-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, FVZymwtNakoFXZRktst+BF3GiSeTeTauJJTlCO6xzdJF3orS65XmqzK/2HUEv1dO cKkbNbwCOs6CJN62RocrKg== 0000009892-99-000014.txt : 19990413 0000009892-99-000014.hdr.sgml : 19990413 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000009892-99-000014 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 POS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990412 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 19990412 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BARD C R INC /NJ/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000009892 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841] IRS NUMBER: 221454160 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 POS SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-51793 FILM NUMBER: 99591973 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 730 CENTRAL AVE CITY: MURRAY HILL STATE: NJ ZIP: 07974 BUSINESS PHONE: 9082778000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 730 CENTRAL AVENUE CITY: MURRAY HILL STATE: NJ ZIP: 07974 S-8 POS 1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 1999 Registration No. 333-________ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ___________________ Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ___________________ C. R. BARD, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New Jersey 22-1454160 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. employer identification of incorporation or organization) no.) 730 Central Avenue Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974 (Address, including zip code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ___________________ 1988 Directors Stock Award Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated) 1993 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated) 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (Full title of the plan) ___________________ Nadia C. Adler, Esq. C. R. Bard, Inc. 730 Central Avenue Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974 (Name and address of agent for service) (908) 277-8000 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copies of all notices, orders and communication to: Philip T. Ruegger III, Esq. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 425 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017 Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 2 Pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of C. R. Bard, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, relating to the 1993 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (the "Plan"), file number 33-64874, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 1993, are incorporated herein by reference. PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS Item 1. Plan Information. Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement. Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information. Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8. Item 4. Description of Securities. Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8. Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8. Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8. II-1 Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. Not Applicable. Item 8. List of Exhibits. 3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of C. R. Bard, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated June 14, 1996, file number 333-05997) 5.1 Opinion of Richard A. Flink, Esq., regarding legality of securities being registered* 23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP** 23.2 Consent of Richard A. Flink, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1)* 24.1 Powers of Attorney* ________________________ * Previously filed ** Filed herewith Item 9. Undertakings. Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8. II-2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this post- effective amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Borough of New Providence at Murray Hill, State of New Jersey, on the 7th day of April, 1999. C. R. BARD, INC. By: /s/William H. Longfield ---------------------------------- Name: William H. Longfield Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this post- effective amendment has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 7th day of April, 1999. Signature Title --------- ----- /s/William H. Longfield Chairman and Chief Executive - --------------------------------------- Officer and Director William H. Longfield (Principal Executive Officer) /s/Charles P. Slacik Senior Vice President and - --------------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer Charles P. Slacik (Principal Financial Officer) * Vice President and Controller - --------------------------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer) Charles P. Grom * - --------------------------------------- Director Joseph F. Abely, Jr. * - --------------------------------------- Director Marc C. Breslawsky * - --------------------------------------- William T. Butler, M.D. Director * - --------------------------------------- Director Daniel A. Cronin, Jr. II-3 * - --------------------------------------- Director T. Kevin Dunnigan * - --------------------------------------- Director Regina E. Herzlinger * - --------------------------------------- Director Robert P. Luciano - --------------------------------------- Director Anthony Welters * - --------------------------------------- Director Tony L. White *By: /s/William H. Longfield ---------------------------------- William H. Longfield Attorney-In-Fact II-4 EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 3.1 Restated Certificate ofIncorporation of C. R. Bard, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated June 14, 1996, file number 333-05997) 5.1 Opinion of Richard A. Flink, Esq., regarding legality of securities being registered* 23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP** 23.2 Consent of Richard A. Flink, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1)* 24.1 Powers of Attorney* ________________________ * Previously filed ** Filed herewith II-5 EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To C. R. Bard, Inc.: As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this post-effective amendment of our report dated January 26, 1999 included in C. R. Bard, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and to all references to our Firm included in this post-effective amendment. /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP ------------------------- ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Roseland, New Jersey April 5, 1999 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----