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
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November 1, 2005 |
LADENBURG THALMANN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Florida
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1-15799
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65-0701248 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 590 Madison Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, New York
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10022 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 409-2000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 1, 2005, Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (“Company”) issued a press
release announcing the execution by Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., the Company’s primary operating
subsidiary, of a non-binding letter of intent to acquire substantially all of the assets of Fulcrum
Global Partners LLC. The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) |
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Exhibits. |
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99.1 |
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Press release dated November 1, 2005 |