X0306 4 2015-12-21 0001094831 BGC Partners, Inc. BGCP 0001024896 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. 499 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022 1 1 Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 2015-12-21 4 J 0 2503522 0 D 22493516 D On December 21, 2015, Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. ("CFLP") distributed to its partners pro rata an aggregate of 2,503,522 shares of BGC Partners, Inc. Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class A Common Stock"). The shares of Class A Common Stock distributed by CFLP are outstanding and do not impact the fully-diluted share count of BGC Partners, Inc. /s/ Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President 2015-12-23