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FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Nickell, Frank T.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Kelso & Company
320 Park Avenue, 24th floor
(Street)
New York, NY 10022
(City) (State) (Zip)
U.S.A.
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. BSC
3. I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) |
4. Statement for (Month/Year) November 30, 2002
5. If Amendment,
Date of Original (Month/Year) |
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable) X Director
10% Owner
Officer
Other
Officer/Other
Description
7. Individual or Joint/Group
Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Individual Filing
Joint/Group Filing
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year) |
3. Transaction Code and Voluntary Code (Instr. 8) Code | V
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Amount | A/D | Price
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5. Amount of
Securities Beneficially Owned at End ofMonth (Instr. 3 and 4) |
6. Owner-
ship Form: Direct(D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
7. Nature of
Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). (over)
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| Nickell, Frank T. - November 2002 |
| Form 4 (continued) |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) |
2. Conver-
sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security |
3. Transaction
Date (Month/ Day/ Year) |
4. Transaction
Code and Voluntary (V) Code (Instr.8) Code | V
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of (Instr. 3,4 and 5) |
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
Expiration Date(ED) (Month/Day/Year) (DE) | (ED)
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7. Title and Amount of
Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) |
8. Price
of Derivative Security (Instr.5) |
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr.4) |
10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.4) |
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Non-Employee Director Stock Options (Right to buy) |
$64.0000 | 11/30/2002 |
A |
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(A) 292 |
05/30/2003 | 11/30/2012
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Common Stock - 292 |
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292 |
D
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By: Frank T. Nickell ________________________________ __________________ ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Power of Attorney Page 2
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