Form of Specimen Certificate for Class A common stock



 Exhibit 4.1 
  
 [FORM OF STOCK CERTIFICATE] 
  
  

					
	 Common Stock Number

	 	 	 	 Common Stock Shares


	 LZ

	 	[LAZARD LOGO]	 	

			
	 	 	Lazard Ltd	 	 
	
	Incorporated Under the Laws of Bermuda
			
	 Transferable in
 the
City of New York
	 	 	 	 See Reverse Side for
 Certain
Definitions
  


	 	 	 	 	 CUSIP G54050 10 2


			
	This Certifies That	 	 	 	 
			
	Is the Owner of	 	 	 	 

  
 FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE
COMMON SHARES, $0.01 PAR VALUE, OF 
  
 LAZARD LTD 
  
 transferable on the books of the Company by the holder hereof in person or by Attorney upon surrender
of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Company has caused this certificate to be signed by facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. 
  
 Dated: 
  
 [Lazard Ltd Corporate Seal] 
  

					
			
	
	 	 	 	

	Chief Financial Officer	 	 	 	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

  
 Countersigned and Registered: 

 THE BANK OF NEW YORK 
 TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR 
  

			
		
	 BY:
	 	 
	 	 	

	 	 	AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE








 LAZARD LTD 
  
 The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in
full according to applicable laws or regulations: 
  

							
	TEN COM	  	– as tenants in common	  	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT	  	 –                       Custodian
                
         (Cust)
                          (Minor)

				
	TEN ENT	  	– as tenants by the entireties	  	 	  	 under Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act
                                       
                 
                             (State)

	JT TEN	  	 – as joint tenants with right
 of survivorship and not
as
 tenants in common
	  	 	  	 
	 	  	 	  	UNIF TRF MIN ACT	  	 –               Custodian (until age
        )
     (Cust)

				
	 	  	 	  	 	  	                  under Uniform Transfers   (Minor)
				
	 	  	 	  	 	  	 to Minors Act
                                       
 
                                    
 (State)


  
 Additional abbreviations may also
be used although not in the above list. 
  
 For value received,
                                        
                                        
             hereby sell(s), assign(s) and 
 transfer(s) unto 
  
 Please Insert Social Security Number or Other Identifying Number of Assignee  
  

	
	 

 (Please Print or Typewrite Name and Address, Including Zip Code of Assignee)  
  

	
	 
	
	 

 Shares of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do(es) hereby irrevocably 
  

	
	constitute and appoint
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
            

 Attorney to transfer the said shares on the books of the within named Company with full power of substitution in the
premises. 
  

									
	Dated	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS
 ASSIGNMENT MUST
CORRESPOND
 WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON
 THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN

EVERY PARTICULAR WITHOUT
 ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR
 ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.



  

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 Signature(s) Guaranteed 
  

			
	
	 By:                                      
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
            


 THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM) PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17AD-15. 
  
 The within named Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional,
or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Such requests may be made to the Company’s Secretary at the principal office
of the Company. 
  

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