# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001614752
**File Stem:** 0001614752-26-000002
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 12076
**Document Hash:** 26a9642ae866df7179b7b1aeaa741303
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001614752-26-000002.hdr.sgml**: 20260311

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001614752-26-000002

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: MA-A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251231

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260123

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260311

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001614752

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 454335680
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** MA-A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 867-00279
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26742697

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 5550 WEST EXECUTIVE DR.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 235
- **CITY:** TAMPA
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33609
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 813-280-1000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 5550 WEST EXECUTIVE DR.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 235
- **CITY:** TAMPA
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33609

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM MA: UNIFORM APPLICATION FOR MUNICIPAL ADVISOR REGISTRATION

### Filer and Contact Information

**Filer CIK:** 0001614752

**Filer CCC:** XXXXXXXX

**Contact Name:** Michael Armstrong

**Contact Phone:** 813-280-1002

**Contact Email:** marmstrong@hamlinadvisors.com

**Notification Emails:** sioannidis@hamlinadvisors.com

### Type of Filing

**Selected Filing Type:** Annual Update

### Item 1: Identifying Information

**A. Full Legal Name of the Firm:** Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Is applicant a Sole Proprietor?:** No

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Has the municipal legal name changed since the last filing?:** No

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Has the applicant had any previous DBA names?:** No

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Does the applicant have any additional DBA names?:** No

**C. IRS Employer Identification Number:** 45-4335680

**D. Registrations:**

- **Municipal Advisor (Temporary):** SEC File No: 866-01216-00

- **Municipal Advisor:** SEC File No: 867-00279

**E. Principal Office and Place of Business:** 5550 WEST EXECUTIVE DR., SUITE 235, TAMPA, FL, 33609

**Telephone Number:** 813-280-1000

**Mailing Address is Different from Principal Office:** No

**F. Website:** http://www.hamlinadvisors.com

**G. Chief Compliance Officer (CCO):**

**Name:** Michael Christopher Armstrong

**Titles:** Principal

**Address:** 5550 West Executive Dr., Suite 235, Tampa, FL, 33609

**Phone Number:** 813-280-1000

**Email:** marmstrong@hamlinadvisors.com

**H. Business Affiliates:**

- **Name:** Hamlin Capital Management, LLC

  - **Issuing Agency:** U.S. SEC

  - **Jurisdiction:** 

**I. Location of Books and Records:** Yes

### Item 2: Form of Organization

**A. Applicant's form of organization:** Limited Liability Company (LLC)

**B. Month of Applicant's Annual Fiscal Year End:** December

**C. State, Other U.S. Jurisdiction, or Foreign Jurisdiction Under Which Applicant is Organized:** DE

**D. Date of Organization:** 01-18-2012

**E. Is the applicant a public reporting company?:** No

### Item 3: Successions

**Is the applicant succeeding to the business of a registered municipal advisor?** No

### Item 4: Information About Applicant's Business

**A. Number of Employees:** 3

**B. Municipal Advisory Activities - Employees:** 3

**C. Registered Representatives - MAA Employees also registered reps of a broker-dealer:** 0

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MAA Employees also associated with an investment adviser:** 0

**D. Public Relations Company?:** No

**E. Soliciting on Behalf of an Affiliate - Number of firms:** 0

**F. Types of Clients - Number of clients served as municipal advisor:** 20

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Types of Clients:** Municipal Entities, Non-profit organizations, Corporations or other businesses

**G. Solicitation of Municipal Entities and Obligated Persons - Municipal Entities:** 0

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Obligated Persons:** 0

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total Solicited:** 0

**H. Types of Persons Solicited:** 
Not Applicable
, Not Applicable

**I. Compensation Arrangements (Municipal Advisory):** 
Fixed Fees
Contingent Fees
, Fixed Fees, Contingent Fees

**J. Compensation Arrangements (Solicitation):** 
Not Applicable
, Not Applicable

**K. Does the applicant receive compensation in the context of its municipal advisory business from other than its municipal entity or obligated person clients?:** No

**L. Applicant Business Relating to Municipal Securities:** Advice Insurance Of MS, Advice Use Of MD, Advice On Selection, Other

### Item 5: Other Business Activities

**Is applicant engaged in any other non-municipal advisor business?** No

### Item 6: Financial Industry and Other Activities of Associated Persons

**Types of associated persons:** Investment Adviser, Investment Adviser, Investment Adviser

**Total Associated Persons:** 2

### Item 7: Participation or Interest in Client Transactions

- **Buy or sell municipal securities from or to municipal advisory clients for the firm's own account?:** No

- **Buy or sell municipal securities from or to third-parties on behalf of clients?:** No

- **Enter into derivatives transactions with clients for the firm's own account?:** No

- **Recommend to clients to buy/sell securities in which the firm has a financial interest?:** Yes

- **Recommend to clients products/services of an affiliated person?:** Yes

- **Recommend to clients securities of an issuer with which the firm has other relationships?:** No

- **Have discretionary authority to buy/sell municipal securities for clients?:** Yes

- **Have discretionary authority to buy/sell any other securities or investments for clients?:** Yes

- **Have discretionary authority to determine the broker-dealer to be used for client transactions?:** Yes

- **Have discretionary authority to determine the commission paid to a broker-dealer?:** Yes

- **Recommend broker-dealers to clients?:** No

- **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If yes, are any of these broker-dealers an associated person of the applicant?:** —

- **Compensate any person for client referrals?:** No

- **Receive compensation from any person for client referrals?:** No

### Item 8: Owners, Officers, and Other Control Persons

**A. (2) Does any person not named in Item 1-A or Schedules A, B, or C, directly or indirectly, control the applicant's management or policies?** No

**B. (1) Is any person in Schedule A, B, or C, or in Section 8-A of Schedule D a public reporting company?** No

### Item 9: Disclosure Information

**Criminal Disclosure:**

- **Applicant/Advisory Affiliate Convicted/Pled Guilty to Felony?:** No

- **Applicant/Advisory Affiliate Charged with Felony?:** No

- **Organization Convicted/Pled Guilty to Felony?:** No

- **Organization Charged with Felony?:** No

**Regulatory Disclosure:**

- **SEC/CFTC Found False Statement?:** No

- **SEC/CFTC Found Violation?:** Yes

- **SEC/CFTC Found Cause of Denial/Suspension?:** No

- **SEC/CFTC Entered Order?:** Yes

- **SEC/CFTC Imposed Civil Penalty?:** Yes

- **SRO Found Unethical Conduct?:** No

- **SRO Found Violation?:** No

- **SRO Found Cause of Denial/Suspension?:** No

- **SRO Barred/Suspended/Fined > $2,500?:** No

- **SRO Denied/Suspended/Revoked Registration?:** No

- **Foreign Authority Found False Statement?:** No

- **Foreign Authority Found Violation?:** No

- **Foreign Authority Found Cause of Suspension?:** No

- **Foreign Authority Disciplined?:** No

- **Authorization to Act as Attorney/Accountant Revoked?:** No

- **Subject of a Regulatory Complaint?:** No

**Civil Disclosure:**

- **Enjoined in Connection with Municipal Advisory Activity?:** No

- **Found to Have Violated Regulations?:** No

- **Civil Proceeding Dismissed Pursuant to Settlement?:** No

- **Named in Civil Proceeding Alleging Violation?:** No

### Item 10: Small Businesses

**Does the applicant have annual receipts of less than $7,000,000?** Yes

**Is the applicant affiliated with a person that has annual receipts of more than $7,000,000?** Yes

### Schedule A: Direct Owners and Executive Officers

| Name                                 | Title/Status                         | Date Acquired   | Ownership Code            | Control Person?   | IRS Number   | CRD Number   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Hamlin Capital Advisors Holdings LLC | Managing Member                      | 02-01-2012      | D - 50% but less than 75% | Yes               | 46-2209603   |  |
| DEBORAH, ANNE FINEGAN                | Member                               | 02-01-2012      | A - 5% but less than 10%  | Yes               |  | 1737965      |
| CHARLES STEDMAN GARLAND              | Member                               | 02-01-2012      | A - 5% but less than 10%  | Yes               |  | 1587640      |
| CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL DAGNES           | Member                               | 02-01-2012      | NA - less than 5%         | Yes               |  | 3265978      |
| Michael Christopher Armstrong        | Chief Compliance Officer / Principal | 01-01-2015      | B - 10% but less than 25% | Yes               |  | 000000000    |
| Paul Towell Towell                   | Principal                            | 01-01-2015      | B - 10% but less than 25% | Yes               |  | 000000000    |

### Schedule B: Indirect Owners

| Owning Entity                        | Name              | Title/Status   | Date Acquired   | Ownership Code            | Control Person?   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Hamlin Capital Advisors Holdings LLC | Mark NMN Stitzer  | Member         | 02-01-2012      | C - 25% but less than 50% | Yes               |
| Hamlin Capital Advisors Holdings LLC | JOSEPH JOHN BRIDY | Member         | 02-01-2012      | C - 25% but less than 50% | Yes               |

### Schedule C: Amendments to Schedules A and B

| Type   | Ownership   | Owning Entity                        | Name                                 | Title/Status                         | Date Acquired   | Ownership Code            | Control Person?   | IRS Number   | CRD Number   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | Direct      |  | Hamlin Capital Advisors Holdings LLC | Managing Member                      | 02-01-2012      | D - 50% but less than 75% | Yes               | 46-2209603   |  |
|  | Direct      |  | DEBORAH, ANNE FINEGAN                | Member                               | 02-01-2012      | A - 5% but less than 10%  | Yes               |  | 1737965      |
|  | Direct      |  | CHARLES STEDMAN GARLAND              | Member                               | 02-01-2012      | A - 5% but less than 10%  | Yes               |  | 1587640      |
|  | Direct      |  | CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL DAGNES           | Member                               | 02-01-2012      | NA - less than 5%         | Yes               |  | 3265978      |
|  | Direct      |  | Michael Christopher Armstrong        | Chief Compliance Officer / Principal | 01-01-2015      | B - 10% but less than 25% | Yes               |  | 000000000    |
|  | Direct      |  | Paul Towell Towell                   | Principal                            | 01-01-2015      | B - 10% but less than 25% | Yes               |  | 000000000    |
|  | Indirect    | Hamlin Capital Advisors Holdings LLC | Mark NMN Stitzer                     | Member                               | 02-01-2012      | C - 25% but less than 50% | Yes               |  | 1205027      |
|  | Indirect    | Hamlin Capital Advisors Holdings LLC | JOSEPH JOHN BRIDY                    | Member                               | 02-01-2012      | C - 25% but less than 50% | Yes               |  | 4342660      |

### Disclosure Reporting Pages (DRPs)

**Regulatory DRP for: Applicant and Associated Person (Responding to Questions: 9-C2, 9-C4)**

- **Filed On (Applicant):** Form ADV/BD/U4 for —

- **CRD Number:** —

- **Disclosure Number:** —

  - **Associated Person:** Michael Ferrell Braun

  - **CRD Number:** —

### Execution Page

**Signature:** Michael Armstrong

**Signer Name:** Michael Armstrong

**Title:** CCO

**Date:** 01-21-2026