Company: LAZ
Filing Date: 2025-07-28
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001311370-25-000027
Chunk: 77

Company: Lazard, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-28
Form: 424B5
Chunk 77
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holder’s intent to make such nomination(s) has been received by the Secretary of the Company, generally, not less than 90 nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting. Under our By-laws, directors (of the applicable class then expiring) are elected at an annual meeting of stockholders by a plurality of votes cast at the meeting.

#### Delaware Anti-Takeover Laws
We are subject to Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). Section 203 prohibits us from engaging in any business combination (as defined in Section 203) with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years subsequent to the date on which the stockholder became an interested stockholder unless:

• prior to such date, our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction in which the stockholder became 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