UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2023

 

BGC Partners, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		0-28191		13-4063515
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

499 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 610-2200

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value		BGCP		The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On March 10, 2023, BGC Holdings, L.P. entered into the Second Amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of December 13, 2017 (the “Agreement”). The Amendment revises certain post-termination payment provisions and restrictions in the Agreement. The Amendment was approved by BGC Partners, Inc.’s Board of Directors and Audit and Compensation Committees. The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

10.1		Second Amendment, dated as of March 10, 2023, to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of BGC Holdings, L.P., dated as of December 13, 2017.
104		The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

				BGC Partners, Inc.
Date: March 14, 2023				By:		/s/ Howard W. Lutnick
				Name:		Howard W. Lutnick
				Title:		Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Form 8-K, dated March 14, 2023, regarding the amendment to the BGC Holdings, L.P. Partnership Agreement]