UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-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): October 25, 2012
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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
C. R. Bard, Inc. today announced that it has priced a public offering of 5-year senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million and with an interest rate of 1.375 percent per year. Bard intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including repayment of commercial paper and acquisitions.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are joint book-running managers for this offering, which is expected to close on October 30, 2012. Interested parties may obtain a written prospectus relating to the senior notes offering from any of the following: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Attn: Prospectus Department, 222 Broadway, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10038, telephone: 1-800-294-1322 or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com; Goldman, Sachs & Co., Attn: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, telephone: 1-866-471-2526, facsimile: 212-902-9316 or by email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Attn: Capital Markets Client Support, 1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd., NC0675, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, telephone: 1-800-326-5897 or by email at cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com.
This current report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of that jurisdiction.
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) | ||
| By: |
/s/ Christopher S. Holland | |
| Name: |
Christopher S. Holland | |
| Title: |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
October 25, 2012