DeFord John A Form 4 BARD C R / John A DeFord ownership change

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 NJ 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)
12/14/2015

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/14/2015		M(1)		5,627	A	$84.575	29,272.8162(2)	D
Common Stock	12/14/2015		S(1)		5,627	D	$184	23,645.8162	D
Common Stock								54.874(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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option (Right to Buy)(4)	$84.575	12/14/2015		M			5,627	(5)	12/14/2021	Common Stock	5,627	$0.0000	0.0000	D

Explanation of Responses:

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

2. Includes 0.0690 shares acquired under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan from August 1, 2015 to November 5, 2015.

3. Includes 0.064 shares acquired under the Company's 401(k) Plan from August 1, 2015 to November 6, 2015.

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

5. Options fully vested on December 14, 2015.

	Myra McGinley, Attorney-in-Fact	12/16/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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