BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP) Files An 8-K Other Events

ITEM8.01.

On January4, 2017, BGC Partners, Inc. (BGC Partners or the
Company) issued a press release announcing that the Company has
entered into an agreement to acquire Besso Insurance Group
Limited.

A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by
reference herein.

Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements by BGC
Partners

Statements in the attached press release regarding BGCs
businesses that are not historical facts are forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Except as
required by law, BGC undertakes no obligation to release any
revisions to any forward-looking statements. For a discussion of
additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking
statements, see BGCs Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
including, but not limited to, the risk factors set forth in its
public filings, including the most recent Form 10-K and any
updates to such risk factors contained in subsequent Forms 10-Q
or Forms 8-K.

(d)Exhibits

to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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About BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP)

BGC Partners, Inc. (BGC) is a global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets. The Company operates through two segments: Financial Services and Real Estate Services. The Company provides a range of services, including trade execution, broker-dealer services, clearing, processing, information, and other back-office services to a range of financial and non-financial institutions. Its integrated platform is designed to provide flexibility to customers with regard to price discovery, execution and processing of transactions, and enables them to use voice, hybrid, or in various markets, electronic brokerage services in connection with transactions executed either over-the-counter or through an exchange. Through the Company’s FENICS, BGC Trader, BGC Market Data and Capitalab brands, it offers electronic brokerage, financial technology solutions, market data, post-trade services, and analytics related to select financial instruments and markets.

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