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): September 26, 2013
C. R. Bard, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New Jersey | 001-6926 | 22-1454160 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 730 Central Avenue Murray Hill, New Jersey |
07974 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(908) 277-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
On September 26, 2013, C. R. Bard, Inc. (the “Company”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and certain other banks and financial institutions entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 12, 2011 (the “Credit Agreement”).
The Amendment increases the aggregate principal amount of credit available under the unsecured senior revolving credit facility from $600,000,000 to $750,000,000 and extends the commitment termination date from October 12, 2016 until September 26, 2018. The Amendment permits the Company to increase the aggregate commitments under the credit facility to $1,000,000,000 subject to certain conditions. The Amendment also increases the sublimit on the swingline portion of the credit facility and increases the Company’s maximum permitted debt to total capital ratio.
In the ordinary course of their respective businesses, one or more of the lenders, or their affiliates, have or may have various relationships with the Company and its subsidiaries involving the provision of a variety of financial services for which they received, or will receive, customary fees and expenses.
SIGNATURES
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. | ||||||
| Date: September 30, 2013 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Richard C. Rosenzweig | |||||
| Name: Richard C. Rosenzweig | ||||||
| Title: Vice President, Law and Assistant Secretary | ||||||
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