Sec Form 4 Filing - CF GROUP MANAGEMENT INC @ BGC Partners, Inc. - 2022-10-25

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person CF GROUP MANAGEMENT INC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BGC Partners, Inc. [ BGCP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) Managing General Partner CFLP (Last) (First) (Middle) 499 PARK AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/25/2022 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares BGC Holdings Exchangeable Limited Partnership Interests( 1 ) ( 2 ) 10/25/2022 A( 1 ) 353,340( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class A or Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share( 2 ) 353,340( 2 ) ( 3 ) 57,605,410( 4 ) I See footnote( 5 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other CF GROUP MANAGEMENT INC 499 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10022 X Managing General Partner CFLP Signatures /s/ Howard W. Lutnick, Chief Executive Officer 10/27/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On October 25, 2022, Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. ("CFLP") purchased from BGC Holdings, L.P. ("BGC Holdings") an aggregate of 353,340 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 (the "Exchange Act"), in accordance with the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of BGC Holdings, as amended and restated as of December 13, 2017 (as further amended from time to time, the "BGC Holdings Agreement"). ( 2 )The exchange rights with respect to the 353,340 Interests are currently exercisable at any time for an aggregate of 353,340 shares of Class B Common Stock (or, at CFLP's option, an aggregate of 353,340 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. ( 3 )Includes 275,833 Interests purchased from BGC Holdings pursuant to Sections 12.02 and 12.03 of the BGC Holdings Agreement as a result of the redemption of 275,833 non-exchangeable founding partner units for an aggregate consideration of $397,196 and 77,507 Interests purchased from BGC Holdings pursuant to Section 8.08 of the BGC Holdings Agreement for an aggregate consideration of $142,613 as a result of the exchange of 77,507 exchangeable founding partner units. ( 4 )Includes Interests that may have to be exchanged for an aggregate of 15,756,625 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. ( 5 )CF Group Management, Inc. ("CFGM") is the Managing General Partner of CFLP. CFGM disclaims beneficial ownership of all such securities in excess of its pecuniary interest, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that CFGM is the beneficial owner of, or has pecuniary interest in, any such excess securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.

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