Exhibit 32.1
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 year ended December 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Richard J. Lampen, President and Chief
Executive 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. |
Dated: March 16, 2009
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/s/ Richard J. Lampen
Richard J. Lampen
President and Chief Executive Officer |