(e) 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan

On April 15, 2009, C. R. Bard, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"), at which the Company's shareholders approved the amendment and restatement of the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (the "Incentive Plan") to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized to be issued under the Incentive Plan by 1,600,000 shares for a total of 16,325,000 authorized shares under the Incentive Plan. The Board of Directors of the Company previously approved the amendment and restatement of the Incentive Plan on February 11, 2009. The purpose of the Incentive Plan is to provide a variety of long term incentive awards to attract and retain qualified employees.

The material features of the Incentive Plan described above are described in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting, which description is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The above description of the Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of such plan filed herewith as Exhibit 10bv and incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 10bv    2003 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and
                Restated), filed as Exhibit B of the definitive Proxy Statement of
                the Company on Schedule 14A filed on March 13, 2009 is incorporated
                herein by reference.

Exhibit 99.1    The section entitled "Proposal No. 3 - Approval of the 2003 Long
                Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., as amended and restated" of
                the definitive Proxy Statement of the Company, is incorporated
                herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement of the Company
                on Schedule 14A filed on March 13, 2009.