SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BGC Partners, Inc.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

499 PARK AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK

10022

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEWMARK GROUP, INC. [ NMRK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/23/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/23/2018		A		6,903,875	A	⁽¹⁾	122,497,661	D
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/23/2018		M		9,388,748	A	⁽²⁾⁽⁶⁾	131,886,409	D
Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/23/2018		M		5,445,488	A	⁽³⁾⁽⁶⁾	21,285,537	D
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/23/2018		J⁽⁴⁾		131,886,409	D	⁽⁴⁾	0	D
Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/23/2018		J⁽⁵⁾		21,285,537	D	⁽⁵⁾	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Newmark Holdings Exchangeable Limited Partnership Units	⁽⁶⁾	11/23/2018		M⁽²⁾			9,587,203⁽²⁾	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Class A or Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share	⁽²⁾⁽⁶⁾	⁽²⁾	7,019,523	D
Newmark Holdings Exchangeable Limited Partnership Units	⁽⁶⁾	11/23/2018		M⁽³⁾			5,560,592⁽³⁾	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Class A or Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share	⁽³⁾⁽⁶⁾	⁽³⁾	1,458,931	D
Newmark Holdings Exchangeable Limited Partnership Units	⁽⁷⁾	11/23/2018		J⁽⁷⁾			1,458,931	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Class A or Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2018, by and among BGC Partners, Inc. ("BGC"), Newmark Group, Inc. ("Newmark") and the other parties thereto, and the Contribution and Issuance Agreement, by and between BGC and Newmark, dated November 23, 2018, BGC contributed 7,049,807 units of Newmark Partners, L.P. ("OpCo Units") in exchange for the issuance by Newmark of 6,903,875 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class A common stock"), of Newmark at an exchange ratio of 0.9793 shares of Class A common stock per OpCo Unit, in a transaction exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

2. Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Newmark Holdings, L.P. ("Newmark Holdings"), dated as of June 20, 2018 (the "Holdings LPA"), BGC exchanged 9,587,203 exchangeable units of Newmark Holdings ("Holdings Units") for 9,388,747 shares of Class A common stock of Newmark, at the then-current exchange ratio of shares of Class A common stock per Holdings Unit, in a transaction exempt pursuant to Rules 16b-3 and 16b-6(b) under the Exchange Act.

3. Pursuant to the Holdings LPA, BGC exchanged 5,560,592 exchangeable Holdings Units for 5,445,488 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class B common stock"), of Newmark at the then-current exchange ratio of shares of Class B common stock per Holdings Unit, in a transaction exempt pursuant to Rules 16b-3 and 16b-6(b) under the Exchange Act. Shares of Class B common stock are convertible at any time on a one-for-one basis into shares of Class A common stock.

4. On November 30, 2018, BGC will distribute all of the 131,886,408 shares of Class A common stock of Newmark held by it to the holders of record of its Class A common stock as of November 23, 2018 on a pro rata basis.

5. On November 30, 2018, BGC will distribute all of the 21,285,537 shares of Class B common stock of Newmark held by it to the holders of record of its Class B common stock as of November 23, 2018 on a pro rata basis.

6. The Holdings Units were exchangeable, at the option of the holder thereof, into shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock of Newmark, at the then-current exchange ratio of 0.9793 shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock per Holdings Unit.

7. On November 30, 2018, BGC will cause its subsidiary, BGC Holdings, L.P. ("BGCH"), to distribute all of the 1,458,931 exchangeable Holdings Units held by BGCH to its partners of record as of November 23, 2018 on a pro rata basis. Of those 1,458,931 exchangeable Holdings Units, 449,917 Holdings Units are exchangeable into shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock of Newmark, and 1,009,014 Holdings Units are exchangeable into shares of Class A common stock, at the election of the partner receiving such Holdings Units, at the current exchange ratio of 0.9793 (subject to adjustment).

Remarks:

	/s/ Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BGC Partners, Inc.	11/27/2018
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