On November 25, 2008, John H.Weiland, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, entered into a 10b5-1 trading plan covering up to 40,000 shares of Bard’s common stock which may be sold at various specified price and share limits. The trading plan begins March 1, 2009 and will remain in place until all of these shares are sold or until August 30, 2009, whichever occurs first.