SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 30, 2001
THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC.
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter
DELAWARE File No. 1-8989 13-3286161
(State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification
incorporation) Number)
245 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10167
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(212) 272-2000
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Not Applicable
(former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
Filed herewith is a copy of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (the "Company")
Press Release, dated March 30, 2001, announcing its regular quarterly cash
dividend on its outstanding shares of common stock.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of business acquired:
Not applicable.
(b) Pro Forma financial information:
Not applicable.
(c) Exhibit:
(99) Press Release, dated March 30, 2001.
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC.
By: /s/ Marshall J Levinson
Marshall J Levinson
Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Dated: April 3, 2001
THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC.
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
(99) Press Release, dated March 30, 2001
For Immediate Release
Contact: Elizabeth Ventura (212) 272-9251
Rebecca Haas (212) 272-8188
THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC.
DECLARES COMMON STOCK CASH DIVIDEND
NEW YORK -March 30, 2001- The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (NYSE: BSC) today
announced its regular quarterly cash dividend on its outstanding shares of
common stock.
The Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 15
cents per share on the outstanding shares of common stock, payable April 30,
2001 to stockholders of record on April 16, 2001.
Founded in 1923, The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. is the parent company
of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., a leading worldwide investment banking and
securities trading and brokerage firm serving corporations, governments,
institutions and individuals worldwide. With approximately $25.8 billion in
total capital, the company's business includes corporate finance and mergers and
acquisitions, public finance, institutional equities and fixed income sales and
trading, private client services, foreign exchange and futures sales and
trading, equity and fixed income research, derivatives, asset management and
custody services. Through Bear, Stearns Securities Corp., it offers prime broker
and broker dealer services, including securities lending. Headquartered in New
York City, the company had approximately 11,300 employees as of February 23,
2001, located in domestic offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver,
Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Juan; and an international presence in
Beijing, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Lugano, Sao Paulo, Seoul,
Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. For additional information about Bear Stearns,
please visit our Web site at http://www.bearstearns.com.