BGC Group, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 16, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BGC Partners, Inc. (BGCP)
CIK: 0001094831
Period of Report: 2012-02-14

Reporting Person: MERKEL STEPHEN M (EVP, General Counsel and Sec.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-14	Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	J	35205	—	Acquired	74669	Direct
2012-02-14	Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	J	6318	—	Acquired	6318	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	9098	Indirect
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	2250	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares of Class A Common Stock ("Class A Common Stock") of BGC Partners, Inc. ("BGC") distributed by Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. ("Cantor") to partners of Cantor in an exempt transaction under Rule 16a-9(a).

F2: Represents shares of Class A Common Stock held in trusts f/b/o the reporting person's immediate family, of which the reporting person's spouse is the sole trustee of each trust and the reporting person has the power to remove and replace such trustee.

F3: Represents shares of Class A Common Stock held under BGC's 401(k) plan based on a plan statement dated as of December 31, 2011.