SEC Form 4 · accession 0001311370-15-000009

Lazard, Inc. · LAZ

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — CEO of Lazard Asset Management · Director

Period of report

Mar 2, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Mar 4, 2015 · 5:35 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001311370

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Class A common stock^F1	Mar 2, 2015	M	151,604	—	A	458,609	D
Class A common stock^F2,F3	Mar 2, 2015	F	78,183	$50.88	D	380,426	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Restricted Stock Units^F4	—	Mar 2, 2015	M	89,386	D	Mar 2, 2015	Mar 2, 2015	Class A common stock	89,386	11,361	D
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units^F4	—	Mar 2, 2015	M	62,218	D	Mar 2, 2015	Mar 2, 2015	Class A common stock	62,218	143,606	D

F1Shares of Class A common stock were acquired upon the vesting of the relevant portion of prior grants of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") and Performance-based Restricted Stock Units ("PRSUs") awarded with respect to compensation for 2011 and 2012. These grants were previously reflected in the Company's proxy statements for the relevant years.
F2Represents shares of Class A common stock withheld by the Company to cover estimated taxes arising from the vesting of PRSUs and RSUs.
F3Represents the New York Stock Exchange closing price of Class A common stock on February 27, 2015, the trading day immediately preceding the vesting date.
F4Each RSU, and each PRSU (the performance conditions of which have been satisfied), represented or represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock.