Sec Form 4 Filing - Windeatt Sean A @ BGC Partners, Inc. - 2023-04-01

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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
Windeatt Sean A
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BGC Partners, Inc. [ BGCP]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC., 499 PARK AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
04/01/2023
(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 ) 04/01/2023 A 128,279 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 128,279 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Windeatt Sean A
C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC.
499 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY10022
Chief Operating Officer
Signatures
/s/ Sean A. Windeatt 04/03/2023
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )On April 1, 2021, BGC Partners, Inc. (the "Company") granted the reporting person 128,279 non-exchangeable limited partnership interests (the "2021 Grant") of BGC Holdings, L.P. ("BGC Holdings"). Pursuant to the exchange rights schedule of the 2021 Grant, on April 1, 2023, the 128,279 exchangeable limited partnership interests of BGC Holdings became immediately exchangeable by the reporting person for an aggregate of 128,279 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company. The 128,279 limited partnership interests are not being exchanged into shares of Class A common stock or otherwise redeemed at this time. The 2021 Grant was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company and was exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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