Bear Stearns Companies Inc – ‘8-K’ for 8/5/07

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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 8-K         Current Report                                         4     13K 
 2: EX-99.1     Press Release                                          2±     9K 

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 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
Current Report

 Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
 The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 5, 2007

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 THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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 DELAWARE                File No. 1-8989              13-3286161
(State or Other        (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
       Jurisdiction                                       Identification Number)
of Incorporation)                                                     

383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179
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 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 272-2000

Not Applicable
 (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to           
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the 
following provisions:                                                           

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)                                                                        

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR  
240.14a-12)                                                                     

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))                                                       

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))                                                       

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;   
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. 

(b) On August 5, 2007, Warren J. Spector resigned from his positions as         
president and co-chief operating officer, member of the Executive Committee,    
member of the Management and Compensation Committee, member of the Board of     
Directors of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (the "Company"), and all other     
officer, director and committee memberships of the Company and its affiliates.  
Mr. Spector will remain an employee with the Company, with the title of Senior  
Managing Director.                                                              

The Company has not entered into an agreement with Mr. Spector regarding the    
terms of his departure at this time. Should the Company enter into any agreement
or arrangement with Mr. Spector regarding his departure from the Company, such  
agreement or arrangement will be disclosed in a subsequent filing.              

(c) On August 5, 2007, the Company announced that, effective immediately, Alan  
D. Schwartz was appointed the Company's sole president, and Samuel L. Molinaro, 
Jr. was appointed chief operating officer in addition to his current duties as  
chief financial officer.                                                        

Alan D. Schwartz, age 57, joined Bear Stearns in 1976. He became executive vice 
president and head of the Investment Banking Division in 1985. Mr. Schwartz was 
named president and co-chief operating officer in June 2001. Mr. Schwartz has   
also served as a director of the Company from 1987 until 1996 and from 1999     
until present and he is a member of the Company's Executive Committee.          

Samuel L. Molinaro Jr., age 50, executive vice president and chief financial    
officer, joined the company in 1986. In 1996, Mr. Molinaro was promoted to the  
position of chief financial officer and in 2002 was named a member of the       
Company's Executive Committee.                                                  

There are no material plans, contracts or arrangements, nor any material        
amendments to any existing plans, contracts or arrangements between Messrs.     
Schwartz or Molinaro, respectively, and any other persons in connection with    
Messrs. Schwartz's or Molinaro's appointments disclosed in this Form 8-K.       

The information required by Item 5.02(c)(2) of Form 8-K, with respect to Item   
404(a) of Regulation S-K (requiring disclosure of certain related party         
transactions) is contained under the caption "Certain Transactions" in the Proxy
Statement. All of the required information is incorporated herein by reference  
to the Proxy Statement.                                                         

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits                                    

Exhibit No.       Description                                                   
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99.1              Press Release entitled "Bear Stearns Announces Management     
Changes" dated August 5, 2007.              

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 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/ Jeffrey M. Farber
                                     -------------------------------------
                        Name:  Jeffrey M. Farber
                                       Title: Senior Vice President - Finance,
                        Controller
                                            (Principal Accounting Officer)

Dated: August 9, 2007                                                           

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