Company: LAZ
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: S-3ASR
Source: 0001628280-25-012720
Chunk: 16

Company: Lazard, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: S-3ASR
Chunk 16
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 an interested stockholder;

• upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owns at least 85% of our outstanding voting stock (with certain exclusions); or

• the business combination is approved by our board of directors and authorized by a vote (and not by written consent) of at least 66 2/3% of our outstanding voting stock not owned by the interested stockholder.

For purposes of Section 203, an “interested stockholder” is defined as an entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of 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