UNITED STATES

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): May 21, 2019

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 572-4100

(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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 21, 2019, Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with UBS Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to the Underwriters $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.75% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Firm Notes”) plus an additional $7,500,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.75% Senior Notes due 2029 to cover underwriter overallotments, if any (the “Additional Notes” and together with the Firm Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes were offered to the public at a purchase price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest from May 29, 2019, if the settlement occurs after that date. The Underwriters have agreed to purchase the Notes at a 3.15% discount to such purchase price. The Notes were offered pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-216733) initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 16, 2017, and declared effective by the Commission on April 27, 2017. The offering is expected to close on May 29, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions. The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the Company, customary conditions to closing, customary indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and customary termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.

The foregoing description of the material terms of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

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.