10-Q/A

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

AMENDMENT 1 TO QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarter ended September 30, 2000

Commission File Number 1-6926

C. R. BARD, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey	22-1454160
(State of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

730 Central Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, Including area code: (908) 277-8000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes X No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding at October 31, 2000
Common Stock - $.25 par value	50,836,716

C. R. BARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

1. Exhibit 10ad* (+) - Susan Alpert, Ph.D., M.D. Change of Control Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2000
2. Exhibit 10c* (+) - Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement With William H. Longfield dated as of October 11, 2000.
3. Exhibit 10f* (++) - Amendment to C. R. Bard, Inc. Agreement and Plans Trust dated as of September 13, 2000.
4. Exhibit 12.1 (+) - Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
5. Exhibit 27 (+) - Financial Data Schedule
6. There were no reports on Form 8-K filed by the company during the quarter ended September 30, 2000.

* The exhibits listed under the number 10 constitute a management contract or a compensatory plan or arrangement. (+) Filed on November 14, 2000 as an exhibit to the company's quarterly report on Form 10Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 (the "September 30, 2000 10Q"). (++) Inadvertently omitted from the September 30, 2000 10Q and filed herewith.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

C. R. BARD, INC.

(Registrant)

Charles P. Slacik /s/

Charles P. Slacik

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Charles P. Grom /s/

Charles P. Grom

Vice President and Controller

Date: December 14, 2000

EX-10

AMENDMENT TO C. R. BARD, INC.

AGREEMENT AND PLANS TRUST

This Amendment dated as of September 13, 2000, to the Trust Agreement amended and restated as of February 8, 1989, and further amended and restated as of January 18, 2000, by and between C. R. Bard, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation (the "Company"), Chase Manhattan Bank (the "Trustee") and The Andesa Companies, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the "Consulting Firm") (the "Trust Agreement").

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Company, the Trustee and the Consulting Firm entered into the Trust Agreement, which they now desire to amend,

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. Exhibit A to the Trust Agreement is hereby amended by adding thereto, at the end thereof, the following:

"Change of Control Agreements set forth on Schedule 1, attached hereto, as may be revised from time to time in accordance with authority granted by the Board of Directors on September 13, 2000."

Attached hereto is a replacement Exhibit A, with Schedule 1 thereto, reflecting the foregoing.

2. Except as amended by section 1 hereinabove, the Trust Agreement remains in full force and effect, without modification.

3. The Trust Agreement as amended by this Amendment is hereby restated in its entirety and the replacement Exhibit A attached to this Amendment, including Schedule 1 thereto, is incorporated in and attached to the Trust Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment and initialed the new Exhibit A, including Schedule 1 thereto, as of the date first above written.

C. R. BARD, INC.

By: Charles P. Slacik /s/

Charles P. Slacik

Chief Financial Officer

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

By: Charlotte Beetz /s/

Name: Charlotte Beetz Title: Assistant Vice President

THE ANDESA COMPANIES, INC.

By: Malcolm N. Briggs /s/

Name: Malcom N. Briggs

Title: Chairman

The Andessa Companies, Inc.

Exhibit A

C. R. Bard, Inc.

Contracts, Agreements and Plans

Retirement Plan for Outside

Directors of C. R. Bard, Inc.

Deferred Compensation Contract

Deferral of Directors' Fees

Supplemental Insurance/Retirement

Plan - Officers

Deferred Compensation Contract

Deferral of Discretionary Bonus

Deferred Compensation Contract

Deferral of Salary

Long Term Performance Incentive Plan

Excess Benefit Plan

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

The Supplemental Retirement Agreement

with William H. Longfield

Stock Equivalent Plan for

Outside Directors of C. R. Bard, Inc.

Change of Control Agreements set forth on Schedule 1,

attached hereto, as may be revised from time to time in

accordance with authority granted by the Board of Directors

on September 13, 2000

Schedule 1

To Exhibit A

Dated Sept. 13, 2000

Change of Contol Agreements

William H. Longfield

Guy J. Jordan

Timothy M. Ring

John H. Weiland

Charles P. Slacik

Nadia C. Adler

Susan Alpert, Ph.D., M.D.

(effective October 10, 2000)

Joseph A. Cherry

E. Robert Ernest

Hope Greenfield

Charles P. Grom

Richard D. Manthei

James L. Natale

Earle L. Parker

Todd C. Schermerhorn