SEC Info - Merkel Stephen M - ‘4’ for 7/30/20 re: BGC Partners, Inc.

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<issuerName> BGC Partners, Inc. </issuerName>

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<rptOwnerName> MERKEL STEPHEN M </rptOwnerName>

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<rptOwnerStreet1> C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC. </rptOwnerStreet1>

<rptOwnerStreet2> 499 PARK AVENUE </rptOwnerStreet2>

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<officerTitle> EVP and General Counsel </officerTitle>

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<value> BGC Holdings Exchangeable Limited Partnership Interests </value>

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<value> Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share </value>

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<footnote id="F1"> 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 </footnote>

<footnote id="F2"> (continued from footnote 1) Committee and is exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. </footnote>

<footnote id="F3"> 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. </footnote>

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<signatureName> /s/ Stephen M. Merkel </signatureName>

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Merkel Stephen M – ‘4’ for 7/30/20 re: BGC Partners, Inc.

On: Friday, 7/31/20, at 5:32pm ET · For: 7/30/20 · Accession #: 1437749-20-16191 · File #: 0-28191

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Merkel Stephen M – ‘4’ for 7/30/20 re: BGC Partners, Inc.

On: Friday, 7/31/20, at 5:32pm ET · For: 7/30/20 · Accession #: 1437749-20-16191 · File #: 0-28191

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