Company: LAZ
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: S-3ASR
Source: 0001628280-25-012720
Chunk: 36

Company: Lazard, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: S-3ASR
Chunk 36
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 the broker or dealer engaged to handle the block trade will attempt to sell the securities as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

• directly by us or any selling security holders to purchasers, including through a specific bidding, auction, or other process; or

• through a combination of any of these methods of sale.

We will describe in a prospectus supplement the particular terms of the offering of the securities, which may include the following:

• the names of any underwriters, dealers, agents, or other counterparties;

• the purchase price of the securities and the net proceeds, if any, we will receive from the sale;

• any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation;

• any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers;

• details regarding any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us or any selling security holders;

• any securities exchanges on which the securities of the series may be listed; and

• any other information we think is material.

In addition, we and any selling security holder may sell any securities covered by this prospectus in private transactions or under Rule 144 of the Securities Act rather than pursuant to this prospectus.

We may sell offered securities directly or through agents designated by us from time to time. Any agent in the offer or sale of the securities for which this prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by us to that agent will be set forth, in the prospectus supplement. Unless indicated in the prospectus supplement, the agents will have agreed to use their reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of their appointment.

In connection with the sale of securities covered by this prospectus, broker-dealers may receive commissions or other compensation from us in the form of commissions, discounts, or concessions. Broker-dealers may also receive compensation from purchasers of the securities for whom they act as agents or to whom they sell as principals or both. Compensation as to a particular broker-dealer may be in excess of customary commissions or in amounts to be negotiated. In connection with any underwritten offering, underwriters may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions, or commissions from us or from purchasers of the securities for whom they act as agents. Underwriters may sell the securities to or through dealers, and such dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions, or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for whom they