Bard directors increase dividend.

MURRAY HILL Murray Hill may refer to one of the following places:

Murray Hill, Kentucky
Murray Hill, Manhattan, a residential neighborhood in New York City
Murray Hill, Queens, a different locality in New York City
Murray Hill, New Jersey
Murray Hill, Pennsylvania

, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 1996--The Board of Directors of C.R. Bard bard, in Wales, term originally used to refer to the order of minstrel-poets who composed and recited the poems that celebrated the feats of Celtic chieftains and warriors. , Inc. (NYSE-BCR) today increased the quarterly dividend by 6 percent to 17 cents per share Cents per share

The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. on Bard's common stock.

The new indicated annual dividend rate is 68 cents per share. The dividend is payable on August 2, 1996, to shareholders of record July 22, 1996.

C.R. Bard, Inc., headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ, is a leading multinational developer, manufacturer and marketer of health care products.

CONTACT: E.L. Parker

C. R. Bard C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR) is one of the large S&P 500 companies of the United States, a surgical specialties and hospital medical device manufacturer in Murray Hill, New Jersey. It is named after its founder, who sold the company within only a few years of its founding. , Inc.

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