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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-23-018462
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230210
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230210
GROUP MEMBERS:		DAVID ROSEN

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-57435
		FILM NUMBER:		23611627

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Rubric Capital Management LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001687509
		IRS NUMBER:				300934659
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		155 EAST 44TH ST, SUITE 1630
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2124181881

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		155 EAST 44TH ST, SUITE 1630
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
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COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>SCHEDULE 13G</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">(Amendment No. )*</P>



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    A Common Stock, $</FONT>0.01 par value per share</P></TD></TR>
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    31, 2022</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Date of event which requires filing of this
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: left">Check the appropriate box to designate the rule
    pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled
out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</P>

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cover page shall not be deemed to be &quot;filed&quot; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&quot;<U>Act</U>&quot;)
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes)</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">NAMES
                                            OF REPORTING PERSONS</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Rubric Capital Management
LP</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE
    BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</FONT><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)
                                     <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-size: 10pt"><P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SEC
USE ONLY</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CITIZENSHIP
                                            OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">State of Delaware</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">NUMBER
    OF<BR>
    SHARES<BR>
    BENEFICIALLY<BR>
    OWNED BY<BR>
    EACH<BR>
    REPORTING<BR>
    PERSON WITH</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SOLE
                                            VOTING POWER</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>6</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SHARED
                                            VOTING POWER</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">18,250,000
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">shares of Class A Common Stock</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SOLE
                                            DISPOSITIVE POWER</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>8</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SHARED
                                            DISPOSITIVE POWER</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">18,250,000
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">shares of Class A Common Stock</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>9</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">AGGREGATE
                                            AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">18,250,000
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">shares of Class A Common Stock</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>10</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-size: 10pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt">&#168;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>11</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">PERCENT
                                            OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.64%</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>12</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">TYPE
                                            OF REPORTING PERSON</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">PN, IA</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 14%; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 10%; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 60%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    No. 05541T101</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 40%"><B>13G</B></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">NAMES
                                            OF REPORTING PERSONS</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">David Rosen</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE
    BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</FONT><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt -0.5in; text-indent: -1in; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)
                                     <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-size: 10pt"><P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SEC
USE ONLY</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CITIZENSHIP
                                            OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">United States of America</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">NUMBER
    OF<BR>
    SHARES<BR>
    BENEFICIALLY<BR>
    OWNED BY<BR>
    EACH<BR>
    REPORTING<BR>
    PERSON WITH</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SOLE
                                            VOTING POWER</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SHARED
VOTING POWER</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">18,250,000
</FONT>shares of Class A Common Stock</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SOLE
                                            DISPOSITIVE POWER</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>8</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">18,250,000
</FONT>shares of Class A Common Stock</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>9</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">AGGREGATE
                                            AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">18,250,000
</FONT>shares of Class A Common Stock</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-size: 10pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt">&#168;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>11</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">PERCENT
                                            OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.64%</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding: 3pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">TYPE
                                            OF REPORTING PERSON</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">IN</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 60%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    No. 05541T101</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 40%"><B>13G</B></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt">The <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">name of the issuer is </FONT>BGC Partners,
Inc. (the &quot;<U>Issuer</U>&quot;).</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt"><B>ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 1.5pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt">The <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Issuer's principal executive offices
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><B>NAME OF PERSON FILING:</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">This statement is filed by:</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; padding-right: 5.4pt">(i)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 78%; padding-right: 5.4pt">Rubric <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Capital Management LP</FONT> (&quot;<U>Rubric
Capital</U>&quot;), the investment adviser to certain investment funds and/or accounts (collectively, the &quot;<U>Rubric Funds</U>&quot;)
that hold the shares of Class A Common Stock (as defined in Item 2(d) below) reported herein; and</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">(ii)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">David Rosen (&quot;<U>Mr. Rosen</U>&quot;), Managing Member of Rubric Capital Management GP LLC,
    the general partner of Rubric Capital.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the &quot;<U>Reporting
    Persons</U>.&quot;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the
    forgoing persons or any Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the Shares reported
    herein.&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><B>ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 155 East 44th St,
    Suite 1630, New York, NY 10017.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><B>CITIZENSHIP:</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">Rubric Capital is a Delaware limited partnership. Mr. Rosen is a citizen of the
    United States of America.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><B>TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Class A Common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the &quot;<U>Class
A Common Stock</U>&quot;).</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><B>CUSIP NUMBER:</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">05541T101</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    No. 05541T101</B></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; width: 30%"><B>Page
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in"><B>IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES
    13d-1(b) OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5%">(a)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 75%; text-indent: 0in">Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(b)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,</TD></TR>

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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(c)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">Insurance Company as defined
    in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(d)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">Investment Company registered under
    Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940,</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(e)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">An investment adviser in accordance
    with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(f)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment
    Fund in accordance with Rule 13d&#45;1(b)(1)(ii)(F),</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(g)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">Parent Holding Company or control person
    in accordance with Rule 13d&#45;1(b)(1)(ii)(G),</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(h)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">Savings Association as defined in Section
    3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act,</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(i)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">A church plan that is excluded from
    the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(j)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">A non-U.S. institution in accordance
    with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(k)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
    please specify the type of institution: ___________</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%"><B>Item 4.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><B>OWNERSHIP</B>.</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The information required by Items 4(a) - (c) is set forth in Rows
    5 - 11 of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The percentage set forth in Row (11) of the cover page for each of the
Reporting Persons is based on the 323,862,252 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of November 7, 2022, as reported in the Issuer's
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 1, 2022.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt"><B>Item 5.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><B>OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt"><B>Item 6.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><B>OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF
    OF ANOTHER PERSON.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">See Item 2. </TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt"><B>Item 7.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in"><B>IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY
    WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    No. 05541T101</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 40%"><B>13G</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; width: 30%"><B>Page
    6 of 8 Pages</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt"><B>Item 8.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><B>IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt"><B>Item 9.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><B>NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt"><B>Item 10.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><B>CERTIFICATION.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt">Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt">By signing below the Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the
    securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held
    for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired
    and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.</TD></TR>
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    No. 05541T101</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 40%"><B>13G</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; width: 30%"><B>Page
    7 of 8 Pages</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">After reasonable inquiry
and to the best of our knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">DATED: February 10, 2023</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>RUBRIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP</B></TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 69%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid">/s/ Michael Nachmani</TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Michael Nachmani</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Chief Operating Officer</TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ David Rosen</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>DAVID ROSEN</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    No. 05541T101</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 40%"><B>13G</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; width: 30%"><B>Page
    8 of 8 Pages</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">EXHIBIT 1</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENT<BR>
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned acknowledge
and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments
to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint
acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for
the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness
and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information
is inaccurate.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">DATED: February 10, 2023</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>RUBRIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP</B></FONT></TD>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Michael Nachmani</FONT></TD>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Michael Nachmani</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Operating Officer</FONT></TD>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ David Rosen</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>DAVID ROSEN</B></FONT></TD>
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