UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 1, 2025

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-34963

20-3717839

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


4707 Executive Drive, San Diego, California		92121
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(800) 877-7210

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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

Title of class

Trading

symbol

Name of exchange

on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share

LPLA

Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 1, 2025, LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the acquisition of CFN Holding Company, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company (“Commonwealth”). A copy of the press release is furnished with this Form 8-K and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On August 1, 2025, the Company, acting through its wholly owned subsidiary, LPL Holdings, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, completed its previously announced acquisition of Commonwealth.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press release dated August 1, 2025 (“LPL Financial Closes its Acquisition of Commonwealth Financial Network”)

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.

Dated: August 1, 2025

/s/ Robert S. Hatfield III

Robert S. Hatfield III

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. 8-K