Ladenburg Thalmann to Commemorate 135th Anniversary Of NYSE Membership

Chairman Phillip Frost, M.D. And CEO Richard Lampen to Ring Closing Bell®

MIAMI-- Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (NYSE MKT: LTS, LTS PrA) announced that executives, members of the Board of Directors and guests from the Company will visit the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) today to celebrate Ladenburg Thalmann & Co.’s 135^th anniversary of NYSE membership. Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. became a member firm of the NYSE when its general partner Ernst Thalmann purchased a seat on the NYSE on December 11, 1879. Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. is the NYSE’s 6^th oldest member firm.

Ladenburg Thalmann’s Chairman Phillip Frost, M.D. and President & CEO Richard Lampen will ring The Closing Bell® at the NYSE in honor of this occasion.

About Ladenburg

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (NYSE MKT: LTS, LTS PrA) is a publicly-traded diversified financial services company based in Miami, Florida. Ladenburg’s subsidiaries include industry-leading independent broker-dealer firms Securities America, Inc., Triad Advisors, Inc., Investacorp, Inc. and KMS Financial Services, Inc. as well as Premier Trust, Inc., Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management, Highland Capital Brokerage, Inc., a leading independent life insurance brokerage company, and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., an investment bank which has been a member of the New York Stock Exchange for 135 years. The company is committed to investing in the growth of its subsidiaries while respecting and maintaining their individual business identities, cultures, and leadership. For more information, please visit www.ladenburg.com.

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