Bear Stearns Companies (BSR) 10-Q 2003 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 99.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Samuel L. Molinaro, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
   
   
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: April 14, 2003

By: /s/ Samuel L. Molinaro, Jr.                        
Samuel L. Molinaro, Jr.
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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