MURRAY HILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2003--C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE-BCR) today announced that it will hold its Spring 2003 Investor Conference on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 12:15 PM EDT in New York City. At the meeting, management will discuss the company's progress towards its strategic objectives and review its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. Bard is scheduled to issue a press release announcing its first quarter 2003 results before the market opens on April 15th.

A live audio webcast of Bard's investor conference will be accessible to all investors through Bard's website at http://www.crbard.com/financials/. The webcast will be available on the website for future on-demand replay.

System requirements for the webcast include Internet Explorer 4.0 (or higher) or Netscape Navigator 4.06 (or higher, excluding 4.6). Users also should have the most recent version of Windows Media Player(TM), which can be downloaded at http://microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/ or RealPlayer(R) Basic software, which can be downloaded from the Real Networks(R) website at http://www.real.com . Users may experience varying levels of performance based on their connection speed, system capabilities and presence of a corporate firewall.

C. R. Bard, Inc., (www.crbard.com) headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey, is a leading multinational developer, manufacturer and marketer of health care products in the fields of vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialty products.

    CONTACT: C. R. Bard, Inc.
             Investor Relations:
             Todd C. Schermerhorn, 908/277-8139
             or
             Government & Public Relations:
             Holly P. Glass, 703/754-2848

    SOURCE: C. R. Bard, Inc.