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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): June 28, 2013
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
C. R. Bard, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell certain assets of its Electrophysiology division to Boston Scientific Corporation for $275 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in 2013, subject to certain regulatory and customary closing conditions.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release | |
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 | |
June 28, 2013
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release | |