SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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* Alterio Sharon M (Last) (First) (Middle) C. R. BARD, INC. 730 CENTRAL AVENUE (Street) MURRAY HILL NJ 07974 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2009	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BARD C R INC /NJ/ [ BCR ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Group Vice President	5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	33,444.419(1)	D
Common Stock	131.815(2)	I	401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option (Right to Buy)(3)	(4)	10/04/2014	Common Stock	17,500	$56.275	D
Option (Right to Buy)(5)	(6)	07/13/2015	Common Stock	10,585	$66.795	D
Option (Right to Buy)(5)	(6)	07/12/2016	Common Stock	11,000	$73.99	D
Option (Right to Buy)(5)	(6)	07/11/2017	Common Stock	11,550	$83.473	D
Option (Right to Buy)(7)	(6)	07/09/2018	Common Stock	18,229	$88.755	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 1,288.4192 shares held in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of January 1, 2009.

2. Held as of January 1, 2009.

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

4. Under Option Plan no exercise within 12 mos., then exercisable in installments: 25% after 12 mos., 50% after 24 mos., 75% after 36 mos., and 100% after 48 mos.

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

6. Options vest in accordance with schedule upon achievement of certain performance criteria or fully vest in five years.

7. Performance options granted under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated). Also granted in tandem with these options are Limited Stock Appreciation Rights which can only be exercised upon a "Change in Control" as defined in the Plan.

	Jean Miller, Attorney-in-Fact	01/09/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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