Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (the Company)
on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Salvatore Giardina, Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
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the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and |
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the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operation of the Company. |
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Dated: March 31, 2006 |
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/s/ Salvatore Giardina
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Salvatore Giardina |
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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