Company: LAZ
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: S-3ASR
Source: 0001628280-25-012720
Chunk: 22

Company: Lazard, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: S-3ASR
Chunk 22
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 the form of indenture and certain general features of the debt securities, and this summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the indenture and the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “TIA”), as amended.

The following description summarizes certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities. Other, more particular terms of the debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which such general provisions may apply to the debt securities will be summarized in the related prospectus supplement. Accordingly, for a description of the terms of a particular issue of debt securities, reference must be made to both the related prospectus supplement and to the following description.

#### General
The debt securities may be issued in one or more series as may be authorized from time to time. Reference is made to the applicable prospectus supplement for the following terms of the debt securities (if applicable):

• the title,

• any limit on the amount that may be issued,

• the indenture, including any supplemental indenture, under which the debt securities will be issued,

• whether or not Lazard Group will issue the series of debt securities in global form, the terms, and who the depository will be,

• the maturity date,

• the annual interest rate, which may be fixed or variable, or the method for determining the rate and the date interest will begin to accrue, the dates interest will be payable, and the regular record dates for interest payment dates or the method for determining such dates,

• whether or not the debt securities will be secured or unsecured and the terms of any secured debt,

• any guarantees,

• the terms of the subordination of any series of subordinated debt,

• the place where payments will be payable,

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• Lazard Group’s right, if any, to defer payment of interest and the maximum length of any such deferral period,

• the date, if any, after which, and the price at which, Lazard Group may, at its option, redeem the series of debt securities pursuant to any optional redemption provisions,

• the date, if any, on which, and the price at which Lazard Group are obligated, pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund provisions or otherwise, to redeem, or at the holder’s option to purchase, the series of debt securities,

• whether the indenture will provide for any covenants, including c