Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
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View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Apr 1, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Apr 2, 2026
ChairGrant / award
Context
Classification
grant award
Code A — grant or award
Planned / mechanical clue
Footnote references vesting of compensation awards
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001437749-26-010920
Filed / recorded
Apr 2, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 6, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC
Parser
form4-xml-v2
Data quality
Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer
BGC Group, Inc.
Issuer CIK
1094831
Ticker
BGC
Reporting person
Stephen M Merkel
Relationship
Director, Officer
Officer title
Chairman of the Board & GC
Security
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Table
Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date
Apr 1, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
77,882
Price per share
$9.84
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
212,317
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
On April 1, 2026, BGC Group, Inc. (the "Company") granted the reporting person 77,882 restricted stock units ("RSUs") under the BGC Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A common stock, par value $0.01 ("Class A Common Stock"). The RSUs shall vest ratably on each of the first (1st) through fifth (5th) anniversaries of April 1, 2026, provided that the reporting person is substantially providing services to the Company or any of its affiliates through the applicable vesting date, and contingent upon the Company, inclusive of its affiliates, generating at least $5 million in revenue for the quarter in which the vesting occurs. The grant was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company and is exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.