EX-24 5 exh24.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY Exhibit 24 C. R. BARD, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENT, that each of the undersigned, being an officer or director, or both, of C. R. BARD, INC. (the "Company"), in his capacity as set forth below, as applicable, hereby constitutes and appoints each of TIMOTHY M. RING and TODD C. SCHERMERHORN, signing or acting singly, as his true and lawful attorney and agent, to (1) sign the name of each of the undersigned in the capacities indicated below to any and all post-effective amendments to any registration statement on Form S-8 for the purpose of registering a proportionate number of additional shares of common stock of the Company in connection with the Company's one-for-one share dividend declared on April 21, 2004, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with any and all such post-effective amendments and (2) do any and all acts and other things which such person may deem necessary or desirable in furtherance of the foregoing; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that such attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. [Balance of Page Intentionally Blank] IN WITNESS HEREOF, each of the undersigned has subscribed his name as of the 21st day of April 2004. /s/ Timothy M. Ring -------------------------------------------- Name: Timothy M. Ring Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Todd C. Schermerhorn -------------------------------------------- Name: Todd C. Schermerhorn Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ Charles P. Grom -------------------------------------------- Name: Charles P. Grom Title: Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) /s/ Marc C. Breslawsky -------------------------------------------- Name: Marc C. Breslawsky Title: Director /s/ T. Kevin Dunnigan -------------------------------------------- Name: T. Kevin Dunnigan Title: Director /s/ Herbert L. Henkel -------------------------------------------- Name: Herbert L. Henkel Title: Director /s/ William H. Longfield -------------------------------------------- Name: William H. Longfield Title: Director /s/ Theodore E. Martin -------------------------------------------- Name: Theodore E. Martin Title: Director /s/ Anthony Welters -------------------------------------------- Name: Anthony Welters Title: Director /s/ Tony L. White -------------------------------------------- Name: Tony L. White Title: Director