SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): December 22, 2016
C. R. BARD, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New Jersey | 001-6926 | 22-1454160 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
730 Central Avenue Murray Hill, New Jersey | 07974 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Office) | (Zip Code) |
(908)277-8000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On December 22, 2016, the Board of Directors of C. R. Bard, Inc. (the “Company”) amended the Company’sBy-Laws (the “Amended and RestatedBy-laws”), effective as of December 22, 2016, to implement proxy access.
Article IV, Section 4 of the Amended and RestatedBy-Laws permits a stockholder, or a group of up to 20 stockholders, owning at least 3% of the Company’s outstanding common stock continuously for at least three years to nominate and include in the Company’s proxy materials director nominees constituting up to the greater of two individuals or 20% of the number of directors currently serving on the Company’s Board of Directors, provided that the stockholders and the nominees satisfy the requirements specified in, and otherwise comply with the provisions of, the Amended and RestatedBy-laws.
The description set forth above regarding the Company’s Amended and RestatedBy-Laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Company’s Amended and RestatedBy-Laws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d)Exhibits.
Exhibit | Description | |
3.1 | Amended and RestatedBy-Laws of C. R. Bard, Inc., effective as of December 22, 2016 |
SIGNATURE
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. | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
Date: December 23, 2016 | /s/ Richard C. Rosenzweig | |||||
Richard C. Rosenzweig Vice President, Law and Assistant Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
3.1 | Amended and RestatedBy-Laws of C. R. Bard, Inc., effective as of December 22, 2016. |