and CC 219 224 other other JJ 225 229 uses use NNS 229 230 , , , 231 235 made make VBD 236 239 the the DT 240 250 disclosure disclosure NN 251 253 in in IN 254 255 a a DT 256 266 Securities Securities NNPS 267 270 and and CC 271 279 Exchange Exchange NNP 280 290 Commission Commission NNP 291 297 filing filing NN 297 298 . . . 301 303 In in IN 304 307 the the DT 308 314 filing filing NN 314 315 , , , 316 321 Crane Crane NNP 322 326 said say VBD 327 331 that that IN 332 334 in in IN 335 338 the the DT 339 343 past past NN 344 346 it it PRP 347 357 considered consider VBD 358 365 seeking seek VBG 366 373 control control NN 374 376 of of IN 377 383 Milton Milton NNP 384 387 Roy Roy NNP 387 388 , , , 389 391 of of IN 392 395 St. St. NNP 396 406 Petersburg Petersburg NNP 406 407 , , , 408 412 Fla. Fla. NNP 412 413 , , , 414 421 through through IN 422 423 a a DT 424 430 merger merger NN 431 433 or or CC 434 440 tender tender NN 441 446 offer offer NN 447 450 and and CC 451 455 that that IN 456 458 it it PRP 459 466 expects expect VBZ 467 469 to to TO 470 478 continue continue VB 479 481 to to TO 482 490 evaluate evaluate VB 491 493 an an DT 494 505 acquisition acquisition NN 506 510 from from IN 511 515 time time NN 516 518 to to TO 519 523 time time NN 523 524 . . . 525 530 Crane Crane NNP 531 540 officials official NNS 541 544 did do VBD 544 547 n’t n't RB 548 554 return return VB 555 560 phone phone NN 561 566 calls call NNS 567 574 seeking seek VBG 575 582 comment comment NN 582 583 . . . 586 591 Crane Crane NNP 592 597 holds hold VBZ 598 605 504,200 504,200 CD 606 612 Milton Milton NNP 613 616 Roy Roy NNP 617 623 shares share NNS 623 624 , , , 625 634 including include VBG 635 642 254,200 254,200 CD 643 649 bought buy VBN 650 654 from from IN 655 660 Sept. Sept. NNP 661 663 14 14 CD 664 666 to to TO 667 675 Thursday Thursday NNP 676 679 for for IN 680 681 $ $ $ 681 686 15.50 15.50 CD 687 689 to to TO 690 691 $ $ $ 691 696 16.75 16.75 CD 697 701 each each DT 701 702 . . . 703 705 In in IN 706 709 New New NNP 710 714 York York NNP 715 720 Stock Stock NNP 721 729 Exchange Exchange NNP 730 739 composite composite JJ 740 747 trading trading NN 748 754 Friday Friday NNP 754 755 , , , 756 762 Milton Milton NNP 763 766 Roy Roy NNP 767 773 shares share NNS 774 780 leaped leap VBD 781 782 $ $ $ 782 783 2 2 CD 783 784 , , , 785 787 to to TO 788 789 $ $ $ 789 795 18.375 18.375 CD 796 800 each each DT 800 801 , , , 802 807 while while IN 808 813 Crane Crane NNP 814 818 sank sink VBD 819 820 $ $ $ 820 825 1.125 1.125 CD 825 826 , , , 827 829 to to TO 830 831 $ $ $ 831 837 21.125 21.125 CD 838 839 a a DT 840 845 share share NN 845 846 . . . 849 853 John John NNP 854 856 M. M. NNP 857 865 McNamara McNamara NNP 865 866 , , , 867 872 chief chief JJ 873 882 financial financial JJ 883 890 officer officer NN 891 893 of of IN 894 900 Milton Milton NNP 901 904 Roy Roy NNP 904 905 , , , 906 910 said say VBD 911 914 the the DT 915 922 company company NN 923 926 has have VBZ 927 929 no no DT 930 937 comment comment NN 938 940 on on IN 941 946 Crane Crane NNP 946 948 ’s 's POS 949 955 filing filing NN 955 956 . . . 959 965 Milton Milton NNP 966 969 Roy Roy NNP 970 978 recently recently RB 979 985 fended fende VBD 986 989 off off RP 990 1001 unsolicited unsolicited JJ 1002 1011 overtures overture NNS 1012 1016 from from IN 1017 1023 Thermo Thermo NNP 1024 1032 Electron Electron NNP 1033 1038 Corp. Corp. NNP 1038 1039 , , , 1040 1041 a a DT 1042 1049 Waltham Waltham NNP 1049 1050 , , , 1051 1056 Mass. Mass. NNP 1056 1057 , , , 1058 1063 maker maker NN 1064 1066 of of IN 1067 1077 biomedical biomedical JJ 1078 1086 products product NNS 1086 1087 . . . 1088 1094 Milton Milton NNP 1095 1098 Roy Roy NNP 1099 1108 disclosed disclose VBD 1109 1111 in in IN 1112 1115 May May NNP 1116 1120 that that IN 1121 1123 it it PRP 1124 1127 was be VBD 1128 1138 approached approach VBN 1139 1142 for for IN 1143 1144 a a DT 1145 1153 possible possible JJ 1154 1165 acquisition acquisition NN 1166 1168 by by IN 1169 1175 Thermo Thermo NNP 1176 1184 Electron Electron NNP 1184 1185 , , , 1186 1191 which which WDT 1192 1198 agreed agree VBD 1199 1201 to to TO 1202 1210 purchase purchase VB 1211 1217 Milton Milton NNP 1218 1221 Roy Roy NNP 1221 1223 ’s 's POS 1224 1245 liquid-chromatography liquid-chromatography NN 1246 1250 line line NN 1251 1254 for for IN 1255 1256 $ $ $ 1256 1258 22 22 CD 1259 1266 million million CD 1267 1269 in in IN 1270 1278 February February NNP 1278 1279 . . . 1280 1286 Thermo Thermo NNP 1287 1295 Electron Electron NNP 1296 1304 acquired acquire VBD 1305 1309 some some DT 1310 1311 6 6 CD 1311 1312 % % NN 1313 1315 of of IN 1316 1322 Milton Milton NNP 1323 1326 Roy Roy NNP 1326 1328 ’s 's POS 1329 1335 common common JJ 1336 1341 stock stock NN 1342 1348 before before IN 1349 1357 throwing throw VBG 1358 1360 in in IN 1361 1364 the the DT 1365 1370 towel towel NN 1371 1374 and and CC 1375 1383 reducing reduce VBG 1384 1387 its its PRP$ 1388 1393 stake stake NN 1394 1396 in in IN 1397 1402 early early JJ 1403 1412 September September NNP 1412 1413 . . . 1416 1423 Gabelli Gabelli NNP 1424 1429 Group Group NNP 1430 1435 began begin VBD 1436 1443 raising raise VBG 1444 1447 its its PRP$ 1448 1454 Milton Milton NNP 1455 1458 Roy Roy NNP 1459 1464 stake stake NN 1465 1467 in in IN 1468 1472 July July NNP 1472 1473 , , , 1474 1477 and and CC 1478 1483 holds hold VBZ 1484 1488 14.6 14.6 CD 1488 1489 % % NN 1489 1490 , , , 1491 1500 according accord VBG 1501 1503 to to TO 1504 1505 a a DT 1506 1512 recent recent JJ 1513 1516 SEC SEC NNP 1517 1523 filing filing NN 1523 1524 . . . 1525 1527 It it PRP 1528 1531 has have VBZ 1531 1534 n’t n't RB 1535 1539 made make VBN 1540 1546 merger merger NN 1547 1556 overtures overture NNS 1557 1559 to to TO 1560 1563 the the DT 1564 1569 board board NN 1569 1570 . . . 1573 1580 Earlier earlier RBR 1581 1585 this this DT 1586 1591 month month NN 1591 1592 , , , 1593 1599 Milton Milton NNP 1600 1603 Roy Roy NNP 1604 1610 signed sign VBD 1611 1612 a a DT 1613 1619 letter letter NN 1620 1622 of of IN 1623 1629 intent intent NN 1630 1632 to to TO 1633 1640 acquire acquire VB 1641 1650 Automated Automated NNP 1651 1657 Custom Custom NNP 1658 1665 Systems Systems NNPS 1666 1670 Inc. Inc. NNP 1670 1671 , , , 1672 1678 Orange Orange NNP 1678 1679 , , , 1680 1686 Calif. Calif. NNP 1686 1687 , , , 1688 1691 and and CC 1692 1695 its its PRP$ 1696 1702 sister sister NN 1703 1712 operation operation NN 1712 1713 , , , 1714 1727 Environmental Environmental NNP 1728 1735 Testing Testing NNP 1736 1739 Co. Co. NNP 1739 1740 , , , 1741 1743 in in IN 1744 1750 Aurora Aurora NNP 1750 1751 , , , 1752 1756 Colo Colo NNP 1756 1757 . . . 1758 1761 The the DT 1762 1771 companies company NNS 1772 1775 are be VBP 1776 1804 automotive-emissions-testing automotive-emissions-testing JJ 1805 1813 concerns concern NNS 1813 1814 . . . 1817 1822 Under under IN 1823 1826 the the DT 1827 1832 terms term NNS 1832 1833 , , , 1834 1840 Milton Milton NNP 1841 1844 Roy Roy NNP 1845 1849 will will MD 1850 1853 pay pay VB 1854 1856 an an DT 1857 1864 initial initial JJ 1865 1866 $ $ $ 1866 1867 4 4 CD 1868 1875 million million CD 1876 1879 for for IN 1880 1883 the the DT 1884 1894 operations operation NNS 1895 1898 and and CC 1899 1909 additional additional JJ 1910 1918 payments payment NNS 1919 1925 during during IN 1926 1929 the the DT 1930 1934 next next JJ 1935 1939 four four CD 1940 1945 years year NNS 1946 1951 based base VBN 1952 1954 on on IN 1955 1958 the the DT 1959 1967 earnings earning NNS 1968 1979 performance performance NN 1980 1982 of of IN 1983 1986 the the DT 1987 1997 businesses business NNS 1997 1998 . . . 2001 2003 In in IN 2004 2007 the the DT 2008 2012 nine nine CD 2013 2019 months month NNS 2019 2020 , , , 2021 2027 Milton Milton NNP 2028 2031 Roy Roy NNP 2032 2038 earned earn VBD 2039 2040 $ $ $ 2040 2043 6.6 6.6 CD 2044 2051 million million CD 2051 2052 , , , 2053 2055 or or CC 2056 2057 $ $ $ 2057 2061 1.18 1.18 CD 2062 2063 a a DT 2064 2069 share share NN 2069 2070 , , , 2071 2073 on on IN 2074 2079 sales sale NNS 2080 2082 of of IN 2083 2084 $ $ $ 2084 2088 94.3 94.3 CD 2089 2096 million million CD 2096 2097 . . .