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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - BGC Partners, Inc. | d358063dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 24, 2012
BGC Partners, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-28191 | 13-4063515 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
499 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 610-2200
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| ITEM 7.01. | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
On May 24, 2012, BGC Partners, Inc. (“BGC”) issued a press release announcing its filing of historical consolidated financial statements of Grubb & Ellis Company and certain required pro forma financial information for the combined company on a current report on Form 8-K/A. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. BGC acquired substantially all of the assets of Grubb & Ellis following the April 13, 2012 approval of the transaction by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K are being furnished under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K. Such information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 24, 2012. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BGC Partners, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: May 24, 2012 | By: | /s/ Howard W. Lutnick | ||||
| Name: | Howard W. Lutnick | |||||
| Title: | Chairman and CEO | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Title | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 24, 2012. | |