<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000929638-23-001913.txt : 20230703
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000929638-23-001913
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230701
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230703
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230703

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CF GROUP MANAGEMENT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001251145

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35591
		FILM NUMBER:		231065738

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		135 EAST 57TH ST
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BGC Group, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001094831
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SECURITY & COMMODITY BROKERS, DEALERS, EXCHANGES & SERVICES [6200]
		IRS NUMBER:				863748217
		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:	BGC Partners, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20080404

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ESPEED INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990913
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        <footnote id="F1">On July 1, 2023, BGC Partners, Inc. (&quot;BGC Partners&quot;) and BGC Holdings, L.P. (&quot;BGC Holdings&quot;), along with certain other affiliated entities, completed a corporate conversion (the &quot;Corporate Conversion&quot;) pursuant to the Corporate Conversion Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2022, as amended as of March 29, 2023.  Upon completion of the Corporate Conversion, BGC Partners became a wholly owned subsidiary of its new public holding company, BGC Group, Inc. (&quot;BGC Group&quot;), and (i) each share of BGC Partners Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of immediately prior to the Corporate Conversion was converted into one share of BGC Group Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&quot;Class A Common Stock&quot;), (ii) each share of BGC Partners Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of immediately prior to the Corporate Conversion was converted into one share of</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">(Continued from footnote 1) BGC Group Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&quot;Class B Common Stock,&quot; and together with the Class A Common Stock, &quot;Common Stock&quot;), and (iii) each unit of BGC Holdings exchangeable limited partnership interests held by Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. (&quot;CFLP&quot;) outstanding as of immediately prior to the Corporate Conversion was converted into one share of Class B Common Stock, in a transaction exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;). The transactions reported herein were approved by the Board of Directors of BGC Group and the Compensation Committee thereof.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The shares of Class B Common Stock held directly by CF Group Management, Inc. (&quot;CFGM&quot;) consist of: 761,652 shares held by CFGM and (ii) 2,210,872 shares receivable by CFGM pursuant to deferred stock distribution rights provided to certain current and former partners of CFLP on April 1, 2008 (&quot;April 2008 distribution rights shares&quot;) and February 14, 2012 (&quot;February 2012 distribution rights shares&quot;) (consisting of 2,050,197 April 2008 distribution rights shares and 160,675 February 2012 distribution rights shares).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Includes an aggregate of 15,756,625 shares of Class B Common Stock that may be distributed, or converted into shares of Class A Common Stock to be distributed, to satisfy CFLP's deferred share distribution obligations pursuant to the April 2008 distribution rights shares and February 2012 distribution rights shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Certain of the shares of Class B Common Stock issued to CFLP will exchange into shares of Class A Common Stock in the event that BGC Group does not issue at least $75,000,000 in Common Stock in connection with certain acquisition transactions prior to the seventh anniversary of the completion of the Corporate Conversion.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">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.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/  Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-07-03</signatureDate>
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