UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Bronwen K. Kelly
   c/o C. R. Bard, Inc.
730 Central Avenue
   NJ, Murray Hill 07974
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   C. R. Bard, Inc. (BCR)

3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   12/2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director  ( ) 10% Owner  (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Vice President - Human Resources
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security         |2.    |3.  |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                             |Transaction|  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                             |Date  |Code|                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                             |      |    |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                             |      |    |    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Year      |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock                 |      |    |                  |   |           |2E-5               |D     |                           |
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Common Stock                 |      |    |                  |   |           |65 1               |I     |401(K) Plan                |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative   |2.Con   |3.   |4.  |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security              |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                        |or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                        |cise Pr |     |    | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                        |ice  of |     |    | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                        |Deriva  |     |    |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                        |tive    |     |    |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                        |Secu    |     |    |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                        |rity    |     |    |  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Year        |(I)|            |
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Option (Right to Buy) 2 |54.8500 |5/1/ |A   |20000      |A  |3    |05/01|Common Stock|20000  |       |20000       |D  |            |
                        |        |2002 |    |           |   |     |/2012|            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares purchased from 5/1/2002 to 12/31/2002 under the Company Employees
Retirement Savings Plan and reflects total holdings in Plan at 12/31/2002.
2. Options granted under 1993 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.
3. 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.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Bronwen K. Kelly
Attorney-in-Fact