SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 19, 2007

LADENBURG THALMANN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Florida		1-15799		65-0701248
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4400 Biscayne Boulevard, 12th Floor, Miami, Florida		33137
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 409-2000

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02.		Results of Operations and Financial Condition

          On March 19, 2007, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. announced its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2006. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

          The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

          99.1     Press release dated March 19, 2007

 

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 19, 2007