Company: LAZ
Filing Date: 2025-07-29
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001311370-25-000033
Chunk: 78

Company: Lazard, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-29
Form: 424B5
Chunk 78
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 the outstanding voting stock of the corporation, based on voting power, and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by such an entity or person.

A “business combination” includes mergers, asset sales, and other transactions resulting in financial benefit to a stockholder. Section 203 could prohibit or delay mergers or other takeover or change of control attempts with respect to us and, accordingly, may discourage attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares held by stockholders.

Such provisions may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control of management or us.

#### Listing and Transfer Agent
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol “LAZ.” The Transfer Agent for our common stock is Computershare Inc.

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### DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK WE MAY OFFER
For the purposes of this section, references to “we” “our,” “us,” and the “Company” mean Lazard, Inc. excluding, unless the context otherwise requires or otherwise expressly stated, its subsidiaries.

The following description of the terms of the preferred stock we may issue sets forth certain general terms and provisions of any series of preferred stock to which any prospectus supplement may relate. The particular terms of the preferred stock offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which these general terms and provisions may apply to those series of preferred stock will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the applicable preferred stock. The applicable prospectus supplement may also state that any of the terms set forth in this description are inapplicable to such series of preferred stock. This description does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, applicable Delaware law, our Certificate of Incorporation, and our By-laws, each of which is filed as an exhibit to this prospectus and is incorporated by reference herein.

We may issue shares of preferred stock. Shares of preferred stock may be issued independently or together with any other securities and may be attached to or separate from the securities.

Under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws, our board of directors by resolution may establish one or more series of preferred stock having such number of shares, designations, dividend rates, relative voting rights, conversion or exchange rights, redemption rights, liquidation rights, and other relative participation, optional, or other special rights, qualifications, limitations, or restrictions as may be fixed by the board