X0202 3/A 2005-08-10 2005-08-17 0 0000009892 BARD C R INC /NJ/ BCR 0001324863 Thompson Tommy G C/O C. R. BARD, INC. 730 CENTRAL AVENUE MURRAY HILL NJ 07974 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 0 D This amendment is being filed to include as an attachment the Power of Attorney. Jean Miller, Attorney-in-Fact 2005-08-18