SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DeFord John A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C R BARD INC

730 CENTRAL AVENUE

(Street)

MURRAY HILL

07974

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/13/2007

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BARD C R INC /NJ/ [ BCR ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Sr.VP Sci,Tech and Clin Afrs.

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	13,929.4357⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	330.67⁽²⁾	I	401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Option (Right to Buy)⁽³⁾	⁽⁴⁾	01/20/2014	Common Stock	8,750	$43.9475	D
Option (Right to Buy)⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁶⁾	07/13/2015	Common Stock	15,500	$66.795	D
Option (Right to Buy)⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁶⁾	07/12/2016	Common Stock	6,750	$73.99	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 48.2718 shares held in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan as of June 4, 2007. Includes 590.1639 shares held in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of June 4, 2007.

2. Held as of May 31, 2007.

3. Options granted under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (As Amended and Restated).

4. No exercise within 12 mos., then exercisable in installments: 25% after 12 mos., 50% after 24 mos., 75% after 36 mos., and 100% after 48 mos.

5. Performance options granted under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (As Amended and Restated).

6. Options vest in accordance with schedule upon achievement of certain performance criteria or fully vest in five years.

	Jean Miller, Attorney-in-Fact	06/19/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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