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<p style="margin-top:6pt;line-height:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:2%;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The information required by this Item 2.03 is set forth under Item 8.01 below and is hereby incorporated by reference in response to this Item.</p>
<p style="margin-top:13pt;line-height:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:2%;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;letter-spacing:0.2pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 8.01. Other Events.</p>
<p style="margin-top:6pt;line-height:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:2%;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On July 24, 2018, BGC Partners, Inc. (&#8220;BGC Partners,&#8221; &#8220;BGC&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) closed an offering of $450 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.375% senior notes due 2023 (the &#8220;5.375% Notes&#8221;). The initial purchasers in the offering were Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated, Cantor Fitzgerald &amp; Co., Goldman Sachs &amp; Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., ICBC Standard Bank Plc, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods, Inc., Raymond James &amp; Associates, Inc., Regions Securities LLC, Sandler O&#8217;Neill &amp; Partners, L.P., CastleOak Securities, L.P. and Wedbush Securities Inc.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company received net proceeds from the offering of the 5.375% Notes of approximately $444.3 million after deducting the initial purchasers&#8217; discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. </p>
<p style="margin-top:13pt;line-height:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:2%;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The 5.375% Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of June 26, 2012 (the &#8220;Base Indenture&#8221;), as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 24, 2018 (the &#8220;Fourth Supplemental Indenture&#8221; and, together with the Base Indenture, the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;). The 5.375% Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.375% per year, payable in cash on January 24 and July 24 of each year, commencing January 24, 2019. The 5.375% Notes will mature on July 24, 2023.</p>
<p style="margin-top:13pt;line-height:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:2%;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Company may redeem some or all of the 5.375% Notes at any time or from time to time for cash at certain &#8220;make-whole&#8221; redemption prices (as set forth in the Indenture). If a &#8220;Change of Control Triggering Event&#8221; (as defined in the Indenture) occurs, holders may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their 5.375% Notes for cash at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the notes to be purchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the purchase date.</p>
<p style="margin-top:13pt;line-height:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:2%;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;letter-spacing:0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The 5.375% Notes are general senior unsecured obligations of the Company.</p>
<p style="margin-top:13pt;line-height:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:2%;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Indenture contains customary covenants, such as reporting of annual and quarterly financial results, and restrictions on certain mergers and consolidations. The 5.375% Notes and the Indenture do not contain any financial covenants.</p>
<p style="margin-top:13pt;line-height:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:2%;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The 5.375% Notes and the Indenture contain customary events of default, including failure to pay principal or interest, breach of covenants, cross-acceleration to other debt in excess of $75 million and bankruptcy events, all subject to terms, including notice and cure periods, set forth in the Indenture.</p>
<p style="margin-top:13pt;line-height:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:2%;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The 5.375% Notes were offered and sold only to qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;)) and to non-U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) pursuant to Regulation S. The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any other securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.</p>
<p style="margin-top:13pt;line-height:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:2%;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Company has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2018 (the &#8220;Registration Rights Agreement&#8221;), pursuant to which the Company is obligated to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to an offer to exchange the <font style="color:#000000;">5.375% Notes</font> for a new issue of notes registered under the Securities Act and to complete such exchange offer prior to 270 days after July 24, 2018. In certain circumstances, the Company may be required to file a shelf registration statement covering resales of the <font style="color:#000000;">5.375% Notes</font>. </p>
<p style="margin-top:13pt;line-height:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:2%;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The foregoing descriptions of the Indenture, the <font style="color:#000000;">5.375% Notes</font> and the Registration Rights Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Base Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the form of the notes and the Registration Rights Agreement, which are filed as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 10.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein. </p>
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<p style="margin-top:13pt;line-height:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:2%;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements About BGC Partners </p>
<p style="margin-top:6pt;line-height:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:2%;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Statements in this report and in the attached press release regarding BGC that are not historical facts are &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, BGC undertakes no obligation to update 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 BGC&#8217;s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors set forth in these filings and any updates to such risk factors contained in subsequent Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q or Forms 8-K. </p>
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<p style="margin-top:6pt;line-height:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:2%;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(d)<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Exhibits. </font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001094831/000119312512284236/d372942dex41.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Indenture, dated as of June 26, 2012, between BGC Partners, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 25, 2012)</font></a></p></td>
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<p style="margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">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. </p>
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bgcp-8k_20180724.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): July 24, 2018
BGC Partners, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
0-28191, 1-35591
13-4063515
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Numbers)
(I.R.S. 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
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information required by this Item 1.01 is set forth under Item 8.01 below and is hereby incorporated by reference in response to this Item.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information required by this Item 2.03 is set forth under Item 8.01 below and is hereby incorporated by reference in response to this Item.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On July 24, 2018, BGC Partners, Inc. ("BGC Partners," "BGC" or the "Company") closed an offering of $450 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.375% senior notes due 2023 (the "5.375% Notes"). The initial purchasers in the offering were Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., ICBC Standard Bank Plc, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Regions Securities LLC, Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P., CastleOak Securities, L.P. and Wedbush Securities Inc.  The Company received net proceeds from the offering of the 5.375% Notes of approximately $444.3 million after deducting the initial purchasers' discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.
The 5.375% Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of June 26, 2012 (the "Base Indenture"), as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 24, 2018 (the "Fourth Supplemental Indenture" and, together with the Base Indenture, the "Indenture"), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The 5.375% Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.375% per year, payable in cash on January 24 and July 24 of each year, commencing January 24, 2019. The 5.375% Notes will mature on July 24, 2023.
The Company may redeem some or all of the 5.375% Notes at any time or from time to time for cash at certain "make-whole" redemption prices (as set forth in the Indenture). If a "Change of Control Triggering Event" (as defined in the Indenture) occurs, holders may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their 5.375% Notes for cash at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the notes to be purchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the purchase date.
The 5.375% Notes are general senior unsecured obligations of the Company.
The Indenture contains customary covenants, such as reporting of annual and quarterly financial results, and restrictions on certain mergers and consolidations. The 5.375% Notes and the Indenture do not contain any financial covenants.
The 5.375% Notes and the Indenture contain customary events of default, including failure to pay principal or interest, breach of covenants, cross-acceleration to other debt in excess of $75 million and bankruptcy events, all subject to terms, including notice and cure periods, set forth in the Indenture.
The 5.375% Notes were offered and sold only to qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")) and to non-U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) pursuant to Regulation S. The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any other securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
The Company has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2018 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company is obligated to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to an offer to exchange the
5.375% Notes
for a new issue of notes registered under the Securities Act and to complete such exchange offer prior to 270 days after July 24, 2018. In certain circumstances, the Company may be required to file a shelf registration statement covering resales of the
5.375% Notes
.
The foregoing descriptions of the Indenture, the
5.375% Notes
and the Registration Rights Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Base Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the form of the notes and the Registration Rights Agreement, which are filed as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 10.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
A copy of the Company's press release announcing the closing of the offering is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current R
eport on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements About BGC Partners
Statements in this report and in the attached press release regarding BGC that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, BGC undertakes no obligation to update 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 BGC's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors set forth in these filings and any updates to such risk factors contained in subsequent Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q or Forms 8-K.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
The exhibit index set forth below is incorporated by reference in response to this Item 9.01.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Indenture, dated as of June 26, 2012, between BGC Partners, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 25, 2012)
4.2
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 24, 2018, between BGC Partners, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
4.3
Form of BGC Partners, Inc. 5.375% Senior Notes due 2023 (included in Exhibit 4.2)
10.1
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2018, between BGC Partners, Inc. and the parties named therein
99.1
BGC Partners, Inc. press release dated July 24, 2018
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: July 25, 2018
By:
/S/ HOWARD W. LUTNICK
Name:
Howard W. Lutnick
Title:
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Form 8-K, dated July 25
,
2018, regarding the closing of the Company's
offering of $
450
million aggregate principal amount of
5.375
% senior notes due 2023]