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^*

Luboff Sharon M

(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)
	Group Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/29/2017

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	09/29/2017		M⁽¹⁾		17,312	A	$84.575	38,135.979⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	09/29/2017		M⁽¹⁾		12,940	A	$86.145	51,075.979	D
Common Stock	09/29/2017		S⁽¹⁾		30,252	D	$320	20,823.979	D
Common Stock								69.346⁽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⁾	$86.145	09/29/2017		M			12,940	⁽⁵⁾	12/08/2020	Common Stock	12,940	$0.0000	0.0000	D
Option (Right to Buy)⁽⁶⁾	$84.575	09/29/2017		M			17,312	⁽⁷⁾	12/14/2021	Common Stock	17,312	$0.0000	17,311	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Option exercise and sales are pursuant to a previously disclosed 10b5-1 plan.

2. Includes 105.946 shares acquired under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan from February 6, 2017 to August 7, 2017.

3. Includes 0.036 shares acquired under the Company's 401(k) Plan from February 3, 2017 to August 4, 2017.

4. Performance options granted under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated).

5. Options fully vested upon achievement of certain performance criteria and are currently exercisable.

6. Options granted under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated).

7. Options fully vested and are currently exercisable.

	Myra McGinley, Attorney-in-Fact	10/02/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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