EXHIBIT 31.3
SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-14 AND 15d-14 UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
I, Jamie Price, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc.; and |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
| Date: April 29, 2020 | |
| /s/ Jamie Price | |
| Jamie Price | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |