SEC Form 4 · accession 0001437749-16-039346
BGC Group, Inc. · BGC
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Stephen M Merkel
Officer — EVP, General Counsel and Sec'y
Period of report
Sep 30, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Sep 30, 2016 · 6:06 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001094831
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareF1 | Sep 30, 2016 | D | 16,634 | $8.75 | D | 39,436 | D | |
| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareF2 | Sep 30, 2016 | D | 4,131 | $8.75 | D | 0 | I | By various trusts |
| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareF3 | holding | — | — | — | 17,301 | I | By 401(k) plan | |
| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | holding | — | — | — | 2,250 | I | By reporting person's spouse |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents shares of BGC Partners, Inc. (the "Company") Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ( "Class A Common Stock"), sold by the reporting person to the Company in a transaction exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). This transaction was included in the Company's stock repurchase authorization and was approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
- F2Represent shares of Class A Common Stock sold by trusts for the benefit of the reporting person's immediately family, of which the reporting person's spouse is the sole trustee of each trust and the reporting person has the power to remove and replace such trustee, in a transaction exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act. This transaction was included in the Company's stock repurchase authorization and was approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
- F3Represents shares of Class A Common Stock held in the reporting person's 401(k) account as of August 31, 2016.