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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



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FORM 10-Q



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(Mark One)



|x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007



OR



| ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



For the transition period from
 to



333-126751

(Commission File Number)



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LAZARD GROUP LLC

(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)



|                                              |  |                                     
|--------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------
|Delaware                                      |  | 51-0278097                          
|(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
|or Organization)                              |  |                                     



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30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, NY 10020

(Address of principal executive offices)



Registrants telephone number: (212) 632-6000



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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No ̈



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer.
See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large
Accelerated Filer  x    Accelerated Filer ̈Non-Accelerated Filer ̈



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act).    Yes ̈No  x



As of April 30, 2007, in addition to profit participation interests, there
were 107,652,516 common membership interests and two managing member interests outstanding.



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When we use the terms Lazard
Group Lazard, we, us, our, and the Company, we mean Lazard Group LLC (formerly named Lazard LLC), a Delaware limited liability company that is the current holding company for the
subsidiaries that conduct our businesses. Lazard Ltd is a Bermuda exempt company whose shares of Class A common stock are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the Symbol LAZ. Lazard Ltds subsidiaries include Lazard
Group and its respective subsidiaries. Lazard Ltd has no material assets other than indirect ownership as of March 31, 2007 of approximately 47.9% of the common membership interests in Lazard Group. Lazard Ltd controls Lazard Group through two of
its indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries who are co-managing members of Lazard Group.



Lazard Group has two primary holders of its common membership interests: Lazard Ltd and LAZ-MD Holdings LLC (LAZ-MD Holdings), a holding company that is owned by current and former managing directors of Lazard Group. The
Lazard Group common membership interests held by LAZ-MD Holdings are effectively exchangeable over time on a one-for-one basis with Lazard Ltd for shares of Lazard Ltds Class A common stock. In addition, Lazard Group has granted profit
participation interests in Lazard Group to certain of its managing directors in connection with the recapitalization of Lazard Group at the time of Lazard Ltds equity public offering. The profit participation interests are discretionary
profits interests that are intended to enable Lazard Group to compensate its managing directors in a manner consistent with historical practices.



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|Part I. Financial Information                                                                 |  |     
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|Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)                                                      |  | 1   
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|Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |  | 23  
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|Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                            |  | 44  
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|Item 4. Controls and Procedures                                                               |  | 44  
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|Part II. Other Information                                                                    |  |     
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|Item 1. Legal Proceedings                                                                     |  | 45  
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|Item 1A. Risk Factors                                                                         |  | 45  
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|Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                           |  | 45  
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|Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                       |  | 45  
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|Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                   |  | 45  
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|Item 5. Other Information                                                                     |  | 46  
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|Item 6. Exhibits                                                                              |  | 46  
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|Signatures                                                                                    |  | 51  



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|Item 1. | Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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|Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006                |  | 2   
|Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006              |  | 4   
|Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006          |  | 5   
|Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Members Deficiency for the three month period ended March 31, 2007 |  | 6   
|Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                                                               |  | 7   



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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

MARCH 31, 2007 AND DECEMBER 31, 2006

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands)



|                                                                                                                                           |  |               |           |                  |   |          
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------- | --------- | ---------------- | - | ---------
|                                                                                                                                           |  | March 31,2007 |           | December 31,2006
|                                                                                                                                           |  |              
|ASSETS                                                                                                                                     |  |               |           |                  |   |          
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                  |  | $             | 651,605   |                  | $ | 955,116  
|Cash segregated for regulatory purposes or deposited with clearing organizations                                                           |  |               | 32,387    |                  |   | 16,023   
|Securities ownedat fair value:                                                                                                            |  |               |           |                  |   |          
|BondsCorporate                                                                                                                            |  |               | 472,739   |                  |   | 527,421  
|Equities                                                                                                                                   |  |               | 106,989   |                  |   | 23,185   
|Non-U.S. Government and agency securities                                                                                                  |  |               | 29,035    |                  |   | 28,729   
|                                                                                                                                           |  |               |           |                  |   |          
|                                                                                                                                           |  |               | 608,763   |                  |   | 579,335  
|                                                                                                                                           |  |              
|Receivablesnet:                                                                                                                           |  |               |           |                  |   |          
|Banks                                                                                                                                      |  |               | 424,860   |                  |   | 721,002  
|Fees                                                                                                                                       |  |               | 314,185   |                  |   | 417,519  
|Customers                                                                                                                                  |  |               | 83,101    |                  |   | 77,832   
|Related parties                                                                                                                            |  |               | 17,170    |                  |   | 18,560   
|                                                                                                                                           |  |               |           |                  |   |          
|                                                                                                                                           |  |               | 839,316   |                  |   | 1,234,913
|                                                                                                                                           |  |              
|Long-term investmentsat fair value                                                                                                        |  |               | 127,008   |                  |   | 99,057   
|                                                                                                                                           |  |              
|Property (net of accumulated amortization and depreciation of $186,112 and $181,812 at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006,
respectively) |  |               | 169,372   |                  |   | 168,310  
|Goodwill                                                                                                                                   |  |               | 16,960    |                  |   | 16,945   
|Other assets                                                                                                                               |  |               | 129,509   |                  |   | 117,508  
|                                                                                                                                           |  |               |           |                  |   |          
|Total assets                                                                                                                               |  | $             | 2,574,920 |                  | $ | 3,187,207
|                                                                                                                                           |  |               |           |                  |   |          



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consolidated financial statements.



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LAZARD GROUP LLC



CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION(Continued)

MARCH 31, 2007 AND DECEMBER 31, 2006

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands)



|                                                                                                                                           |  |               |           |   |                  |   |           |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------- | --------- | - | ---------------- | - | --------- | -
|                                                                                                                                           |  | March 31,2007 |           |   | December 31,2006 |  
|LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST AND MEMBERS DEFICIENCY                                                                                     |  |               |           |   |                  |   |           |  
|Liabilities:                                                                                                                               |  |               |           |   |                  |   |           |  
|Deposits and other customer payables                                                                                                       |  | $             | 800,718   |   |                  | $ | 1,195,014 |  
|Accrued compensation and benefits                                                                                                          |  |               | 186,406   |   |                  |   | 437,738   |  
|Senior borrowings                                                                                                                          |  |               | 1,083,508 |   |                  |   | 1,087,057 |  
|Capital lease obligations                                                                                                                  |  |               | 25,387    |   |                  |   | 25,445    |  
|Related party payables                                                                                                                     |  |               | 2,751     |   |                  |   | 3,513     |  
|Other liabilities                                                                                                                          |  |               | 448,284   |   |                  |   | 428,311   |  
|Subordinated borrowings                                                                                                                    |  |               | 200,000   |   |                  |   | 200,000   |  
|                                                                                                                                           |  |               |           |   |                  |   |           |  
|Total liabilities                                                                                                                          |  |               | 2,747,054 |   |                  |   | 3,377,078 |  
|Commitments and contingencies                                                                                                              |  |               |           |   |                  |   |           |  
|Minority interest                                                                                                                          |  |               | 54,706    |   |                  |   | 54,617    |  
|                                                                                                                                           |  |              
|MEMBERS DEFICIENCY                                                                                                                        |  |               |           |   |                  |   |           |  
|Members deficiency (net of 115,000 shares of Lazard Ltd Class A common stock, at cost of $4,179, at March 31, 2007 and December 31,
2006) |  |               | (260,200  | ) |                  |   | (277,751  | )
|Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax                                                                                         |  |               | 33,360    |   |                  |   | 33,263    |  
|                                                                                                                                           |  |               |           |   |                  |   |           |  
|Total members deficiency                                                                                                                  |  |               | (226,840  | ) |                  |   | (244,488  | )
|                                                                                                                                           |  |               |           |   |                  |   |           |  
|Total liabilities, minority interest and members deficiency                                                                               |  | $             | 2,574,920 |   |                  | $ | 3,187,207 |  
|                                                                                                                                           |  |               |           |   |                  |   |           |  



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consolidated financial statements.



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LAZARD GROUP LLC



CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands)



|                                              |  |                             |  |          
|--------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- |  | ---------
|                                              |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31,
|                                              |  | 2007                        |  | 2006     
|REVENUE                                       |  |                             |  |          
|Investment banking and other advisory fees    |  | $215,083                    |  | $219,583 
|Money management fees                         |  | 135,826                     |  | 110,569  
|Interest income                               |  | 22,213                      |  | 7,998    
|Other                                         |  | 27,193                      |  | 22,093   
|                                              |  |                             |  |          
|Total revenue                                 |  | 400,315                     |  | 360,243  
|Interest expense                              |  | 31,245                      |  | 24,027   
|                                              |  |                             |  |          
|Net revenue                                   |  | 369,070                     |  | 336,216  
|                                              |  |                             |  |          
|OPERATING EXPENSES                            |  |                             |  |          
|Compensation and benefits                     |  | 220,035                     |  | 200,139  
|Premises and occupancy costs                  |  | 18,106                      |  | 16,591   
|Professional fees                             |  | 16,117                      |  | 14,738   
|Travel and entertainment                      |  | 12,547                      |  | 8,886    
|Communications and information services       |  | 8,389                       |  | 7,472    
|Equipment costs                               |  | 5,057                       |  | 5,129    
|Other                                         |  | 10,551                      |  | 5,011    
|                                              |  |                             |  |          
|Total operating expenses                      |  | 290,802                     |  | 257,966  
|                                              |  |                             |  |          
|OPERATING INCOME                              |  | 78,268                      |  | 78,250   
|                                              |  |                            
|Provision for income taxes                    |  | 13,071                      |  | 13,284   
|                                              |  |                             |  |          
|INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST IN NET INCOME |  | 65,197                      |  | 64,966   
|                                              |  |                            
|Minority interest in net income               |  | 1,833                       |  | 5,263    
|                                              |  |                             |  |          
|NET INCOME                                    |  | $  63,364                   |  | $  59,703
|                                              |  |                             |  |          



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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands)



|                                                                                            |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | -------- | - | ---- | - | -------- | -
|                                                                                            |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, |         
|                                                                                            |  | 2007                        |          |   | 2006 |  
|CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                                                       |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net income                                                                                  |  | $                           | 63,364   |   |      | $ | 59,703   |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Noncash charges included in net income:                                                     |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Depreciation and amortization of property                                                   |  |                             | 3,565    |   |      |   | 3,426    |  
|Amortization of deferred expenses, stock units and interest rate hedge                      |  |                             | 24,602   |   |      |   | 4,834    |  
|Minority interest in net income                                                             |  |                             | 1,833    |   |      |   | 5,263    |  
|(Increase) decrease in operating assets:                                                    |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Cash segregated for regulatory purposes or deposited with clearing organizations            |  |                             | (15,941  | ) |      |   | 642      |  
|Securities owned, at fair value                                                             |  |                             | (24,217  | ) |      |   | (71,103  | )
|Receivables                                                                                 |  |                             | 399,716  |   |      |   | 143,040  |  
|Long-term investments, at fair value                                                        |  |                             | (27,181  | ) |      |   | 286      |  
|Other assets                                                                                |  |                             | (11,881  | ) |      |   | (4,965   | )
|Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:                                               |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Deposits and other payables                                                                 |  |                             | (401,422 | ) |      |   | (12,027  | )
|Accrued compensation and other liabilities                                                  |  |                             | (249,928 | ) |      |   | (179,328 | )
|                                                                                            |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net cash used in operating activities                                                       |  |                             | (237,490 | ) |      |   | (50,229  | )
|                                                                                            |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                                                       |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Additions to property                                                                       |  |                             | (3,400   | ) |      |   | (1,672   | )
|Disposals and retirements of property                                                       |  |                             | 224      |   |      |   | 233      |  
|                                                                                            |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net cash used in investing activities                                                       |  |                             | (3,176   | ) |      |   | (1,439   | )
|                                                                                            |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                                                       |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Repayment of senior borrowings                                                              |  |                             | (3,549   | ) |      |   | (6,565   | )
|Repayment of capital lease obligations                                                      |  |                             | (338     | ) |      |   | (285     | )
|Distributions relating to minority interests                                                |  |                             | (2,413   | ) |      |   | (12,209  | )
|Distributions to members                                                                    |  |                             | (55,166  | ) |      |   | (21,205  | )
|Other financing activities                                                                  |  |                             | 140      |   |      |   | (2,677   | )
|                                                                                            |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net cash used in financing activities                                                       |  |                             | (61,326  | ) |      |   | (42,941  | )
|                                                                                            |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH                                                     |  |                             | (1,519   | ) |      |   | 2,229    |  
|                                                                                            |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                                   |  |                             | (303,511 | ) |      |   | (92,380  | )
|CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSJanuary 1                                                         |  |                             | 955,116  |   |      |   | 490,446  |  
|                                                                                            |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSMarch 31                                                          |  | $                           | 651,605  |   |      | $ | 398,066  |  
|                                                                                            |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  



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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN

MEMBERS DEFICIENCY

FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2007

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands)



|                                                                                |  |                    |          |   |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   |           |  
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|                                                                                |  | MembersDeficiency |          |   | AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome,Net of Tax |   |        | TotalMembersDeficiency | 
|                                                                                |  |                    |         
|                                                                                |  |                    |         
|Balance, as previously reportedJanuary 1, 2007                                 |  | $                  | (277,751 | ) |                                                | $ | 33,263 |                         |  | $ | (244,488) |  
|Adjustment for the cumulative effect on prior years from the adoption of FIN 48 |  |                    | (14,721  | ) |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   | (14,721   | )
|                                                                                |  |                    |          |   |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   |           |  
|Balance, as adjustedJanuary 1, 2007                                            |  |                    | (292,472 | ) |                                                |   | 33,263 |                         |  |   | (259,209  | )
|                                                                                |  |                    |          |   |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   |           |  
|Comprehensive income:                                                           |  |                    |          |   |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   |           |  
|Net income                                                                      |  |                    | 63,364   |   |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   | 63,364    |  
|Other comprehensive income (loss)net of tax:                                   |  |                    |          |   |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   |           |  
|Currency translation adjustments                                                |  |                    |          |   |                                                |   | (178   | )                       |  |   | (178      | )
|Amortization of interest rate hedge                                             |  |                    |          |   |                                                |   | 275    |                         |  |   | 275       |  
|                                                                                |  |                    |          |   |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   |           |  
|Comprehensive income                                                            |  |                    |          |   |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   | 63,461    |  
|                                                                                |  |                    |          |   |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   |           |  
|Amortization and issuance of stock units                                        |  |                    | 23,934   |   |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   | 23,934    |  
|Distributions to members                                                        |  |                    | (55,166  | ) |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   | (55,166   | )
|Other capital transactions                                                      |  |                    | 140      |   |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   | 140       |  
|                                                                                |  |                    |          |   |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   |           |  
|BalanceMarch 31, 2007*                                                         |  | $                  | (260,200 | ) |                                                | $ | 33,360 |                         |  | $ | (226,840  | )
|                                                                                |  |                    |          |   |                                                |   |        |                         |  |   |           |  

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NOTES TO
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)



|1. | ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
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Organization



The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Lazard Group LLC and subsidiaries (a Delaware limited liability company, formerly known as
Lazard LLC and collectively referred to with its subsidiaries as Lazard Group, Lazard or the Company) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) for complete
financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Lazard Groups annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (the Form 10-K).
The December 31, 2006 unaudited condensed consolidated statement of financial condition data was derived from audited consolidated financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. The accompanying condensed
consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Preparing
financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts that are reported in the financial statements and the accompanying disclosures. Although these estimates are based on managements knowledge of
current events and actions that Lazard may undertake in the future, actual results may differ materially from the estimates. The consolidated results of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the
results to be expected for any future period or the full fiscal year.



The condensed consolidated financial statements include Lazard Group and its principal operating subsidiaries: Lazard Frères & Co. LLC (LFNY), a New York limited liability company, along with its subsidiaries,
including Lazard Asset Management LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as LAM); Lazard Frères SAS and Maison Lazard SAS, French limited liability companies, along with their respective subsidiaries, including Lazard
Groups Paris-based Lazard Frères Banque SA (LFB) and Lazard Frères Gestion SAS (LFG) (collectively referred to as LFP); and Lazard & Co., Limited (LCL), through Lazard &
Co., Holdings Limited, an English private limited company (LCH); together with their jointly-owned affiliates and subsidiaries.



On May 10, 2005, Lazard Ltd consummated an equity public offering (the equity public offering) of its Class A common stock, par value $0.01
per share (Class A common stock). Lazard Ltd, through a number of newly-formed, wholly-owned subsidiaries, contributed the net proceeds from the equity public offering, along with the net proceeds it received from the financing
transactions (as described in Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements), to Lazard Group in exchange for 37,500,000 Lazard Group common membership interests, representing ownership of 37.5% of Lazard Groups total common
membership interests as of May 10, 2005, and, after giving effect to (i) the repurchase and forfeiture of a portion of the Lazard Group common membership interests held by LAZ-MD Holdings LLC (LAZ-MD Holdings), as well as (ii) certain
subsequent share issuances by Lazard Ltd (principally related to the primary and secondary offerings of Class A common stock as described in Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements), it held approximately 47.9% of all
outstanding Lazard Group common membership interests as of both March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006. Lazard Ltd, through its control of the managing members of Lazard Group, controls Lazard Group.



Lazard Group is governed by an Operating Agreement dated as of May 10,
2005, as amended (the Operating Agreement).



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands,
unless otherwise noted)



Lazard Groups current principal activities are divided into two business segments:



| |  |  | Financial Advisory, which includes providing advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital raising and similar transactions, and
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Asset Management, which includes the management of equity and fixed income securities and merchant banking funds.
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



In addition, Lazard Group records selected other activities in Corporate,
including management of cash, certain investments and the commercial banking activities of LFB. LFB is a registered bank regulated by the Banque de France and its primary commercial banking operations include the management of the treasury positions
of Lazard Groups Paris House through its money market desk and, to a lesser extent, credit activities relating to securing loans granted to clients of LFG and custodial oversight over assets of various clients. In addition, LFB operates many
support functions relating to our business in Paris. Lazard Group also allocates outstanding indebtedness to Corporate.



Prior to May 10, 2005, Lazard Group also had a business segment called Capital Markets and Other, which consisted of equity, fixed income and convertibles
sales and trading, broking, research and underwriting services and merchant banking fund management activities outside of France as well as other specified non-operating assets and liabilities. This business segments assets and liabilities
(referred to below as the separated businesses) were separated from Lazard Group on May 10, 2005. We refer to the transfer of the separated business as the separation.



Basis of Presentation



The condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity
with U.S. GAAP. The Companys policy is to consolidate (i) all majority-owned subsidiaries in which it has a controlling financial interest, (ii) variable interest entities (VIEs) where the Company has a variable interest and is
deemed to be the primary beneficiary and (iii) limited partnerships where the Company is the general partner, unless the presumption of control is overcome. When the Company does not have a controlling interest in an entity, but exerts
significant influence over the entitys operating and financial decisions, the Company applies the equity method of accounting. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.



Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the manner
of presentation in the current year.



|2. | THE SEPARATION AND RECAPITALIZATION TRANSACTIONS IN MAY, 2005, AND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OFFERINGS IN DECEMBER, 2006
|-- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



As more fully described in the Form 10-K, on May 10, 2005, Lazard completed
the separation and recapitalization transactions, including the financing transactions, pursuant to the master separation agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and among Lazard Ltd, Lazard Group, LAZ-MD Holdings and LFCM Holdings LLC (LFCM
Holdings) (the master separation agreement).



The Separation



In the separation,
Lazard Group transferred the separated businesses to LFCM Holdings through several steps. First, LAZ-MD Holdings was formed as the new holding company for Lazard Group. Pursuant to this



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(dollars in thousands,
unless otherwise noted)



formation, all of the persons who were members of Lazard Group prior to the formation became members of LAZ-MD Holdings and ceased to hold any membership
interests in Lazard Group. Lazard Group then contributed the separated businesses to LFCM Holdings, which was then a subsidiary of Lazard Group, and distributed all of the LFCM Holdings interests to LAZ-MD Holdings. After the redemption of the
historical partners described below, LAZ-MD Holdings distributed all of the LFCM Holdings interests to its members. Accordingly, after the separation, LFCM Holdings was wholly-owned by the members of LAZ-MD Holdings, including Lazard Groups
managing directors at the time of the separation.



In the
separation, Lazard Group retained all of the Companys Financial Advisory and Asset Management businesses. In addition, under the business alliance agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, between Lazard Group and LFCM Holdings (the business
alliance agreement), Lazard Group was granted the option to acquire the North American and European merchant banking fund management activities of LFCM Holdings.



The Recapitalization



On the same day as the separation, LAZ-MD Holdings and Lazard Group effected a recapitalization of their companies. The recapitalization had three
principal partsthe financing transactions, the redemption of the historical partners interests and mandatorily redeemable preferred interests of Lazard Group and the issuance of LAZ-MD Holdings exchangeable interests to working members.



The Financing Transactions



On May 10, 2005, Lazard Group and Lazard Ltd completed the financing
transactions, which consisted of:



| |  |  | the equity public offering,
| | - |  | ---------------------------



| |  |  | the initial offering (the ESU offering) of equity security units (the ESUs) in an aggregate principal amount of $287,500,
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | the private offering of Lazard Group senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of $550,000, and
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | the private placement of securities to IXISCorporate & Investment Bank (IXIS), consisting of $150,000 principal amount of ESUs and $50,000 in
shares of Class A common stock.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



The
Redemption of the Historical Partners Interests



As noted above, a primary purpose of the financing transactions was the redemption of the historical partners interests and mandatorily redeemable preferred interests of Lazard Group. As part of the recapitalization transactions,
historical partner interests and preferred interests generally were redeemed for cash.



Exchange of Working Member Interests for LAZ-MD Holdings Interests



In connection with the formation of LAZ-MD Holdings, the working member interests were exchanged with LAZ-MD Holdings for limited liability company
interests in LAZ-MD Holdings. Each holder of a working member interest at the time of the separation and recapitalization transactions received, in exchange for his or her working member interest, a redeemable capital interest in LAZ-MD Holdings
consisting of an equivalent amount of capital of LAZ-MD Holdings, an exchangeable interest in LAZ-MD Holdings and, in certain instances, a right to receive distributions from LAZ-MD Holdings. The former holders of working member interests hold all
of the limited liability company interests in LAZ-MD Holdings.



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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands,
unless otherwise noted)



Credit FacilityConcurrent with the equity public offering, Lazard Group entered
into a five year, $125,000 senior revolving credit facility (the Credit Facility) with a group of lenders. On May 17, 2006, the Credit Facility was amended to provide for an increase in the aggregate commitments from $125,000 to
$150,000.



Primary and Secondary Offerings in December,
2006As described in more detail in the Form 10-K, on December 6, 2006, Lazard Ltd closed an underwritten public offering of additional shares of its Class A common stock. The offering was comprised of a primary offering (the
Primary Offering) of 8,050,400 newly-issued shares by Lazard Ltd and a secondary offering (the Secondary Offering) of 6,000,000 shares offered to the public by certain current and former managing directors of Lazard and
their permitted transferees (the Selling Shareholders).



The primary offering provided Lazard Ltd with net proceeds, after underwriters discounts and other estimated expenses, of $349,137. Lazard Ltd did not receive any net proceeds from the sales of common stock offered by the Selling
Shareholders. Immediately following the Primary Offering, Lazard Ltd and its subsidiaries received 8,050,400 additional Lazard Group common membership interests in exchange for the net proceeds from the Primary Offering. In the Secondary Offering,
Lazard Ltd and its subsidiaries received an additional 6,000,000 Lazard Group common membership interests from the exchanging LAZ-MD members in exchange for the issuance to them of 6,000,000 shares of Class A common stock. LAZ-MD members then sold
those shares to the public.



As a result of the offerings,
Lazard Ltds ownership interest in Lazard Group increased from 37.7% prior to the offerings to 47.9% subsequent thereto. Correspondingly, LAZ-MDs ownership in Lazard Group decreased from 62.3% prior to the offerings to 52.1% subsequent
thereto.



Lazard Capital Markets LLC (LCM), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of LFCM Holdings, was a member of the underwriting group for both the Primary and Secondary Offerings, and, in such capacity, earned revenue, net of estimated underwriting expenses, of $4,118. The business alliance agreement
provides for Lazard Group to receive a referral fee equal to approximately half of the net revenue obtained by LCM in respect of any underwriting or distribution opportunity referred to it by Lazard Group. In that connection, as of December 31,
2006 Lazard Groups condensed consolidated statement of financial condition included a receivable from LFCM Holdings of $2,059, with the portion of such amount relating to the Primary Offering of $1,180 being recorded as an increase to its
members equity in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the portion of such amount relating to the Secondary Offering of $879 being recorded in other revenue in such period. See Note 11 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements for additional information regarding the business alliance agreement.



During the three month period ended March 31, 2007, the Company invested a portion of the net proceeds from the Primary Offering in accounts managed by LAM that are primarily invested in equities. Securities
owned - equities on the condensed consolidated statement of financial condition as of March 31, 2007 principally reflects such investments.



3.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES



The accounting policies below represent changes to the Companys significant accounting policies occurring during the quarter ended March 31, 2007. A
complete discussion of the Companys significant accounting policies are included in the Form 10-K.



On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxesan interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109(FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for and reporting of income tax uncertainties and requires



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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands,
unless otherwise noted)



additional disclosures related to uncertain tax positions. The Companys accounting policy provides that interest and penalties related to income taxes
be included in income tax expense. See Note 10 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information relating to the adoption of FIN 48.



Recent Accounting PronouncementsIn September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 157 Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. This
Statement applies to other accounting pronouncements that require the use of fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for interim and annual financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently
assessing the impact of adopting SFAS 157 on the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the Company.



In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding
an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits an entity to choose to measure various financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. It provides entities with the opportunity to mitigate
volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement requires that a business entity report unrealized gains and losses, on items
for which the fair value option has been elected, in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of the first annual period beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently assessing the impact of
adopting SFAS 159 on the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the Company.



|4. | MINORITY INTEREST
|-- | -----------------



Minority interest principally consists of minority interests in LAM and in various LAM-related general partnership interests that it controls but does not
wholly own. As a result of consolidating these companies, the Company recognizes the portion of income not associated with the Companys ownership as minority interest.



|5. | TERMINATION OF STRATEGIC ALLIANCE IN ITALY
|-- | ------------------------------------------



On May 15, 2006, Lazard Group completed the termination of its strategic alliance with Banca Intesa S.p.A (Intesa), which conducted selected
Italian investment banking business solely through Lazard & Co. S.r.l. (Lazard Italy), an indirect subsidiary of Lazard Group. In accordance with the provisions of the Termination Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2006, by and among
Intesa, Lazard Group and Lazard Italy, the following adjustments were made to the terms of Intesas investment in Lazard Italy and Lazard Funding Limited LLC (Lazard Funding), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Group:



| |  |  | The $150,000 Subordinated Convertible Note Intesa purchased in March 2003 from Lazard Funding was amended and restated, among other things, to provide for its
convertibility into a maximum of 2,631,570 shares of Class A common stock at an effective conversion price of $57 per share. The amended $150,000 subordinated convertible note (the Amended $150,000 Subordinated Convertible Note) matures
on September 30, 2016 and has a fixed interest rate of 3.25% per annum. One-third in principal amount will generally be convertible after July 1, 2008, an additional one-third after July 1, 2009 and the last one-third after July 1, 2010, and no
principal amount will be convertible after June 30, 2011.
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| |  |  | Intesas 40% equity interest in Lazard Italy and a $50,000 subordinated promissory note of Lazard Italy held by Intesa were acquired by Lazard Group in
exchange for the issuance by Lazard Group to Intesa
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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands,
unless otherwise noted)



| | of a $96,000 senior promissory note (the $96,000 Senior Promissory Note) and a $50,000 subordinated promissory note (the $50,000
Subordinated Promissory Note), respectively, with both Notes due February 28, 2008. The $96,000 Senior Promissory Note and the $50,000 Subordinated Promissory Note have fixed interest rates of 4.25% and 4.6% per annum, respectively, and each
Note contains customary events of default for indebtedness of its type. On May 15, 2006, Intesa sold and assigned all its rights and interests relating to both Notes to a commercial bank.
| | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Lazard Group paid Intesa an amount equal to a 3% annualized return on Intesas ownership interest from April 1, 2006 through the May 15, 2006 termination
closing and the accrued and unpaid interest on the $50,000 Subordinated Promissory Note as of the termination closing.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



As a result of the termination of the strategic alliance with Intesa and Lazard Groups repurchase of Intesas ownership interest, the Company
realized a gain in the second quarter of 2006 of $13,695 that, after transaction and other costs, resulted in an increase in operating income of $5,274.



|6. | SENIOR AND SUBORDINATED DEBT
|-- | ----------------------------



Senior DebtSenior debt is comprised of the following as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006:



|                                                        |  |                  |         |               |               |     |                      |         |   |                   |   |           |  |   |          
|------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- | ------- | ------------- | ------------- | --- | -------------------- | ------- | - | ----------------- | - | --------- |  | - | ---------
|                                                        |  | Principal Amount |         | Maturity Date |               |     | Annual Interest Rate |         |   | Outstanding As Of
|                                                        |  |                  |         |               | March 31,2007 |     | December 31, 2006   
|Lazard Group Senior Notes(a)                            |  | $                | 550,000 |               | 2015          |     |                      | 7.125   | % |                   | $ | 550,000   |  | $ | 550,000  
|Lazard Group Senior Note(b)                             |  |                  | 96,000  |               | 2008          |     |                      | 4.25    | % |                   |   | 96,000    |  |   | 96,000   
|Lazard Group Notes issued in connectionwith the ESUs(a) |  |                  | 437,500 |               | 2008-2035     | (c) |                      | 6.12    | % |                   |   | 437,500   |  |   | 437,500  
|Other                                                   |  |                  |         |               | 2007-2008     |     |                      | Various |   |                   |   | 8         |  |   | 3,557    
|                                                        |  |                  |         |               |               |     |                      |         |   |                   |   |           |  |   |          
|Total                                                   |  |                  |         |               |               |     |                      |         |   |                   | $ | 1,083,508 |  | $ | 1,087,057
|                                                        |  |                  |         |               |               |     |                      |         |   |                   |   |           |  |   |          

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|(a) | See Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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|(b) | See Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------

|(c) | Maturity date can vary based on a remarketing of the Lazard Group Notes, and will mature (i) in the event of a successful remarketing, on any date no earlier than May 15, 2010 and
no later than May 15, 2035, as we may elect, (ii) in the event of a failed remarketing, on May 15, 2008 and (iii) otherwise on May 15, 2035.
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As of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 there were no amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility bears interest at either a
Eurodollar or Federal Funds rate, plus an applicable margin, which varies from 125 to 200 basis points, depending on Lazard Groups rating as determined by designated credit rating agencies. The Credit Facility contains affirmative and negative
covenants. Such covenants include, among other things, limitations on the ability of Lazard Group to incur debt, grant liens, pay dividends, enter into mergers or to sell all or substantially all of its assets, as well as financial maintenance
covenants.



Subordinated DebtSubordinated
debt at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 amounted to $200,000 and consists of amounts associated with the termination of the strategic alliance transaction in Italy (see Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).



As of March 31, 2007, the Company is in compliance with all
obligations under its various senior and subordinated borrowing arrangements.



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(dollars in thousands,
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|7. | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
|-- | -----------------------------



LeasesLazard has various leases and other contractual commitments arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of
management, the fulfillment of such commitments in accordance with their terms will not have a material adverse effect on Lazards consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.



With respect to abandoned lease facilities in the U.K., at March 31, 2007 and
December 31, 2006 the Company has recognized liabilities of $29,177 and $31,910, respectively, exclusive of the indemnification described below, which are included in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated statements of
financial condition. Payments toward the liabilities continue through the remaining term of the leases. Such liabilities are based on the discounted future commitment, net of expected sublease income.



Under the master separation agreement and a related lease indemnity
agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, LFCM Holdings is obligated to indemnify Lazard Group for certain liabilities relating to abandoned leased space in the U.K. During the fourth quarter of 2005, Lazard Group entered into an agreement with LFCM
Holdings which provided for LFCM Holdings to pay to Lazard Group $25,000 in full satisfaction of its indemnification obligations with respect to the abandoned leased space. The net present value of the balance due at March 31, 2007 and December 31,
2006 of $10,065 and $9,989, respectively, after giving effect to payments received through the respective dates, is included in receivables - related parties on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition (see Note 11 of
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). The balance is due based on a schedule of periodic payments through May 10, 2010.



GuaranteesOn March 12, 2007, Lazard entered into an agreement to guarantee to a foreign tax jurisdiction the deferred payment of
certain income tax obligations and potential tax penalties of certain managing directors of Lazard Group, which aggregate approximately $25,600. These managing directors have pledged their interests in LAZ-MD Holdings (which are exchangeable into
shares of Class A common stock) to collateralize such guarantee, with the value of such collateral exceeding the guarantee provided by Lazard.



LegalThe Companys businesses, as well as the financial services industry generally, are subject to extensive regulation
throughout the world. The Company is involved in a number of judicial, regulatory and arbitration proceedings and inquiries concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of our businesses. The Company reviews such matters on a case by
case basis and establishes its reserves in accordance with SFAS No. 5, Accounting For Contingencies. Management believes, based on currently available information, that the results of such matters, in the aggregate, will
not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition but might be material to its operating results or cash flows for any particular period, depending upon the operating results for such period.



In 2004, we received a request for information from the NASD as part of an
industry investigation relating to gifts and gratuities, which was focused primarily on the Companys former Capital Markets business, which business was transferred to LFCM Holdings as a part of the separation. In addition, the Company
received requests for information from the NASD, SEC and the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Massachusetts seeking information concerning gifts and entertainment involving an unaffiliated mutual fund company, which are also focused
on that same business. In the course of an internal review of these matters, there were resignations or discipline of certain individuals associated with Lazards former Capital Markets business. These investigations are continuing and the
Company cannot predict their potential outcomes. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded an accrual for losses related to any such judicial, regulatory or arbitration proceedings.



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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands,
unless otherwise noted)



Lazard Ltd and Goldman Sachs & Co., the lead underwriter of Lazard Ltds equity public
offering of its common stock, as well as several members of Lazard Ltds management and board of directors, were named as defendants in several putative class action and stockholder derivative lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York and the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Those lawsuits alleged, respectively, various violations of the federal securities laws and breaches by Lazard Ltd directors of their fiduciary duties, all in connection
with matters related to the equity public offering. On February 7, 2007, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a Decision and Order dismissing plaintiffs claims in the putative class action and allowing
plaintiffs twenty days to file an amended complaint repleading any of the dismissed claims. Plaintiffs allowed this twenty-day period to pass without filing an amended complaint. Subsequent to the dismissal of the putative class action in the U.S.
District Court, plaintiffs in the putative class action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, as well as plaintiffs in the putative derivative actions in both the U.S. District Court and the Supreme Court of the State of New York,
voluntarily dismissed their actions. Accordingly, all of the lawsuits against Lazard Ltd and members of its management and board of directors concerning the public offering of Lazard Ltds common stock have been dismissed.



|8. | MEMBERS DEFICIENCY
|-- | -------------------



At March 31, 2007 and 2006, Lazard Group common membership interests held by subsidiaries of Lazard Ltd amounted to 47.9% and 37.6%, respectively, and by
LAZ-MD Holdings amounted to 52.1% and 62.4%, respectively. Pursuant to provisions of its Operating Agreement, Lazard Group distributions in respect of its common membership interests are allocated to the holders of such interests on a pro rata
basis. Such distributions represent amounts necessary to fund (i) any dividends Lazard Ltd may declare on its Class A common stock and (ii) tax distributions in respect of income taxes that Lazard Ltds subsidiaries and the members of LAZ-MD
Holdings incur as a result of holding Lazard Group common membership interests. During the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, Lazard Group distributed $5,049 and $5,591, respectively, to LAZ-MD Holdings and $4,629 and $3,375,
respectively, to the subsidiaries of Lazard Ltd, which latter amounts were used by Lazard Ltd to pay dividends to third party stockholders of its Class A common stock. In addition, during the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, Lazard
Group made tax distributions of $45,488 and $12,239, respectively, including $27,047 and $7,632, respectively, paid to LAZ-MD Holdings and $18,441 and $4,607, respectively, paid to subsidiaries of Lazard Ltd.



A description of Lazard Ltds 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the
Equity Incentive Plan), and activity with respect thereto during the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, is presented below.



Shares Available Under the Equity Incentive Plan



The Equity Incentive Plan authorizes the issuance of up to 25,000,000 shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the grant or exercise of stock
options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock units and other equity-based awards. Each stock unit granted under the Equity Incentive Plan represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock, at no cost to the
recipient. The fair value of such stock unit awards is determined based on the closing market price of Lazard Ltds Class A common stock at the date of grant.



Restricted Stock Unit Grants (RSUs)



RSUs require future service as a condition for the delivery of the underlying shares of Class A common stock and convert
into Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis after the stipulated vesting periods. The fair value of the RSUs, net of an estimated forfeiture rate, is amortized over the vesting periods or requisite service periods as required under SFAS 123,
Accounting for Share Based Compensation, or SFAS 123R, Share Based Payments. Expense relating to RSUs is charged to compensation and benefits within the condensed consolidated statements of income,
and amounted to $23,934 and $4,177 for the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. RSUs



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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands,
unless otherwise noted)



issued subsequent to December 31, 2005 generally include a dividend participation right that provides that during vesting periods each RSU is attributed
additional RSUs (or fractions thereof) equivalent to any ordinary quarterly dividends paid on Class A common stock during such period. During the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, such dividend participation rights required the
issuance of 13,118 and 6,341 RSUs, respectively.



Deferred Stock Unit Grants (DSUs)



Non-executive members of the Board of Directors of Lazard Group (who are also the same Non-Executive Directors of Lazard Ltd) receive approximately 50% of their annual compensation for service on the Board of Directors and its committees in
the form of DSUs, which are convertible into Class A common stock at the time of cessation of service to the Board. Their remaining compensation is paid in cash. The DSUs include a cash dividend participation right equivalent to any ordinary
quarterly dividends paid on Class A common stock. DSU awards are expensed at their fair value on their date of grant, which totaled $15 and $32 during the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.



On May 9, 2006, the Board of Directors adopted the Directors Fee
Deferral Unit Plan, which allows the Companys Non-Executive Directors to elect to receive additional DSUs pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan in lieu of some or all of their cash fees. The number of DSUs that shall be granted to a
Non-Executive Director pursuant to this election shall equal the value of cash fees that the applicable Non-Executive Director has elected to forego pursuant to such election, divided by the market value of a share of Class A common stock on the
date on which the foregone cash fees would otherwise have been paid. For the three month period ended March 31, 2007, 552 DSUs were granted pursuant to the Directors Fee Deferral Unit Plan.



The following is a summary of activity relating to RSUs and DSUs during the
three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007:



|                                                                       |  |           |   |      |                                        |       |       |        |   |                                        |   |       
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------- | - | ---- | -------------------------------------- | ----- | ----- | ------ | - | -------------------------------------- | - | ------
|                                                                       |  | RSUs      |   | DSUs
|                                                                       |  | Units     |   |      | Grant Date Weighted Average Fair Value |       | Units |        |   | Grant Date Weighted Average Fair Value
|                                                                       |  |           |   |     
|Balance, January 1, 2006                                               |  | 1,033,733 |   |      | $                                      | 23.87 |       | 9,968  |   |                                        | $ | 25.33 
|Granted (including 6,341 RSU units relating to dividend participation) |  | 2,717,382 |   |      | $                                      | 34.76 |       | 1,625  |   |                                        | $ | 39.10 
|Forfeited                                                              |  | (36,943   | ) |      | $                                      | 33.56 |       |        |   |                                        |   |       
|Converted                                                              |  |           |   |      |                                        |       |       | (3,059 | ) |                                        | $ | 25.33 
|                                                                       |  |           |   |      |                                        |       |       |        |   |                                        |   |       
|Balance, March 31, 2006                                                |  | 3,714,172 |   |      | $                                      | 31.74 |       | 8,534  |   |                                        | $ | 27.95 
|                                                                       |  |           |   |      |                                        |       |       |        |   |                                        |   |       
|                                                                       |  |          
|                                                                       |  | RSUs      |   | DSUs
|                                                                       |  | Units     |   |      | Grant Date Weighted Average Fair Value |       | Units |        |   | Grant Date Weighted Average Fair Value
|                                                                       |  |           |   |     
|Balance, January 1, 2007                                               |  | 4,009,382 |   |      | $                                      | 32.13 |       | 19,690 |   |                                        |   | $35.71
|Granted (including 13,118 RSUs relating to dividend participation)     |  | 4,973,269 |   |      | $                                      | 49.69 |       | 552    |   |                                        |   | $53.23
|Forfeited                                                              |  | (38,156   | ) |      | $                                      | 42.25 |       |        |   |                                        |   |       
|                                                                       |  |           |   |      |                                        |       |       |        |   |                                        |   |       
|Balance, March 31, 2007                                                |  | 8,944,495 |   |      | $                                      | 42.07 |       | 20,242 |   |                                        |   | $36.19
|                                                                       |  |           |   |      |                                        |       |       |        |   |                                        |   |       



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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands,
unless otherwise noted)



As of March 31, 2007, unrecognized RSU compensation expense, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, was
approximately $265,343, with such unrecognized compensation expense expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3.0 years. The ultimate amount of such expense is dependent upon the actual number of RSUs that will vest.
The Company periodically assesses the forfeiture rates used for such estimates. A change in estimated forfeiture rates would cause the aggregate amount of compensation expense recognized in future periods to differ from the estimated unrecognized
compensation expense described herein.



Share Repurchase
Program



On February 7, 2006, the Board of Directors
of Lazard Ltd authorized the repurchase of up to $100,000 in aggregate cost of its Class A common stock. The Companys intention is that the share repurchase program will be used primarily to offset shares to be issued under the Equity
Incentive Plan. Purchases may be made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions in 2006 and 2007. During the three month period ended June 30, 2006, Lazard Group purchased 115,000 shares of Class A common stock in the open
market at an average price of $36.34 per share, which are reported, at cost, as a reduction of members equity within the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006.



|9. | EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
|-- | ----------------------



The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides retirement and other post-employment benefits to certain of its employees through defined contribution and
defined benefit pension plans and other post-retirement benefit plans. The Company has the right to amend or terminate its benefit plans at any time subject to the terms of such plans. Expenses (benefits) related to the Companys employee
benefit plans are included in compensation and benefits expense on the condensed consolidated statements of income. The Company uses December 31 as the measurement date for its employee benefit plans.



In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers
Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Post-Retirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R) (SFAS 158), which the Company adopted as of December 31, 2006. In accordance with
SFAS 158, at December 31, 2006 the Company recognized, in its condensed consolidated statements of financial condition, the funded status of its defined benefit pension and other post-retirement benefit plans, measured as the difference between
the fair value of the plan assets and the corresponding benefit obligations. Additionally, pursuant to SFAS 158, the Company is required to recognize changes in the funded status of its defined benefit pension plans and other post-retirement benefit
plans in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax.



Termination of LCHs Post-Retirement Medical PlanIn April 2004, LCH announced a plan to terminate its post-retirement medical plan. As a result of such action, benefits available to eligible
active employees and retirees ceased on February 28, 2007. In accordance with SFAS No. 106, Employers Accounting for Post-Retirement Benefits Other Than Pensions, the Company recognized the effect of such termination as a
reduction of employee compensation and benefits expense over the period ending February 2007. For the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, compensation and benefits expense on the condensed consolidated statements of income
was reduced by $1,587 and $2,134, respectively, related to the effect of such termination.



Employer Contributions to Pension PlansThe Company contributed approximately $16,000 (8.2 million British pounds) in the three month period ended March 31, 2007 in full satisfaction of its
obligation to fund LCHs pension plans for the year ended December 31, 2007. No other contributions to defined benefit plans were made by the Company during the three month period ended March 31, 2007.



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands,
unless otherwise noted)



The following table summarizes the components of benefit costs for the three month periods ended
March 31, 2007 and 2006:



|                                          |  |                                                   |        |   |                                                           |   |                                                                  |      |  |      |    |      |   |    |      |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|----------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------- | ------ | - | --------------------------------------------------------- | - | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- |  | ---- | -- | ---- | - | -- | ---- | - | ------ | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                          |  | Pension Plans For The Three MonthsEnded March 31, |        |   | Pension Plan SupplementFor The Three MonthsEndedMarch 31, |   | Post-Retirement Medical PlansFor The Three MonthsEnded March 31, |     
|                                          |  | 2007                                              |        |   | 2006                                                      |   |                                                                  | 2007 |  | 2006 |    | 2007 |   |    | 2006 |  
|Components of net periodic benefit costs: |  |                                                   |        |   |                                                           |   |                                                                  |      |  |      |    |      |   |    |      |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Service cost                              |  |                                                   |        |   |                                                           | $ | 1,518                                                            |      |  |      |    |      |   |    |      | $ | 44     |   |  | $ | 50     |  
|Interest cost                             |  | $                                                 | 6,708  |   |                                                           |   | 5,924                                                            |      |  | $    | 15 |      | $ | 16 |      |   | 111    |   |  |   | 111    |  
|Expected return on plan assets            |  |                                                   | (8,229 | ) |                                                           |   | (6,966                                                           | )    |  |      |    |      |   |    |      |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Amortization of:                          |  |                                                   |        |   |                                                           |   |                                                                  |      |  |      |    |      |   |    |      |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Prior service cost                        |  |                                                   |        |   |                                                           |   |                                                                  |      |  |      |    |      |   |    |      |   | (346   | ) |  |   | (346   | )
|Net actuarial loss                        |  |                                                   | 97     |   |                                                           |   | 430                                                              |      |  |      |    |      |   |    |      |   | 147    |   |  |   | 75     |  
|                                          |  |                                                   |        |   |                                                           |   |                                                                  |      |  |      |    |      |   |    |      |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Net periodic benefit cost (credit)        |  |                                                   | (1,424 | ) |                                                           |   | 906                                                              |      |  |      | 15 |      |   | 16 |      |   | (44    | ) |  |   | (110   | )
|Curtailments                              |  |                                                   |        |   |                                                           |   |                                                                  |      |  |      |    |      |   |    |      |   | (1,587 | ) |  |   | (2,134 | )
|                                          |  |                                                   |        |   |                                                           |   |                                                                  |      |  |      |    |      |   |    |      |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Total benefit cost (credit)               |  | $                                                 | (1,424 | ) |                                                           | $ | 906                                                              |      |  | $    | 15 |      | $ | 16 |      | $ | (1,631 | ) |  |   | (2,244 | )
|                                          |  |                                                   |        |   |                                                           |   |                                                                  |      |  |      |    |      |   |    |      |   |        |   |  |   |        |  



Amendments to LCH Pension PlansEffective March 31, 2006, the LCH pension plans were amended to cease future accruals. As a result of such amendment, future service and compensation increases will not count
for purposes of future benefit accruals under the plans. Vested benefits for active participants as of March 31, 2006 will be retained.



Defined Contribution PlansLFNY and LCH also contribute to employer sponsored defined contribution plans. Contributions
to these plans amounted to $3,326 and $2,465 for the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, which are included in compensation and benefits expense on the condensed consolidated statements of income.



|10. | INCOME TAXES
|--- | ------------



The Companys provision for income taxes for the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was $13,071 and $13,284, respectively,
representing effective tax rates on operating income of 16.7% and 17.0%, respectively. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 35% and the effective tax rates described above is principally due to Lazard Group operating in the
U.S. as a limited liability company that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, Lazard Groups income is not subject to U.S. federal income taxes because taxes associated with its income represent
obligations of the individual partners. Outside the U.S., Lazard Group operates principally through subsidiary corporations that are subject to local income taxes. Additionally, Lazard Group is subject to Unincorporated Business Tax
(UBT) attributable to Lazard Groups operations apportioned to New York City, which are incremental to the U.S. federal statutory tax rate.



The cumulative effect of the Companys adoption of FIN 48 was a charge of $14,721 to the January 1, 2007 members deficiency balance. As of the
adoption date, the Company had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $31,255, including $5,132 related to interest and penalties, of which $27,352, if recognized, would favorably affect the effective tax rate. The Company recognizes interest and/or
penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to income tax examination by foreign tax authorities for years prior to 2002 and by U.S. federal, state and local tax authorities
for years prior to 2003.



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands,
unless otherwise noted)





|11. | RELATED PARTIES
|--- | ---------------



Amounts receivable from, and payable to, related parties as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 are set forth below:



|                        |  |               |        |                  |   |       
|----------------------- |  | ------------- | ------ | ---------------- | - | ------
|                        |  | March 31,2007 |        | December 31,2006
|Receivables             |  |               |        |                  |   |       
|LFCM Holdings           |  | $             | 17,142 |                  | $ | 18,493
|LAZ-MD Holdings         |  |               | 17     |                  |   | 50    
|Lazard Ltd Subsidiaries |  |               | 11     |                  |   | 17    
|                        |  |               |        |                  |   |       
|Total                   |  | $             | 17,170 |                  | $ | 18,560
|                        |  |               |        |                  |   |       
|Payables                |  |               |        |                  |   |       
|LFCM Holdings           |  | $             | 122    |                  | $ | 376   
|Lazard Ltd Subsidiaries |  |               | 2,629  |                  |   | 3,137 
|                        |  |               |        |                  |   |       
|Total                   |  | $             | 2,751  |                  | $ | 3,513 
|                        |  |               |        |                  |   |       



LFCM Holdings



LFCM Holdings owns and operates the separated businesses
and is owned by the working members, including Lazards managing directors (which also include our executive officers) who are also members of LAZ-MD Holdings. In addition to the master separation agreement which effected the separation and
recapitalization discussed in Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, LFCM Holdings entered into an insurance matters agreement and a license agreement that addressed various business matters associated with the separation,
as well as several other agreements discussed below.



Under the
employee benefits agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and among Lazard Ltd, Lazard Group, LAZ-MD Holdings and LFCM Holdings, LFCM Holdings generally assumed, as of the completion of the separation and recapitalization transactions, all
outstanding and future liabilities in respect of the current and former employees of the separated businesses. The Company retained all accrued liabilities under, and assets of, the pension plans in the U.S. and the U.K. as well as the 401(k) plan
accounts of the inactive employees of LFCM Holdings and its subsidiaries.



Pursuant to the administrative services agreement dated as of May 10, 2005, by and among LAZ-MD Holdings, LFCM Holdings and Lazard Group (the administrative services agreement), Lazard Group provides
selected administrative and support services to LAZ-MD Holdings and LFCM Holdings, such as cash management and debt service administration, accounting and financing activities, tax, payroll, human resources administration, financial transaction
support, information technology, public communications, data processing, procurement, real estate management, and other general administrative functions. Lazard Group charges for these services based on Lazard Groups cost allocation
methodology.



The services provided by Lazard Group to LFCM
Holdings and by LFCM Holdings to Lazard Group under the administrative services agreement generally will be provided until December 31, 2008. LFCM Holdings and Lazard Group have a right to terminate the services earlier if there is a change of
control of either party or the business alliance provided in the business alliance agreement expires or is terminated. The party receiving a service may also terminate a service earlier upon 180 days notice as long as the receiving party pays
the service provider an additional three months of service fee for terminated service.



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands,
unless otherwise noted)



The business alliance agreement provides among other matters, that Lazard Group will refer to LFCM
Holdings selected opportunities for underwriting and distribution of securities. In addition Lazard Group will provide assistance in the execution of any such referred business. In exchange for the referral obligation and assistance, Lazard Group
will receive a referral fee from LFCM Holdings equal to approximately half of the revenue obtained by LFCM Holdings in respect of any underwriting or distribution opportunity. In addition, LFCM Holdings will refer opportunities in the Financial
Advisory and Asset Management businesses to Lazard Group. In exchange for this referral, LFCM Holdings will be entitled to a customary finders fee from Lazard Group. The business alliance agreement further provides that, during the term of the
business alliance, LFNY and Lazard Asset Management Securities, LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of LFNY, will introduce execution and settlement transactions to newly-formed broker-dealer entities affiliated with LFCM Holdings. The term of
the business alliance will expire on the fifth anniversary of the equity public offering, subject to periodic automatic renewal, unless either party elects to terminate in connection with any such renewal or elects to terminate on account of a
change of control of either party.



Amounts recorded by Lazard
Group in its condensed consolidated statements of income relating to administrative and support services and referral fees for underwriting transactions amounted to $939 and $4,380, respectively, for the three month period ended March 31, 2007, and
$1,015 and $551, respectively, for the three month period ended March 31, 2006. Such amounts are reported as reductions to operating expenses and as other revenue, respectively.



Receivables from LFCM Holdings and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 include $10,065 and $9,989,
respectively, related to the lease indemnity agreement. The remaining receivables of $7,077 and $8,504 at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, relate primarily to administrative and support services and reimbursement of expenses
incurred on behalf of LFCM Holdings ($1,395 and $3,061 as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively) and referral fees for underwriting transactions ($4,459 and $4,091 as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively).



LAZ-MD Holdings



LAZ-MD Holdings held approximately 52.1% of the common membership interest
in Lazard Group as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 and Lazard Ltd held the remaining 47.9% of the common membership interest at such dates. Additionally, LAZ-MD Holdings is the sole owner of the one issued and outstanding share of Class B
common stock (the Class B common stock) of Lazard Ltd at both dates. As of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Class B common stock provides LAZ-MD Holdings with approximately 52.1% of the voting power but no economic rights
in Lazard Ltd. Subject to certain limitations, LAZ-MD Holdings exchangeable interests are exchangeable for Class A common stock. However, the Class B common stock will represent no less than 50.1% of the voting power until December 31, 2007.



Lazard Group provides selected administrative and support
services to LAZ-MD Holdings through the administrative services agreement as discussed above, with such services generally to be provided until December 31, 2014 unless terminated earlier because of a change in control of either party. Lazard Group
charges LAZ-MD Holdings for these services based on Lazard Groups cost allocation methodology and, for the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, such charges amounted to $50 in each period.



Lazard Ltd Subsidiaries



As of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, Lazard Groups receivables
from Lazard Ltd subsidiaries primarily relate to amounts paid by Lazard Group on behalf of such wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lazard Ltd.



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands,
unless otherwise noted)



As of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, Lazard Groups payables to Lazard Ltd subsidiaries
represents the liability for the quarterly contract adjustment payments on the purchase contracts associated with the ESUs (see Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) of $2,629 and $3,137, respectively.



|12. | REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
|--- | ----------------------



LFNY is a U.S. registered broker-dealer and is subject to the net capital requirements of Rule 15c3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the Exchange Act). Under the basic method permitted by this rule, the minimum required net capital, as defined, is a specified fixed percentage of total aggregate indebtedness recorded on LFNYs statement of financial
condition, or $5, whichever is greater. At March 31, 2007, LFNYs regulatory net capital was $63,863 which exceeded the minimum requirement by $58,566.



Certain U.K. subsidiaries of the Company, including LCL, Lazard Fund Managers Limited and Lazard Asset Management Limited (the U.K.
Subsidiaries) are regulated by the Financial Services Authority (the FSA). At March 31, 2007, the aggregate regulatory net capital of the U.K. Subsidiaries was $186,066, which exceeded the minimum requirement by $136,304.



The Financial Advisory activities of Lazard Frères SAS
(LF) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including LFB, are authorized by the Comité des Etablissements de Crédit et des Entreprises dInvestissement and are regulated by the Comité de la Réglementation
Bancaire et Financière. Supervision is exercised by the Commission Bancaire, which is responsible, in liaison with the Banque de France, for ensuring compliance with the regulations. In this context LF has the status of a bank holding company
(Compagnie Financière) and LFB is a registered bank (Etablissement de Crédit). In addition, the investment services activities of the Paris group, exercised through LFB and other subsidiaries, primarily LFG
(asset management) and Fonds Partenaires Gestion (private equity, merchant banking), are subject to regulation and supervision by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers. At March 31, 2007, the consolidated regulatory net capital of LF was
$178,446, which exceeded the minimum requirement set for regulatory capital levels by $80,991.



Certain other U.S. and non-U.S. subsidiaries are subject to various other capital adequacy requirements promulgated by various regulatory and exchange authorities in the countries in which they operate. At
March 31, 2007, for those subsidiaries with regulatory capital requirements, their aggregate net capital was $48,819, which exceeded the minimum required capital by $34,394.



At March 31, 2007, each of these subsidiaries individually was in compliance with its regulatory capital requirements.



|13. | SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS
|--- | -------------------------



The Companys reportable segments offer different products and services and are managed separately as different levels and types of expertise are
required to effectively manage the segments transactions. Each segment is reviewed to determine the allocation of resources and to assess its performance. The Company has two segments: Financial Advisory which includes providing advice on
mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital raising and similar transactions, and Asset Management which includes the management of equity and fixed income securities and merchant banking funds. In addition, the Company records selected other
activities in Corporate, including management of cash, certain investments and the commercial banking activities of LFB. The Company also allocates outstanding indebtedness to Corporate.



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands,
unless otherwise noted)



The Companys segment information for the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 is
prepared using the following methodology:



| |  |  | Revenue and expenses directly associated with each segment are included in determining operating income.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Expenses not directly associated with specific segments are allocated based on the most relevant measures applicable, including headcount, square footage and other
factors.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Segment assets are based on those directly associated with each segment, and include an allocation of certain assets relating to various segments, based on the most
relevant measures applicable, including headcount, square footage and other factors.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



The Company allocates investment gains and losses, interest income and interest expense among the various segments based on the segment in which the
underlying asset or liability is reported.



Each segments
operating expenses include (i) compensation and benefits expenses, including amounts for certain senior advisors that are incurred directly in support of the businesses and (ii) other operating expenses, which include directly incurred expenses for
premises and occupancy, professional fees, travel and entertainment, communications and information services, equipment and indirect support costs (including compensation and other operating expenses related thereto) for administrative services.
Such administrative services include, but are not limited to, accounting, tax, legal, facilities management and senior management activities.



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands,
unless otherwise noted)



Management evaluates segment results based on net revenue and operating income and believes that the
following information provides a reasonable representation of each segments contribution to operations with respect to net revenue, operating income and total assets:



|                   |  |                    |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|------------------ |  | ------------------ |  | ---------------------------- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | -
|                   |  |                    |  | Three Months Ended March 31, |        
|                   |  |                    |  | 2007                         |         |   | 2006 |  
|Financial Advisory |  | Net Revenue        |  | $                            | 222,585 |   |      | $ | 222,131 |  
|                   |  | Operating Expenses |  |                              | 172,998 |   |      |   | 164,270 |  
|                   |  |                    |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|                   |  | Operating Income   |  | $                            | 49,587  |   |      | $ | 57,861  |  
|                   |  |                    |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|                   |  |                    | 
|Asset Management   |  | Net Revenue        |  | $                            | 148,528 |   |      | $ | 124,402 |  
|                   |  | Operating Expenses |  |                              | 111,012 |   |      |   | 92,430  |  
|                   |  |                    |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|                   |  | Operating Income   |  | $                            | 37,516  |   |      | $ | 31,972  |  
|                   |  |                    |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|                   |  |                    | 
|Corporate          |  | Net Revenue        |  | $                            | (2,043  | ) |      | $ | (10,317 | )
|                   |  | Operating Expenses |  |                              | 6,792   |   |      |   | 1,266   |  
|                   |  |                    |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|                   |  | Operating Loss     |  | $                            | (8,835  | ) |      | $ | (11,583 | )
|                   |  |                    |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|                   |  |                    | 
|Total              |  | Net Revenue        |  | $                            | 369,070 |   |      | $ | 336,216 |  
|                   |  | Operating Expenses |  |                              | 290,802 |   |      |   | 257,966 |  
|                   |  |                    |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|                   |  | Operating Income   |  | $                            | 78,268  |   |      | $ | 78,250  |  
|                   |  |                    |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  

|                   |  |   |           |                |   |                   |  | 
|------------------ |  | - | --------- | -------------- | - | ----------------- |  | 
|                   |  |  
|                   |  |   |           | As of         
|                   |  |   |           | March 31, 2007 |   | December 31, 2006
|Total Assets:      |  |   |           |                |   |                   |  | 
|Financial Advisory |  | $ | 364,916   |                | $ | 452,627          
|Asset Management   |  |   | 374,324   |                |   | 418,538          
|Corporate          |  |   | 1,835,680 |                |   | 2,316,042        
|                   |  |   |           |                |   |                   |  | 
|Total              |  | $ | 2,574,920 |                | $ | 3,187,207        
|                   |  |   |           |                |   |                   |  | 



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|Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
|------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



The following discussion should be read in conjunction with Lazard Groups condensed consolidated financial
statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.



Forward-Looking Statements and Certain Factors that May Affect Our Business



Management has included in Parts I and II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the Form 10-Q), including in its Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(the MD&A), statements that are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as may, might, will, should,
expect, plan, anticipate, believe, estimate, predict, potential or continue, and the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These
forward-looking statements, which are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business.
These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from
the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006 (the Form 10-K) under the caption Risk Factors, including the following:



| |  |  | a decline in general economic conditions or the global financial markets,
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | losses caused by financial or other problems experienced by third parties,
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | losses due to unidentified or unanticipated risks,
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | a lack of liquidity, i.e., ready access to funds, for use in our businesses, and
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | competitive pressure.
| | - |  | ---------------------



The Company operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible
for our management to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can management assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statements.



Although we
believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We are under no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this
Form 10-Q to conform our prior statements to actual results or revised expectations and we do not intend to do so.



Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the:



| |  |  | business possible or assumed future results of operations and operating cash flows,
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | business strategies and investment policies,
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------



| |  |  | business financing plans and the availability of short-term borrowing,
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | business competitive position,
| | - |  | -------------------------------



| |  |  | potential growth opportunities available to our businesses,
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | recruitment and retention of managing directors and employees,
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| |  |  | target levels of compensation expense,
| | - |  | --------------------------------------



| |  |  | business potential operating performance, achievements, productivity improvements, efficiency and cost reduction efforts,
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | likelihood of success and impact of litigation,
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------



| |  |  | expected tax rate,
| | - |  | ------------------



| |  |  | changes in interest and tax rates,
| | - |  | ----------------------------------



| |  |  | expectation with respect to the economy, securities markets, the market for mergers and acquisitions activity, the market for asset management activity and other
industry trends,
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | effects on our businesses resulting from the separation and recapitalization transactions, including the equity public offering and the financing transactions,
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | effects of competition on our business, and
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------



| |  |  | impact of future legislation and regulation on our business.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------



Lazard Group is committed to providing timely and accurate information to the investing public, consistent with our legal
and regulatory obligations. To that end, the Company uses its websites to convey information about its businesses, including the anticipated release of quarterly financial results, quarterly financial, statistical and business-related information
and the posting of updates of assets under management (AUM) in various mutual funds, hedge funds and other investment products managed by Lazard Asset Management LLC and its subsidiaries. Monthly updates of these funds are posted to the
Lazard Asset Management website (www.lazardnet.com) on the 3rd business day following the end of each month. Investors can link to Lazard and its operating company websites through www.lazard.com. Our websites and the information
contained therein or connected thereto shall not be deemed to be incorporated into this quarterly report.



Business Summary



The
Companys principal sources of revenue are derived from activities in the following business segments:



| |  |  | Financial Advisory, which includes providing advice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructurings, capital raising and other transactions, and
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Asset Management which includes the management of equity and fixed income securities and merchant banking funds.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



In addition, the Company records selected other activities in Corporate,
including management of cash, certain investments, and the commercial banking activities of Lazard Groups Paris-based Lazard Frères Banque SA (LFB). LFB is a registered bank regulated by the Banque de France. LFBs
primary commercial banking operations include the management of the treasury positions of the Companys Paris House through its money market desk and, to a lesser extent, credit activities relating to securing loans granted to clients of Lazard
Frères Gestion SAS (LFG) and custodial oversight over assets of various clients. In addition, LFB also operates many support functions of the Paris House. The Company also allocates outstanding indebtedness to Corporate.



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For the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 the Companys consolidated net revenue was
derived from the following business segments:



|                   |  |                             |   |  |      |  
|------------------ |  | --------------------------- | - |  | ---- | -
|                   |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, |  
|                   |  | 2007                        |   |  | 2006 |  
|Financial Advisory |  | 60                          | % |  | 66   | %
|Asset Management   |  | 40                          |   |  | 37   |  
|Corporate          |  | -                           |   |  | (3   | )
|                   |  |                             |   |  |      |  
|Total              |  | 100                         | % |  | 100  | %
|                   |  |                             |   |  |      |  



Business Environment



Economic and market conditions, particularly global
M&A activity, can significantly affect our financial performance. Lazard operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Lazards management
to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can Lazard assess the impact of all factors on its business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statements. See the section entitled Risk Factors in the Form 10-K. Net income and revenue in any period may not be indicative of full-year results or the results of any other period and may vary significantly from year
to year and quarter to quarter.



Financial
Advisory



Activity in the global M&A industry for
the three month period ended March 31, 2007 versus the corresponding period last year increased modestly for global and trans-atlantic completed transactions and increased more significantly for announced M&A transactions, as evidenced by the
following industry statistics regarding the volume of transactions:



|                            |  |                              |       |      |   |                |  |    |  
|--------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | ----- | ---- | - | -------------- |  | -- | -
|                            |  | Three Months Ended March 31, |      
|                            |  | 2007                         |       | 2006 |   | % Incr /(Decr) | 
|                            |  | ($ in billions)              |       |      |  
|Completed M&A Transactions: |  |                              |       |      |   |                |  |    |  
|Global                      |  | $                            | 744   |      | $ | 709            |  | 5  | %
|Trans-Atlantic              |  |                              | 54    |      |   | 53             |  | 2  | %
|                            |  |                              |      
|Announced M&A Transactions: |  |                              |       |      |   |                |  |    |  
|Global                      |  |                              | 1,052 |      |   | 865            |  | 22 | %
|Trans-Atlantic              |  |                              | 105   |      |   | 80             |  | 31 | %

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|Source: | Thomson Financial as of April 16, 2007
|------- | --------------------------------------



Lazard believes that its Financial Advisory business should continue to benefit from any sustained increase in M&A volume.



Activity in financial restructuring in the first quarter of 2007 continued at
decade-low levels, with the amount of corporate debt defaults, according to Moodys Investors Service, Inc, at $1 billion versus $2 billion in the corresponding 2006 period.



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Asset Management



As shown in the table below, global market indices at March 31, 2007 in general increased moderately as compared to such
indices at December 31, 2006, and increased more significantly as compared to March 31, 2006.



|                             |  |                                      |   |  |               |  
|---------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | - |  | ------------- | -
|                             |  | Percentage Change March 31, 2007 vs. |  
|                             |  | December 31, 2006                    |   |  | March 1, 2006 |  
|MSCI World Index             |  | 2                                    | % |  | 13            | %
|CAC 40                       |  | 2                                    |   |  | 8             |  
|DAX                          |  | 5                                    |   |  | 16            |  
|FTSE 100                     |  | 2                                    |   |  | 6             |  
|Dow Jones Industrial Average |  | (1                                   | ) |  | 11            |  
|NASDAQ                       |  | 0                                    |   |  | 4             |  
|S&P 500                      |  | 0                                    |   |  | 10            |  



Lazards
market-related changes in its AUM during the three month and twelve month periods ended March 31, 2007 generally correspond to the changes in global market indices.



Key Financial Measures and Indicators



Net Revenue



The majority of Lazards Financial Advisory net revenue is earned from the successful completion of mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, capital
raising and similar transactions. The main driver of Financial Advisory net revenue is overall M&A, the level of corporate debt defaults and the environment for capital raising activities, particularly in the industries and geographic markets in
which Lazard focuses. In some client engagements, often those involving financially distressed companies, revenue is earned in the form of retainers and similar fees that are contractually agreed upon with each client for each assignment and are not
necessarily linked to the completion of a transaction. In addition, Lazard also earns fees from providing strategic advice to clients, with such fees not being dependent on a specific transaction. Lazards Financial Advisory segment also earns
revenue from public and private securities offerings in conjunction with activities of its former Capital Markets and Other segment. In general, such fees are shared equally with Lazard Capital Markets, a wholly-owned subsidiary of LFCM Holdings,
LLC (LFCM Holdings). Subsequent to the equity public offering, Lazard has an arrangement with LFCM Holdings under which it will continue to distribute securities in public offerings originated by Lazards Financial Advisory business
in a manner similar to its practice prior to the equity public offering.



Lazards Asset Management segment includes Lazard Asset Management LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as LAM), LFG and merchant banking operations. Asset Management net revenue is
derived from fees for investment management and advisory services provided to institutional and private clients. The main driver of Asset Management net revenue is the level of AUM, which is influenced in large part by Lazards investment
performance and by Lazards ability to successfully attract and retain assets, as well as the broader performance of the global equity markets and, to a lesser extent, fixed income markets. As a result, fluctuations in financial markets and
client asset inflows and outflows have a direct effect on Asset Management net revenue and operating income. In addition, as Lazards AUM include significant assets that are denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, changes in the
value of the U.S. dollar relative to non-U.S. currencies will impact the value of Lazards AUM. Fees vary with the type of assets managed, with higher fees earned on equity assets, alternative investments (such as hedge funds) and merchant
banking products, and lower fees earned on fixed income and cash management products. Lazard also earns performance-based incentive fees on some investment products, such as hedge funds, merchant banking funds and other investment products.
Incentive fees on hedge funds are typically calculated based on a specified percentage of a funds net appreciation during a fiscal period and can be subject to loss carry-forward provisions in which losses incurred in the current period are
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the form of a carried interest if profits from merchant banking investments exceed a specified threshold. Incentive fees earned for the years ended December
31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 of $59 million, $45 million and $27 million, respectively, demonstrate the volatility that incentive fees may have on total net revenue.



Corporate net revenue consists primarily of investment income generated from investments, including investments in LAM managed equity funds and
principal investments in merchant banking and alternative investment funds, net interest income generated by LFB, interest income related to cash and interest expense related to outstanding indebtedness. Corporate net revenue can fluctuate due to
fair value adjustments, changes in interest rates and in interest rate spreads earned by LFB and changes in the levels of cash, investments and indebtedness. Although Corporate net revenue during the three month period ended March 31, 2007
represented less than (1)% of Lazards net revenue, total assets in Corporate represented 71% of Lazards consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2007, principally attributable to assets associated with LFB and, to a lesser extent,
investments in LAM managed funds and cash.



Lazard expects to
experience significant fluctuations in net revenue and operating income during the course of any given year. These fluctuations arise because a significant portion of Financial Advisory net revenue is earned upon the successful completion of a
transaction, financial restructuring or capital raising activity, the timing of which is uncertain and is not subject to Lazards control. Asset Management net revenue is also subject to periodic fluctuations. Asset Management fees are
generally based on AUM measured as of the end of a quarter or month, and an increase or reduction in AUM at such dates, due to market price fluctuations, currency fluctuations, net client asset flows or otherwise, will result in a corresponding
increase or decrease in management fees. In addition, incentive fees earned on AUM are generally not recorded until potential uncertainties regarding the ultimate realizable amounts have been determined. For most of our funds that determination is
made at year-end, and therefore such incentive fees are recorded in the fourth quarter of Lazards fiscal year.



Operating Expenses



The majority of Lazards operating expenses relate to compensation and benefits for employees and managing directors. The balance of Lazards
operating expenses is referred to below as non-compensation expense, which includes costs for premises and occupancy, professional fees, travel and entertainment, communications and information services, equipment, depreciation and
amortization and other expenses.



Provision for Income
Taxes



Lazard Group operates in the U.S. as a limited
liability company that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, it is not subject to U.S. federal income taxes. Taxes related to income earned by partnership represent obligations of the individual partners.
Outside the U.S., Lazard Group operates principally through corporations and is subject to local income taxes. Income taxes shown on Lazards condensed consolidated statements of income are attributable to taxes incurred by non-U.S. entities
and by New York City Unincorporated Business Tax (UBT) attributable to Lazards operations apportioned to New York City.



Minority Interest In Net Income



Minority interest in net income principally consists of minority interests in various LAM-related general partnerships held directly by certain of our LAM
managing directors.



See Note 4 of Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding minority interest.



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Consolidated Results of Operations



Lazards consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars. Many of our non-U.S. subsidiaries have a
functional currency (i.e., the currency in which operational activities are primarily conducted) that is other than the U.S. dollar, generally the currency of the country in which the subsidiaries are domiciled. Such subsidiaries assets
and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates as of the respective balance sheet date while revenue and expenses are translated at average exchange rates during the respective periods based on the daily closing exchange
rates. Adjustments that result from translating amounts from a subsidiarys functional currency are reported as a component of members equity. Foreign currency remeasurement gains and losses on transactions in non-functional
currencies are included in the consolidated statements of income.



A discussion of the Companys consolidated results of operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 is set forth below, followed by a more detailed discussion of business segment results.



|                                              |  |                             |         |      |   |        
|--------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | ------- | ---- | - | -------
|                                              |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31,
|                                              |  | 2007                        |         | 2006
|                                              |  | ($ in thousands)           
|Revenue                                       |  |                             |         |      |   |        
|Investment banking and other advisory fees    |  | $                           | 215,083 |      | $ | 219,583
|Money management fees                         |  |                             | 135,826 |      |   | 110,569
|Interest income                               |  |                             | 22,213  |      |   | 7,998  
|Other                                         |  |                             | 27,193  |      |   | 22,093 
|                                              |  |                             |         |      |   |        
|Total revenue                                 |  |                             | 400,315 |      |   | 360,243
|Interest expense                              |  |                             | 31,245  |      |   | 24,027 
|                                              |  |                             |         |      |   |        
|Net revenue                                   |  |                             | 369,070 |      |   | 336,216
|                                              |  |                             |         |      |   |        
|Operating Expenses                            |  |                             |         |      |   |        
|Compensation and benefits                     |  |                             | 220,035 |      |   | 200,139
|Non-compensation expense                      |  |                             | 70,767  |      |   | 57,827 
|                                              |  |                             |         |      |   |        
|Total operating expenses                      |  |                             | 290,802 |      |   | 257,966
|                                              |  |                             |         |      |   |        
|Operating Income                              |  |                             | 78,268  |      |   | 78,250 
|Provision for income taxes                    |  |                             | 13,071  |      |   | 13,284 
|                                              |  |                             |         |      |   |        
|Income Before Minority Interest in Net Income |  |                             | 65,197  |      |   | 64,966 
|Minority interest in net income               |  |                             | 1,833   |      |   | 5,263  
|                                              |  |                             |         |      |   |        
|Net Income                                    |  | $                           | 63,364  |      | $ | 59,703 
|                                              |  |                             |         |      |   |        



The Company calculates
operating revenue for the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 as follows:



|                                                             |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------------------- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | -
|                                                             |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, |        
|                                                             |  | 2007                        |         |   | 2006 |  
|                                                             |  | ($ in thousands)            |        
|Total revenue                                                |  | $                           | 400,315 |   |      | $ | 360,243 |  
|Deduct:                                                      |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|LFB Interest expense                                         |  |                             | (10,415 | ) |      |   | (3,875  | )
|Revenue related to consolidation of LAM general partnerships |  |                             | (1,831  | ) |      |   | (5,259  | )
|                                                             |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Operating revenue                                            |  | $                           | 388,069 |   |      | $ | 351,109 |  
|                                                             |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  



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Certain key ratios, statistics and headcount information for the three month periods ended March 31, 2007
and 2006 are set forth below:



|                                            |  |                             |   |  |       |  
|------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | - |  | ----- | -
|                                            |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, |  
|                                            |  | 2007                        |   |  | 2006  |  
|As a % of Net Revenue, By Revenue Category: |  |                             |   |  |       |  
|Investment banking and other advisory fees  |  | 58                          | % |  | 65    | %
|Money management fees                       |  | 37                          |   |  | 33    |  
|Interest income                             |  | 6                           |   |  | 2     |  
|Other                                       |  | 7                           |   |  | 7     |  
|Interest expense                            |  | (8                          | ) |  | (7    | )
|                                            |  |                             |   |  |       |  
|Net Revenue                                 |  | 100                         | % |  | 100   | %
|                                            |  |                             |   |  |       |  
|As a % of Net Revenue:                      |  |                             |   |  |       |  
|Operating Income                            |  | 21                          | % |  | 23    | %
|                                            |  |                             |   |  |       |  
|                                            | 
|                                            |  | As of March 31,             |  
|                                            |  | 2007                        |   |  | 2006  |  
|                                            |  |                            
|Headcount:                                  |  |                             |   |  |       |  
|Managing Directors:                         |  |                             |   |  |       |  
|Financial Advisory                          |  | 142                         |   |  | 128   |  
|Asset Management                            |  | 50                          |   |  | 43    |  
|Corporate                                   |  | 8                           |   |  | 8     |  
|Limited Managing Directors                  |  | 4                           |   |  | 5     |  
|Other Employees:                            |  |                             |   |  |       |  
|Business segment professionals              |  | 788                         |   |  | 753   |  
|All other professionals and support staff   |  | 1,189                       |   |  | 1,228 |  
|                                            |  |                             |   |  |       |  
|Total                                       |  | 2,181                       |   |  | 2,165 |  
|                                            |  |                             |   |  |       |  



Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
versus March 31, 2006



Revenue and Operating Expenses



Net revenue was $369 million for the three month period ended March 31,
2007, up $33 million, or 10%, versus net revenue of $336 million in the corresponding period in 2006. During the 2007 period, fees from investment banking and other advisory activities were $215 million, a decrease of $5 million, or 2%, versus fees
of $220 million in the corresponding period in 2006. Although industry-wide there was a slight increase in global completed M&A transactions, the timing of closings on transactions on which we advised, including non-public and restructuring
transactions, will cause our period-to-period results to vary. Money management fees were $136 million, an increase of $25 million, or 23%, versus $111 million in the corresponding period in 2006. The increase in money management fees was
principally the result of a $26 billion, or 28%, increase in average AUM for the three month period ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the corresponding period in 2006. Interest income of $22 million increased $14 million, or 178%, principally due
to commercial banking activities in LFB and higher average cash balances in the 2007 period, which includes the net proceeds of the primary offering of Class A common stock in December, 2006. Other revenue of $27 million increased by $5 million, or
23%, versus the corresponding period in 2006 principally due to increased dividends and net investment gains. Other revenue also includes approximately $2 million recorded from LAM general partnerships held directly by certain of our LAM managing
directors versus $5 million in the corresponding period in 2006, with these amounts also included as minority interest in net income. Interest expense of $31 million increased by $7 million primarily from higher average customer deposits
in LFB.



The Companys quarterly revenue and profits can
fluctuate materially depending on the number, size and timing of completed transactions on which it advised, as well as seasonality and other factors. Accordingly, the



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revenue and profits in any particular quarter may not be indicative of future results. Lazard management believes that annual results are the most meaningful
basis for comparison among present, historical and future periods.



Compensation and benefits expense was $220 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2007, an increase of $20 million, or 10%, versus expense of $200 million for the corresponding period in 2006, consistent with the increase in
operating revenue. The increase was primarily due to increased incentive compensation, including amortization of restricted stock units and, to a lesser extent, additional compensation associated with headcount increases in managing directors and
business segment professionals.



Non-compensation expense was
$71 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2007, or 18% of operating revenue of $388 million in the period, compared with $58 million, or 16% of operating revenue of $351 million for the corresponding period in 2006. The change in
non-compensation expenses primarily reflects $4 million of cost recoveries which served to reduce expenses in the first quarter of 2006, as well as current period increases in (i) professional fees related to increased business activity, including
fund administration and services associated with the increase in AUM, (ii) investments in our businesses, such as increased recruitment costs, travel and other business development costs, and (iii) overall non-compensation expenses related to the
strengthening of the Euro, Pound and other currencies against the U.S. Dollar.



The percentage of non-compensation expenses to operating revenue can vary from quarter to quarter due to quarterly fluctuation in revenue, among other things. Accordingly, the results in a particular quarter may not
be indicative of future results. Lazard management believes that annual results are the most meaningful basis for comparison among present, historical and future periods.



Operating income, was $78 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2007, flat versus the corresponding period in
2006. Operating income as a percentage of net revenue was 21% for three month period ended March 31, 2007 versus 23% for the 2006 period.



Income Taxes



For the three month period ended March 31, 2007, the provision for income taxes was $13 million, flat versus corresponding period in 2006.



Minority Interest In Net Income



For the three month period ended March 31, 2007, minority interest was $2
million, a decrease of $3 million, versus $5 million in the corresponding period in 2006, principally due to a decrease in LAM GP-related revenue which is entirely offset in minority interest in net income due to the consolidation of such LAM-GP.



Business Segments



The following data discusses net revenue and operating income for the
Companys operations by business segment. The operating results exclude a discussion of Corporate, due to its relatively minor contribution to operating results. Each segments operating expenses include (i) compensation and benefits
expenses that are incurred directly in support of the businesses and (ii) other operating expenses, which include directly incurred expenses for premises and occupancy, professional fees, travel and entertainment, communications and information
services, equipment, and indirect support costs (including compensation and benefits expense and other operating expenses related thereto) for administrative services. Such administrative services include, but are not limited to, accounting, tax,
legal, facilities management and senior management activities. Such support costs are allocated to the relevant segments based on various statistical drivers such as, among other items, headcount, square footage and transactional volume.



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Financial Advisory



The following table summarizes the operating results of the Financial Advisory segment.



|                                                |  |                             |         |   |      |          |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | ------- | - | ---- | -------- | -
|                                                |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, |        
|                                                |  | 2007                        |         |   | 2006 |         
|                                                |  | ($ in thousands)            |        
|M&A                                             |  | $                           | 196,068 |   |      | $193,983 |  
|Financial Restructuring                         |  |                             | 9,620   |   |      | 13,593   |  
|Corporate Finance and Other                     |  |                             | 16,897  |   |      | 14,555   |  
|                                                |  |                             |         |   |      |          |  
|Net Revenue                                     |  |                             | 222,585 |   |      | 222,131  |  
|                                                |  |                             |         |   |      |          |  
|Direct Compensation and Benefits                |  |                             | 119,958 |   |      | 119,165  |  
|Other Operating Expenses(a)                     |  |                             | 53,040  |   |      | 45,105   |  
|                                                |  |                             |         |   |      |          |  
|Total Operating Expenses                        |  |                             | 172,998 |   |      | 164,270  |  
|                                                |  |                             |         |   |      |          |  
|Operating Income                                |  | $                           | 49,587  |   |      | $57,861  |  
|                                                |  |                             |         |   |      |          |  
|Operating Income as a Percentage of Net Revenue |  |                             | 22      | % |      | 26       | %
|                                                |  |                             |         |   |      |          |  
|                                                | 
|                                                |  | As of March 31,             |        
|                                                |  | 2007                        |         |   | 2006 |         
|Headcount (b):                                  |  |                             |         |   |      |          |  
|Managing Directors                              |  |                             | 142     |   |      | 128      |  
|Limited Managing Directors                      |  |                             | 2       |   |      | 2        |  
|Other Employees:                                |  |                             |         |   |      |          |  
|Business segment professionals                  |  |                             | 492     |   |      | 464      |  
|All other professionals and support staff       |  |                             | 245     |   |      | 250      |  
|                                                |  |                             |         |   |      |          |  
|Total                                           |  |                             | 881     |   |      | 844      |  
|                                                |  |                             |         |   |      |          |  

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|(a) | Includes indirect support costs (including compensation and benefits expense and other operating expenses related thereto).
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(b) | Excludes headcount related to indirect support functions. Such headcount is included in the Corporate headcount.
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Net revenue trends in Financial Advisory for M&A and Financial
Restructuring generally are correlated to the volume of completed industry-wide mergers and acquisitions activity and restructurings occurring subsequent to corporate debt defaults, respectively. However, deviations from this relationship can occur
in any given year for a number of reasons. For instance, material variances in the level of mergers and acquisitions activity in a particular geography where Lazard has significant market share or the number of its advisory engagements with respect
to larger-sized transactions can cause its results to diverge from industry-wide activity. Certain Lazard client statistics and global industry statistics are set forth below:



|                                                                   |  |                             |   |  |      |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------------------- | - |  | ---- | -
|                                                                   |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, |  
|                                                                   |  | 2007                        |   |  | 2006 |  
|Lazard Statistics:                                                 |  |                             |   |  |      |  
|Number of Clients:                                                 |  |                             |   |  |      |  
|Total                                                              |  | 194                         |   |  | 171  |  
|With Fees Greater than $1 million                                  |  | 48                          |   |  | 51   |  
|Percentage of Total Financial Advisory Revenue from Top 10 Clients |  | 42                          | % |  | 42   | %
|Number of M&A Transactions Completed Greater than $1 billion (a)   |  | 11                          |   |  | 14   |  

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The geographical distribution of Financial Advisory net revenue is set forth below in percentage terms.
The offices that generate Financial Advisory net revenue are located in North America, Europe (principally in the U.K., France, Italy, Spain and Germany) and the rest of the world (principally in Asia).



|              |  |                             |   |  |      |  
|------------- |  | --------------------------- | - |  | ---- | -
|              |  | Three MonthsEnded March 31, |  
|              |  | 2007                        |   |  | 2006 |  
|North America |  | 43                          | % |  | 59   | %
|Europe        |  | 54                          |   |  | 40   |  
|Rest of World |  | 3                           |   |  | 1    |  
|              |  |                             |   |  |      |  
|Total         |  | 100                         | % |  | 100  | %
|              |  |                             |   |  |      |  



The change in the
distribution of geographical revenues demonstrates that our revenue can fluctuate materially from quarter to quarter due to the number, size and timing of closings of completed transactions, as well as seasonality and other factors. As such, the
geographical distribution of revenues in any particular quarter may not be indicative of future results.



The Companys managing directors and many of its professionals have significant experience, and many of them are able to use this experience to
advise on both mergers and acquisitions and financial restructuring transactions, depending on clients needs. This flexibility allows Lazard to better match its professional staff with the counter-cyclical business cycles of mergers and
acquisitions and financial restructurings. While Lazard measures revenue by practice area, Lazard does not separately measure the separate costs or profitability of mergers and acquisitions services as compared to financial restructuring services.
Accordingly, Lazard measures performance in its Financial Advisory segment based on overall segment net revenue and operating income margins.



Financial Advisory Results of Operations



Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 versus March 31, 2006



In the 2007 period, Financial Advisory net revenue was $223 million, flat as compared to the corresponding period in 2006. M&A net revenue of $196
million increased $2 million, or 1%, versus the 2006 period. Corporate Finance and Other net revenue of $17 million increased by approximately $2 million, or 16%, versus net revenue of $15 million in the corresponding period in 2006. Financial
Restructuring net revenue declined by $4 million, or 29%, versus the 2006 period.



The increase in M&A revenue in the 2007 period was generally consistent with the slight increase experienced in global completed M&A transactions. Clients which, in the aggregate, accounted for a significant
portion of our M&A revenue for the three month period ended March 31, 2007 included Eurazeo, Dollar General Stores, Groupe Alpha, Hypnion, Max Bahr, Metaldyne, Millicom International Cellular, Schneider Electric, Suelos Industriales La Hita and
TransCanada.



Financial Restructuring revenue in the 2007
period decreased as compared to the corresponding period in 2006, principally due to the continued low level of debt defaults experienced in the current period. We have recently been retained to advise New Century Financial Corporation in connection
with its Chapter 11 filing, a highly visible assignment for the company that is a leader in sub-prime lending. Restructuring assignments generating fees in the 2007 period include Nortel Networks, New Century Financial, Northwest Airlines, SunCom
Wireless and Calpine Corp.



Operating expenses were $173
million in the 2007 period, an increase of approximately $9 million, or 5%, versus operating expenses of $164 million in the corresponding period in 2006. Compensation and benefits expense remained flat, as compared to the 2006 period, consistent
with levels of operating revenue. All other operating expenses increased by $8 million, or 18%, primarily due to higher business development-related activities. The 2006 period included approximately $1 million of cost recoveries which served to
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Financial Advisory operating income was $50 million for the 2007 period, a decrease of $8 million, or
14%, versus operating income of $58 million in the corresponding period in 2006. Operating income as a percentage of segment net revenue was 22% for the 2007 period versus 26% in the 2006 period.



Asset Management



The following table shows the composition of AUM for the Asset Management segment:



|                                        |  |                 |         |                  |   |        
|--------------------------------------- |  | --------------- | ------- | ---------------- | - | -------
|                                        |  | As of          
|                                        |  | March 31,2007   |         | December 31,2006
|                                        |  | ($ in millions)
|AUM:                                    |  |                 |         |                  |   |        
|International Equities                  |  | $               | 53,802  |                  | $ | 52,033 
|Global Equities                         |  |                 | 30,476  |                  |   | 26,453 
|U.S. Equities                           |  |                 | 21,205  |                  |   | 13,708 
|                                        |  |                 |         |                  |   |        
|Total Equities                          |  |                 | 105,483 |                  |   | 92,194 
|                                        |  |                 |         |                  |   |        
|European and International Fixed Income |  |                 | 9,023   |                  |   | 8,418  
|Global Fixed Income                     |  |                 | 1,249   |                  |   | 1,095  
|U.S. Fixed Income                       |  |                 | 2,315   |                  |   | 2,310  
|                                        |  |                 |         |                  |   |        
|Total Fixed Income                      |  |                 | 12,587  |                  |   | 11,823 
|                                        |  |                 |         |                  |   |        
|Alternative Investments                 |  |                 | 3,292   |                  |   | 3,457  
|Merchant Banking                        |  |                 | 936     |                  |   | 883    
|Cash Management                         |  |                 | 2,554   |                  |   | 2,080  
|                                        |  |                 |         |                  |   |        
|Total AUM                               |  | $               | 124,852 |                  | $ | 110,437
|                                        |  |                 |         |                  |   |        





Average AUM for the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 is set forth below. Average AUM is based on an average of quarterly ending balances
for the respective periods.



|            |  |                             |         |      |   |       
|----------- |  | --------------------------- | ------- | ---- | - | ------
|            |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31,
|            |  | 2007                        |         | 2006
|            |  | ($ in millions)            
|Average AUM |  | $                           | 117,645 |      | $ | 91,684
|            |  |                             |         |      |   |       



The following is a
summary of changes in AUM for the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.



|                             |  |                             |         |      |   |       
|---------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | ------- | ---- | - | ------
|                             |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31,
|                             |  | 2007                        |         | 2006
|                             |  | ($ in millions)            
|AUMBeginning of Period      |  | $                           | 110,437 |      | $ | 88,234
|Net Flows                    |  |                             | 11,564  |      |   | 863   
|Market Appreciation          |  |                             | 2,708   |      |   | 5,757 
|Foreign Currency Adjustments |  |                             | 143     |      |   | 279   
|                             |  |                             |         |      |   |       
|AUMEnd of Period            |  | $                           | 124,852 |      | $ | 95,133
|                             |  |                             |         |      |   |       



AUM as of March 31,
2007 was $124.9 billion, an increase of $14.4 billion as compared to AUM as of December 31, 2006. Merchant banking AUM as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 includes approximately $0.6 billion at both dates of assets held by an investment
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carried interests. During the three month period ended March 31, 2007, net inflows of $11.6 billion were accompanied by market appreciation of $2.7 billion
and the positive impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates of approximately $0.1 billion. Net inflows were experienced primarily in U.S. and Global Equity products, principally the result of being named as sub-advisor to the Vanguard
Windsor II fund in January 2007. During the three month period in 2007, average AUM was $117.6 billion, an increase of approximately $26 billion, or 28%, versus average AUM of $91.7 billion in the corresponding period in 2006.



The following table summarizes the operating results of the Asset Management
segment.



|                                                                                            |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                            |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, |        
|                                                                                            |  | 2007                        |         |   | 2006 |  
|                                                                                            |  | ($ in thousands)            |        
|Management Fees                                                                             |  | $                           | 130,639 |   |      | $ | 103,805 |  
|Incentive Fees                                                                              |  |                             | 5,006   |   |      |   | 6,483   |  
|Other Income                                                                                |  |                             | 11,052  |   |      |   | 8,855   |  
|                                                                                            |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Sub-total                                                                                   |  |                             | 146,697 |   |      |   | 119,143 |  
|LAM GP-Related Revenue                                                                      |  |                             | 1,831   |   |      |   | 5,259   |  
|                                                                                            |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net Revenue                                                                                 |  |                             | 148,528 |   |      |   | 124,402 |  
|                                                                                            |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Direct Compensation and Benefits                                                            |  |                             | 66,224  |   |      |   | 53,810  |  
|Other Operating Expenses(a)                                                                 |  |                             | 44,788  |   |      |   | 38,620  |  
|                                                                                            |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Total Operating Expenses                                                                    |  |                             | 111,012 |   |      |   | 92,430  |  
|                                                                                            |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Operating Income                                                                            |  |                             | 37,516  |   |      |   | 31,972  |  
|LessLAM GP-Related Revenue                                                                 |  |                             | (1,831  | ) |      |   | (5,259  | )
|                                                                                            |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Operating Income, excluding LAM GP-Related Revenue (b)                                      |  | $                           | 35,685  |   |      | $ | 26,713  |  
|                                                                                            |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Operating Income as a Percentage of Net Revenue                                             |  |                             | 25      | % |      |   | 26      | %
|                                                                                            |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Operating Income, as a Percentage of Net Revenue, each excluding LAM GP-Related Revenue (b) |  |                             | 24      | % |      |   | 22      | %
|                                                                                            |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  



|                                                    |  |                 |  |     
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- |  | ----
|                                                    |  | As of March 31,
|                                                    |  | 2007            |  | 2006
|Headcount(c):                                       |  |                 |  |     
|Managing Directors                                  |  | 50              |  | 43  
|Limited Managing Directors                          |  | 1               |  | 2   
|Other Employees:                                    |  |                 |  |     
|Business segment professionals                      |  | 288             |  | 278 
|All other professionals and support staff functions |  | 346             |  | 323 
|                                                    |  |                 |  |     
|Total                                               |  | 685             |  | 646 
|                                                    |  |                 |  |     

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|(a) | Includes indirect support costs (including compensation and benefits expense and other operating expenses related thereto).
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|(b) | Management also evaluates the results of Asset Management based on revenue and operating income excluding the LAM GP-related revenue since such revenue is offset entirely by
minority interest expense which is not a charge to operating income.
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|(c) | Excludes headcount related to indirect support functions. Such headcount is included in the Corporate headcount.
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The geographical distribution of Asset Management net revenue is set forth below in percentage terms:



|              |  |                             |   |  |      |  
|------------- |  | --------------------------- | - |  | ---- | -
|              |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, |  
|              |  | 2007                        |   |  | 2006 |  
|North America |  | 52                          | % |  | 60   | %
|Europe        |  | 40                          |   |  | 34   |  
|Rest of World |  | 8                           |   |  | 6    |  
|              |  |                             |   |  |      |  
|Total         |  | 100                         | % |  | 100  | %
|              |  |                             |   |  |      |  



Asset Management
Results of Operations



Three Months Ended March 31,
2007 versus March 31, 2006



Asset Management net revenue
was $149 million for the three month period in 2007, an increase of $24 million, or 19%, versus the corresponding period in 2006. Management fees for the 2007 period were $131 million, up $27 million, or 26%, generally corresponding with the
increase in average AUM for the 2007 period. Incentive fees earned for the 2007 period were $5 million, slightly lower than the $6 million recorded for the 2006 period. Other income was $11 million, an increase of $2 million versus the corresponding
period in 2006. In addition, during the three month period ended March 31, 2007, revenue of $2 million was recorded from LAM general partnerships held directly by certain of our LAM managing directors, with these amounts also included as
minority interest in net income, versus $5 million for the corresponding period in 2006.



Operating expenses were $111 million for the 2007 period, an increase of approximately $19 million, or 20%, versus operating expenses of $92 million for
the 2006 period. Compensation and benefits expense increased by $12 million, or 23%, as compared to the 2006 period. The increase was principally due to increases in incentive compensation as a result of the increase in operating revenues, as well
as additional compensation as a result of headcount increases of managing directors, business segment professionals and other staff. Other operating expenses increased by $6 million, or 16%, versus for the corresponding period in 2006, principally
due to higher professional fees for recruiting, fund administration and servicing associated with increased AUM and outsourced services.



Asset Management operating income was approximately $38 million in the 2007 period, an increase of approximately $6 million as compared to operating
income of $32 million for the 2006 period. Operating income as a percentage of segment net revenue was 25% for the 2007 period versus 26% for the 2006 period. Excluding LAM GP-related revenue, operating income was approximately $36 million, or 24%
of net revenue, excluding LAM GP-related revenue, as compared to approximately $27 million, or 22% for the 2006 period.



Cash Flows



The Companys cash flows are influenced primarily by the timing of the receipt of Financial Advisory and Asset Management fees, the timing of
distributions to members and payment of incentive compensation bonuses to managing directors and employees. The M&A and Asset Management fee receivable collection periods generally are 60 days or less. However, the collection time for
restructuring transactions may extend beyond 60 days, particularly those that involve bankruptcies due to issues such as court-ordered holdbacks. In addition, fee receivables from our private fund advisory activities are generally collected over a
four year period.



Lazard Group traditionally makes payments
for employee incentive compensation and distributions to members primarily in the first four months of the year with respect to the prior years results.



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Summary of Cash Flows:



|                                                                       |  |                             |        |   |      |   |        |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | ------ | - | ---- | - | ------ | -
|                                                                       |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, |       
|                                                                       |  | 2007                        |        |   | 2006 |  
|                                                                       |  | ($ in millions)             |       
|Cash Provided By (Used In):                                            |  |                             |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Operating activities:                                                  |  |                             |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Net income                                                             |  | $                           | 63.4   |   |      | $ | 59.7   |  
|Noncash charges (a)                                                    |  |                             | 30.0   |   |      |   | 13.5   |  
|Other operating activities (b)                                         |  |                             | (330.9 | ) |      |   | (123.4 | )
|                                                                       |  |                             |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Net cash used in operating activities                                  |  |                             | (237.5 | ) |      |   | (50.2  | )
|                                                                       |  |                             |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Investing activities (c)                                               |  |                             | (3.2   | ) |      |   | (1.4   | )
|Financing activities (d)                                               |  |                             | (61.3  | ) |      |   | (42.9  | )
|Effect of exchange rate changes                                        |  |                             | (1.5   | ) |      |   | 2.2    |  
|                                                                       |  |                             |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents                              |  |                             | (303.5 | ) |      |   | (92.3  | )
|Cash and Cash Equivalents:                                             |  |                             |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Beginning of Period                                                    |  |                             | 955.1  |   |      |   | 490.4  |  
|                                                                       |  |                             |        |   |      |   |        |  
|End of Period                                                          |  | $                           | 651.6  |   |      | $ | 398.1  |  
|                                                                       |  |                             |        |   |      |   |        |  
|(a) Consists of the following:                                         |  |                             |        |   |      |   |        |  
|                                                                       |  |                            
|Depreciation and amortization of property                              |  | $                           | 3.6    |   |      | $ | 3.4    |  
|Amortization of deferred expenses, stock units and interest rate hedge |  |                             | 24.6   |   |      |   | 4.8    |  
|Minority interest in net income                                        |  |                             | 1.8    |   |      |   | 5.3    |  
|                                                                       |  |                             |        |   |      |   |        |  
|                                                                       |  | $                           | 30.0   |   |      | $ | 13.5   |  
|                                                                       |  |                             |        |   |      |   |        |  



(b) Includes net
changes in operating assets and liabilities.



(c) Relates to
the net additions and disposals of property.



(d) Primarily
includes distributions to members and repayments of senior borrowings.



Liquidity and Capital Resources



Historically,
the Companys source of liquidity has been cash provided by operations, with a traditional seasonal pattern of cash flow. While employee salaries are paid throughout the year, annual incentive compensation has historically been paid to
employees in the early months following year-end. The Companys managing directors are paid a salary during the year, but a majority of their annual cash distributions with respect to the prior year have historically been paid to them in three
monthly installments in February, March and April following year-end. In addition, and to a lesser extent, during the year we pay certain tax advances on behalf of our managing directors, and these advances serve to reduce the amounts due to the
managing directors in the three installments described above. As a consequence, our level of cash on hand generally decreases significantly during the first four months of the year and gradually builds up over the remainder of the year. We expect
this seasonal pattern of cash flow to continue.



We regularly
monitor our liquidity position, including cash levels, credit lines, principal investment commitments, interest and principal payments on debt, capital expenditures and matters relating to liquidity and to compliance with regulatory net capital
requirements. We maintain lines of credit in excess of anticipated liquidity requirements. As of March 31, 2007, Lazard had approximately $238 million in unused lines of credit available to it, including $55 million of unused lines of
credit available to LFB.



Lazards annual cash flow
generated from operations historically has been sufficient to enable it to meet its annual obligations. We believe that our cash flows from operating activities, including use of our credit lines as



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needed, should be sufficient for us to fund our current obligations for the next 12 months and beyond. As noted above, we intend to maintain lines of credit
that can be utilized should the need arise. Concurrent with the equity public offering, Lazard Group entered into a five year, $125 million senior revolving credit facility with a group of lenders, with such revolving credit facility being amended
on May 17, 2006 to provide for aggregate commitments of $150 million. As of March 31, 2007 there were no amounts outstanding under this credit facility. The senior revolving credit facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and
events of default for facilities of this type. In addition, the senior revolving credit facility, among other things, limits the ability of the borrower to incur debt, grant liens, pay dividends, enter into mergers or to sell all or substantially
all of its assets and contains financial covenants that must be maintained. We may, to the extent required and subject to restrictions contained in our financing arrangements, use other financing sources in addition to any new credit facilities.



As of March 31, 2007, Lazard was in compliance with all of its
obligations under its various borrowing arrangements.



We
actively monitor our regulatory capital base. Our principal subsidiaries are subject to regulatory requirements in their respective jurisdictions to ensure their general financial soundness and liquidity, which require, among other things, that we
comply with certain minimum capital requirements, record-keeping, reporting procedures, relationships with customers, experience and training requirements for employees and certain other requirements and procedures. These regulatory requirements may
restrict the flow of funds to affiliates. Regulatory approval is generally required for paying dividends in excess of certain established levels. See Note 12 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information. These
regulations differ in the U.S., the U.K., France, and other countries in which we operate. Our capital structure is designed to provide each of our subsidiaries with capital and liquidity consistent with its business and regulatory requirements. For
a discussion of regulations relating to us, see Item 1-BusinessRegulation included in the Form 10-K.



Net revenue and operating income historically have fluctuated significantly between quarters. This variability arises from the fact that transaction
completion fees comprise the majority of our net revenue, with the billing and recognition of such fees being dependent upon the successful completion of client transactions, the occurrence and timing of which is irregular and not subject to
Lazards control. In addition, incentive fees earned on AUM and compensation related thereto are generally not recorded until the end of the applicable measurement period, which is generally the fourth quarter of Lazards fiscal year, when
potential uncertainties regarding the ultimate realizable amounts have been determined.



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Contractual Obligations



The following table sets forth information relating to Lazards contractual obligations as of March 31, 2007:



|                                                                                 |  |                                               |           |                 |   |           |  |           |         |                  |   |         |  |   |          
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------------- | --------- | --------------- | - | --------- |  | --------- | ------- | ---------------- | - | ------- |  | - | ---------
|                                                                                 |  | Contractual Obligations Payment Due by Period
|                                                                                 |  | Total                                         |           | Less than1 Year |   | 1-3 Years |  | 3-5 Years |         | More than 5Years
|                                                                                 |  | ($ in thousands)                             
|Operating Leases (exclusive of $71,868 of sublease income)                       |  | $                                             | 475,159   |                 | $ | 61,182    |  | $         | 101,371 |                  | $ | 82,806  |  | $ | 229,800  
|Capital Leases (including interest)                                              |  |                                               | 35,592    |                 |   | 2,844     |  |           | 5,651   |                  |   | 5,630   |  |   | 21,467   
|Senior Debt (including interest)(a)                                              |  |                                               | 1,438,231 |                 |   | 167,897   |  |           | 519,498 |                  |   | 78,375  |  |   | 672,461  
|Subordinated Loans (including interest) (b)                                      |  |                                               | 248,409   |                 |   | 56,971    |  |           | 9,750   |                  |   | 9,750   |  |   | 171,938  
|Merchant Banking CommitmentsLAI managed funds (c)                               |  |                                               | 93,634    |                 |   | 35,110    |  |           | 58,524  |                  |   |         |  |   |          
|Merchant Banking Commitmentscompany sponsored funds                             |  |                                               | 3,662     |                 |   | 3,008     |  |           |         |                  |   | 617     |  |   | 37       
|Contractual Commitments to Managing Directors, Senior Advisors and Employees (d) |  |                                               | 64,607    |                 |   | 47,824    |  |           | 12,737  |                  |   | 1,493   |  |   | 2,553    
|                                                                                 |  |                                               |           |                 |   |           |  |           |         |                  |   |         |  |   |          
|Total (e)                                                                        |  | $                                             | 2,359,294 |                 | $ | 374,836   |  | $         | 707,531 |                  | $ | 178,671 |  | $ | 1,098,256
|                                                                                 |  |                                               |           |                 |   |           |  |           |         |                  |   |         |  |   |          

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|(a) | Includes $437.5 million relating to Lazard Group Notes issued in connection with the issuance of the ESUs, for which the maturity date of the debt component can vary based on a
remarketing of the Lazard Group Notes, and will mature (1) in the event of a successful remarketing, on any date no earlier than May 15, 2010 and no later than May 15, 2035, as we may elect, (2) in the event of a failed
remarketing, on May 15, 2008 and (3) otherwise on May 15, 2035. While the Company currently expects a successful remarketing of the Lazard Group Notes, for purposes of the table above, a maturity in 2008, the earliest possible date,
was assumed to be the maturity date of the Lazard Group Notes. See Notes 2 and 6 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(b) | The Amended $150 million Subordinated Convertible Note matures on September 30, 2016, has a fixed interest rate of 3.25% per annum and is convertible into shares of Lazard Ltd Class
A common stock at an effective conversion price of $57 per share. One-third in principal amount will generally be convertible after July 1, 2008, an additional one-third after July 1, 2009 and the last one-third after July 1, 2010, and no principal
amount will be convertible after June 30, 2011. For purposes of the table above, the Amended $150 million Subordinated Convertible Note was considered to remain outstanding until its maturity date, with no assumed conversions into Class A common
stock prior thereto. See Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(c) | Pursuant to the business alliance agreement, Lazard Group has commitments to fund certain investment funds managed by Lazard Alternative Investments Holdings LLC
(LAI). Amounts in the table above relate to (1) obligations related to Corporate Partners II Limited, a private equity fund formed in February 2005, with $1 billion of institutional capital commitments and a $100 million
capital commitment from Lazard Group, the principal portion of which may require funding at any time through 2010. As of March 31, 2007, Lazard Group contributed approximately $14.2 million of its capital commitment, with Lazards remaining
commitment of approximately $85.8 million as of March 31, 2007 estimated to be funded in the amounts of $29.9 million, $30 million, and $25.9 million in the twelve month periods ending March 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively;
(2) obligations related to Lazard Senior Housing Partners LP, a private equity fund which closed during 2006, with $201 million of capital commitments from institutional investors, including $10 million from Lazard Group, the principal portion
of which will require funding at any time through 2008. As of March 31, 2007, Lazard Group contributed approximately $2.2 million of its capital commitment, with Lazards remaining commitment of approximately $7.8 million as of
March 31,
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| | 2007 estimated to be funded in the amounts of $5.2 million and $2.6 million in the twelve month periods ending March 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively.
| | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(d) | The Company has agreements relating to future minimum payments to certain managing directors, senior advisors and employees incurred for the purpose of recruiting and retaining
these senior professionals.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(e) | The table above does not include:
|--- | ---------------------------------

| | (1) | any contingent obligations relating to the LAM equity rights;
| | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------

| | (2) | any potential payment related to the IXIS cooperation arrangement. The level of this contingent payment to IXIS would depend, among other things, on the level of revenue generated
by the cooperation activities, and the potential payment is limited, as of March 31, 2007, to a maximum of approximately 7 million (subject to further reduction in certain circumstances) which would only occur if the cooperation activities
generate no revenue over the course of the remaining initial period of such activities, the cooperation agreement is not renewed and Lazard Ltds Class A common stock price fails to sustain certain price levels;
| | --- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | (3) | the contingent limited partner capital commitment as described in Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-K;
| | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | (4) | the lending commitments and indemnifications provided by LFB to third parties as described in Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-K; and
| | --- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | (5) | the 2008 pension fund obligation of approximately $16.1 million as described in Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-K.
| | --- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In addition the table above does not include any recognition of the May, 2008 settlement of the purchase contracts component
of the ESUs which require the holders to purchase an aggregate of $437.5 million of Lazard Ltds Class A common stock for cash or exchange of outstanding debt, depending on the success of the remarketing of such debtsee (a) above. This
obligation is collateralized by the entire $437.5 million principal amount of Lazard Group Notes outstanding. See Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Also, the table above does not include any possible payments for
uncertain tax positions. See Note 10 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates



Managements discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
The preparation of Lazards consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities. On an ongoing basis, Lazard evaluates its estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, compensation liabilities, income taxes, investing activities and goodwill. Lazard bases these estimates on historical experience and
various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Actual results may differ from these estimates.



Lazard
believes that the critical accounting policies set forth below comprise the most significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.



Revenue Recognition



Lazard generates substantially all of its net revenue from providing financial advisory and asset management services to clients. Lazard recognizes
revenue when the following criteria are met:



| |  |  | there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement with a client,
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | the agreed-upon services have been provided,
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------



| |  |  | fees are fixed or determinable, and
| | - |  | -----------------------------------



| |  |  | collection is probable.
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Lazards clients generally enter into agreements with Lazard that vary in duration depending on the
nature of the service provided. Lazard typically bills clients for the full amounts due under the applicable agreements on or after the dates on which the specified service has been provided. Generally, payments are collected within 60 days of
billing (or over longer periods of time with respect to billings related to restructurings and our private fund advisory activities). The Company also earns performance-based incentive fees on some investment products, such as hedge funds and
merchant banking funds. Incentive fees on hedge funds generally are recorded at the end of the year, when potential uncertainties regarding the ultimate realizable amounts have been determined, and typically are calculated based on a specified
percentage of a funds net appreciation during the year. Incentive fees on hedge funds generally are subject to loss carry-forward provisions in which losses incurred by the funds in any year are applied against future period net appreciation
before any incentive fees can be earned.



Lazard assesses
whether collection is probable based on a number of factors, including past transaction history with the client and an assessment of the clients current creditworthiness. If, in Lazards judgment, collection of a fee is not probable,
Lazard will not recognize revenue until the uncertainty is removed. In rare cases, an allowance for doubtful accounts may be established, for example, if a fee is in dispute or litigation has commenced.



Income Taxes



As part of the process of preparing its consolidated financial statements,
Lazard is required to estimate its income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates. This process requires Lazard to estimate its actual current tax liability and to assess temporary differences resulting from differing book versus tax
treatment of items, such as deferred revenue, compensation and benefits expense, unrealized gains on long-term investments and depreciation. These temporary differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included within
Lazards consolidated statements of financial condition. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized and,
when necessary, valuation allowances are established. Significant management judgment is required in determining Lazards provision for income taxes, its deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against its net
deferred tax assets. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the level of historical
taxable income, scheduled reversals of deferred taxes, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies that can be implemented by the Company in making this assessment. If actual results differ from these estimates or Lazard adjusts
these estimates in future periods, Lazard may need to adjust its valuation allowance, which could materially impact Lazards consolidated financial position and results of operations.



In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB)
issued Interpretation No. 48 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxesan interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48), which became effective beginning in 2007 and clarifies the more likely than not
criteria included in FASB Statement No. 109 Accounting for Income Taxes, that must be met prior to recognition of the financial statement benefit of a tax position taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also requires the recognition of a
liability for differences between tax positions taken in a tax return and amounts recognized in the financial statements. Management applies the more likely than not criteria included in FIN 48 when estimating its income taxes in each of the
jurisdictions in which it operates. See Note 10 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements herein regarding the adoption of FIN 48.



In addition, in order to determine its quarterly tax rate, Lazard is required to estimate full year pre-tax income and the related annual income tax
expense in each jurisdiction. Tax exposures can involve complex issues and may require an extended period of time to resolve. Changes in the geographic mix or estimated level of annual pre-tax income can affect Lazards overall effective tax
rate. Significant management judgment is required in determining Lazards provision for income taxes, its deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against its net deferred tax assets. Furthermore, Lazards
interpretation of complex tax laws may impact its measurement of current and deferred income taxes.



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Valuation of Investments



Long-term investments consist principally of investments in merchant banking and alternative investment funds,
and other privately managed investments. These investments as well as those included in securities owned, are carried at fair value on the consolidated statements of financial condition, with unrealized gains and losses reflected net on the
consolidated statements of income. Gains and losses on positions held in long-term investments and securities owned, which arise from sales or changes in the fair value of the investments, are not predictable and can cause periodic fluctuations in
net income.



Where applicable, the fair value of a publicly
traded investment is determined by quoted market prices. Most of the Companys investments included in long-term investments, however, are not publicly traded and, as a result, are valued based upon managements best estimate.
The fair value of such investments is based upon an analysis of the investees financial results, condition, cash flows and prospects. The carrying value of such investments is adjusted when changes in the underlying fair values are readily
ascertainable, generally as evidenced by third party transactions or transactions that directly affect the value of such investments. Adjustments also are made, in the absence of third-party transactions, if Lazard determines that the expected
realizable value of the investment differs from its carrying value. In reaching that determination, Lazard considers many factors, including, but not limited to, the operating cash flows and financial performance of the investee, expected exit
timing and strategy, and any specific rights or terms associated with the investment, such as conversion features and liquidation preferences. The Companys investments in partnership interests, including general partnership and limited
partnership interests in real estate funds, are recorded at fair value based on changes in the fair value of the partnerships underlying net assets.



Because of the inherent uncertainty in the valuation of investments that are not readily marketable, estimated values may differ significantly from the
values that would have been reported had a ready market for such investments existed. Lazard seeks to maintain the necessary resources, with the appropriate experience and training, to ensure that control and independent price verification functions
are adequately performed.



Goodwill



In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, goodwill is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. In this process, Lazard makes estimates
and assumptions in order to determine the fair value of its assets and liabilities and to project future earnings using valuation techniques, including a discounted cash flow model. Lazard uses its best judgment and information available to it at
the time to perform this review. Because Lazards assumptions and estimates are used in projecting future earnings as part of the valuation, actual results could differ from those estimates.



Consolidation of VIEs



The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Lazard Group
and all other entities in which we are the primary beneficiary or control. Lazard determines whether it has a controlling financial interest in an entity by first evaluating whether the entity is a voting interest entity or a variable interest
entity (VIE) under U.S. GAAP.



| |  |  | Voting Interest Entities.    Voting interest entities are entities in which (i) the total equity investment at risk is sufficient to
enable the entity to finance itself independently and (ii) the equity holders have the obligation to absorb losses, the right to receive residual returns and the right to make decisions about the entitys activities. Voting interest entities
are consolidated in accordance with Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, as amended by SFAS No. 94, Consolidated Financial Statements. ARB No. 51 states that
the usual condition for a controlling financial interest in an entity is ownership of a majority voting interest.
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| | SFAS No. 94 amends ARB No. 51 to require consolidation of all majority-owned subsidiaries unless control is temporary or does not rest with the majority
owner. SFAS No. 94 also requires consolidation of a majority-owned subsidiary even if it has non-homogeneous operations, a large minority interest, or a foreign location. Accordingly, Lazard consolidates voting interest entities in which it has the
majority of the voting interest in accordance with ARB No. 51 and SFAS No. 94.
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| |  |  | Variable Interest Entities.    VIEs are entities that lack one or more of the characteristics of a voting interest entity. A controlling
financial interest in a VIE is present when an enterprise has a variable interest, or a combination of variable interests, that will absorb a majority of the VIEs expected losses, receive a majority of the VIEs expected residual returns,
or both. The enterprise with a controlling financial interest, known as the primary beneficiary, consolidates the VIE.
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Lazard determines whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE by first performing a qualitative analysis of the VIE that includes, among other
factors, its capital structure, contractual terms, and related party relationships. Where qualitative analysis is not conclusive, Lazard performs a quantitative analysis. For purposes of allocating a VIEs expected losses and expected residual
returns to the VIEs variable interest holders, Lazard calculates its share of the VIEs expected losses and expected residual returns using a cash flows model that allocates those expected losses and residual returns to it, based on
contractual arrangements and/or Lazards position in the capital structure of the VIE under various scenarios. Lazard would reconsider its assessment of whether it is the primary beneficiary if there are changes to any of the variables used in
determining the primary beneficiary. Those variables may include changes to financial arrangements, contractual terms, capital structure and related party relationships.



In accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 46R the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the VIE are included in
the consolidated financial statements of Lazard if it is determined that we are the primary beneficiary. Any third party interest in these consolidated entities is reflected as minority interest in our consolidated financial statements.



Risk Management



We encounter risk as part of the normal course of our business and we design risk management processes to help manage such
risks considering both the nature of our business and our operating model. The Company is subject to varying degrees of credit, market, operational and liquidity risks (see Liquidity and Capital Resources) and monitors these risks
on a consolidated basis. Management within each of Lazards operating locations are principally responsible for managing the risks within its respective businesses on a day-to day basis.



Market and Credit Risks



Lazard, in general, is not a capital-intensive organization and is not
subject to significant credit or market risks. Nevertheless, Lazard has established procedures to assess both the credit and market risk, as well as specific interest rate, currency and credit limits related to various positions.



With respect to LFBs operations, LFB engages in commercial banking
activities that primarily include investing in securities, deposit taking and lending. In addition, LFB may take open foreign exchange positions with a view to profit, but does not sell foreign exchange options in this context, and enters into
forward foreign exchange contracts, interest rate swaps, and other derivative contracts to hedge exposures to interest rate and currency fluctuations.



At March 31, 2007, approximately 81% of the $609 million of securities owned, at fair value, were in LFBs portfolio, substantially all of which were
fixed-income securities, 87% of which were rated investment grade credit quality. Most of the remaining 19% of securities owned represent the Companys investment in accounts managed by LAM. These funds primarily invest in marketable equity
securities and are therefore subject to market risk which is monitored daily by management. At December 31, 2006, approximately 95% of the $579



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million of securities owned, at fair value, were in LFBs portfolio, substantially all of which were fixed-income securities, 88% of which were rated
investment grade credit quality. The remaining 5% of securities owned represent the Companys investment in accounts managed by LAM.



At March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, derivative contracts related to LFBs operations were recorded at fair value. Derivative assets amounted to
$8 million and $7 million, respectively, with derivative liabilities amounting to $4 million and approximately $2 million, respectively.



The primary market risks associated with LFBs securities portfolio, foreign exchange, hedging and lending activities is sensitivity to changes in
the general level of credit spreads and, with respect to foreign currency risk, specific exchange rate spreads. The risk management strategies that we employ use various risk sensitivity metrics to measure such risks and to examine behavior under
significant adverse market conditions.



| |  |  | LFBs interest rate risk as measured by a 1% +/ change in interest rates totaled $600 thousand as of March 31, 2007 and $65 thousand as of December 31,
2006.
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| |  |  | Foreign currency risk associated with LFBs open positions, in aggregate, as measured by a 2% +/- change against the U.S. dollar, totaled approximately $20
thousand as of March 31, 2007 and $80 thousand as of December 31, 2006.
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LFB fully collateralizes its collateralized financing transactions with fixed income securities.



Risks Related to Receivables



We maintain an allowance for bad debts to provide coverage for probable losses from our fee and customer receivables. We determine the adequacy of the
allowance by estimating the probability of loss based on managements analysis of the clients creditworthiness and specifically reserve against exposures where, in our judgment, the receivables are impaired. At March 31, 2007 total
receivables amounted to $839 million, net of an allowance for bad debts of $13 million. As of that date, inter-bank lending, financial advisory and asset management fee, customer and related party receivables comprised 51%, 37%, 10% and 2% of total
receivables, respectively. At December 31, 2006 total receivables amounted to $1,235 million, net of allowance for bad debts of $11 million. As of that date, inter-bank lending, financial advisory and asset management fee, customer and related party
receivables comprised 58%, 34%, 6% and 2% of total receivables, respectively. The M&A and asset management fee receivables collection periods generally are within 60 days of invoice. However, as discussed above, the collection period for
restructuring transactions may extend beyond 60 days, and fee receivables from our private fund advisory activities are generally collected over a four year period.



Credit Concentration



To reduce the exposure to concentrations of credit from banking activities within LFB, the Company has established limits for corporate counterparties
and monitors the exposure against such limits. At March 31, 2007 the Company had no exposure to an individual counterparty that exceeded $44 million, in the aggregate, excluding inter-bank counterparties.



Risks Related to Short-Term Investments and Corporate Indebtedness



A significant portion of the Companys
liabilities has fixed interest rates or maximum interest rates, while its cash and short-term investments generally have floating interest rates. Lazard estimates that operating income relating to cash and short-term investments and corporate
indebtedness would change by approximately $7 million, on an annual basis, in the event interest rates were to increase or decrease by 1%.



Operational Risks



Operational risk is inherent in our business and may, for example, manifest itself in the form of errors, breaches in the system of internal controls,
business interruptions, fraud or legal actions due to operating deficiencies or noncompliance. The Company maintains a framework including policies and a system of internal



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controls designed to monitor and manage operational risk and provide management with timely and accurate information. Management within each of the operating
companies is primarily responsible for its operational risk programs. The Company has in place a business continuity and disaster recovery programs that manages its capabilities to provide services in the case of a disruption. We purchase insurance
programs designed to protect the Company against accidental loss and losses, which may significantly affect our financial objectives, personnel, property, or our ability to continue to meet our responsibilities to our various stakeholder groups.



Recently Issued Accounting Standards



In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 Fair Value
Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement applies to other accounting pronouncements that
require the use of fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for interim and annual financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently assessing the impact of adopting SFAS 157 on the financial
condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the Company.



In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS
159). SFAS 159 permits an entity to choose to measure various financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. It provides entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets
and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement requires that a business entity report unrealized gains and losses, on items for which the fair value option has been elected, in earnings at
each subsequent reporting date. SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of the first annual period beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently assessing the impact of adopting SFAS 159 on the financial condition, results of operations, and
cash flows of the Company.



|Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
|------- | ----------------------------------------------------------



Risk Management



Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk are included under the caption Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of OperationsRisk Management.



|Item 4. | Controls and Procedures
|------- | -----------------------



Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures
pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this
quarterly report, our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are effective, in all material respects, to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under
the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.



In addition, no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during our most
recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION



|Item 1. | Legal Proceedings
|------- | -----------------



Our businesses, as well as the financial services industry generally, are subject to extensive regulation throughout the world. We are involved in a
number of judicial, regulatory and arbitration proceedings and inquiries concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of our businesses. We believe, based on currently available information, that the results of such proceedings, in the
aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition but might be material to our operating results or cash flows for any particular period, depending upon the operating results for such period.



In 2004, we received a request for information from the NASD as part of an
industry investigation relating to gifts and gratuities, which is focused primarily on Lazards former Capital Markets business, which business was transferred to LFCM Holdings as a part of the separation. In addition, we received requests for
information from the NASD, SEC and the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Massachusetts seeking information concerning gifts and entertainment involving an unaffiliated mutual fund company, which are also focused on that same business.
In the course of an internal review of these matters, there have been resignations or discipline of certain individuals associated with Lazards former Capital Markets business. These investigations are continuing and we cannot predict their
potential outcomes, which outcomes, if any, could include the consequences discussed under the caption Regulation in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.



Lazard Ltd and Goldman Sachs & Co., the lead underwriter of Lazard
Ltds equity public offering of its common stock, as well as several members of Lazard Ltds management and board of directors, were named as defendants in several putative class action and stockholder derivative lawsuits filed in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of New York and the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Those lawsuits alleged, respectively, various violations of the federal securities laws and breaches by Lazard Ltd directors of their fiduciary
duties, all in connection with matters related to the equity public offering. On February 7, 2007, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a Decision and Order dismissing plaintiffs claims in the putative class
action and allowing plaintiffs twenty days to file an amended complaint repleading any of the dismissed claims. Plaintiffs allowed this twenty-day period to pass without filing an amended complaint. Subsequent to the dismissal of the putative class
action in the U.S. District Court, plaintiffs in the putative class action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, as well as plaintiffs in the putative derivative actions in both the U.S. District Court and the Supreme Court of the State of
New York, voluntarily dismissed their actions. Accordingly, all of the lawsuits against Lazard Ltd and members of its management and board of directors concerning the public offering of Lazard Ltds common stock have been dismissed.



|Item 1A. | Risk Factors
|-------- | ------------



There were no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2006.



|Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
|------- | -----------------------------------------------------------



Not applicable.



|Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities
|------- | -------------------------------



None.



|Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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None.



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|Item 5. | Other Information
|------- | -----------------



None.



|Item 6. | Exhibits
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|3.1 |  | Lazard Group LLCs Certificate of Formation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Lazard Group LLCs Registration Statement (File No. 333-126751) on Form S-4 filed on
July 21, 2005).                                                                                                                                                           
|    | 
|3.2 |  | Lazard Group LLCs Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Formation of Lazard Group LLC, changing name to Lazard Group LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Lazard
Group LLCs Registration Statement (File No. 333-126751) on Form S-4 filed on July 21, 2005).                                                                    
|    | 
|3.3 |  | Operating Agreement of Lazard Group LLC, dated as of May 10, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on
June 16, 2005).                                                                                                                                                
|    | 
|3.4 |  | Amendment No. 1 to the Operating Agreement of Lazard Group LLC, dated as of December 19, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 to the Lazard Group LLCs Current Report on Form
8-K (File No. 333-126751) filed on December 19, 2005).                                                                                                        
|    | 
|4.1 |  | Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and between Lazard Group LLC and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Lazard Group LLCs
Registration Statement (File No. 333-126751) on Form S-4 filed on July 21, 2005).                                                                                             
|    | 
|4.2 |  | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and between Lazard Group LLC and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Lazard Group
LLCs Registration Statement (File No. 333-126751) on Form S-4 filed on July 21, 2005).                                                                      
|    | 
|4.3 |  | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and between Lazard Group LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives for the Initial
Purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Lazard Group LLCs Registration Statement (File No. 333-126751) on Form S-4 filed on July 21, 2005).
|    | 
|4.4 |  | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and between Lazard Group LLC and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to Lazard Group
LLCs Registration Statement (File No. 333-126751) on Form S-4 filed on July 21, 2005).                                                                       
|    | 
|4.5 |  | Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 19, 2005, by and among Lazard Group LLC, The Bank of New York, as trustee, and for purposes of consent, Lazard Group Finance LLC
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.02 to the Lazard Group LLCs Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 333-126751) filed on December 19, 2005).       
|    | 
|4.6 |  | Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and between Lazard Ltd and The Bank of New York, as Purchase Contract Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Lazard
Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).                                                                             
|    | 
|4.7 |  | Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and among Lazard Ltd, The Bank of New York, as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary and The Bank of New York, as
Purchase Contract Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).  
|    | 
|4.8 |  | Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and among Lazard Group Finance LLC, The Bank of New York, as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary and The Bank of New
York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).    



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|4.9   |  | Form of Normal Equity Security Units Certificate (included in Exhibit 4.6).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|      | 
|4.10  |  | Form of Stripped Equity Security Units Certificate (included in Exhibit 4.6).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|      | 
|4.11  |  | Form of Senior Note (included in Exhibit 4.5).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|      | 
|4.12  |  | $546 million 7.125% Senior Notes Due 2015, issued by Lazard Group LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Lazard Group LLCs Quarterly Report (File No. 333-126751) on Form 10-Q
filed on November 10, 2005).                                                                                                                         
|      | 
|10.1  |  | Master Separation Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and among Lazard Ltd, Lazard Group LLC, LAZ-MD Holdings LLC and LFCM Holdings LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Lazard
Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).                                                              
|      | 
|10.2  |  | Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 6, 2006, to the Master Separation Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and among the Lazard Ltd, Lazard Group LLC and LAZ-MD Holdings LLC
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrants Quarterly Report (File No. 333-126751) on Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2006).              
|      | 
|10.3  |  | Class B-1 and Class C Members Transaction Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Lazard Ltds Registration Statement (File No. 333-121407) on Form S-1 filed on December
17, 2004).                                                                                                                                            
|      | 
|10.4  |  | Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2006, by and among LAZ-MD Holdings LLC, Lazard Ltd and certain members of LAZ-MD Holdings LLC (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrants Quarterly Report (File No. 333-126751) on Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2006).                             
|      | 
|10.5  |  | Employee Benefits Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and among Lazard Ltd, Lazard Group LLC, LAZ-MD Holdings LLC and LFCM Holdings LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to
Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).                                                             
|      | 
|10.6  |  | Insurance Matters Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and between Lazard Group LLC and LFCM Holdings LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report
(File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).                                                                                            
|      | 
|10.7  |  | License Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and among Lazard Strategic Coordination Company, LLC, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, Lazard Frères S.A.S., Lazard & Co.
Holdings Limited and LFCM Holdings LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).
|      | 
|10.8  |  | Administrative Services Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and among LAZ-MD Holdings LLC, LFCM Holdings LLC and Lazard Group LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Lazard
Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).                                                                   
|      | 
|10.9  |  | Business Alliance Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and between Lazard Group LLC and LFCM Holdings LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report
(File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).                                                                                            
|      | 
|10.10 |  | First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Lazard Asset Management LLC, dated as of January 10, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Lazard Ltds
Registration Statement (File No. 333-121407) on Form S-1/A filed on February 11, 2005).                                                                
|      | 
|10.11 |  | Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Lazard Strategic Coordination Company LLC, dated as of January 1, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to Lazard Ltds
Registration Statement (File No. 333-121407) on Form S-1/A filed on February 11, 2005).                                                                         



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|10.12 |   |  | Lease, dated as of January 27, 1994, by and between Rockefeller Center Properties and Lazard Frères & Co. LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to Lazard Ltds
Registration Statement (File No. 333-121407) on Form S-1/A filed on February 11, 2005).                                                                                                                                                               
|      |  
|10.13 |   |  | Lease with an Option to Purchase, dated as of July 11, 1990, by and between Sicomibail and Finabail and SCI du 121 Boulevard Hausmann (English translation) (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.20 to Lazard Ltds Registration Statement (File No. 333-121407) on Form S-1/A filed on February 11, 2005).                                                                                                                 
|      |  
|10.14 |   |  | Occupational Lease, dated as of August 9, 2002, Burford (Stratton) Nominee 1 Limited, Burford (Stratton) Nominee 2 Limited, Burford (Stratton) Limited, Lazard & Co., Limited and Lazard
LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to Lazard Ltds Registration Statement (File No. 333-121407) on Form S-1/A filed on February 11, 2005).                                                                                
|      |  
|10.15 | * |  | Lazard Ltds 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to Lazard Ltds Registration Statement (File No. 333-121407) on Form S-1/A filed on May 2,
2005).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|      |  
|10.16 | * |  | Lazard Ltds 2005 Bonus Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Lazard Ltds Registration Statement (File No. 333-121407) on Form S-1/A filed on March 21,
2005).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|      |  
|10.17 | * |  | Agreement Relating to Retention and Noncompetition and Other Covenants, dated as of May 4, 2005, by and among Lazard Ltd, Lazard Group LLC and Bruce Wasserstein (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).                                                                                                                        
|      |  
|10.18 | * |  | Agreement Relating to Reorganization of Lazard, dated as of May 10, 2005, by and among Lazard LLC and Bruce Wasserstein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to Lazard Ltds
Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).                                                                                                                                                                 
|      |  
|10.19 | * |  | Agreement Relating to Retention and Noncompetition and Other Covenants, dated as of May 4, 2005, by and among Lazard Ltd, Lazard Group LLC and Steven J. Golub (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.25 to Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).                                                                                                                          
|      |  
|10.20 | * |  | Form of Agreement Relating to Retention and Noncompetition and Other Covenants, dated as of May 4, 2005, applicable to, and related Schedule I for, each of Michael J. Castellano, Scott D.
Hoffman and Charles G. Ward III (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).                                                             
|      |  
|10.21 | * |  | Agreements Relating to Retention and Noncompetition and Other Covenants (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to Lazard Ltds Registration Statement (File No. 333-121407) on
Form S-1/A filed on April 11, 2005).                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|      |  
|10.22 | * |  | Amended and Restated Letter Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2004, between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Lazard Frères & Co. LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to
Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).                                                                                                                                                       
|      |  
|10.23 | * |  | Acknowledgement Letter, dated as of November 6, 2006, from Lazard Group LLC to certain managing directors of Lazard Group LLC modifying the terms of the retention agreements of persons party
to the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrants Quarterly Report (File No. 333-126751) on Form 10-Q filed on November 7,
2006).
|      |  
|10.24 |   |  | Letter Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2005, from IXIS Corporate and Investment Bank to Lazard LLC and Lazard Ltd (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to Lazard Ltds
Registration Statement (File No. 333-121407) on Form S-1/A filed on March 21, 2005).                                                                                                                                                             



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|10.25 |   |  | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005 by and among Lazard Group Finance LLC, the Registrant, Lazard Group LLC and IXIS Corporate and Investment Bank (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.30 to Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).                                                                                                                                                             
|      |  
|10.26 |   |  | Letter Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, with Bruce Wasserstein family trusts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report
(File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16, 2005).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|      |  
|10.27 |   |  | Senior Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, among Lazard Group LLC, the Banks from time to time parties thereto, Citibank, N.A., The Bank of New York, New York
Branch, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q filed on June 16,
2005).                                                        
|      |  
|10.28 |   |  | First Amendment, dated as of March 28, 2006, to the Senior Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, among Lazard Group LLC, the Banks from time to time parties thereto, Citibank,
N.A., The Bank of New York, New York Branch, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 333-126751)
filed on May 11, 2006).
|      |  
|10.29 |   |  | Second Amendment, dated as of May 17, 2006, to the Senior Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2005, among Lazard Group LLC, the Banks from time to time parties thereto, Citibank,
N.A., The Bank of New York, New York Branch, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-126751)
filed on May 17, 2006).     
|      |  
|10.30 | * |  | Description of Non-Executive Director Compensation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to Lazard Ltds Quarterly Report (File No. 001-32492) on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2005).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|      |  
|10.31 | * |  | Form of Award Letter for Annual Grant of Deferred Stock Units to Non-Executive Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Lazard Ltds Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.
001-32492) filed on September 8, 2005).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|      |  
|10.32 | * |  | Form of Agreement evidencing a grant of Restricted Stock Units to Executive Officers under the Lazard Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Lazard Ltds
Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32492) filed on January 26, 2006).                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|      |  
|10.33 |   |  | Termination Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2006, by and among Banca Intesa S.p.A., Lazard Group LLC, and Lazard & Co. S.r.l. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-126751) filed on April 4, 2006).                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|      |  
|10.34 |   |  | Amended and Restated $150 Million Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note due 2018, issued by Lazard Funding LLC to Banca Intesa S.p.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-126751) filed on May 17, 2006).                                                                                                                                                                                           
|      |  
|10.35 |   |  | Amended and Restated Guaranty of Lazard Group LLC to Banca Intesa S.p.A., dated as of May 15, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrants Current Report on Form
8-K (File No. 333-126751) filed on May 17, 2006).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|      |  
|10.36 |   |  | $96 Million Senior Promissory Note due 2008, issued by Lazard Group LLC to Banca Intesa S.p.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 333-126751) filed on May 17, 2006).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     



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|10.37 |   |  | $50 Million Subordinated Promissory Note due 2008, issued by Lazard Group LLC to Banca Intesa S.p.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrants Current Report on Form
8-K (File No. 333-126751) filed on May 17, 2006).                                                                                                       
|      |  
|10.38 |   |  | Certificate of Transfer and Assignment with Amendments, dated as of May 15, 2006, by and between Banca Intesa S.p.A. and Citibank, N.A., acknowledged and accepted for certain purposes by
Lazard Group LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-126751) filed on May 17, 2006).
|      |  
|10.39 | * |  | Directors Fee Deferral Unit Plan. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 333-126751) filed on May 11,
2006).                                                                                                                                                                     
|      |  
|10.40 | * |  | First amended Form of Agreement evidencing a grant of Restricted Stock Units to Executive Officers under the Lazard 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to
the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 333-126751) filed on March 1, 2007).                                                           
|      |  
|12.1  |   |  | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|      |  
|31.1  |   |  | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Bruce Wasserstein.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|      |  
|31.2  |   |  | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Michael J. Castellano.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|      |  
|32.1  |   |  | Section 1350 Certification for Bruce Wasserstein.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|      |  
|32.2  |   |  | Section 1350 Certification for Michael J. Castellano.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



Date: May 9, 2007



LAZARD GROUP LLCBy:

/s/    Bruce WassersteinName: Bruce Wasserstein Title:   Chairman
and Chief Executive OfficerBy:

/s/    Michael J. CastellanoName: Michael J. Castellano Title:   Chief
Financial Officer




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