Company: LAZ
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: S-3ASR
Source: 0001628280-25-012720
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Company: Lazard, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: S-3ASR
Chunk 8
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 registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

This prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, and information incorporated by reference herein and therein, contain summaries of certain agreements that we have filed as exhibits to various filings, as well as certain agreements that we will enter into in connection with the offering of securities covered by any particular accompanying prospectus supplement. The descriptions of these agreements contained in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, or information incorporated by reference herein or therein do not purport to

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be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, the definitive agreements. Copies of the definitive agreements will be made available without charge to you by making a written or oral request to us at the address or telephone number listed above.

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### RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves risks. Potential investors are urged to read and consider the risk factors and other disclosures relating to an investment in our securities described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as updated by annual, quarterly, and other reports and documents we file with the Commission on or after the date of this prospectus and that are incorporated by reference herein. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider those risks as well as other information we include or incorporate by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement relating to specific offerings of securities. See “Where You Can Find More Information” for information about how you can obtain copies of these documents. If any of the events or developments described actually occurred, our business, financial condition, or results of operations would likely suffer. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial may also affect our business operations.

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### SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, and the information incorporated herein and therein by reference include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such forward-looking statements can be located in this prospectus and in the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus under the captions “Business,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and in other sections of this prospectus and in other information incorporated