SEC Form 4
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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
499 PARK AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEWMARK GROUP, INC. [ NMRK ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/06/2018
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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
Newmark Holdings Exchangeable Limited Partnership Units(1) (1) 03/06/2018 A(2) 16,606,726(2) (1) (1) Class A or Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share(1) 16,606,726(2) $14.57(2) 16,606,726(2) I See footnote(3)
Newmark Holdings Exchangeable Limited Partnership Units((1) (1) (1) (1) Class A or Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share(1) 23,801,347(4) 23,801,347(4) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Exchangeable limited partnership units ("Units") of Newmark Holdings, L.P. ("Newmark Holdings") are exchangeable, at the discretion of the holder, at any time on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment, into either shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class A common stock"), or shares of the Issuer's Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class B common stock"). 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.
2. As previously disclosed, on March 6, 2018, BGC Partners, Inc. ("BGC"), including through its subsidiary BGC Partners, L.P. ("BGC OpCo") entered into an agreement to purchase an aggregate of 16,606,726 Units for approximately $242.0 million (the "Investment"). In the Investment, BGC acquired 7,750,487 Units and BGC OpCo acquired 8,856,239 Units. The price per Unit was based on the $14.57 closing price of the Issuer's Class A common stock on March 6, 2018, as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. The closing occurred on March 7, 2018.
3. A majority of the voting power of BGC is held by Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. and its affiliates ("CFLP"). CFLP disclaims beneficial ownership of all such securities in excess of its pecuniary interest, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that CFLP is the beneficial owner of, or has pecuniary interest in, any such excess securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose
4. Represents Units acquired on December 13, 2017 by CFLP in connection with the separation of the Issuer's business from the remainder of the businesses held by BGC and its subsidiaries.
/s/ Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. 03/08/2018
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