BGC Partners, Inc. BGC Partners, L.P.BGC Partners, Inc. • November 9th, 2015 • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services • New York
Company FiledNovember 9th, 2015 Industry JurisdictionReference is made to (i) the Tender Offer Agreement by and among BGC Partners, Inc. (“BGCP”), BGC Partners, L.P. (“BGCP LP”) and GFI Group, Inc. (“GFI”), dated as of February 19, 2015 (the “TO Agreement”), (ii) the case captioned In re GFI Group Inc. Stockholder Litigation (C.A. No. 10136-VCL) (the “Delaware Action”), (iii) the case captioned Gross v. GFI Group, Inc. (No. 1:14-cv-09438-WHP) (the “New York Action”), (iv) the Support Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2014, by and among CME Group Inc. (“CME”), Jersey Partners Inc. (“JPI”), New JPI Inc., Michael Gooch, Colin Heffron and Nick Brown (the “Support Agreement”), and (v) the Memorandum of Understanding, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Mr. Gooch, Mr. Heffron, CME and the other parties thereto (the “MOU”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed such terms in the TO Agreement. The parties to this letter agreement wish to facilitate the settlement of the Delaware Action
BGC Partners, Inc. BGC Partners, L.P. New York, NY 10022 GFI Group Inc. New York, NY 10041GFI Group Inc. • November 9th, 2015 • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services • New York
Company FiledNovember 9th, 2015 Industry JurisdictionReference is made to (i) the Tender Offer Agreement by and among BGC Partners, Inc. (“BGCP”), BGC Partners, L.P. (“BGCP LP”) and GFI Group, Inc. (“GFI”), dated as of February 19, 2015 (the “TO Agreement”), (ii) the case captioned In re GFI Group Inc. Stockholder Litigation (C.A. No. 10136-VCL) (the “Delaware Action”), (iii) the case captioned Gross v. GFI Group, Inc. (No. 1:14-cv-09438-WHP) (the “New York Action”), (iv) the Support Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2014, by and among CME Group Inc. (“CME”), Jersey Partners Inc. (“JPI”), New JPI Inc., Michael Gooch, Colin Heffron and Nick Brown (the “Support Agreement”), and (v) the Memorandum of Understanding, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Mr. Gooch, Mr. Heffron, CME and the other parties thereto (the “MOU”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed such terms in the TO Agreement. The parties to this letter agreement wish to facilitate the settlement of the Delaware Action