Current Report Filing (8-k)
November 24 2015 - 4:37PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): November 23, 2015
C. R. Bard, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New Jersey
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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001-6926
(Commission File
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22-1454160
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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730 Central Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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07974
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(908) 277-8000
(Registrants 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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 November 23, 2015, 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. 3 (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 $750,000,000 to
$1,000,000,000 and extends the commitment termination date from November 18, 2019 until November 23, 2020. The Amendment permits the Company to increase the aggregate commitments under the credit facility to $1,500,000,000 subject to certain
conditions.
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.
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C. R. BARD, INC. |
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Date: November 24, 2015 |
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/s/ Richard C. Rosenzweig |
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Name: Richard C. Rosenzweig
Title: Vice President, Law and Assistant Secretary |
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