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2005 Directors' Stock Award Plan of C.R. Bard, Inc

 Exhibit 10bj 
 2005 DIRECTORS’ STOCK AWARD PLAN 
 OF 
 C. R. BARD, INC. 
 (AS AMENDED AND
RESTATED) 
 Effective as of April 19, 2006, the 2005 Directors’ Stock Award Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (the “Plan”) is
hereby amended and restated by C. R. Bard, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “Corporation”), as set forth herein. 
 The
Corporation’s objectives in maintaining the Plan are (a) to attract and retain highly qualified individuals to serve on the Board of Directors of the Corporation, (b) to relate non-employee directors’ compensation more closely to
the Corporation’s performance and its shareholders’ interests, and (c) to increase non-employee directors’ stock ownership in the Corporation. 
 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. 
 For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have the indicated meanings: 
 1.01 “Award” shall mean an Option, Stock Award, SAR or other stock-based award granted pursuant to the Plan. 
 1.02 “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation. 
 1.03 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any successor statute thereto). 
 1.04 “Committee” shall mean the Governance Committee of the Board or such other committee as may be designated by the Board. 

1.05 “Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock of the Corporation, par value $0.25 per share. 
 1.06 “Corporation” shall mean C. R. Bard, Inc., a New Jersey corporation. 
 1.07 “Director” shall mean a member of the Board. 
 1.08 “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 1.09
“Fair Market Value” shall mean on any given date, (a) the mean between the high and low sale price of the Common Stock on that day as reported on the New York Stock Exchange-Composite Transactions Tape or, if no sale of Common
Stock shall have occurred on the New York Stock Exchange on that day, on the next preceding day on which there was a sale; or (b) in the case of a simultaneous exercise and sale, the actual price Optionee receives in the open market on the date
of the exercise. If the Common Stock is not traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the Fair Market Value shall be the amount that is reasonably determined by the Committee. 
 1.10 “Option” shall mean a stock option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan. 
 1.11 “Option Price” shall mean the purchase price per Share of an Option, as determined pursuant to Section 5.04 of the Plan.

 1.12 “Option Period” shall mean the period from the date of the grant of an Option to the date of its expiration as
provided in Section 5. 
 1.13 “Optionee” shall mean a Participant who has been granted an Option under the Plan.

 1.14 “Participant” shall mean any non-employee Director who receives an Award. 
 1.15 “Permanent Disability” shall mean any disability which prevents a Director from performing all duties as a Director. 
 1.16 “Plan” shall mean the C. R. Bard, Inc. 2005 Directors’ Stock Award Plan. 
 1.17 “Retirement” shall mean the voluntary cessation of service as a director by a director who is 55 years of age or older and who has
served on the Board for at least five years. 
 1.18 “SAR” shall mean stock appreciation right granted pursuant to
Section 6 of the Plan. 
 1.19 “Stock Award” shall mean Common Stock awards granted pursuant to Section 4 of the
Plan. 
 1.20 “Term” shall mean the number of years that the Participant is appointed or elected to serve as a Director.

 1.21 “Transfer Restriction Period” shall mean the period of time during which a Stock Award will remain subject the
transfer restrictions set forth in Section 4.04 of the Plan. 
  

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 1.22 “Unrestricted Stock” shall mean Common Stock awarded to a Participant which Common
Stock is not subject to a vesting period or installment delivery specified by the Committee. 
 1.23 “Vesting Restriction
Period” shall mean the period of time during which a Stock Award will remain subject to vesting restrictions as described in Section 4.01(b) of the Plan. 
 SECTION 2. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. 
 Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10, the
total number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan is 350,000. The shares may consist, in whole or in part, of unissued shares or treasury shares. The issuance of shares or the payment of cash upon the exercise of an Award or
in consideration of the cancellation or termination of an Award shall reduce the total number of shares available under the Plan, as applicable. Shares subject to Awards which are forfeited, terminate or otherwise lapse will be added back to the
aggregate number of shares available under the Plan. 
 SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION. 
 3.01 Determination of Awards. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have exclusive power to select the Participants and to
determine the amount of, or method of determining, the Awards to be made to Participants. All Awards granted to Participants under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement which specifies the type of Award granted pursuant to the Plan, the
number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Award and all terms governing the Award, including, without limitation, terms regarding vesting, exercisability and expiration of the Award. 
 3.02 Interpretation of Plan. The Committee is authorized to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend or rescind any rules and regulations relating
to the Plan and to make any other determinations that it deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan in the manner and to the
extent the Committee deems necessary or desirable. Any decision of the Committee in the interpretation and administration of the Plan, as described herein, shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion and shall be final, conclusive and binding
on all parties concerned (including, but not limited to, Participants and their beneficiaries or successors). The Committee shall have the full power and authority, consistent with the provisions of the Plan, to establish the terms and conditions of
any Award and to waive any such terms or conditions at any time (including, without limitation, accelerating or waiving any vesting conditions). 
 3.03 Tax Withholding. The Committee shall require payment of any amount it may determine to be necessary to withhold for federal, state, local or other taxes as a result of the exercise, grant or vesting of an Award as a condition to
such exercise, grant or vesting. Unless the Committee specifies otherwise, the Participant may elect to pay a portion or all of such withholding taxes by (a) delivery in shares of Common Stock or (b) having shares of Common Stock withheld
by the Corporation from any shares of Common Stock that would have otherwise been received by the Participant. 
 SECTION 4. STOCK AWARDS. 

4.01 Formula Grant of Stock Award. 
 (a) Grant. On the first business day in October following the appointment or election of an individual as a Director (the “Grant Date”), each nonemployee Director shall receive a Stock Award of 400
shares of Common Stock for each year or partial year remaining in his or her Term (other than a partial year resulting from the appointment or election of a Director subsequent to the October 1st immediately preceding the annual meeting at which the term of office of such Director will expire). 
 (b) Formula Grant Vesting Restriction Period. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, each Stock Award granted pursuant to
Section 4.01 shall vest with respect to the first 400 shares of Common Stock on the Grant Date and, with respect to the remaining shares of Common Stock included in such Stock Award, on each October 1 following the date on which the Stock
Award was granted. If for any reason, the Participant ceases to serve as a Director prior to the date on which he or she is fully vested in the Stock Award granted under this Section 4.01, he or she shall forfeit all of the unvested shares
underlying such Stock Award. 
 (c) Formula Grant Transfer Restriction Period. The transfer restrictions set forth in
Section 4.04 of this Plan shall apply to shares of Common Stock underlying grants of Stock Awards made pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Plan until the second anniversary of the end of the Vesting Restriction Period applicable to such
shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, however, the Transfer Restriction Period shall end upon the death or Permanent Disability of the Participant. 
 4.02 Additional Stock Awards. The Committee may grant Stock Awards in addition to those provided in Section 4.01 of the Plan in such form, and dependent on such conditions and restrictions (or without
conditions and restrictions), as the 
  

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 Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine and as set forth in the Stock Award agreement, including, without
limitation, the right to receive, or vest with respect to the Stock Award upon the completion of a specified period of service as a Director, the occurrence of an event and/or the attainment of performance objectives, and all other terms and
conditions of such Stock Award. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, Stock Awards granted pursuant to this Section 4.02 shall not vest earlier than the third anniversary of the date on which they are granted. Restrictions on Stock
Awards shall lapse over a period of time or according to such other criteria as set forth in the Stock Award agreement. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary, a Stock Award that is not subject to vesting shall be made only in lieu of the
payment of a cash retainer to the Director. 
 4.03 Termination of Director, Death, Permanent Disability, or Retirement. 

(a) With respect to formula based Stock Awards (granted pursuant to Section 4.01) of the Plan, if for any reason, the Participant
ceases to serve as a Director prior to the end of the Vesting Restriction Period applicable to such shares, he or she shall forfeit all unvested shares underlying such Stock Award. 
 (b) With respect to additional Stock Awards (granted pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Plan), except otherwise provided herein, in the
event that a Participant ceases during the Vesting Restriction Period to be a Director for any reason other than death or Retirement, the Participant shall forfeit the Stock Award as to all shares of Common Stock covered by the award with respect to
which such Vesting Restriction Period has not ended, and those shares of Common Stock must be immediately returned to the Corporation. The Committee may, however, provide for complete or partial exceptions to this requirement as it deems
appropriate. 
 (c) With respect to additional Stock Awards (granted pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Plan), in the event
the Participant ceases to be a Director during the Vesting Restriction Period due to death or Retirement, the Vesting Restriction Period shall terminate and all of the shares of Common Stock covered by the award shall be free of all restrictions.

 4.04 Restrictions on Transfer and Legend on Stock Certificate. 
 (a) During the Transfer Restriction Period set forth in Section 4.01(c) or in the applicable grant Agreement governing a Stock Award
granted pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Plan, a Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of the shares of Common Stock of the Stock Award except as provided under Section 7. Each certificate for Stock Awards
shall contain a legend giving appropriate notice of the restrictions in the Stock Award agreement. The Participant shall be entitled to have the legend removed from the stock certificate covering the shares of Common Stock subject to restrictions
when all restrictions on such shares of Common Stock have lapsed. 
 (b) Each certificate representing a Stock Award subject
to restrictions shall be registered in the name of the Participant to whom the Stock Award was granted and bear the following, or a substantially similar, legend: 
 “The transferability of this Certificate and the Common Stock represented hereby is subject to the terms and conditions, including
forfeiture, contained in Section 4 of the C. R. Bard, Inc. 2005 Directors’ Stock Award Plan, as amended from time to time, and an agreement entered into between the registered owner and C. R. Bard, Inc. Copies of the Plan and Stock Award
agreement are on file in the executive office of C. R. Bard, Inc., 730 Central Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974.” 
 4.05 Right
to Vote and to Receive Dividends. During the Restriction Period, the Participant shall have the right to vote shares of Common Stock subject to Stock Awards and to receive any dividends or other distributions paid on such shares of Common Stock.

 4.06 Delivery of Certificates. When each of the Vesting Restriction Period and Transfer Restriction Period have lapsed with regard
to shares of Common Stock related to a Stock Award, the Corporation shall deliver to the Participant holding such Stock Award, or the Participant’s legal representative, beneficiary or heir, a certificate or certificates, without the legend
referred to above, for the number of shares of Common Stock deposited with the Corporation for all shares of Common Stock for which all vesting and transfer restrictions have expired or been satisfied. 
 SECTION 5. OPTIONS. 
 5.01 Grant of Options. At
the same time that option grants are made to the Corporation’s officers in or about July, each nonemployee Director shall be granted an Option to purchase 1200 shares of Common Stock. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, the Option
granted to each such nonemployee Director at such time shall become exercisable with respect to 400 shares of Common Stock on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date in accordance with the provisions of this Section. The Committee,
in its sole discretion, may grant additional Options to any Director under the Plan. 
  

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 5.02 Term of Option. The term of any Option shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant.

 5.03 Conditions of Option. Except to the extent otherwise provided in the Plan, Options shall be in such form, and dependent on
such conditions, as the Committee shall determine and as set forth in the Option agreement, including, without limitation, the right to receive, or vest with respect to the Option upon the completion of a specified period of service as a Director,
the occurrence of an event and/or the attainment of performance objectives, and all other terms and conditions of such Option. 
 5.04
Option Price. The Option Price per share of Common Stock shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the Option is granted. Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan to the contrary other than
the last sentence of this paragraph, no Option may be amended to reduce the per Share Option Price of any outstanding Option below the Option Price determined as of the date the Option is granted without the approval of the Corporation’s
shareholders, nor may an Option or other Award be granted in exchange for, or in connection with, the cancellation or surrender of an Option or other Award having a higher Option Price or exercise price without the approval of the Corporation’s
shareholders. The restrictions set forth in this Section 5.04 shall not apply to the assumption of, substitution for, or adjustment of outstanding Options that are assumed, substituted, or adjusted in connection with a transaction described in
Section 10, provided that the aggregate Option Price times the number of shares underlying the Option immediately before the transaction equals or exceeds the aggregate Option Price times the number of Shares underlying the Option (or
substituted Option) immediately following the transaction. 
 5.05 Exercisability. Except as set forth in Section 5.01 or as
otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in the Option agreement, an Option shall become exercisable with regard to twenty-five percent of the Option on the date of the four successive anniversary dates of the grant date. Further, all
Options shall become immediately exercisable upon the death of a Participant if as of the date of the Participant’s death, the Participant had not otherwise ceased to be a Director. In no event shall an Option be exercisable at any time after
the expiration of the term of the Option. 
 5.06 Exercise of Options. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in an Option
agreement, an Option may be exercised for all, or from time to time any part, of the shares of Common Stock for which it is then vested and exercisable. 
 (a) The exercise date of an Option shall be the later of the date a notice of exercise is received by the Corporation and, if applicable, the date payment is received by the Corporation pursuant to (b) below.

 (b) The purchase price for the shares of Common Stock as to which an Option is exercised shall be paid to the Corporation
in full at the time of exercise at the election of the Participant (i) in cash or its equivalent (e.g., by check), (ii) to the extent permitted by the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the
aggregate Option Price for the shares of Common Stock being purchased and satisfying such other requirements as may be imposed by the Committee; provided, that such shares of Common Stock have been held by the Participant for no less than six months
(or such other period as established from time to time by the Committee in order to avoid adverse accounting treatment applying generally accepted accounting principles), (iii) partly in cash and, to the extent permitted by the Committee,
partly in such shares of Common Stock or (iv) subject to rules and limitations established by the Committee, through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell shares of Common Stock obtained upon the exercise of the Option
and to deliver promptly to the Corporation an amount out of the proceeds of such sale equal to the aggregate Option Price for the shares of Common Stock being purchased. 
 (c) No Participant shall have any rights to dividends or other rights of a stockholder with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to
an Option until the Participant has given written notice of exercise of the Option, paid in full for such shares of Common Stock, received such shares of Common Stock from the Corporation and, if applicable, has satisfied any other conditions
imposed by the Committee pursuant to the Plan. 
 (d) If a Participant pays the exercise price of an Option or taxes relating
to the exercise of an Option by delivering shares of Common Stock, the Participant may, subject to procedures established by the Committee, satisfy such delivery requirement by presenting proof that he or she is the beneficial owner (as such term is
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act (or any successor rule thereto)) of such shares of Common Stock, in which case the Corporation shall treat the Option as exercised without further payment and shall withhold such number of shares of Common Stock
from the shares of Common Stock acquired by the exercise of the Option. 
 5.07 Cessation of Service as a Director. 
 (a) Except as provided below, an Option may be exercised at anytime during the term of the Option. 
 (b) Except as provided in Sections (c), (d) and (e) below, any of the Participant’s Options that are not otherwise
exercisable as of the date on which the Participant ceases to be a Director for any reason shall terminate as of such date. 
  

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 (c) Any of the Participant’s Options that are exercisable as of the date on which
the Participant ceases to be a Director for any reason other than death or Retirement shall terminate sixty (60) days from the date the Participant ceases to be a Director; but in no event beyond the term of the Option. 
 (d) If a Participant ceases to be a Director by reason of his or her death, his or her personal representative shall be permitted to
exercise his or her outstanding vested and unvested Option for a period of one (1) year from the date of the Director’s death, but in no event beyond the term of the Option. 
 (e) If a Participant ceases to be a Director by reason of his or her Retirement, his or her outstanding vested Option shall remain
exercisable for the remaining term of the Option and the portion of his or her Option that was not vested on the date of his or her Retirement shall be forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant ceases to be a Director by reason of
his or her Retirement, any of his or her outstanding vested Option issued on or prior to April 18, 2001 shall remain exercisable only for a period of three years from the last day of the month in which he or she retired and the portion of his
or her Option that was not vested on the date of his or her Retirement shall be forfeited. 
 SECTION 6. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. 
 The Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant SARs in connection with an Option, or a portion thereof. An SAR represents a right to receive
appreciation on the Corporation’s Common Stock in cash or stock as the Committee shall determine. An SAR may be granted at the time the related Option is granted or at any time prior to the exercise or cancellation of the related Option, shall
cover the same number of shares of Common Stock covered by an Option (or such lesser number of shares of Common Stock as the Committee may determine), and shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as such Option except for such additional
limitations as are contemplated by this Section 6 (or such additional limitations as may be included in an Award agreement). Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan to the contrary other than the last sentence of this Section 6, no
Stock Appreciation Right may be amended to reduce the exercise price per share of the shares subject to such Stock Appreciation Right below the exercise price determined as of the date the Stock Appreciation Right is granted, nor may a Stock
Appreciation Right be granted in exchange for, or in connection with, the cancellation or surrender of a Stock Appreciation Right or other Award having a higher exercise price. The restrictions set forth in this Section 6 shall not apply to the
assumption of, substitution for, or adjustment of outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights that are assumed, substituted, or adjusted in connection with a transaction described in Section 10, provided that the aggregate exercise price times the
number of shares underlying the Stock Appreciation Right immediately before the transaction equals or exceeds the aggregate exercise price times the number of shares underlying the Stock Appreciation Right (or substituted Stock Appreciation Right)
immediately following the transaction. 
 SECTION 7. TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS. 
 7.01 Limits on Transferability. Except as otherwise provided, Options, SARs or Stock Awards may not, prior to the end of the Transfer Restriction
Period, be assigned, alienated, attached, sold or transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed or encumbered by the Participant, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Any attempt to assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise
dispose of an Award contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of any execution, attachment or similar process upon the Award, shall be null, void and without effect; provided, however, that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute
an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. A Participant may designate a beneficiary, on a form supplied by the Committee, who may possess all rights with respect to an Award in the event of Employee’s death.
No such permitted transfer of an Award to heirs or legatees of a Participant shall be effective to bind the Corporation unless the Committee shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Committee may deem
necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions hereof. 
 7.02 Transferability of Certain Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Award agreement may provide that a Participant may transfer certain Awards to family members, or one or more trusts or other entities for the benefit of or
owned by family members, consistent with applicable securities laws, provided that the Participant receives no consideration for the transfer of the Award and the transferred Award shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as
were applicable to the Award immediately before the transfer. 
 SECTION 8. NO LIMITATION ON RIGHTS OF THE CORPORATION. 
 The granting of any Awards under this Plan shall not in any way affect the right or power of the Corporation to make adjustments, reclassification or
changes in its capital or business structure, or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. 
  

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 SECTION 9. SHARE OF COMMON STOCK ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. 
 If in the opinion of counsel for the Corporation (who may be an employee of the Corporation or independent counsel employed by the Corporation), any
issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock to a Participant will violate the requirements of any applicable federal or state laws, rules or regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
the Act), such issuance or delivery may be postponed until the Corporation is satisfied that the distribution will not violate such laws, rules or regulations. Certificates delivered to Participants pursuant to the Plan may bear such legends as the
Corporation may deem advisable. 
  

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 SECTION 10. ADJUSTMENT UPON CERTAIN EVENTS. 
 In the event after the Effective Date there is any share of Common Stock dividend or split, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation,
spin-off, combination, combination or transaction or exchange of shares of Common Stock or other corporate exchange, or any distribution to shareholders of shares of Common Stock or other property or securities (other than regular cash dividends) or
any transaction similar to the foregoing or other transaction that results in a change to the Corporation’s equity capitalization, the Committee in its sole discretion and without liability to any person may make such substitution or
adjustment, if any, as it deems to be equitable or appropriate, as to (i) the number or kind of shares of Common Stock or other securities issued or reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plan or pursuant to outstanding Awards, (ii) the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which Stock Awards, Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted (ii) the Option Price, exercise price of any Stock Appreciation Right or purchase price of any Award and/or (iii) any
other affected terms of an Award or the Plan. 
 SECTION 11. AMENDMENTS OR TERMINATION. 
 The Board may amend the Plan at any time, provided that no amendment shall be made without the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation that would
(a) increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be acquired under the Plan, (b) extend the term during which Options may be granted under the Plan, (c) permit the Option Price or exercise price per share of Common
Stock to be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the date an Option or Stock Appreciation Right is granted (other than as specifically provided in Sections 5.04 and 6), (d) terminate restrictions applicable
to Awards (except in connection with a Participant’s death, Disability or termination of employment or in connection with a Change of Control) or (e) provide for Awards not permitted pursuant to the terms of the Plan. The Board shall also
have the right to terminate the Plan at any time. Without the consent of a Participant (except as otherwise provided for in Section 10), no amendment shall materially diminish any of the rights of such Participant under any Award theretofore
granted to such Participant under the Plan; provided, however, that the Committee may amend the Plan in such manner as it deems necessary to permit the granting of Awards meeting the requirements of the Code or other applicable laws. 
 SECTION 12. NO RIGHTS TO CONTINUED DIRECTORSHIP. 
 Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon a Director any right to continue to service as a member of the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors, to be retained by the Corporation as a consultant or to be employed by
the Corporation as an employee and shall not interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation to terminate the Director’s service as a member of the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors as set forth in the by-laws
of the Corporation or the Director’s consulting or employment relationship with the Corporation, if any, at any time. 
 SECTION 13. CHOICE OF LAW.

 The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to conflicts of laws.

 SECTION 14. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
 The Plan
was originally effective as of July 13,1988, was subsequently amended from time to time, and was amended and restated as of June 8, 2005. The Plan was initially approved by the shareholders of the Corporation on April 19, 1989. The
effective date of the Plan as amended and restated herein is April 19, 2006, contingent upon approval of the Plan by the shareholders at the Corporation’s 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. 
  

 71998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of C.R. Bard, Inc

 Exhibit 10bk 
 1998 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 
 OF 
 C. R. BARD, INC. 
 (AS AMENDED AND RESTATED) 
 Effective as of April 19, 2006, the 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (the “Plan”) is hereby amended and restated by
C. R. Bard, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “Corporation”), as set forth herein. 
 The Plan provides Eligible Employees of the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries an opportunity to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Corporation on the terms and conditions set forth below. The Plan is intended to qualify as an employee stock purchase plan under Section 423 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS 
 1.01 “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation. 
 1.02 “Business
Day” shall mean any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. 
 1.03 “Code” shall mean the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 1.04 “Committee” shall mean the Retirement Committee under the Corporation’s
Retirement Plan, or such other committee as may be designated by the Board. 
 1.05 “Common Stock” shall mean the
Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $.25 per share. 
 1.06 “Compensation” shall mean with respect to a Participant,
the portion of the Participant’s “basic pay,” as defined in the Retirement Plan, paid to the Participant during the applicable payroll period. 
 1.07 “Eligible Employee” means each employee of the Corporation or any domestic Subsidiary, and each employee of a foreign Subsidiary to which the Plan is extended by the Committee, except:
(i) an employee whose customary employment is fewer than 20 hours or less per week; or (ii) an employee whose customary employment is for fewer than five months in any calendar year. 
 1.08 “Fair Market Value” shall mean on a given date, (i) if there should be a public market for the Common Stock on such date, the
arithmetic mean of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on such date on the Composite Tape of the principal national securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted to trading, or, if shares of Common
Stock are not listed or admitted on any national securities exchange, the arithmetic mean of the per share closing bid price and per share closing asked price of the Common Stock on such date as quoted on the National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotation System (or such market in which such prices are regularly quoted) (the “NASDAQ”), or, if no sale of shares of Common Stock shall have been reported on the Composite Tape of any national securities exchange or
quoted on the NASDAQ on such date, then the immediately preceding date on which sales of shares of Common Stock have been so reported or quoted shall be used, and (ii) if there should not be a public market for the Common Stock on such date,
the Fair Market Value shall be the value established by the Committee in good faith. 
 1.09 “Grant Date” shall mean each
January 1 and July 1. 
 1.10 “Option” shall mean an option to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan,
pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. 
 1.11 “Participant” shall mean an Eligible Employee who is participating in
the Plan pursuant to Section 4. 
 1.12 “Purchase Date” shall mean, except as provided in Section 15, each
June 30 and December 31 (or the following Business Day if such date is not a Business Day). 
 1.13 “Purchase
Price” shall mean the lesser of 85% of the Fair Market Value of Common Stock on such Grant Date and 85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on such Purchase Date. 
 1.14 “Plan” shall mean the 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., as amended from time to time. 
 1.15 “Plan Account” shall mean an account maintained by the Corporation or its designated recordkeeper for each Participant to which the
Participant’s payroll deductions are credited, against which funds used to purchase shares of Common Stock are charged and to which shares of Common Stock purchased are credited. 
 1.16 “Purchase Period” shall mean the time period between the Grant Date of an Option and the Purchase Date for that Option. 

1.17 “Retirement Plan” shall mean the Employees’ Retirement Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., as amended and restated. 
  

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 1.18 “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, other than the Corporation, in an unbroken
chain of corporations beginning with the Corporation if, at the time of the granting of the Option, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. 
 SECTION 2. COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN. 
 Subject to Section 12, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which may be sold under the Plan is 1,250,000. The Corporation may make
open-market purchases to provide shares of Common Stock for purchase under the Plan or sell Treasury shares or issue authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock. 
 SECTION 3. PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN. 
 3.01 Election to Participate. An Eligible Employee may
participate in the Plan by completing and filing with the Corporation or its designated recordkeeper an election form which authorizes payroll deductions from the employee’s Compensation. Such deductions shall commence on the first Grant Date
thereafter and shall continue until the Employee terminates participation in the Plan, becomes ineligible to participate in the Plan, or the Plan is terminated. An Eligible Employee may participate in the Plan only through payroll deductions. Other
contributions will not be accepted. 
 3.02 Termination of Participation. 
 (a) A Participant may, at any time and for any reason, voluntarily terminate participation in the Plan by written notification of
withdrawal delivered to the appropriate payroll office. Such Participant’s payroll deductions under the Plan shall cease as soon as practicable following delivery of such notice. 
 (b) A Participant’s participation in the Plan shall be terminated upon termination of such Participant’s employment with the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries for any reason or when the Participant becomes ineligible to participate in the Plan. 
 If the former
Participant remains employed by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries after termination of participation in the Plan, any payroll deductions credited to such Participant’s Plan Account shall be used to purchase shares of Common Stock on
the next Purchase Date. If the former Participant is no longer employed by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries after termination of participation in the Plan, any payroll deductions credited to such Participant’s Plan Account shall be
paid to such Participant in cash as soon as practicable following termination of employment. An Eligible Employee whose participation in the Plan is terminated may rejoin the Plan by filing a new election form in accordance with subsection (a).

 3.03 Limitations for Certain Eligible Employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Eligible Employee shall not be granted an Option
on any Grant Date if such employee, immediately after the Option is granted, owns stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Corporation or any Subsidiary. For purposes of this paragraph,
the rules of Code Section 424(d) shall apply in determining the stock ownership of an individual, and stock which an employee may purchase under outstanding options shall be treated as stock owned by the employee. 
 SECTION 4. PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. 
 4.01 General.
Payroll deductions shall be made from the Compensation paid to each Participant for each payroll period in such whole percentage from 1% to 10% as the Participant shall authorize in such Participant’s election form. The Participant’s
payroll deduction limitation shall remain in effect for consecutive purchase periods unless the Participant chooses to revoke or revise the election or becomes ineligible to participate in the Plan. 
 4.02 Changes in Payroll Deductions. Subject to the minimum and maximum deductions set forth above, a Participant may change the amount of such
Participant’s payroll deductions as of the next Grant Date by filing a new election form with the Corporation or its designated recordkeeper no later than ten Business Days in advance of the next Grant Date. The change shall be effective until
revoked in writing and filed with the Corporation or its designated recordkeeper no later then ten Business Days in advance of the next Grant Date. 
 SECTION 5. PURCHASE OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK. 
 5.01 Option Grant. On each Grant Date, each Participant shall be
deemed to have been granted an Option. 
 5.02 Limits on Purchase. No Eligible Employee may be granted an Option which permits such
Eligible Employee to purchase Common Stock under the Plan, and any other stock purchase plan of the Corporation or any Subsidiary that is qualified under Section 423 of the Code, to accrue at a rate which exceeds $25,000 of Fair Market Value of
such stock (determined at the time such Option is granted) for each calendar year in which the Option is outstanding at any time. 
  

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 5.03 Purchase Period. Generally, the Purchase Period for any Option under the Plan shall be six
(6) months. Pursuant to Code Section 423, in no event shall a Purchase Period be longer than twenty-seven (27) months. 
 5.04
Purchase. On each Purchase Date, each Participant shall be deemed, without any further action, to have purchased that number of whole shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the Purchase Price into the balance in the Participant’s
Plan Account on the Purchase Date. Any amount remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account shall be carried forward to the next Purchase Date; provided, that in respect of any Purchase Date (other than a date deemed to be a Purchase Date
resulting from the termination of a Purchase Period) any Participant may elect (a “Deferral Election”) by written notification delivered to the Corporation for its designated recordkeeper (or in such other manner as the Plan Administrator
may determine, which other manner will be communicated to Eligible Employees) not less than 10 days prior to such Purchase Date (which election shall remain in effect until revoked in writing) to delay such purchase to the immediately following
January 1, in the case of a Purchase Date on June 30, or July 1, in the case of a Purchase Date on December 31 (the “Delayed Purchase Date”), on which date such Participant shall be deemed, without any further action,
to have purchased that number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the Purchase Price (determined as of the Purchase Date immediately following the date on which the Deferral Election was made) into the cash balance in the
Participant’s Plan Account as of such Purchase Date; provided, further, that each Participant employed by a Subsidiary organized in Germany, the United Kingdom or Italy or any other country designated from time to time by the Plan Administrator
(which designation the Plan Administrator shall promptly make known to affected Eligible Employees) shall be deemed to have made such election unless such Participant elects to the contrary by written notification delivered to the Corporation or its
designation recordkeeper (or in such other manner as the Plan Administrator may determine, which other manner will be communicated to Eligible Employees) not less than 10 days prior to such Purchase Date (which election shall remain in effect until
revoked in writing). 
 5.05 Participant Statements. As soon as practicable after each Purchase Date, a statement shall be delivered
to each Participant which shall include (i) the number of shares of Common Stock purchased on the Purchase Date on behalf of such Participant under the Plan, (ii) the purchase price per share, (iii) the total amount of cash
transferred to the Participant’s Plan Account pursuant to payroll deductions and (iv) the amount of cash in the Participant’s Plan Account that will be carried forward. 
 5.06 Stock Certificates. A stock certificate for whole shares of Common Stock in a Participant’s Plan Account shall be issued upon request of
the Participant at any time after such shares have been held in such Participant’s Plan Account for a period of six months. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the Participant’s employment with the Corporation and its Subsidiaries
terminates, a stock certificate for whole shares of Common Stock in such Participant’s Plan Account shall be issued as soon as administratively feasible thereafter. Stock certificates under the Plan shall be issued, at the election of the
Participant, in such Participant’s name or in such Participant’s name and the name of another person as joint tenants with right of survivorship or as tenants in common. A cash payment shall be made for any fraction of a share in such
account, if necessary to close a Participant’s Plan Account. 
 SECTION 6. RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER. 
 As of the Purchase Date or the Delayed Purchase Date, as the case may be, a Participant shall be treated as record owner of such Participant’s shares
purchased pursuant to the Plan. 
 SECTION 7. RIGHTS NOT TRANSFERABLE. 
 Rights under the Plan are not transferable by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and are exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or by the
Participant’s guardian or legal representative. No rights or payroll deductions of a Participant shall be subject to execution, attachment, levy, garnishment or similar process. 
 SECTION 8. SALE OF PURCHASED STOCK. 
 An Eligible Employee must promptly advise the Corporation of any
disposition of any shares of Common Stock purchased by the Eligible Employee under the Plan if such disposition shall have occurred within two years after the Grant Date immediately preceding the Purchase Date on which the Eligible Employee
purchased such shares. 
 SECTION 9. APPLICATION OF FUNDS. 
 All funds of Participants received or held by the Corporation under the Plan before purchase of the shares of Common Stock shall be held by the Corporation without liability for interest or other increment.

  

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 SECTION 10. ADJUSTMENTS IN CASE OF CHANGES AFFECTING SHARES. 
 In the event of a subdivision or consolidation of outstanding shares of Common Stock, or the payment of a stock dividend, the number of shares approved
for the Plan shall be increased or decreased proportionately, and such other adjustment shall be made as may be deemed equitable by the Plan Administrator. In the event of any other change affecting the Common Stock, such adjustment shall be made as
shall be deemed equitable by the Plan Administrator to give proper effect to such event. 
 SECTION 11. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. 
 The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have authority to make rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan and
its interpretations, and decisions with regard to the Plan and such rules and regulations shall be final and conclusive. It is intended that the Plan shall at all times meet the requirements of Code Section 423, if applicable, and the Committee
shall, to the extent possible, interpret the provision of the Plan so as to carry out such intent. 
 SECTION 12. AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN. 

The Compensation Committee of the Board may amend the Plan at any time provided that no amendment shall be made without the approval of shareholders of
the Corporation that would cause the Plan to fail to meet the applicable requirements of Code Section 423. 
 SECTION 13. TERMINATION OF PLAN.

 The Plan shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the termination of the Plan by the Board or (b) the date no more shares
remain to be purchased under the Plan. If the Board terminates the Plan, the date of termination shall be deemed a Purchase Date. If on such Purchase Date Participants in the aggregate have Options to purchase more shares of Common Stock than are
available for purchase under the Plan, each Participant shall be eligible to purchase a reduced number of shares of Common Stock on a pro rata basis, and any excess payroll deductions shall be returned to Participants, as determined by the
Committee. 
 SECTION 14. COSTS. 
 All
costs and expenses incurred in administering the Plan shall be paid by the Corporation. Any costs or expenses of selling shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan shall be borne by the holder thereof. 
 SECTION 15. GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS. 
 The
Corporation’s obligation to sell and deliver Common Stock pursuant to the Plan is subject to the approval of any governmental authority required in connection with the authorization, issuance or sale of such stock. 
 SECTION 16. APPLICABLE LAW. 
 The Plan shall be
interpreted under the laws of the United States of America and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, by the laws of the State of New Jersey. The Plan is not to be subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, but
is intended to comply with Code Section 423, if applicable. Any provisions required to be set forth in the Plan by such Code section are hereby included as fully as if set forth in the Plan in full. 
 SECTION 17. EFFECT ON EMPLOYMENT. 
 The provisions of
the Plan and the participation of a Participant shall impose no obligation on the Corporation or any Subsidiary to continue the employment of a Participant and shall not lessen or affect the Corporation’s or Subsidiary’s right to terminate
the employment of such Participant. 
 SECTION 18. WITHHOLDING. 
 The Corporation reserves the right to withhold from stock or cash distributed to a Participant any amounts which it is required by law to withhold. 
 SECTION 19. SALE OF CORPORATION. 
 In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Corporation or a merger of the Corporation with or into another corporation, the Corporation shall require that each outstanding Option be assumed or an equivalent right to purchase stock of the successor or purchaser corporation be
substituted by the successor or purchaser corporation, unless the Plan is terminated. 
  

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 SECTION 20. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
 The Plan originally became effective as of July 1, 1998, and was approved by the shareholders of the Corporation on April 15, 1998. The Plan was previously amended and restated effective as of July 1,
2005. The Plan, as amended and restated herein, is effective as of April 19, 2006, contingent upon approval of the Plan by the shareholders at the Corporation’s 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. 
  

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