4 2003-07-08 0 0000009892 BARD C R INC /NJ/ bcr 0001235358 GANSER CHRISTOPHER D 0 1 0 0 VP-Regulatory Sciences Common Stock 2003-07-08 4 F 0 487 71.98 D 9606.7 D Option (Right to Buy) 71.42 2003-07-09 4 A 0 14000 0 A 2004-07-09 2013-07-09 Common Stock 14000 14000 D Reporting person also indirectly holds 1,358 shares in the Company's 401(k) Plan as of June 30, 2003. Performance options granted under 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. Also granted in tandem with these options are Limited Stock Appreciation Rights which can only be exercised upon a "Change of Control" as defined in the Plan. Options vest in accordance with schedule upon achievement of certain performance criteria or fully vest in five years. Attorney-in-Fact 2003-07-10