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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=1>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on&nbsp;February 15, 2001</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=1><P ALIGN="RIGHT">Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman"><P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman"><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM S-8</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=6><P ALIGN="CENTER">C. R. BARD, INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">New </B>Jersey</P>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">22-1454160</P>
</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(I.R.S. employer identification no.)</FONT></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">730 Central Avenue<BR>
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974</P>
</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Address, including zip code,<BR>
of registrant's principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">___________________<BR>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">C. R. Bard, Inc. Management Stock Purchase Plan</P>
</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(full title of the plan)</FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">____________________<BR>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Nadia C. Adler, Esq.</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">C. R. Bard, Inc.</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">730 Central Avenue<BR>
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974</P>
</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(908) 277-8000</B></FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">____________________<BR>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Copies of all notices, orders and communication to:</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER"><BR>
Alan D. Schnitzer, Esq.<BR>
Simpson Thacher &amp; Bartlett</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">425 Lexington Avenue<BR>
New York, New York 10017</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">_____________________<BR>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman" SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P>Title of securities to be registered</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Amount to <BR>
be registered</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price per unit&nbsp;(1)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed maximum aggregate offering<BR>
price&nbsp;(1)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Amount of<BR>
registration fee&nbsp;(1)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P>Common Stock, par value $.25 per share&#9;</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">500,000</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">$44.85</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">$22,425,000</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">$5,606.25</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P>Common Stock Purchase Rights&#9;</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">500,000</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(2)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(2)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(2)</FONT></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P>(1)&#9;Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low sales price of the Registrant's Common
Stock on the New York Stock Exchange - Composite Tape on February&nbsp;13, 2001.</DIR>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P>(2)&#9;Common Stock Purchase Rights currently are attached to and trade with the Common Stock of the Registrant. Value attributable to such Rights, if any, is reflected in the market price of the Common Stock, and such Rights would be
issued for no additional consideration. Accordingly, there is no offering price for the Rights and no registration fee is required.</DIR>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of C. R. Bard, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, relating to the 1988 Directors Stock Award Plan of C. R.
Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated), 1993 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated) and 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., file number 333-51793, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1,
1998, are incorporated herein by reference.</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER"><LI>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</LI></P></OL>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman"><P>Item 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Plan Information.</P>
</B></FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.</P>
<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman"><P>Item 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</P>
</B></FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.</P></DIR>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</P>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman"><P>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</P>
</B></FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8.</P>
<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman"><P>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities.</P>
</B></FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8.</P>
<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman"><P>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</P>
</B></FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8.</P>
<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman"><P>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</P>
</B></FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8.</P>
<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman"><P>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed.</P>
</B></FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Not applicable.</P>
<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman"><P>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;List of Exhibits.</P></B></FONT>
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<P>3.1</TD>
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<P>The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, as of April 17, 1996, filed as Exhibit 3 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference</TD>
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<P>5.1</TD>
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<P>Opinion of Drinker Biddle &amp; Shanley LLP, regarding legality of securities being registered*</TD>
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<P>23.1</TD>
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<P>Consent of Arthur Anderson LLP*</TD>
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<P>23.2</TD>
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<P>Consent of Drinker Biddle &amp; Shanley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)</TD>
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<P>24.1</TD>
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<P>Powers of Attorney*</TD>
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<P ALIGN="RIGHT">________________<BR>
* Filed herewith</P>
<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman"><P>Item 9. Undertakings.</P>
</B></FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8.</P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Borough of New Providence at Murray Hill, State of New Jersey, on the 14<SUP>th</SUP> day of February, 2001.</P>
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<P>C. R. BARD, INC.</P>
<P>By: <U>/s/ William H. Longfield____________________<BR>
</U>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;William H. Longfield<BR>
Title: &nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 14<SUP>th</SUP> day of February, 2001.</P>
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<U><P>Title</U></TD>
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<U><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ William H. Longfield</U>____________<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William H. Longfield</TD>
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<P>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
Charles P. Slacik</TD>
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<P>Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
Charles P. Grom</TD>
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<P>Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
Marc C. Breslawsky</TD>
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<P>Director</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
William T. Butler, M.D.</TD>
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<P>Director</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
T. Kevin Dunnigan</TD>
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<P>Director</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
Regina E. Herzinger</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Director</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
Robert P. Luciano</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Director</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
Anthony Welters </TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Director </TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
Tony L. White</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Director</TD>
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<P>* By <U>/s/ William H. Longfield_______________</U><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William H. Longfield<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Attorney-In-Fact</TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">EXHIBIT INDEX</P></U>
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<P><U>Exhibit No.</U></TD>
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<U><P>Description</U></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P>3.1</TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, as of April 17, 1996, filed as Exhibit 3 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P>5.1</TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Opinion of Drinker Biddle &amp; Shanley LLP, regarding legality of securities being registered*</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>23.1</TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP*</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P>23.2</TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Consent of Drinker Biddle &amp; Shanley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P>24.1</TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Powers of Attorney*</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P>__________________<BR>
*&nbsp;&nbsp;Filed herewith</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P ALIGN="RIGHT">Exhibit 5.1</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">[Letterhead of Drinker Biddle &amp; Shanley LLP]</P>
<P>&#9;February 14, 2001</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">C.R. Bard, Inc.<BR>
730 Central Avenue<BR>
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974</P>
<P>&#9;Re:&#9;<U>The C.R. Bard, Inc. Management Stock Purchase Plan</P>
</U><P>Gentlemen:</P>
<P>We have acted as special counsel to C.R. Bard, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the "Company"), in connection with a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),
relating to the offer and sale by the Company of up to 500,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.25 per share (the "Shares"), pursuant to the Company's Management Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan").</P>
<P>For purposes of this opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise, identified to our satisfaction, of the Registration Statement, together with exhibits filed as a part thereof, and all such other documents, records,
certificates, including certificates of public officials, and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate. </P>
<P>Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:</P>
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<LI>The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing under the laws of the State of New Jersey.</LI>
<LI>The Shares have been duly authorized and, when sold in the manner and for the consideration contemplated by the Plan and the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.</LI></OL>
</OL>
</OL>

<P>We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name therein. By giving the foregoing consent, we do not admit that we are persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.</P>

<P>&#9;Very truly yours,</P>
<P>&#9;DRINKER BIDDLE &amp; SHANLEY LLP</P>
<P>&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="RIGHT">Exhibit 23.1</P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
<P>To C.R. Bard, Inc.:</P>
<P>As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Form S-8 registration statement of our report dated January 26, 2000 included in C.R. Bard, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, and to
all references to our firm included in this registration statement.</P><DIR>
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ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP</P></DIR>
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<P>Roseland, New Jersey<BR>
February 14, 2001</P>
<P ALIGN="RIGHT">Exhibit 24.1</P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">C. R. BARD, INC.<BR>
POWER OF ATTORNEY</P>
</B><P>KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned, being an officer or director, or both, of C. R. BARD, INC. (the "Company"), in his or her capacity as set forth below, hereby constitutes and appoints WILLIAM H. LONGFIELD his or her true
and lawful attorney and agent, to do any and all acts and all things and to execute any and all instruments which such attorney and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission hereunder in connection with the registration under the Act of shares of common stock of the Company ("Common Stock") to be issued by the Company pursuant to the
Company's Management Stock Purchase Plan, including, without limitation, the power and authority to sign the name of each of the undersigned in the capacities indicated below to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 or any Form relating to the sale of
such Common Stock, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to such Common Stock, to any and all amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, whether such amendments or supplements are filed before or after the
effective date of such Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such Registration Statement or any and all amendments or supplements thereto, whether such amendments or supplements are
filed before or after the effective date of such Registration Statement; 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.</P>
<P>IN WITNESS HEREOF, each of the undersigned has subscribed his or her name as of the 14th day of February, 2001.</P>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><P>/s/ Charles P. Slacik____</U><BR>
Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Charles P. Slacik</P>
<P>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Vice President and<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><P>/s/ Charles P. Grom____</P>
</U><P>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Charles P. Grom</P>
<P>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President and Controller</P><DIR>
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<P>(Principal Financial Officer)</DIR>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><P>/s/ Marc C. Breslawsky___</P>
</U><P>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Marc C. Breslawsky<BR>
Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><P>/s/ William T. Butler_______</P>
</U><P>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;William T. Butler, M.D.<BR>
Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><P>/s/ T. Kevin Dunnigan_____</U><BR>
Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;T. Kevin Dunnigan<BR>
Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director</TD>
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<U><P>/s/ Regina E. Herzlinger____</U><BR>
Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Regina E. Herzlinger<BR>
Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
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<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><P>/s/ Robert P. Luciano_____</U><BR>
Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Robert P. Luciano <BR>
Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><P>/s/ Anthony Welters______</P>
</U><P>Name: Anthony Welters</P>
<P>Title: Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><P>/s/ Tony L. White________</U><BR>
Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Tony L. White<BR>
Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director</TD>
</TR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
C. R. BARD, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New
Jersey
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
22-1454160
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
730 Central Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
(Address, including zip code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
___________________
C. R. Bard, Inc. Management Stock Purchase Plan
(full title of the plan)
____________________
Nadia C. Adler, Esq.
C. R. Bard, Inc.
730 Central Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
(Name and address of agent for service)
(908) 277-8000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
____________________
Copies of all notices, orders and communication to:
Alan D. Schnitzer, Esq.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
_____________________
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered
Amount to
be registered
Proposed maximum
offering price per unit (1)
Proposed maximum aggregate offering
price (1)
Amount of
registration fee (1)
Common Stock, par value $.25 per share
500,000
$44.85
$22,425,000
$5,606.25
Common Stock Purchase Rights
500,000
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)	Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low sales price of the Registrant's Common
Stock on the New York Stock Exchange - Composite Tape on February 13, 2001.
(2)	Common Stock Purchase Rights currently are attached to and trade with the Common Stock of the Registrant. Value attributable to such Rights, if any, is reflected in the market price of the Common Stock, and such Rights would be
issued for no additional consideration. Accordingly, there is no offering price for the Rights and no registration fee is required.
Pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of C. R. Bard, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, relating to the 1988 Directors Stock Award Plan of C. R.
Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated), 1993 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated) and 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., file number 333-51793, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1,
1998, are incorporated herein by reference.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.  Plan Information.
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
Item 2.  Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8.
Item 4.  Description of Securities.
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8.
Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8.
Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8.
Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.  List of Exhibits.
3.1
The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, as of April 17, 1996, filed as Exhibit 3 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference
5.1
Opinion of Drinker Biddle & Shanley LLP, regarding legality of securities being registered*
23.1
Consent of Arthur Anderson LLP*
23.2
Consent of Drinker Biddle & Shanley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney*
________________
* Filed herewith
Item 9. Undertakings.
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Borough of New Providence at Murray Hill, State of New Jersey, on the 14
th
day of February, 2001.
C. R. BARD, INC.
By:
/s/ William H. Longfield____________________
Name:  William H. Longfield
Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 14
th
day of February, 2001.
Signature
Title
/s/ William H. Longfield
____________
William H. Longfield
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
*
Charles P. Slacik
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
*
Charles P. Grom
Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
*
Marc C. Breslawsky
Director
*
William T. Butler, M.D.
Director
*
T. Kevin Dunnigan
Director
*
Regina E. Herzinger
Director
*
Robert P. Luciano
Director
*
Anthony Welters
Director
*
Tony L. White
Director
* By
/s/ William H. Longfield_______________
William H. Longfield
Attorney-In-Fact
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, as of April 17, 1996, filed as Exhibit 3 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference
5.1
Opinion of Drinker Biddle & Shanley LLP, regarding legality of securities being registered*
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP*
23.2
Consent of Drinker Biddle & Shanley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney*
__________________
*  Filed herewith
Exhibit 5.1
[Letterhead of Drinker Biddle & Shanley LLP]
February 14, 2001
C.R. Bard, Inc.
730 Central Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
Re:
The C.R. Bard, Inc. Management Stock Purchase Plan
Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to C.R. Bard, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the "Company"), in connection with a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),
relating to the offer and sale by the Company of up to 500,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.25 per share (the "Shares"), pursuant to the Company's Management Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan").
For purposes of this opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise, identified to our satisfaction, of the Registration Statement, together with exhibits filed as a part thereof, and all such other documents, records,
certificates, including certificates of public officials, and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
The Shares have been duly authorized and, when sold in the manner and for the consideration contemplated by the Plan and the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name therein. By giving the foregoing consent, we do not admit that we are persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.
Very truly yours,
DRINKER BIDDLE & SHANLEY LLP
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To C.R. Bard, Inc.:
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Form S-8 registration statement of our report dated January 26, 2000 included in C.R. Bard, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, and to
all references to our firm included in this registration statement.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
February 14, 2001
Exhibit 24.1
C. R. BARD, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned, being an officer or director, or both, of C. R. BARD, INC. (the "Company"), in his or her capacity as set forth below, hereby constitutes and appoints WILLIAM H. LONGFIELD his or her true
and lawful attorney and agent, to do any and all acts and all things and to execute any and all instruments which such attorney and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission hereunder in connection with the registration under the Act of shares of common stock of the Company ("Common Stock") to be issued by the Company pursuant to the
Company's Management Stock Purchase Plan, including, without limitation, the power and authority to sign the name of each of the undersigned in the capacities indicated below to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 or any Form relating to the sale of
such Common Stock, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to such Common Stock, to any and all amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, whether such amendments or supplements are filed before or after the
effective date of such Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such Registration Statement or any and all amendments or supplements thereto, whether such amendments or supplements are
filed before or after the effective date of such Registration Statement; 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.
IN WITNESS HEREOF, each of the undersigned has subscribed his or her name as of the 14th day of February, 2001.
/s/ Charles P. Slacik____
Name:  Charles P. Slacik
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 Financial Officer)
/s/ Marc C. Breslawsky___
Name:  Marc C. Breslawsky
Title:    Director
/s/ William T. Butler_______
Name:  William T. Butler, M.D.
Title:     Director
/s/ T. Kevin Dunnigan_____
Name:  T. Kevin Dunnigan
Title:    Director
/s/ Regina E. Herzlinger____
Name:  Regina E. Herzlinger
Title:    Director
/s/ Robert P. Luciano_____
Name:  Robert P. Luciano
Title:    Director
/s/ Anthony Welters______
Name: Anthony Welters
Title: Director
/s/ Tony L. White________
Name:  Tony L. White
Title:    Director