SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 19, 2007

C. R. BARD, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

New Jersey	001-6926	22-1454160
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

730 Central Avenue Murray Hill, New Jersey	07974
(Address of Principal Executive Office)	(Zip Code)

(908) 277-8000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On April 19, 2007, C. R. Bard, Inc. made a ministerial filing with the State of New Jersey, the company’s jurisdiction of incorporation, to effect a change in the company’s registered agent. Pursuant to the New Jersey Business Corporation Act, this filing amends the company’s certificate of incorporation to replace the outgoing registered agent with the new registered agent. There were no other changes to the company’s certificate of incorporation.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number
3.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, as of May 28, 2004, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the company’s June 30, 2004 Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference.
3.2	Certificate of Change of Registered Agent

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

C. R. BARD, INC.
By:	/s/    TODD C. SCHERMERHORN
Name:	Todd C. Schermerhorn
Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

April 20, 2007