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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001437749-15-021804
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151104
FILED AS OF DATE: 20151204
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151204
ISSUER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BGC Partners, Inc.
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001094831
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY & COMMODITY BROKERS, DEALERS, EXCHANGES & SERVICES [6200]
IRS NUMBER: 134063515
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 499 PARK AVENUE
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10022
BUSINESS PHONE: 212-610-2200
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 499 PARK AVENUE
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10022
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ESPEED INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990913
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P.
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001024896
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 4
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35591
FILM NUMBER: 151270958
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 110 EAST 59TH STREET
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10022
BUSINESS PHONE: 2126102000
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 110 EAST 59TH STREET
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10022
FORMER NAME:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CANTOR FITZGERALD L P
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961015
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rdgdoc.xml
FORM 4
X0306
4
2015-11-04
0001094831
BGC Partners, Inc.
BGCP
0001024896
CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P.
499 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK
NY
10022
1
1
BGC Holdings Exchangeable Limited Partnership Interests
2015-11-04
4
A
0
1775481
3.70
A
Class A or Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
1775481
34697576
D
On November 4, 2015, Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. ("CFLP") purchased from BGC Holdings, L.P. ("BGC Holdings") an aggregate of 1,775,481 exchangeable limited partnership interests in BGC Holdings (the "Interests") in a transaction exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in accordance with the Agreement of Limited Partnership of BGC Holdings, as amended and restated as of March 31, 2008 (as further amended from time to time, the "BGC Holdings Agreement").
The exchange rights with respect to the Interests are exercisable at any time for shares of Class B Common Stock (or, at CFLP's option or if there are no additional authorized but unissued shares of Class B Common Stock, shares of Class A Common Stock) on a one-for-one basis (subject to adjustment). The shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible at any time on a one-for-one basis (subject to adjustment) into shares of Class A Common Stock.
Includes 588,356 Interests purchased from BGC Holdings as a result of the redemption of 588,356 non-exchangeable founding partner units, and 1,221,285 Interests purchased from BGC Holdings pursuant to the Sixth Amendment of the BGC Holdings Agreement as a result of the exchange of 1,221,285 non-exchangeable founding partner units, at an aggregate purchase price of $6,572,742.
As of the date of this report, an aggregate of 15,860,838 shares of Class A Common Stock remain subject to CFLP's deferred stock distribution obligations, consisting of (i) 14,064,735 shares subject to deferred stock distribution obligations provided to certain current and former partners of CFLP on April 1, 2008 and (ii) 1,796,103 shares subject to deferred stock distribution obligations provided to partners of CFLP on February 14, 2012.
Does not include exchange rights with respect to an aggregate of 15,860,838 Interests assumed to have been exercised for shares of Class A Common Stock to satisfy CFLP's deferred share distribution obligations pursuant to rights provided to certain current and former partners of CFLP on April 1, 2008 and February 14, 2012.
As of the date of this report, CFLP held an aggregate of 50,558,414 Interests.
/s/ Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
2015-12-04