Company: LAZ
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-010240
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Company: Lazard, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form: DEF 14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A (Rule 14a-101) Information Required in Proxy Statement Schedule 14A Information Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the Registrant ☒ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐ Check the appropriate box:

| ☐ | Preliminary Proxy Statement |

| ☐ | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |

| ☒ | Definitive Proxy Statement |

| ☐ | Definitive Additional Materials |

| ☐ | Soliciting Material Pursuant to § 240.14a-12 |

Lazard, Inc. (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):

| ☒ | No fee required. |

| ☐ | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. |

| ☐ | Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. |

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Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

| How to vote                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Shareholders as of the close of business on March 10, 2025, the record date, may vote at the meeting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 If you are a registered shareholder, you may vote online, by telephone or by mailing a proxy card. If you hold your shares through a bank, broker or other institution, you will receive a voting instruction form that explains the various ways you can vote. We encourage you to vote your shares as soon as possible. 
 March 25, 2025                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 By Order of the Board of Directors,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Christian A. Weideman                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 General Counsel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Lazard, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 30 Rockefeller Plaza                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 New York, NY 10112                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Important Notice Regarding Availability of Proxy Materials for Lazard’s Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 8, 2025                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 The Proxy Statement and 2024 Annual Report, which includes financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2024 and the related independent auditor’s