PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 11                                       Rule 424(b)(3)
DATED: June 6, 2003                                        File No. 333-104455
(To Prospectus dated April 24, 2003,
and Prospectus Supplement dated April 24, 2003)

                                 $10,227,293,162
                         THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC.
                           Medium-Term Notes, Series B

Principal Amount: $100,000,000  Floating Rate [x]     Notes Book Entry Notes [x]

Original Issue Date: 6/11/2003  Fixed Rate Notes [ ]  Certificated Notes [ ]

Maturity Date: 6/11/2004        CUSIP#: 073928ZU0

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:

Interest Payment Dates:

Applicable Only to Floating Rate Notes:
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Interest Rate Basis:                    Maximum Interest Rate:  N/A

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

[ ]  Federal Funds Effective Rate

[x]  Federal Funds Open Rate            Interest Reset Date(s):  Daily

[ ]  Treasury Rate                      Interest Reset Period:  Daily

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

[ ]  LIBOR Telerate

[ ]  Prime Rate

[ ]  CMT Rate

Initial Interest Rate: 1.32%            Interest Payment Period: Quarterly

Index Maturity:  N/A

Spread (plus or minus):  + 0.07%


* On the 11th of September, December, March and at Maturity.



At February 28, 2003:

o     the Company had outstanding (on an unconsolidated basis) approximately
      $37.4 billion of debt and other obligations, including approximately $34.3
      billion of unsecured senior debt and $2.6 billion of unsecured
      inter-company debt; and

o     subsidiaries of the Company had outstanding (after elimination of
      inter-company items) approximately $145.5 billion of debt and other
      obligations (including $47.9 billion related to securities sold under
      repurchase agreements, $52.9 billion related to payables to customers,
      $26.4 billion related to financial instruments sold, but not yet
      purchased, and $18.3 billion of other liabilities, including $13.6 billion
      of debt).

The distribution of Notes will conform to the requirements set forth in Rule
2720 of the NASD Conduct Rules.