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FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
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| MERKEL STEPHEN M |
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BGC Partners, Inc. [BGCP]
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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_____ Director
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_____ 10% Owner
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__X__ Officer (give title below)
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_____ Other (specify below)
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EVP and General Counsel
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C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC., 499 PARK AVENUE |
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/30/2020 |
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NEW YORK, NY 10022 |
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
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2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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Amount
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(A) or (D)
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Price
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
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7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
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9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
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10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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(A)
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(D)
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Date Exercisable
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Expiration Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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| BGC Holdings Exchangeable Limited Partnership Interests | (1) (2) | 07/30/2020 |
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| 174,765 |
(1) (2) |
(1) (2) | Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share | 174,765 | (3) |
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Reporting Owners
| Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships |
| Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other |
MERKEL STEPHEN M
C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC.
499 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022 |
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EVP and General Counsel |
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Signatures
| /s/ Stephen M. Merkel | |
07/31/2020 |
| **Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
Explanation of Responses:
| * | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). |
| ** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
| (1) | On March 2, 2020, BGC Partners, Inc. (the "Company") granted the reporting person 360,065 exchange rights with respect to 360,065 non-exchangeable limited partnership interests of BGC Holdings, L.P. ("BGC Holdings") that were previously granted to the reporting person. The resulting 360,065 exchangeable limited partnership interests of BGC Holdings were immediately exchangeable by the reporting person for an aggregate of 360,065 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company ("Class A common stock"). The grant was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Compensation Committee") and was exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). As previously reported, on March 20, 2020, the Company repurchased 185,300 of such 360,065 exchangeable limited partnership interests of BGC Holdings held by the reporting person.The transaction was approved by the Compensation |
| (2) | (continued from footnote 1) Committee and is exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. |
| (3) | On July 30, 2020, the Company repurchased the remaining 174,765 exchangeable limited partnership interests of BGC Holdings held by the reporting person at a price of $2.76, the closing price of the Class A common stock on July 30, 2020. The transaction was approved by the Compensation Committee and is exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. |
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