REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENTRegistration Rights Agreement • April 7th, 2010 • BGC Partners, Inc. • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services • New York
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of April 1, 2010 by and between BGC PARTNERS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“BGC Partners”), and Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Investor”).
ContractBGC Partners, Inc. • April 7th, 2010 • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services • New York
THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK, IF ANY, ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THEREUNDER, AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:
