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Stock Transactions and Unit Redemptions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Equity [Abstract]  
Stock Transactions and Unit Redemptions Stock Transactions and Unit Redemptions
Class A Common Stock
Changes in shares of BGC Class A common stock outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands):
 Year Ended December 31,
 20232022
Shares outstanding at beginning of period325,858 317,023 
Share issuances:
Redemptions/exchanges of limited partnership interests and contingent share obligations¹
30,754 30,998 
Vesting of RSUs13,009 3,284 
Acquisitions4,566 1,206 
Other issuances of BGC Class A common stock2,946 501 
Restricted stock awards2
38,610 — 
Restricted stock forfeitures
(1,428)(67)
Treasury stock repurchases(24,220)(27,087)
Shares outstanding at end of period390,095 325,858 
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1.    Contingent share obligations includes shares of BGC Class A common stock issued to terminated employees per their respective separation agreements. Included in redemptions/exchanges of limited partnership interests and contingent share obligations for the year ended December 31, 2023 are 20.5 million shares of BGC Class A common stock granted in connection with the cancellation of 26.4 million LPUs and settlement of 0.4 million contingent share obligations. Included in redemption/exchanges of limited partnership interests and contingent share obligations for the year ended December 31, 2022, are 20.9 million shares of BGC Class A common stock granted in connection with the cancellation of 21.4 million LPUs. Because LPUs are included in the Company’s fully diluted share count, if dilutive, redemptions/exchanges in connection with the issuance of BGC Class A common stock would not impact the fully diluted number of shares outstanding.
2.    Included in restricted stock awards for the year ended December 31, 2023, are 22.4 million shares of restricted stock that do not receive dividends until their respective vesting and contingent conditions are met. These restricted stock awards do have voting rights.
Class B Common Stock
The Company issued 64.0 million shares of BGC Class B common stock during the year ended December 31, 2023 due to the Corporate Conversion. Following the Corporate Conversion, Cantor satisfied its obligation to its holders of April 2008 distribution rights shares and February 2012 distribution rights shares through the distribution of 15.8 million shares of BGC Class B common stock to such shareholders. 0.4 million shares of BGC Class B common stock were distributed by Cantor to recipients in whose hands the shares converted into shares of BGC Class A common stock pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which resulted in an increase of 0.4 million shares of BGC Class A common stock outstanding and a decrease of 0.4 million shares of BGC Class B common stock outstanding. The
Company did not issue any shares of BGC Class B common stock during 2022. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were 109.5 million and 45.9 million shares of BGC Class B common stock outstanding, respectively.
CEO Program
On March 9, 2018, the Company filed the March 2018 Form S-3 Registration Statement and entered into the March 2018 Sales Agreement, pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell up to an aggregate of $300.0 million of shares of BGC Class A common stock under the CEO Program. CF&Co is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cantor and an affiliate of the Company. Under the March 2018 Sales Agreement, the Company agreed to pay CF&Co 2% of the gross proceeds from the sale of shares. The Company did not sell any shares under the March 2018 Sales Agreement during the year ended December 31, 2021. The March 2018 Form S-3 Registration Statement and the March 2018 Sales Agreement expired in September 2021. As of the date of expiration, the Company had sold 17.6 million shares of BGC Class A common stock (or $210.8 million) under the March 2018 Sales Agreement. For additional information on the Company’s CEO Program sales agreements, see Note 13—“Related Party Transactions.” On March 8, 2021, the Company filed a new CEO Program Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 with respect to the issuance and sale of up to an aggregate of $300.0 million of shares of BGC Class A common stock from time to time on a delayed or continuous basis. On July 8, 2022, the Company filed an amendment to the March 2021 Form S-3 Registration Statement. On August 3, 2022, the March 2021 Form S-3 Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC, and the Company entered into the August 2022 Sales Agreement on August 12, 2022. The Company did not sell any shares under the August 2022 Sales Agreement. On July 3, 2023, in connection with the Corporate Conversion, BGC Group filed a post-effective amendment to the March 2021 Form S-3 Registration Statement, pursuant to which it adopted the March 2021 Form S-3 Registration Statement as its own registration statement. Also on July 3, 2023, BGC Group assumed the August 2022 Sales Agreement, as amended and restated to replace references to BGC Partners with references to BGC Group and to make other ministerial changes. BGC Group may sell up to an aggregate of $300.0 million of shares of BGC Class A common stock pursuant to the terms of the July 2023 Sales Agreement. Under the July 2023 Sales Agreement, the Company agreed to pay CF&Co 2% of the gross proceeds from the sale of shares. As of December 31, 2023 the Company had not sold any shares of BGC Class A common stock or paid any commission to CF&Co under the July 2023 Sales Agreement. For additional information on the Company’s CEO Program sales agreements, see Note 13—“Related Party Transactions.”
Unit Redemptions and Share Repurchase Program
The Company’s Board and Audit Committee have authorized repurchases of BGC Class A common stock and redemptions of limited partnership interests or other equity interests in the Company’s subsidiaries. On August 3, 2021, the Company’s Board and Audit Committee increased the BGC Partners share repurchase and unit redemption authorization to $400.0 million, which could have included purchases from Cantor, its partners or employees or other affiliated persons or entities. Again, on November 4, 2022, the Board and Audit Committee increased the BGC Partners share repurchase and unit redemption authorization to $400.0 million, which could have included purchases from Cantor, its partners or employees or other affiliated persons or entities. On July 1, 2023, the BGC Group Board approved BGC Group’s share repurchase authorization in an amount up to $400.0 million, which may include purchases from Cantor, its partners or employees or other affiliated persons or entities. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $333.1 million remaining from its share repurchase authorization. From time to time, the Company may actively continue to repurchase shares.
The table below represents the units redeemed and/or shares repurchased for cash and does not include units redeemed/cancelled in connection with the grant of shares of BGC Class A common stock nor the limited partnership interests exchanged for shares of BGC Class A common stock. The gross unit redemptions and share repurchases of BGC Class A common stock during the year ended December 31, 2023 were as follows (in thousands, except for weighted-average price data):
PeriodTotal Number
of Units
Redeemed
or Shares
Repurchased		Weighted-
Average Price
Paid per Unit
or Share
Approximate
Dollar Value
of
Shares That Could  Be
Repurchased
Under the Program at December 31, 2023
Redemptions1
   
January 1, 2023—March 31, 202323 $3.90 
April 1, 2023—June 30, 2023422 4.91 
July 1, 2023—September 30, 2023— — 
October 1, 2023—December 31, 2023— — 
Total Redemptions445 $4.85 
Repurchases2
January 1, 2023—March 31, 2023846 $4.97 
April 1, 2023—June 30, 20239,814 4.44 
July 1, 2023—September 30, 20238,0874.99 
October 1, 2023—October 31, 20233
4,2695.63 
November 1, 2023—November 30, 20231,2046.15 
December 1, 2023—December 31, 2023— — 
Total Repurchases24,220 4.94 
Total Redemptions and Repurchases24,665 $4.93 $333,113 
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1.    During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company redeemed 0.3 million LPUs at an aggregate redemption price of $1.4 million for a weighted-average price of $4.71 per unit, and 0.2 million FPUs at an aggregate redemption price of $0.8 million for a weighted-average price of $5.11 per unit. The table above does not include units redeemed/cancelled in connection with the grant of 20.5 million shares of BGC Class A common stock during the year ended December 31, 2023, nor the limited partnership interests exchanged for 13.6 million shares of BGC Class A common stock during the year ended December 31, 2023.
2.    During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company repurchased 24.2 million shares of BGC Class A common stock at an aggregate price of $119.6 million for a weighted-average price of $4.94 per share. These repurchases includes 1.0 million restricted shares vested but withheld described in the following footnote.
3.    Includes 1.0 million shares withheld to satisfy tax liabilities due upon the vesting of restricted stock. The average price paid per share for such share withholdings is based on the closing price per share on the vesting date of the restricted stock or, if such date is not a trading day, the trading day immediately prior to such vesting date. The fair value of restricted shares vested, withheld to satisfy tax liabilities was $5.0 million at a weighted-average price of $5.21 per share.
The gross unit redemptions and share repurchases of BGC Class A common stock during the year ended December 31, 2022 were as follows (in thousands, except for weighted-average price data):
PeriodTotal Number
of Units
Redeemed
or Shares
Repurchased		Weighted-
Average Price
Paid per Unit
or Share
Approximate
Dollar Value
of
Units and Shares 
That Could Be 
Redeemed/
Repurchased
Under the Program at December 31, 2022
Redemptions1
   
January 1, 2022—March 31, 202243 $4.01 
April 1, 2022—June 30, 20221,010 3.81 
July 1, 2022—September 30, 2022214 3.91 
October 1, 2022—December 31, 202299 3.88 
Total Redemptions1,366 $3.84 
Repurchases2
January 1, 2022—March 31, 2022— $— 
April 1, 2022—June 30, 20228,745 3.36 
July 1, 2022—September 30, 202212,3974.03 
October 1, 2022—December 31, 2022
5,945$4.14 
Total Repurchases27,087 3.84 
Total Redemptions and Repurchases28,453 $3.84 $376,413 
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1.    During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company redeemed 1.3 million LPUs at an aggregate redemption price of $4.9 million for a weighted-average price of $3.87 per unit and 0.1 million FPUs at an aggregate redemption price of $0.4 million for a weighted-average price of $3.41 per unit. The table above does not include units redeemed/cancelled in connection with the grant of 20.9 million shares of BGC Class A common stock during the year ended December 31, 2022, nor the limited partnership interests exchanged for 10.8 million shares of BGC Class A common stock during the year ended December 31, 2022.
2.    During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 27.1 million shares of BGC Class A common stock at an aggregate price of $103.9 million for a weighted-average price of $3.84 per share.
Redeemable Partnership Interest
The changes in the carrying amount of FPUs for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands):
 Year Ended December 31,
 20232022
Balance at beginning of period$15,519 $18,761 
Consolidated net income allocated to FPUs236 968 
Earnings distributions(236)(2,041)
FPUs exchanged(1,301)(1,339)
FPUs redeemed288 (830)
Corporate conversion
(14,506)— 
Balance at end of period$— $15,519