BGC Group stockholders elect directors, ratify auditor, approve advisory compensation at 2023 annual meeting

BGC Group, Inc.

All five director nominees elected with >1.18B votes each; broker non-votes ~81.6M.
Ratification of Ernst & Young as FY2023 auditor approved: 1.39B for, 5.75M against.
Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 1.18B for, 132.5M against, 2.57M abstain.
Meeting held November 14, 2023; all three management proposals carried.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

BGC Group, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2023-11-14 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-11-14

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Proposal 2 - Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm For Against Abstain 1,391,855,898 5,752,743 216,345

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

BGC Group, Inc. shareholders approved Election of five directors at the 2023-11-14 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-11-14

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Proposal 1 - Election of Directors Directors For Withheld Broker Non- Votes Howard W. Lutnick 1,212,332,315 103,839,962 81,652,709 David P. Richards 1,201,899,940 114,272,337 81,652,709 Arthur U. Mbanefo 1,195,582,268 120,590,009 81,652,709 Linda A. Bell 1,198,292,178 117,880,099 81,652,709 William D. Addas 1,289,309,073 26,863,204 81,652,709

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

BGC Group, Inc. shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation at the 2023-11-14 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-11-14

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Proposal 3 - Approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation For Against Abstain Broker Non- Votes 1,181,083,763 132,516,110 2,572,404 81,652,709

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