0001437749-23-010634 4 1 20230418 20230419 20230419 Bell Linda A 0001583060 4 34 000-28191 23830174 C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC. 499 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022 BGC Partners, Inc. 0001094831 6200 134063515 DE 1231 499 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022 212-610-2200 499 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022 ESPEED INC 19990913 4 1 rdgdoc.xml FORM 4 FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL ? Check this box OMB Number: if no longer UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 3235-0287 subject to Washington, D.C. 20549 Estimated Section 16. Form STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF average burden 4 or Form 5 SECURITIES hours per obligations may response... 0.5 continue. See Instruction 1(b). Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 1. Name and Address of Reporting 2. Issuer Name and Ticker 5. Relationship of Person * or Trading Symbol Reporting Person(s) to Bell Linda A BGC Partners, Inc. [ BGCP Issuer (Check all ] applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner (Last) (First) (Middle) 3. Date of Earliest _____ Officer (give title C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC., 499 PARK Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) below) _____ Other AVENUE 4/18/2023 (specify below) (Street) 4. If Amendment, Date 6. Individual or NEW YORK, NY 10022 Original Filed Joint/Group Filing (Check (MM/DD/YYYY) Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication ? Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security 2. Trans. Date 2A. 3. Trans. 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of (Instr. 3) Deemed Code or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Direct (D) Indirect Execution (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially or Indirect (I) Beneficial Date, if Owned Following (Instr. 4) Ownership any Reported (Instr. 4) Transaction(s) (A) (Instr. 3 and 4) or Code V Amount (D) Price Class A Common Stock, par value 4/18/2023 D 21,786 (1) D $4.59 35,404 (2) D $0.01 per share Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of 2. 3. 3A. 4. Trans. 5. Number of 6. Date Exercisable 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number of 10. 11. Nature Derivate Conversion Trans. Deemed Code Derivative and Expiration Date Securities Underlying of derivative Ownership of Security or Date Execution (Instr. 8) Securities Derivative Security Derivative Securities Form of Indirect (Instr. 3) Exercise Date, if Acquired (A) or (Instr. 3 and 4) Security Beneficially Derivative Beneficial Price of any Disposed of (D) (Instr. 5) Owned Security: Ownership Derivative (Instr. 3, 4 Following Direct (D) (Instr. 4) Security and 5) Reported or Transaction(s) Indirect Date Expiration Amount or (Instr. 4) (I) Exercisable Date Title Number of (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Shares Explanation of Responses: (1) On April 18, 2023, the reporting person sold 21,786 shares of Class A common stock to the Company in an exempt transaction pursuant to Rule 16b-3. The sale price per share was the closing price of the Class A common stock on April 18, 2023. The transaction was approved by the Audit Committee of the Company and was pursuant to its stock buyback authorization. (2) Includes (i) 13,263 restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted on December 30, 2022 of which 6,631 RSUs will vest on December 30, 2023 and 6,632 RSUs will vest on December 30, 2024, and (ii) 5,330 RSUs granted on November 22, 2021, all of which will vest on November 22, 2023, in each case provided that the reporting person continues to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on such dates. Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Bell Linda A C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC. X 499 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022 Signatures /s/ Linda A. Bell 4/19/2023 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * 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). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.