Ladenburg Thalmann Acquires the Assets of BroadWall Capital's Broker-Dealer Business.

NEW YORK -- Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. (AMEX: LTS) ("Ladenburg") announced today that it has acquired certain assets of BroadWall Capital LLC ("BroadWall"), a boutique broker-dealer located in New York City which caters to both institutional and private clients. David Rosenberg and Adam Malamed, the principals of BroadWall, will serve as Senior Vice Presidents of Ladenburg's broker-dealer subsidiary, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., and will head the firm's retail business. They will be located in Ladenburg's new Miami, Florida office.

"We are very pleased to welcome David and Adam and their colleagues at BroadWall to Ladenburg," stated Dr. Phillip Frost, Chairman of Ladenburg. "David and Adam are seasoned executives with a track-record of managing and building retail and institutional brokerage businesses and we are confident that Ladenburg's retail business will benefit from their leadership."

Ladenburg has granted to Messrs. Rosenberg and Malamed along with Mark McLain, Brian Russo, John Riccio, David Riccio and Ross Barish, each brokers of BroadWall that are joining Ladenburg, options to purchase a total of 1,500,000 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share. The options, which expire on September 11, 2016, will vest as to 10% of the shares on the date of grant and as to an additional 22.5% of the shares in four annual installments commencing on September 11, 2007.

About Ladenburg Thalmann

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services is engaged in retail and institutional securities brokerage, investment banking and asset management services through its principal operating subsidiary, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. Founded in 1876 and a New York Stock Exchange member since 1879, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. is a full service investment banking and brokerage firm based in New York City, with regional offices in Boca Raton, Florida; Los Angeles, California; Melville, New York; Lincolnshire, Illinois; and Princeton, New Jersey. Ladenburg provides various services including corporate finance, asset management, brokerage, trading and research, principally for middle market and emerging growth companies and high net worth individuals. See www.Ladenburg.com

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