BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC
424B3, 1994-10-24
SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES
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     PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 4                                Rule 424(b)(3)
     DATED: October 21, 1994                              File No. 33-55673
     (To Prospectus dated October 7, 1994
     and Prospectus Supplement dated October 7, 1994)

                               $3,891,376,750
                      THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC.
                        MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES B
          WITH MINIMUM MATURITY OF NINE MONTHS FROM DATE OF ISSUE

 Principal Amount:            Floating Rate Notes Book Entry Notes
 $20,000,000                  [x]                 [x]

 Original Issue Date:         Fixed Rate Notes    Certificated Notes
 10/27/94                     [_]                 [_]

 Maturity Date: 10/27/95

 Option to Extend Maturity:   No  [x]

                              Yes [_]   Final Maturity Date:

                                      Optional           Optional
                    Redemption        Repayment          Repayment
 Redeemable On      Price(s)          Date(s)            Price(s)
 -------------      --------          -------            --------

 N/A                N/A               N/A                N/A

Applicable Only to Fixed Rate Notes:
- -----------------------------------

Interest Rate:  

Applicable Only to Floating Rate Notes:
- --------------------------------------

 Interest Rate Basis:                  Maximum Interest Rate: N/A

 [_]  Commercial Paper Rate            Minimum Interest Rate: N/A

 [_]  Federal Funds Rate               Interest Reset Date(s): *

 [_]  Treasury Rate                    Interest Reset Period: Weekly

 [x]  LIBOR                            Interest Payment Date(s): **

 [_]   Prime Rate                      Interest Payment Period: Quarterly

 [_]  CMT Rate

 Initial Interest Rate: ***
 
 Index Maturity:  One Month

 Spread (plus or minus):  +.10%
                         
- -------------------------
*   Weekly on each Thursday.

**  1/25/95, 4/26/95, 7/26/95 and 10/27/95.

*** One month LIBOR rate as of October 26, 1994 plus 10 basis points.  

    The Interest Determination Date with respect to this Note is the London
    Banking Day preceding such Interest Reset Date.

The distribution of Notes will conform to the requirements set forth in the
applicable sections of Schedule E to the By-laws of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

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