Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 33-51117
Pricing Supplement, dated August 7, 1996
to Prospectus Supplement
dated April 26, 1994, and
Prospectus dated April 25, 1994
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED
$300,000,000
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, Series B
Due from 9 Months to 30 Years from Date of Issue
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ISSUE PRICE: 100%
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $100,000,000
SPECIFIED CURRENCY: U.S. Dollars
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: August 12, 1996
STATED MATURITY: August 12, 2026
REDEEMABLE ON OR AFTER
(AT OPTION OF THE COMPANY): N/A
INITIAL DATE ON WHICH THE
NOTE IS REPAYABLE AT THE
OPTION OF THE HOLDER: August 13, 2001
INITIAL REDEMPTION PERCENTAGE: 100%
ANNUAL REDEMPTION PERCENTAGE REDUCTION: N/A
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: January 15, July 15
REGULAR RECORD DATES: December 31, June 30
GLOBAL SECURITY: Yes
DEPOSITORY: Depository Trust Co.
AUTHORIZED DENOMINATIONS: $100,000 and Integral
Multiples of $1,000 in excess
thereof
EXCHANGE RATE AGENT: N/A
INTEREST RATE PER ANNUM: 6.56
OID DEFAULT AMOUNT: N/A
DEFAULT RATE: N/A
For North Carolina Investors:
The Commissioner of Insurance of the State of North Carolina
has not approved or disapproved this offering nor has the Commissioner
passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus.
PRICING SUPPLEMENT, dated August 7, 1996
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