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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September&nbsp;26, 2013 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>C. R. Bard, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>22-1454160</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>730 Central Avenue</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Murray Hill, New Jersey</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On September&nbsp;26, 2013, C. R. Bard, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and certain other banks and
financial institutions entered into Amendment&nbsp;No. 1 (the &#147;Amendment&#148;) to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October&nbsp;12,&nbsp;2011 (the &#147;Credit Agreement&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Amendment increases the aggregate principal amount of credit available under the unsecured senior revolving credit facility from $600,000,000 to
$750,000,000 and extends the commitment termination date from October&nbsp;12, 2016 until September&nbsp;26,&nbsp;2018. The Amendment permits the Company to increase the aggregate commitments under the credit facility to $1,000,000,000 subject to
certain conditions. The Amendment also increases the sublimit on the swingline portion of the credit facility and increases the Company&#146;s maximum permitted debt to total capital ratio. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the ordinary course of their respective businesses, one or more of the lenders, or their affiliates, have or may have various relationships with the
Company and its subsidiaries involving the provision of a variety of financial services for which they received, or will receive, customary fees and expenses. </P>

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hereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: September 30, 2013</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard C. Rosenzweig</P></TD></TR>
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Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
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): September 26, 2013
C. R. Bard, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey
001-6926
22-1454160
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
730 Central Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey
07974
(Address of principal executive offices)
(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 (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
On September 26, 2013, C. R. Bard, Inc. (the "Company"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and certain other banks and
financial institutions entered into Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 12, 2011 (the "Credit Agreement").
The Amendment increases the aggregate principal amount of credit available under the unsecured senior revolving credit facility from $600,000,000 to
$750,000,000 and extends the commitment termination date from October 12, 2016 until September 26, 2018. The Amendment permits the Company to increase the aggregate commitments under the credit facility to $1,000,000,000 subject to
certain conditions. The Amendment also increases the sublimit on the swingline portion of the credit facility and increases the Company's maximum permitted debt to total capital ratio.
In the ordinary course of their respective businesses, one or more of the lenders, or their affiliates, have or may have various relationships with the
Company and its subsidiaries involving the provision of a variety of financial services for which they received, or will receive, customary fees and expenses.
SIGNATURES
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.
Date: September 30, 2013
By:
/s/ Richard C. Rosenzweig
Name: Richard C. Rosenzweig
Title:   Vice President, Law and Assistant Secretary
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