UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

LADENBURG THALMANN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. [X]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. [  ]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. [  ]

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-216733 (if applicable)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The class of securities to be registered hereby is the 7.75% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Senior Notes”) of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (the “Company”). For a description of the Senior Notes, reference is made to (i) the information under the heading “Description of Debt Securities” in 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, and (ii) the information with respect to the Senior Notes under the heading “Description of the Notes” included in the Prospectus Supplement, dated May 21, 2019, filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the general rules and regulations of the Securities Act of 1933, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.