<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001437749-21-010619.txt : 20210503
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20210503161454
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-21-010619
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210429
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210503
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210503

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MERKEL STEPHEN M
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001251144

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28191
		FILM NUMBER:		21883728

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC.
		STREET 2:		499 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

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
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        <issuerName>BGC Partners, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BGCP</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>499 PARK AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>EVP and General Counsel</officerTitle>
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                <value>Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
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                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By 401(k) plan</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">On April 29, 2021, BGC Partners, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) granted to the reporting person 108,350 shares of its Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &quot;Class A Common Stock&quot;), following the redemption of an aggregate of 108,350 non-exchangeable limited partnership interests of BGC Holdings, L.P. (&quot;BGC Holdings&quot;) held by the reporting person for zero. The grant was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the &quot;Compensation Committee&quot;) and is exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (&quot;Rule 16b-3&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On April 29, 2021, the reporting person sold these 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 29, 2021. The transaction was approved by the Compensation Committee.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents shares of Class A Common Stock held in trusts for the benefit of the reporting person's immediate family, of which the reporting person's spouse is the sole trustee of each trust and the reporting person has the power to remove and replace such trustee.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents shares of the Class A Common Stock held in the reporting person's 401(k) account as of March 31, 2021.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Stephen M. Merkel</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-05-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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