PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among BGC PARTNERS, INC., BGC HOLDINGS, L.P., BGC PARTNERS, L.P., THE NASDAQ OMX GROUP, INC., and for certain limited purposes, CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. DATED AS OF APRIL 1, 2013Purchase Agreement • August 8th, 2013 • BGC Partners, Inc. • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services • Delaware
This PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of April 1, 2013, by and among BGC PARTNERS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), BGC HOLDINGS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“BGC Holdings”), and BGC PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“BGC US” and together with Parent and BGC Holdings, collectively, “Sellers,” and each individually, a “Seller”), and THE NASDAQ OMX GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”) (Sellers, together with Purchaser, collectively, the “Parties,” and each, individually, a “Party”), and, solely for purposes of Sections 3.8(e), 3.8(f), 3.8(g), Article IV (to the extent referenced therein), Sections 6.6, 6.7, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 8.3, 9.2 and Article XI, Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Cantor”).
