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Related Party Transactions | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Related Party Transactions | Related Party Transactions In connection with the Corporate Conversion on July 1, 2023, the BGC Group Board and the Board of Directors of BGC Partners authorized the assumption of all agreements and arrangements between BGC Partners and any executive officer, director or affiliate of BGC Partners, with such modifications necessary to reflect the Corporate Conversion. Pursuant to the foregoing authorization, any existing agreements and arrangements between BGC Partners and any executive officer, director or affiliate of BGC Partners, were generally assumed unchanged other than making BGC Group a party thereto. Service Agreements Throughout Europe and Asia, the Company provides Cantor with administrative services, technology services and other support, for which it charges Cantor based on the cost of providing such services plus a mark-up, generally 7.5%. In the U.K., the Company provides these services to Cantor through Tower Bridge. The Company owns 52% of Tower Bridge and consolidates it, and Cantor owns 48%. Cantor’s interest in Tower Bridge is reflected as a component of “Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries” in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, and the portion of Tower Bridge’s income attributable to Cantor is included as part of “Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries” in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. In the U.S., the Company provides Cantor with technology services, for which it charges Cantor based on the cost of providing such services. The administrative services agreement provides that direct costs incurred are charged back to the service recipient. Additionally, the service recipient generally indemnifies the service provider for liabilities that it incurs arising from the provision of services, other than liabilities arising from fraud or willful misconduct of the service provider. In accordance with the administrative service agreement, the Company has not recognized any liabilities related to services provided to affiliates. For the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, Cantor’s share of the net profit in Tower Bridge was $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, Cantor’s share of the net profit in Tower Bridge was $2.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively. This net profit or loss is included as part of “Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries” in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. On September 21, 2018, the Company entered into agreements to provide a guarantee and related obligation to Tower Bridge in connection with an office lease for the Company’s headquarters in London. The Company is obligated to guarantee the obligations of Tower Bridge in the event of certain defaults under the applicable lease and ancillary arrangements. In July 2018, the Audit Committee also authorized management of the Company to enter into similar guarantees or provide other forms of credit support to Tower Bridge or other affiliates of the Company from time to time in the future in similar circumstances and on similar terms and conditions. For the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized related party revenues of $4.5 million and $5.1 million, respectively, for the services provided to Cantor. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized related party revenues of $14.1 million and $14.2 million, respectively, for the services provided to Cantor. These revenues are included as part of “Fees from related parties” in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. In the U.S., Cantor and its affiliates provide the Company with administrative services and other support for which Cantor charges the Company based on the cost of providing such services. In connection with the services Cantor provides, the Company and Cantor entered into an administrative services agreement whereby certain employees of Cantor are deemed leased employees of the Company. For the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company was charged $35.3 million and $26.9 million, respectively, for the services provided by Cantor and its affiliates, of which $26.0 million and $18.7 million, respectively, were to cover compensation to leased employees for these periods. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company was charged $107.0 million and $79.2 million, respectively, for the services provided by Cantor and its affiliates, of which $78.9 million and $55.7 million, respectively, were to cover compensation to leased employees for these periods. The fees charged by Cantor for administrative and support services, other than those to cover the compensation costs of leased employees, are included as part of “Fees to related parties” in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The fees charged by Cantor to cover the compensation costs of leased employees are included as part of “Compensation and employee benefits” in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. In connection with the Corporate Conversion on July 1, 2023, BGC Group, Cantor and certain affiliates of Cantor entered into an Amended and Restated U.S. Master Administrative Services Agreement and an Amended and Restated U.K. Master Administrative Services Agreement. FMX Administrative Services Agreement In connection with the FMX Separation, on April 23, 2024, Tower Bridge and FMX entered into an Administrative Services Agreement, pursuant to which Tower Bridge would provide certain administrative services and technology services to FMX. Clearing Agreements with Cantor The Company and its subsidiaries receive certain clearing services from Cantor and its subsidiaries pursuant to several clearing agreements, including the Clearing Services Agreement. These clearing services are provided in exchange for payment by the Company and its subsidiaries for certain clearing costs and allocated costs. The costs associated with these payments are included as part of “Fees to related parties” in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The costs for these services are included as part of the charges to BGC for services provided by Cantor and its affiliates as discussed in “Service Agreements” above. On June 7, 2024, the Company amended the Clearing Services Agreement to modify the rate charged by CF&Co for posting margin in respect of trades cleared on behalf of BGCF to a rate equal to CF&Co’s cost of funding such margin through a draw on a third party credit facility provided to CF&Co for which the use of proceeds is to finance clearinghouse margin deposits and related transactions. Clearing Capital Agreement with Cantor In November 2008, the Company entered into the Clearing Capital Agreement with Cantor to clear U.S. Treasury and U.S. government agency securities transactions on the Company’s behalf. In June 2020, the Clearing Capital Agreement was amended to cover Cantor providing clearing services in all eligible financial products to the Company and not just U.S. Treasury and U.S. government agency securities. Pursuant to the terms of this agreement, so long as Cantor is providing clearing services to BGC, Cantor shall be entitled to request from the Company cash or other collateral acceptable to Cantor in the amount reasonably requested by Cantor under the Clearing Capital Agreement or Cantor will post cash or other collateral on BGC’s behalf for a commercially reasonable charge. On June 7, 2024, the Company amended the Clearing Capital Agreement to modify the rate charged by Cantor for posting margin in respect of trades cleared on behalf of the Company to a rate equal to Cantor’s cost of funding such margin through a draw on a third party credit facility provided to Cantor for which the use of proceeds is to finance clearinghouse margin deposits and related transactions. The Clearing Capital Agreement amendment also assigned BGC Partners’ rights and obligations thereunder to BGC Group. During the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company was charged $0.8 million and $1.4 million, respectively, by Cantor for the cash or other collateral posted by Cantor on BGC’s behalf. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company was charged $3.1 million and $3.3 million, respectively, by Cantor for the cash or other collateral posted by Cantor on BGC’s behalf. Cantor held cash or other property from the Company as collateral as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 at a fair value of $66.9 million and $124.6 million, respectively. Non-Conforming Subordination Agreements On June 26, 2024, the Audit Committee of BGC approved the entry into one or more non-conforming subordination agreements by BGC or its subsidiaries, including FMX, with CF&Co (or its affiliates). Pursuant to any non-conforming subordination agreement, the BGC party would acknowledge that its brokerage account(s) held at CF&Co are not “customers” of CF&Co and would agree to subordinate its right to receive securities or funds held in such accounts to the claims of Cantor’s customers. This acknowledgment and agreement by the relevant BGC party enables CF&Co to receive such securities or funds from the BGC party and post them with the FICC without requiring that they be segregated. Purchase of Futures Exchange Group On July 30, 2021, the Company completed the purchase of the Futures Exchange Group for a purchase price of $4.9 million at closing, plus the cash held at closing by the Futures Exchange Group, and an earn-out, only payable out of the Company’s portion of the profits of the Futures Exchange Group, capped at the amount Cantor contributed to the Futures Exchange Group prior to closing. The transaction has been accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control. As part of the purchase of the Futures Exchange Group, Cantor has agreed to indemnify the Company for certain expenses arising at the Futures Exchange Group up to a maximum of $1.0 million. As of both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had recorded assets of $1.0 million in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition for this indemnity. Newmark Spin-Off The Separation and Distribution Agreement sets forth certain agreements among BGC, Cantor, Newmark and their respective subsidiaries relating to the Spin-Off. For additional information, see Note 2—“Limited Partnership Interests in BGC Holdings and Newmark Holdings” herein and Note 2—“Limited Partnership Interests in BGC Holdings and Newmark Holdings” and Note 13—“Related Party Transactions” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. Subsequent to the Spin-Off, there were remaining partners who held limited partnership interests in BGC Holdings who are Newmark employees, and there are remaining partners who hold limited partnership interests in Newmark Holdings who are BGC employees. These limited partnership interests represent interests that were held prior to the Newmark IPO or were distributed in connection with the Separation. Following the Newmark IPO, employees of BGC and Newmark only receive limited partnership interests in BGC Holdings and Newmark Holdings, respectively. As a result of the Spin-Off, as the previous limited partnership interests in BGC Holdings held by Newmark employees and the existing limited partnership interests in Newmark Holdings held by BGC employees were/are exchanged/redeemed, the related capital is contributed to and from Cantor, respectively. Prior to the Corporate Conversion, all BGC Holdings units held by employees of Newmark were redeemed or exchanged, in each case, for shares of BGC Class A common stock. BGC Credit Agreement On March 19, 2018, BGC Partners entered into the BGC Credit Agreement with Cantor. The BGC Credit Agreement provides for each party and certain of its subsidiaries to issue loans to the other party or any of its subsidiaries at the lender’s discretion in an aggregate principal amount up to $250.0 million outstanding at any time. The BGC Credit Agreement replaced the previous Credit Facility between BGC Partners and an affiliate of Cantor. On August 6, 2018, BGC Partners entered into an amendment to the BGC Credit Agreement, which increased the aggregate principal amount that could be loaned to the other party or any of its subsidiaries from $250.0 million to $400.0 million that can be outstanding at any time. On October 6, 2023, BGC Group assumed all rights and obligations of BGC Partners under the BGC Credit Agreement. On March 8, 2024, the Company entered into a second amendment to the BGC Credit Agreement. The second amendment provides that the parties and their respective subsidiaries may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million from each other from time to time at an interest rate equal to 25 basis points less than the interest rate on the respective borrower’s short-term borrowing rate then in effect. Previously, the parties and their respective subsidiaries could borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million from each other from time to time at an interest rate equal to 1.00% higher than the higher of Cantor’s or BGC’s short-term borrowing rate then in effect. The BGC Credit Agreement will mature on the earlier to occur of (a) if prior written notice of non-extension is given by a lending party to a borrowing party at least six months in advance thereof, March 19, 2026, and if such notice is not timely given, then the maturity date of the BGC Credit Agreement will continue to be extended for additional successive one-year periods unless prior written notice of non-extension is given by a lending party to a borrowing party at least six months in advance of such renewal date and (b) the termination of the BGC Credit Agreement by either party pursuant to its terms. On June 7, 2024, the Company entered into a third amendment to the BGC Credit Agreement. The third amendment provides that the parties and their respective subsidiaries may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million pursuant to a new category of “FICC-GSD Margin Loans.” FICC-GSD Margin Loans will bear interest at a rate equal to the overnight interest rate actually earned by the borrower or its affiliates on borrowings under the applicable FICC-GSD Margin Loan that are posted to clearinghouses or kept available for posting at clearinghouses. The maturity date in respect of FICC-GSD Margin Loans will not exceed 35 days from the date the loan is made, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. All other terms of the BGC Credit Agreement, including terms applicable to loans made thereunder that are not FICC-GSD Margin Loans, remain the same. On March 12, 2024, the Company borrowed $275.0 million from Cantor under the BGC Credit Agreement and used the proceeds from such borrowing to repay the principal and interest related to all of the $240.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement. The interest rate on this facility was 6.92%. On April 1, 2024, the Company repaid in full the $275.0 million of principal and interest amounts outstanding from the BGC Credit Agreement. As of both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were no borrowings by the Company outstanding under the BGC Credit Agreement. The Company did not record any interest expense related to the BGC Credit Agreement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. The Company did not record any interest expense related to the BGC Credit Agreement during the three months ended September 30, 2024. The Company recorded $1.1 million of interest expense related to the BGC Credit Agreement for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. On June 10, 2024, Cantor borrowed $180.0 million from the Company under the BGC Credit Agreement. Cantor partially repaid the Company $18.0 million on July 31, 2024, and $12.0 million on September 25, 2024. On October 1, 2024, Cantor repaid in full to the Company the outstanding principal of $150.0 million borrowed from the Company under the BGC Credit Agreement plus accrued interest. These borrowings were not considered FICC-GSD Margin Loans. As of September 30, 2024, the interest rate on borrowings under this facility was 6.96%. The Company recorded interest income related to the BGC Credit Agreement of $3.0 million and $3.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. On April 4, 2025, Cantor borrowed $120.0 million from the Company under the BGC Credit Agreement. Cantor partially repaid the Company $15.0 million on April 14, 2025 and $28.0 million on June 5, 2025. On June 30, 2025, Cantor repaid in full to the Company the outstanding principal of $77.0 million borrowed from the Company under the BGC Credit Agreement plus accrued interest. These borrowings are not considered FICC-GSD Margin Loans. The average interest rate on borrowings under this facility was 6.17% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were no borrowings by Cantor outstanding under the BGC Credit Agreement. The Company recorded $1.5 million of interest income related to the BGC Credit Agreement for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Other Agreements with Cantor The Company is authorized to enter into short-term arrangements with Cantor to cover any delivery failures in connection with U.S. Treasury securities transactions and to share equally in any net income resulting from such transactions, as well as any similar clearing and settlement issues. As of both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were no Repurchase Agreements between the Company and Cantor. As part of the Company’s cash management process, the Company may enter into tri-party Reverse Repurchase Agreements and other short-term investments, some of which may be with Cantor. As of both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were no Reverse Repurchase Agreements between the Company and Cantor. To more effectively manage the Company’s exposure to changes in FX rates, the Company and Cantor have agreed to jointly manage the exposure. As a result, the Company is authorized to divide the quarterly allocation of any profit or loss relating to FX currency hedging between the Company and Cantor. The amount allocated to each party is based on the total net exposure for the Company and Cantor. The ratio of gross exposures of the Company and Cantor is utilized to determine the shares of profit or loss allocated to each for the period. During the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized its share of FX losses of $0.1 million and $5.2 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized its share of FX losses of $3.0 million and $6.6 million, respectively. These gains and losses are included as part of “Other expenses” in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Pursuant to the separation agreement relating to the Company’s acquisition of certain BGC businesses from Cantor in 2008, Cantor has a right, subject to certain conditions, to be the Company’s customer and to pay the lowest commissions paid by any other customer, whether by volume, dollar or other applicable measure. In addition, Cantor has an unlimited right to internally use the Company’s market data without any cost but Cantor does not have the right to furnish such data to any third party. Any future related-party transactions or arrangements between the Company and Cantor are subject to prior approval by the Audit Committee. During both the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded revenues from Cantor entities of $0.1 million related to commissions paid to the Company by Cantor. During both the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded revenues from Cantor entities of $0.3 million related to commissions paid to the Company by Cantor. These revenues are included as part of “Commissions” in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company and Cantor are authorized to utilize each other’s brokers to provide brokerage services for securities not brokered by such entity, so long as, unless otherwise agreed, such brokerage services were provided in the ordinary course and on terms no less favorable to the receiving party than such services are provided to typical third-party customers. In August 2013, the Audit Committee authorized the Company to invest up to $350.0 million in an asset-backed commercial paper program for which certain Cantor entities serve as placement agent and referral agent. The program issues short-term notes to money market investors and is expected to be used by the Company from time to time as a liquidity management vehicle. The notes are backed by assets of highly rated banks. The Company is entitled to invest in the program so long as the program meets investment policy guidelines, including policies related to ratings. Cantor will earn a spread between the rate it receives from the short-term note issuer and the rate it pays to the Company on any investments in this program. This spread will be no greater than the spread earned by Cantor for placement of any other commercial paper note in the program. As of both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company did not have any investments in the program. On July 1, 2023, as a result of the Corporate Conversion, the total outstanding 64.0 million Cantor units were converted into shares of BGC Class B common stock, subject to the terms and conditions of the Corporate Conversion Agreement, provided that a portion of the 64.0 million shares of BGC Class B common stock issued to Cantor will convert into BGC Class A common stock in the event that BGC Group does not issue at least $75.0 million in shares of BGC Class A or B common stock in connection with certain acquisition transactions prior to the seventh anniversary of the Corporate Conversion. As of September 30, 2025, Cantor and CFGM did not own any shares of BGC Class A common stock. As of September 30, 2025, Cantor and CFGM owned 93.3 million and 3.0 million shares of BGC Class B common stock, respectively. Receivables from and Payables to Related Broker-Dealers Amounts due to or from Cantor and Freedom, one of the Company’s equity method investments, are for transactional revenues under a technology and services agreement with Freedom, as well as for open derivative contracts. These are included as part of “Receivables from broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers” or “Payables to broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers” in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had receivables from Freedom of $1.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $0.5 million and $4.8 million, respectively, in receivables from Cantor related to open derivative contracts. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $1.0 million and $4.0 million, respectively, in payables to Cantor related to open derivative contracts. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had receivables of $9.8 million and $0.1 million, respectively, with Cantor related to fails and pending trades. Loans, Forgivable Loans and Other Receivables from Employees and Partners, Net The Company has entered into various agreements with certain BGC employees and, prior to the Corporate Conversion, partners, whereby these individuals receive loans which may be either wholly or in part repaid from the distributions that the individuals receive on some or all of their LPUs in BGC Holdings and Newmark Holdings, prior to the Corporate Conversion, and by distributions that the individuals receive on some or all of their LPUs in Newmark Holdings and any dividends paid on participating RSUs and restricted stock awards, subsequent to the Corporate Conversion. Certain of these loans also may be either wholly or in part repaid from the proceeds of the sale of the BGC employees’ shares of BGC Class A common stock. In addition, certain loans may be forgiven over a period of time. The forgivable portion of these loans is recognized as compensation expense over the life of the loan. From time to time, the Company may also enter into agreements with employees to grant bonus and salary advances or other types of loans. These advances and loans are repayable in the timeframes outlined in the underlying agreements. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the aggregate balance of employee loans, net, was $479.7 million and $360.1 million, respectively, and is included as “Loans, forgivable loans and other receivables from employees and partners, net” in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Compensation expense for the above-mentioned employee loans for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $24.9 million and $15.4 million, respectively. Compensation expense for the above-mentioned employee loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $61.1 million and $44.8 million, respectively. The compensation expense related to these employee loans is included as part of “Compensation and employee benefits” in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Interest income on the above-mentioned employee loans for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $4.5 million and $4.4 million, respectively. Interest income on the above-mentioned employee loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $12.5 million and $10.2 million, respectively. The interest income related to these employee loans is included as part of “Interest and dividend income” in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. CEO Program and Other Transactions with CF&Co As discussed in Note 7—“Stock Transactions and Unit Redemptions,” BGC Partners entered into the August 2022 Sales Agreement, and after the Corporate Conversion, BGC Group entered into the July 2023 Sales Agreement with CF&Co as the Company’s sales agent under the CEO Program. During both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company did not sell any shares of BGC Class A common stock under its CEO Program. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company was not charged for services provided by CF&Co related to the CEO Program with CF&Co. The net proceeds of any shares sold would be included as part of “Additional paid-in capital” in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The March 2021 Form S-3 Registration Statement and the July 2023 Sales Agreement related to the CEO Program both expired on August 2, 2025. The Company has engaged CF&Co and its affiliates to act as financial advisors in connection with one or more third-party business combination transactions as requested by the Company on behalf of its affiliates from time to time on specified terms, conditions and fees. The Company may pay finders’, investment banking or financial advisory fees to broker-dealers, including, but not limited to, CF&Co and its affiliates, from time to time in connection with certain business combination transactions, and, in some cases, the Company may issue shares of BGC Class A common stock in full or partial payment of such fees. On October 3, 2014, management was granted approval by the Board and Audit Committee to enter into stock loan transactions with CF&Co utilizing equities securities. Such stock loan transactions will bear market terms and rates. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company did not have any securities loaned transactions with CF&Co. On September 27, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of $300.0 million principal amount of BGC Partners 3.750% Senior Notes. In connection with this issuance of BGC Partners 3.750% Senior Notes, the Company recorded $0.2 million in underwriting fees payable to CF&Co. These fees were recorded as a direct reduction from the Notes payable and other borrowings in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and were amortized as interest expense over the term of the notes. On June 11, 2020, BGC Partners’ Board of Directors and its Audit Committee authorized a debt repurchase program for the repurchase by the Company of up to $50.0 million of Company Debt Securities, and on July 1, 2023, BGC Group’s Board of Directors and its Audit Committee authorized a debt repurchase program for the repurchase by the Company of up to $50.0 million of Company Debt Securities. Repurchases of Company Debt Securities, if any, are expected to reduce future cash interest payments, as well as future amounts due at maturity or upon redemption. Under the authorization, the Company may make repurchases of Company Debt Securities for cash from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions upon such terms and at such prices as management may determine. Additionally, the Company is authorized to make any such repurchases of Company Debt Securities through CF&Co (or its affiliates), in its capacity as agent or principal, or such other broker-dealers as management shall determine to utilize from time to time, and such repurchases shall be subject to brokerage commissions which are no higher than standard market commission rates. On August 21, 2024, the Company repurchased $0.5 million of outstanding aggregate principal amount, plus accrued interest, of BGC Partners 8.000% Senior Notes for $0.5 million. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had $49.5 million remaining under its debt repurchase authorization. For additional information, see Note 17—“Notes Payable and Other Borrowings.” On July 10, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of $300.0 million principal amount of BGC Partners 4.375% Senior Notes. In connection with this issuance of BGC Partners 4.375% Senior Notes, the Company recorded $0.2 million in underwriting fees payable to CF&Co. These fees were recorded as a direct reduction from the Notes payable and other borrowings in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and are amortized as interest expense over the term of the notes. Cantor purchased $14.5 million of such senior notes and tendered such notes in the Exchange Offer in exchange for an equivalent amount of BGC Group 4.375% Senior Notes. Cantor holds such BGC Group 4.375% Senior Notes as of September 30, 2025. On May 25, 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of $350.0 million principal amount of BGC Partners 8.000% Senior Notes. In connection with this issuance of BGC Partners 8.000% Senior Notes, the Company paid $0.2 million in underwriting fees to CF&Co. These fees were recorded as a direct reduction from the Notes payable and other borrowings in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and are amortized as interest expense over the term of the notes. On June 10, 2024, the Company issued an aggregate of $500.0 million principal amount of BGC Group 6.600% Senior Notes. In connection with this issuance of BGC Group 6.600% Senior Notes, the Company paid $0.4 million in underwriting fees to CF&Co. These fees were recorded as a direct reduction from the Notes payable and other borrowings in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and are amortized as interest expense over the term of the notes. In connection with the issuance of the BGC Group 6.600% Senior Notes, on June 10, 2024, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the initial purchasers in the offering of the BGC Group 6.600% Senior Notes, including CF&Co, pursuant to which the Company was obligated to file a registration statement with the SEC with respect to an offer to exchange the BGC Group 6.600% Notes for a substantially identical issue of notes registered under the Securities Act and to complete such exchange offer prior to 365 days after June 10, 2024. The exchange offer expired on September 27, 2024, and the tendered BGC Group 6.600% Senior Notes were exchanged for new registered notes with substantially identical terms. On April 2, 2025, the Company issued an aggregate of $700.0 million principal amount of BGC Group 6.150% Senior Notes. In connection with this issuance of BGC Group 6.150% Senior Notes, the Company paid $0.4 million in underwriting fees to CF&Co. These fees were recorded as a direct reduction from the Notes payable and other borrowings in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and are amortized as interest expense over the term of the notes. In connection with the issuance of the BGC Group 6.150% Senior Notes, on April 2, 2025, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the initial purchasers in the offering of the BGC Group 6.150% Senior Notes, including CF&Co, pursuant to which the Company is obligated to file a registration statement with the SEC with respect to an offer to exchange the BGC Group 6.150% Notes for a substantially identical issue of notes registered under the Securities Act and to complete such exchange offer prior to 365 days after April 2, 2025. See Note 26—“Subsequent Events” for additional information related to this transaction. Transactions with Executive Officers and Directors On July 30, 2025, the Company accelerated the vesting of 37,092 of Mr. Hauf’s RSUs granted under the BGC Group Equity Plan, which each represented a contingent right to receive one share of BGC Class A common stock, delivered less 12,849 shares withheld by the Company for taxes at $9.72 per share, in the amount of 24,243 net shares. Additionally, on July 30, 2025, the Company accelerated the vesting of Mr. Hauf’s RSU Tax Account awards in the amount of $125,000. The acceleration of the vesting of the RSUs, the withholding of shares for taxes and the acceleration of vesting of Mr. Hauf’s RSU Tax Account awards were approved by the Compensation Committee. On June 10, 2025, Mr. Mbanefo, a member of the Company’s Board, sold 12,205 shares of BGC Class A common stock to the Company in a transaction exempt from the short-swing profits liability provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, referred to here as an “exempt transaction,” pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. The sale price per share of $9.75 was the closing price of a share of BGC Class A common stock on June 10, 2025. The transaction was approved by the Audit Committee and was made pursuant to the Company’s Share Repurchase Authorization. On March 4, 2025, Dr. Bell, a member of the Company’s Board, sold 12,727 shares of BGC Class A common stock to the Company in an exempt transaction made pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. The sale price per share of $9.35 was the closing price of a share of BGC Class A common stock on March 4, 2025. The transaction was approved by the Audit Committee and was made pursuant to the Company’s Share Repurchase Authorization. On October 7, 2024, the Compensation Committee approved the redemption of 327,127 non-exchangeable Newmark Holdings LPUs and 30,285 non-exchangeable Newmark Holdings PLPUs with a determination amount of $278,258 held by Mr. Windeatt. In connection with this redemption, Mr. Windeatt received 271,362 shares of Newmark Class A common stock (239,428 Newmark Holdings LPUs multiplied by the then-current Exchange Ratio) and a cash payment of $251,128 (27,332 Newmark Holdings PLPUs). The remaining 31,700 of Newmark Holdings LPUs and 2,953 Newmark Holdings PLPUs with a determination amount of $27,130, were redeemed for zero in connection with Mr. Windeatt’s LLP status. On August 8, 2024, Mr. Richards, a member of the Company’s Board, sold 13,063 shares of BGC Class A common stock to the Company in an exempt transaction made pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. The sale price per share of $9.11 was the closing price of a share of BGC Class A common stock on August 8, 2024. The transaction was approved by the Audit and Compensation Committees and was made pursuant to the Company’s Share Repurchase Authorization. On January 2, 2024, Mr. Merkel, the Company’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, sold 136,891 shares of BGC Class A common stock to the Company in an exempt transaction made pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. The sale price per share of $6.98 was the closing price of a share of BGC Class A common stock on January 2, 2024. The transaction was approved by the Audit and Compensation Committees and was made pursuant to the Company’s Share Repurchase Authorization. Transactions with Other Related Parties As previously disclosed, on May 16, 2025, Mr. Howard W. Lutnick, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and former Chairman of the Board, agreed to sell to the Company 16,452,850 shares of BGC Class A common stock beneficially owned by him, including (i) 5,616,612 shares held directly by Mr. Howard W. Lutnick, (ii) 10,489,582 shares held in his personal asset trust, (iii) 8,908 shares held by the Howard W. Lutnick Family Trust, and (iv) 337,748 shares originating from retirement accounts, including certain shares held by Mr. Howard W. Lutnick’s spouse. The closing of the sale of the 16,115,102 shares held by him and the trusts occurred on May 19, 2025, and the closing of the sale of 337,748 shares held in retirement accounts will occur immediately after the closing of the sale of the voting shares of CFGM by Mr. Howard W. Lutnick, which are pending subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals. The price per share for the sales of the Lutnicks’ BGC Class A common stock sold to the Company was $9.2082. The aggregate purchase price of the shares held in retirement accounts will be reduced by the after-tax portion of any dividends on such shares of BGC Class A common stock paid to Mr. Howard W. Lutnick and his spouse, in each case, between May 16, 2025 and the closing of the sale of the shares held in retirement accounts, as well as the after-tax portion of any declared but unpaid dividends on such shares of BGC Class A common stock with a record date prior to the closing of the sale of the shares held in retirement accounts that are payable. See Note 26—“Subsequent Events” for additional information related to this transaction after September 30, 2025. These repurchases are pursuant to the Company’s existing Share Repurchase Authorization, and the purchase of such shares pursuant to such existing authorization was expressly approved by the Audit Committee. These transactions are pursuant to Mr. Howard W. Lutnick’s agreement to divest his interests in the Company to comply with U.S. government ethics rules in connection with his appointment as the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Cantor Referral Fee On October 30, 2024, the Audit Committee approved the receipt of a referral fee of $1.5 million paid to the Company by an affiliate of Cantor in connection with the introduction by certain of the Company’s brokers of a Cantor client to a Cantor affiliate. Additionally, the Audit Committee approved attributing the entire referral fee to the individual brokers in the form of an award of the Company’s RSUs. Transactions with the Relief Fund During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company committed to make charitable contributions to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund in the amount of $40.0 million. The Company had fully paid the $40.0 million commitment by the third quarter of 2022. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had an additional liability to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and The Cantor Foundation (UK) for $21.3 million and $13.2 million, respectively, which included $11.5 million and $9.5 million of additional expense taken in September 2025 and 2024, respectively, above the original $40.0 million commitment. Other Transactions The Company periodically acts as an intermediary to administer payments on behalf of related parties.

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