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                    Information Required in Proxy Statement
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               Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
               Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1)

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                                C.R. Bard, Inc.
               (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)


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                             Supplement to the
                            Proxy Statement for the
                    2003 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
                               C. R. Bard, Inc.

     The following supplement should be read in conjunction with the proxy
statement (the "Proxy Statement") for the 2003 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
of C. R. Bard, Inc., which will be held on Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at Dolce
Hamilton Park, 175 Park Avenue, Florham Park, New Jersey.

     As a result of a clerical error, the Summary Compensation Table on page
13 of the Proxy Statement incorrectly reported John H. Weiland's 2002 "Bonus"
and "Other Annual Compensation". Mr. Weiland's "Bonus" and "Other Annual
Compensation" for 2002 should have been reported as $527,805 and $242,458,
respectively, instead of $242,458 and $286,527.