Company: LAZ
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: S-3ASR
Source: 0001628280-25-012720
Chunk: 1

Company: Lazard, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: S-3ASR
Chunk 1
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 Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering: o

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box: x

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box: o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Lazard, Inc.

| Large Accelerated Filer |     | ☒ |     | Accelerated Filer         |     | ☐ |
| Non-Accelerated Filer   |     | ☐ |     | Smaller Reporting Company |     | ☐ |
|                         |     |   |     | 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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. o

#### PROSPECTUS

#### Common Stock

#### Preferred Stock

#### Warrants

#### Stock Purchase Contracts

#### Stock Purchase Units

#### Guarantees

#### Senior Debt Securities

#### Subordinated Debt Securities
Lazard, Inc. may from time to time offer to sell common stock, preferred stock, warrants, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, guarantees of debt securities, or any combination of the foregoing securities, in one or more offerings. The preferred stock may be convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for common or preferred stock of Lazard, Inc. or debt or equity securities of one or more other entities. In addition, Lazard Group LLC may from time to time offer to sell senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities. Any debt securities offered by Lazard