Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 18, 2021, Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of BGC Partners, Inc. (the "Company"), informed the employees of the Company via video that he was recently diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Mr. Lutnick's form of cancer is highly treatable and he and his physicians expect that he will be cancer-free in four months. Mr. Lutnick's treatment plan includes six chemotherapy treatments beginning on October 18, 2021 and running through the end of January 2022. Mr. Lutnick expects to continue to serve the Company during this time. The video is available on the Company's website at www.bgcpartners.com/internal/2021-2/message. The video is also available at https://youtu.be/wNCkHpJVbbo and https://rumble.com/vnxazp-sharing-my-video.html.

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