BGC Partners' First Quarter 2017 Financial Results Announcement To Be Issued Prior To Market Open On Thursday, May 4, 2017 - Conference Call Scheduled For The Same Day At 10:00 A.M. ET

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners" , "BGC", or the "Company"), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it plans to issue an advisory press release regarding the availability of its consolidated quarterly financial results by 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 4, 2017.