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Newmark repurchases ~11M shares from Howard Lutnick for $127M; control shifts to son Brandon Lutnick
NEWMARK GROUP, INC.
- Repurchased 10,969,523 shares at $11.58/share, aggregate $127M; remaining buyback capacity $244.9M.
- Howard Lutnick transfers CFGM voting control to trusts controlled by son Brandon Lutnick; CFGM controls ~58.5% voting power.
- Sale of 10,839,674 shares closes May 19; 129,849 retirement shares close after Cantor Fitzgerald transactions expected Q3 2025.
- Howard Lutnick divests all economic and voting interests in Newmark per U.S. government ethics agreement.
- Cantor Fitzgerald remains largest and controlling shareholder, now under Brandon Lutnick's control.