UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)

MERRIMAC INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of

CRANE CO.

Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
Rights associated with Common Stock, if any
(Title of Class of Securities)

590262101
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Copy to:

Eric Simonson, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022-6030
(212) 536-3900

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

Transaction Valuation (l)		Amount of Filing Fee (2)
$51,865,761		$3,699

 

 

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Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid: $3,699		Filing Party: Crane Co. and Crane Merger Co.
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO-T		Date Filed: January 5, 2010

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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

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Third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

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Issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

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Going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

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Amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

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     This Amendment No. 5 (the “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (which, together with any amendments and supplements thereto, collectively constitute the “Schedule TO”) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2010 by (i) Crane Merger Co., a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”) and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Crane Co., a Delaware corporation (“Crane”), and (ii) Crane, as previously amended. The Schedule TO relates to the offer by the Purchaser to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Shares”), of Merrimac Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merrimac”), together with the Rights associated with the Shares if any are outstanding, at a purchase price of $16.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding or stock transfer taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated January 5, 2010 (which, together with any amendments and supplements thereto, collectively constitute the “Offer to Purchase”) and in the related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which are filed with the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Schedule TO or the Offer to Purchase. This Amendment is being filed on behalf of the Purchaser and Crane.

Item 11.		Additional Information.

     Item 11(a)(5) of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following paragraph:

     “On February 1, 2010, the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey, County of Essex issued an order in Hex Partners v. Carter et al. denying the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction.”

SIGNATURES

     After due inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of each of the undersigned, each of the undersigned hereby certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 1, 2010