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

Company: Lazard, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: S-3ASR
Chunk 14
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 dividends, subject to applicable law and the other considerations discussed above.

#### Liquidation, dissolution, or winding up
In the event of the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, holders of our common stock will be entitled to share equally in the assets available for distribution after payment of all creditors and the liquidation preferences of our preferred stock (if any).

#### Redemption, conversion, or preemptive rights
Holders of our common stock have no redemption rights, conversion rights, or preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for our securities.

#### Other provisions
There are no redemption provisions or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock.

#### Limitations on Rights of Holders of Common Stock
Pursuant to Delaware law, a company may vary the rights of a class of stock with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that, subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, the number of authorized shares of any class or series of preferred stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class or series, voting together as a single class. As such, the holders of common stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation that alters or changes the powers, preferences, rights, or other terms of one or more outstanding series of preferred stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other series of preferred stock, to vote thereon pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation or pursuant to Delaware law as then in effect.

We may issue preferred stock. Preferred stock may be issued independently or together with any other securities and may be attached to or separate from the securities. Pursuant to Delaware law, our Certificate of Incorporation, and our 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 of directors without any stockholder approval. The rights, preferences, and privileges of the holders of our common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any series