Director Lutnick Howard W sold $82,631,818 worth of Class B Common Stock (109,232,871 units at $0.76), sold 600,939 shares and returned $3,110,208 worth of shares to the company (337,765 units at $9.21), closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
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| 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BGC Group, Inc. [ BGC ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 10/06/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 10/06/2025 | S | 96,313,001 | D | (1) | 3,946,149 | I | See Footnotes(6)(7) | ||
| Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 10/06/2025 | S | 3,946,149 | D | (2) | 0 | I | See Footnotes(6)(7) | ||
| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 10/06/2025 | S | 600,939 | D | (2) | 337,765 | I | See Footnotes(7) | ||
| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 10/06/2025 | D(3)(4) | 337,765 | D | $9.2082(3)(4) | 0 | I | See Footnotes(3)(4) | ||
| Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 10/06/2025 | S | 8,973,721 | D | $9.2082(5) | 0(6) | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On October 6, 2025, the reporting person, in his capacity as trustee of a trust, closed the sale to trusts controlled by Brandon G. Lutnick of all of the voting shares of CF Group Management, Inc. ("CFGM"), which is the Managing General Partner of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. ("CFLP"). Following the close of the transaction, the reporting person no longer has beneficial ownership of the 93,340,477 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class B Common Stock"), of BGC Group, Inc. (the "Company") held by CFLP or the 2,972,524 shares of Class B Common Stock held by CFGM. The aggregate sale price of the voting shares of CFGM was $200,000. |
| 2. On October 6, 2025, the reporting person, in his capacity as trustee of a trust, in a transaction effective concurrently with the transaction described in footnote (1), closed the sale to certain other trusts controlled by Brandon G. Lutnick of all of the outstanding equity interests in KBCR Management Partners, LLC ("KBCR") and Tangible Benefits, LLC ("Tangible Benefits"). Following the close of the transaction, the reporting person no longer has beneficial ownership of the 2,335,967 shares of Class B Common Stock held by KBCR, 600,938 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class A Common Stock"), of the Company held by KBCR, or the 1,610,182 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Tangible Benefits. The aggregate sale price of the equity interests in KBCR and Tangible Benefits was $13,096,795.70. |
| 3. On October 6, 2025, in a transaction effective immediately after the transaction described in footnote (1), the Company repurchased an aggregate of 337,765 shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the reporting person and originating from retirement accounts, including certain shares held by his spouse, in transactions exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended consisting of (i) 293,049 shares held in a Keogh retirement account, (ii) 34,921 shares held in other retirement accounts, and (iii) 9,795 shares held in retirement accounts for the reporting person's spouse. The price per share for the sale was $9.2082, which is equal to the 3-day volume weighted average price of the Company's Class A Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on May 14, May 15 and May 16, 2025, reduced by $0.04 per share, |
| 4. (Continued from Footnote 3) which is equal to the amount of the after-tax portion of the (i) dividends declared on such shares of Class A Common Stock but unpaid and with record dates between May 16, 2025 and the transaction date that are payable to Howard W. Lutnick and his spouse, as applicable, and (ii) dividends paid on such shares of Class A Common Stock to the reporting person and his spouse, as applicable, between May 16, 2025 and the transaction date. The transactions were approved by the Audit Committee of the Company and were made pursuant to the Company's existing stock repurchase authorization. |
| 5. On October 6, 2025, in a transaction effective immediately after the transaction described in footnote (1), the reporting person closed the sale of 8,973,721 shares of Class B Common Stock held directly by the reporting person to CFLP. The price per share for the sale was $9.2082, which is equal to the 3-day volume weighted average price of the Company's Class A Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on May 14, May 15 and May 16, 2025, reduced by $0.032 per share, which is equal to the amount of the after-tax portion of the (i) dividends declared on such shares of Class B Common Stock but unpaid and with record dates between May 16, 2025 and the transaction date that are payable to the reporting person and (ii) dividends paid on such shares of Class B Common Stock to the reporting person between May 16, 2025 and the transaction date. |
| 6. The shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible at any time on a one-for-one basis (subject to adjustment) into shares of Class A Common Stock. |
| 7. CFGM is the Managing General Partner of CFLP and KBCR is a non-managing General Partner of CFLP. The reporting person was the sole voting member of KBCR and Tangible Benefits, through trusts, prior to the transactions described in footnote (2). The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by CFLP, CFGM, KBCR, and Tangible Benefits in excess of his pecuniary interest, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he was the beneficial owner of, or had pecuniary interest in, any such excess securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose. |
| /s/ Howard W. Lutnick | 10/06/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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