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* Christian Patricia G (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O C. R. BARD, INC. 730 CENTRAL AVENUE (Street) MURRAY HILL NJ 07974 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2014	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) VP -Quality, Reg & Med Affairs	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	15,028.7944(1)	D

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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option (Right to Buy)(2)	(3)	12/09/2019	Common Stock	7,359	$81.695	D
Option (Right to Buy)(2)	(4)	12/14/2021	Common Stock	6,707	$84.575	D
Option (Right to Buy)(2)	(3)	12/08/2020	Common Stock	9,348	$86.145	D
Option (Right to Buy)(5)	(6)	12/12/2022	Common Stock	5,437	$97.685	D
Option (Right to Buy)(5)	(7)	12/11/2023	Common Stock	5,944	$136.37	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Amount includes: (i) 5,684.7944 shares of restricted stock; (ii) 6,504 restricted stock units acquired under the Company's Management Stock Purchase Program; and (iii) 2,840 restricted stock units acquired under other Company plans. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.

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

3. Options are fully vested.

4. Of this original grant, 3,353 options are fully vested and the remaining 3,354 options will vest in two equal annual installments on 12/14/2014 and 12/14/2015.

5. Options granted under 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated).

6. Of this original grant, 1,359 options are fully vested and the remaining 4,078 options will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on 12/12/2014.

7. Options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on December 11, 2014.

Remarks:

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	Myra McGinley, Attorney-in-Fact	01/10/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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