BARD REPORTS FIRST QTR 2006 NET SALES OF $467.5 MILLION.(C.R. Bard Inc.)

Biotech Financial Reports, June, 2006

C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR), Murray Hill, N.J., has reported 2006 first quarter financial results. First quarter 2006 net sales were $467.5 million, an increase of 9 percent over the prior-year period. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, first quarter 2006 net sales increased 11 percent over the prior-year period.

For the first quarter 2006, net sales in the U.S. were $330.0 million and net sales outside the U.S. were $137.5 million, up 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively, over the prior-year period. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, first quarter 2006 net sales outside the U.S. increased 13 percent over the prior-year period.

For the first quarter 2006, net income was $81.1 million and diluted earnings per share were 76 cents. Net...

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