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): April 16, 2014

C. R. BARD, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(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:

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(e) On April 16, 2014, C. R. Bard, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which the Company’s shareholders approved the 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., as amended and restated (the “LTIP”) to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized to be issued under the LTIP by 2,900,000 shares for a total of 27,125,000 authorized shares under the LTIP. The purpose of the LTIP is to provide a variety of long-term incentive awards to attract and retain qualified employees.

The material features of the LTIP are described Exhibit 99.1, which is attached hereto and which description is incorporated herein by reference. Such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the LTIP, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.38 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) The registrant held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 16, 2014.

(b) Described below are the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the number of votes for and against, abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable.

Proposal No. 1 – Each of the director nominees was elected. The results of the voting for seven Directors for a term of one year are set forth below:

Directors whose terms continued after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders are Marc C. Breslawsky, Herbert L. Henkel, Timothy M. Ring and Tommy G. Thompson.

Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP, as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014 – approved.

Proposal No. 3 – Approval of the 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., as amended and restated – approved.

Proposal No. 4 – Approval of certain provisions of the Executive Bonus Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. – approved.

Proposal No. 5 – Approval of the compensation of our named executive officers, on an advisory basis – approved.

Proposal No. 6 – Shareholder proposal relating to sustainability reporting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) business practices – not approved.

Proposal No. 7 – Shareholder proposal relating to separating the Chair and CEO roles – not approved.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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.

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