SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DeFord John A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O C. R. BARD, INC.

730 CENTRAL AVENUE

(Street)

MURRAY HILL

07974

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BARD C R INC /NJ/ [ BCR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Sr. VP Sci Tech and Clin Afrs

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/04/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/04/2015		M		9,325	A	$97.685	32,970.7472⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	08/04/2015		M		4,160	A	$136.37	37,130.7472	D
Common Stock	08/04/2015		S		100	D	$198.24	37,030.7472	D
Common Stock	08/04/2015		S		13,385	D	$197.742⁽²⁾	23,645.7472	D
Common Stock								54.81⁽³⁾	I	401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Option (Right to Buy)⁽⁴⁾	$136.37	08/04/2015		M			4,160	⁽⁵⁾	12/11/2023	Common Stock	4,160	$0.0000	12,483	D
Option (Right to Buy)⁽⁴⁾	$97.685	08/04/2015		M			9,325	⁽⁶⁾	12/12/2022	Common Stock	9,325	$0.0000	9,325	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 0.13324 shares acquired under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan from February 7, 2015 to July 31, 2015.

2. Represents the weighted average sales price for price increments ranging from $197.18 to $198.14. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4.

3. Includes 16.519 shares acquired under the Company's 401(k) Plan from February 7, 2015 to July 31, 2015.

4. Options granted under 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated).

5. Of this option grant 4,160 options vested on December 11, 2014 and the remaining options vest in three annual installments beginning on December 11, 2015.

6. Of this option grant 9,325 options are vested and the remaining options vest in two annual installments beginning on December 12, 2015.

	Myra McGinley, Attorney-in-Fact	08/06/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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