BGC Partners’ Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2012 Financial Results Announcement To Be Issued Prior To Market Open On Thursday, February 14, 2013

Conference Call Scheduled for Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. ET

NEW YORK – (January 14, 2013) — BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC Partners” or “BGC”), a leading global brokerage company servicing the wholesale financial and real estate markets, today announced that it plans to issue an advisory press release by 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, February 14, 2013. This advisory release will notify the public that a complete and full-text financial results press release is accessible at the “Investor Relations” section of https://bgcpartnersprd.wpengine.com. In addition, the complete fourth quarter and full year 2012 financial results release is expected to be available by 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 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, February 14, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss these results.

WHO: BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP)
WHAT: Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 financial results conference call
WHEN: Thursday, February 14, 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: 2/14/2013 10:00 AM Eastern Time
U.S. Dial In: 800-659-2032
International Dial In: 617-614-2712
Participant Passcode: 36412780

REPLAY:
Available From – To: 2/14/2013 12:00 PM – 2/21/2013 11:59 PM
U.S. Dial In: 888-286-8010
International Dial In: 617-801-6888
Passcode: 64698079

(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 real estate 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.

CONTACTS
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Hannah Sloane
212-294-7938

Sarah Laufer
212-915-1008
Investors:
Ben Goldman
212-610-3680

Jason McGruder
212-829-4988