BGC Partners Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results Announcement To Be Made Prior To Market Open On Thursday, July 26, 2012

NEW YORK, June 18, 2012 / — BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC Partners” or “BGC”), a leading global brokerage company primarily servicing the wholesale financial and property markets, today announced that it plans to issue an advisory press release by 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 26, 2012, notifying the public that a complete and full-text financial results press release is accessible at the “Investor Relations” section of https://bgcpartnersprd.wpengine.com. The complete second quarter 2012 financial results release is expected to be available at any of the following web pages:

https://bgcpartnersprd.wpengine.com/ir (an HTML version with Excel financial tables or PDF)

https://bgcpartnersprd.wpengine.com/ir-news (an HTML version with Excel financial tables or PDF)

https://bgcpartnersprd.wpengine.com/news-centre/press-releases (PDF only)

The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss its second quarter financial results.

WHO:
BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP)
WHAT:
Second Quarter 2012 financial results conference call
WHEN:
Thursday, July 26, at 10:00 a.m. ET
WHERE:
The “Investor Relations” section at https://bgcpartnersprd.wpengine.com
HOW:
Listeners must have a Real Media or Windows Media plug-in and headphones or
speakers in order to listen to the webcast or its replay.
Additionally, call participants may dial in with the following information:

LIVE CALL:
Date – Start Time:
7/26/2012 10:00 AM Eastern Time
U.S. Dial In:
888-713-4205
International Dial In:
617-213-4862
Participant Passcode:
41435291
Pre Registration:
https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PEHXMJFCC

REPLAY:
Available From – To:
7/26/2012 12:00 PM – 8/02/2012 11:59 PM
U.S. Dial In:
888-286-8010
International Dial In:
617-801-6888
Passcode:
26855793

(Note: If clicking on the above links does not open up a new web page, you may need to cut and paste the above URLs into your browser’s address bar.)

About BGC Partners, Inc.
BGC Partners is a leading global brokerage company primarily servicing the wholesale financial and property markets. Products include fixed income securities, interest rate swaps, foreign exchange, equities, equity derivatives, credit derivatives, commercial real estate, commodities, futures, and structured products. BGC also provides a wide range of services, including trade execution, broker-dealer services, clearing, processing, information, and other back-office services to a broad range of financial and non-financial institutions. Through its eSpeed, BGC Trader, and BGC Market Data brands, BGC offers financial technology solutions, market data, and analytics related to select financial instruments and markets. Through the Newmark Grubb Knight Frank brand, the Company offers a wide range of services including leasing and corporate advisory, investment sales and financial services, consulting, project and development management, and property and facilities management. BGC’s customers include many of the world’s largest banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, corporations, property owners, real estate developers, and investment firms. For more information, please visit www.bgcpartners.com. eSpeed, BGC, BGC Trader, Grubb & Ellis, Grubb and Newmark are trademarks and service marks of BGC Partners, Inc. and its affiliates. Knight Frank is a service mark of Knight Frank Limited Corp., used with permission.

Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements by BGC Partners
Statements in this press release regarding BGC Partners’ business that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. 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 Partners’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors set forth in our public filings, including our most recent Form 10-K and any updates to such risk factors contained in subsequent Form 10-Q or Form 8-K filings.